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Remember when U.S. Sen. Daniel Inouye led the charge for Jones Act reform?
“If you are going to get the cost of living down … you are going to have to get the Jones Act amended.” Alaska Gov. Walter Hickel, speaking to the Hawaii Chamber of Commerce, Sept. 12, 1967[1] _________________ THESE DAYS it is almost a rite of passage for Hawaii...
Hawaii debt increases $9 billion over past 8 months, to $97 billion
The following is a news release that was sent to all Hawaii media on Oct. 15, 2020. ______________ HONOLULU, Oct. 15, 2020 >> Hawaii’s unfunded liabilities for infrastructure and public health benefits have increased so far this year to $97 billion, according to...
Best plan for more housing on Maui is to scale back county housing plans
This article was originally published in The Maui News on Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2020. _______________ It’s no secret that Maui is suffering from a housing crisis. Lack of housing is one of the most common complaints of those who leave the state, and the high price of...
‘These are times that try men’s souls’
For half a year our freedoms have been suspended in the name of public health, and that isn’t healthy Thomas Paine was right when he talked about how “what we obtain too cheap, we esteem too lightly.” So many of us in Hawaii were simply born into our state of relative...
You can’t manage what you don’t measure
One thing the state has been doing mostly well throughout this coronavirus crisis has been to report promptly Hawaii’s COVID-19 daily cases. Most people probably learn about those numbers through the news headlines or their social media feeds. They are valuable to...