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Hawaii GET adds $220M to healthcare costs
Exempting medical services would help patients and stem the doctor shortage HONOLULU, Jan. 30, 2020 >> Exempting medical services from Hawaii’s general excise tax would result in a $222 million tax cut for consumers and healthcare professionals, according...
Governor’s budget exceeds spending cap — again
This news release was sent out to the media in Hawaii and elsewhere on Jan. 9, 2020. ________________ The Grassroot Institute of Hawaii urges the Legislature to rein in spending and taxes HONOLULU, Jan. 9, 2020 >> Gov. David Ige this week released his updated...
Exodus from Hawaii continued in fiscal 2019
This article was originally issued as a news release on Dec. 30, 2019. _________ The Grassroot Institute of Hawaii cites Hawaii’s cost of living and lack of opportunities HONOLULU, Dec. 30, 2019 >> Hawaii once again suffered an annual population decrease...
Hawaii Supreme Court to decide ‘gut and replace’
The Grassroot Institute of Hawaii applauds the effort to stop this undemocratic practice HONOLULU, Dec. 19, 2019 >> Keli’i Akina, president and CEO of the Grassroot Institute of Hawaii, today applauded the news that the Hawaii Supreme Court will weigh in on the...
Gov. Ige’s fiscal 2021 budget ‘unsustainable’
The Grassroot Institute of Hawaii warns against drawing down the state’s surplus HONOLULU, Dec. 18, 2019 >> Gov. David Ige’s proposed $15 billion budget for fiscal 2021 is headed toward a fiscal cliff because it would draw on the state’s financial reserves,...