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New report tells how to revive contracting as policy option
Hawaii lawmakers need greater flexibility in determining how to deliver public services. HONOLULU, Mar. 13, 2019 >> A small tweak to an old law might be all that is needed to help the state partner with the private sector, according to a new report by the...
New report urges ‘building out’ to ease housing crisis
Grassroot Scholar Randal O’Toole faults artificial land scarcity for high Hawaii home prices HONOLULU, Feb. 19, 2019 >> Hawaii has the least affordable housing of any state in the nation, and that is almost wholly because of government land-use regulations...
Hawaii rank goes up, but not its economic freedom
The Economic Freedom of North America 2018 report outlines Hawaii’s statistical paradox HONOLULU, Nov. 13, 2018 >> Hawaii moved up a surprising eight notches this year in a national ranking measuring economic freedom in all 50 states, from 45 in 2017 to 37. That...
Report: How to resolve Hawaii’s public pension debt crisis
Grassroot Institute publicly releases report on fixing Hawaii’s pension debt crisis The independent, nonprofit think tank debuted its findings July 31 at a presentation on Maui HONOLULU, Aug. 1, 2018 >> The Grassroot Institute of Hawaii has released its...
THE JONES ACT IN PERSPECTIVE: A survey of the costs and effects of the 1920 Merchant Marine Act
By: Russ Kashian, Ph.D., Jeff Pagel, M.A., and Ike Brannon, Ph.D. Edited by: Keli’i Akina, Ph.D., Malia Blom-Hill, J.D., and Joe Kent Download the full report here Executive summary The Merchant Marine Act of 1920, otherwise known as the Jones Act, is the foundation...