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Council urged to go for it with rail audit
Grassroot Institute of Hawaii President Keli’i Akina this week congratulated Honolulu City Council members for considering Trevor Ozawa’s Resolution 17-199, which would subject the Honolulu Authority for Rapid Transportation to an in-depth audit, and urged them to...
Grassroot Testimony to Congress on the Honolulu Rail
The following testimony was submitted to the U.S. Congress on June 22nd, 2017, to the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials. The testimony was submitted to a hearing titled, “Building a...
Grassroot Testimony on SB107 (Relating to Minimum Wage)
February 14, 2017 9:00 AM Conference Room 016 To: Senate Committee on Judiciary & Labor Sen. Gilbert S.C. Keith-Agaran, Chair Sen. Karl Rhoads, Vice Chair From: Grassroot Institute of Hawaii Joe Kent, Vice President of Research RE: SB107 – RELATING TO MINIMUM WAGE...
Grassroot Testimony on SB938 (Repealing the Reimbursement Provision of the Rail Surcharge)
January 31, 2017 1:15 PM Conference Room 229 To: Committee on Public Safety, Intergovernmental & Military Affairs Sen. Clarence K. Nishihara, Chair Sen. Glenn Wakai, Vice Chair From: Grassroot Institute of Hawaii President Keli’i Akina, Ph.D. RE: SB938 –...
Grassroot Testimony: SB 2618 (Ferry Feasibility Study)
To: House Committee on Finance Rep. Sylvia Luke, Chair Rep. Scott Y. Nishimoto, Vice Chair From: Grassroot Institute of Hawaii President Keli’i Akina, Ph.D. RE: SB 2618 — RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION Comments Only Dear Chair and Committee Members: The Grassroot...