by Keli'i Akina, Ph.D. | May 26, 2018 | Pension, President's Column, Website
How is a volcano like a dip in the stock market? That’s not a riddle, though I’m sure our witty members could come up with some clever responses. Rather, it is a different perspective on how the Kilauea eruption might have a long-term effect on the state’s unfunded...
by Keli'i Akina, Ph.D. | May 24, 2018 | Accountability, Homelessness, Housing, Legislature, Research & Commentary, Website
I’m delighted to let you know that The Wall Street Journal has just published exclusive research by the Grassroot Institute of Hawaii. Our story on how the Hawaii state government encouraged the building of homes in the currently erupting lava zones has now gone...
by Keli'i Akina, Ph.D. | May 22, 2018 | Content Type, Homelessness, Multimedia, Regulation, Research & Commentary, Website
We are all aware of Hawaii’s “pay to play” culture and “friends and family” cronyism, but the high cost of housing does not appear to be the result of widespread corruption. It is more a case of good intentions gone awry. That was the message...
by Grassroot Institute of Hawaii | May 17, 2018 | Environment, Media releases, Regulation, Socioeconomics, Website
MEDIA RELEASE from GRASSROOT INSTITUTE OF HAWAII CONTACT: Joe Kent, jkent@grassrootinstitute.org (808) 987-7322 State encouraged building in risky lava zone Grassroot Institute of Hawaii president says ongoing disaster could have been avoided HAWAII ISLAND (May 17,...
by Keli'i Akina, Ph.D. | May 12, 2018 | Minimum Wage, President's Column, Website
Hawaii’s Legislature did not approve a higher minimum wage this year, and that’s a good thing, if you want to help the poor. In 2010, researchers from the National Bureau of Economic Research and the Federal Reserve Board compiled the results of 53 scholarly studies...