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How to avoid ‘deaths of despair,’ in 50 seconds
This short video complements a commentary that appeared in Honolulu Civil Beat on May 30, 2020, “The Best Reason to ‘Let Hawaii Work’ Is To Save Lives,” by Joe Kent, Grassroot Institute of Hawaii executive vice president....
Webinar: ‘How the Jones Act undermines national security’
There is no doubt that the Jones Act adds to Hawaii’s high cost of living, but what about the claim that it is essential to protecting our national security? Colin Grabow, one of America’s foremost experts on the protectionist federal maritime law, and the special...
Legislature needs to cut costs, Akina advises on KITV4
KITV4 reporter Paul Drewes interviewed Keli’i Akina, president of the Grassroot Institute of Hawaii, on Wednesday, May 13, to get the institute’s views about legislative plans for Hawaii’s state budget. Considering that the COVID-19 crisis has...
Could Hawaii go bankrupt? Webinar with Steven Greenhut
Could Hawaii go bankrupt? That was the topic of a free live webinar on Thursday, May 14, sponsored by the Grassroot Institute of Hawaii. As a technical matter, the answer currently is, “No.” But as a practical matter, Hawaii’s economy has tanked and local...
Is Hawaii taxing healthcare to death?
For more than a month, Hawaii has been taking aggressive measures to “flatten the curve” of the coronavirus, to curtail its impact on our fragile healthcare system. One worry has been that Hawaii doesn’t have enough doctors and other medical providers. Could...