Oct. 14, 2026, 8:30 a.m. Lihue Civic Center To: Kaua'i County Council Mel Rapozo, Chair KipuKai Kuali'i, Vice Chair From: Grassroot Institute of Hawaii Jonathan Helton, Senior Policy Analyst RE: Bill 3009 — RELATING TO THE HOUSING POLICY FOR THE COUNTY OF KAUA'I Aloha Chair Rapozo, Vice Chair Kuali'i and
One of the most effective ways for lawmakers to reduce poverty in Hawaii wouldn’t cost taxpayers a dime: housing reform. According to a new study from Pew Charitable Trusts, the state’s poverty rate would decline by 26% and its child poverty rate by 36% if housing policies led to a 20%
The latest edition of the State of Hawaii Data Book, released last month by the Hawaii Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism, underscores the state’s ongoing challenges with rising living expenses and population loss. First produced in 1962, the data book features statistics from private sector and federal, state
We have a few victories to celebrate together. Four, in fact. That’s because Hawaii has received four shipments of fuel from refineries along the U.S. Gulf Coast — something that hasn’t happened for at least two decades. Moreover, one of those deliveries was propane transported aboard a bulk liquefied petroleum gas
It is often said that housing can be built in, up or out. In other words, by adding homes where some already exist, constructing taller buildings or developing untouched land. The Grassroot Institute of Hawaii has long championed allowing more homebuilding in residential areas as a way to bring down housing
Aug. 12, 2026, 10 a.m. Honolulu Hale To: Honolulu City Council Tommy Waters, Chair Andria Tupola, Vice Chair From: Grassroot Institute of Hawaii Ted Kefalas, Director of Strategic Campaigns RE: Bill 47 (2026) — RELATING TO THE MOTOR VEHICLE WEIGHT TAX Aloha Chair Waters, Vice Chair Tupola and other members
Aug. 12, 2026, 10 a.m. Honolulu Hale To: Honolulu City Council Tommy Waters, Chair Andria Tupola, Vice Chair From: Grassroot Institute of Hawaii Ted Kefalas, Director of Strategic Campaigns RE: Bill 45 (2026) — RELATING TO REAL PROPERTY TAXATION Aloha Chair Waters, Vice Chair Tupola and other members of the
Aug. 12, 2026, 10 a.m. Honolulu Hale To: Honolulu City Council Tommy Waters, Chair Andria Tupola, Vice Chair From: Grassroot Institute of Hawaii Ted Kefalas, Director of Strategic Campaigns RE: Bill 46 (2026) — RELATING TO REAL PROPERTY TAXATION Aloha Chair Waters, Vice Chair Tupola and other members of the
July 14, 2026, 9 a.m. Honolulu Hale To: Honolulu City Council Committee on Budget Val A. Okimoto, Chair Scott Y. Nishimoto, Vice Chair From: Grassroot Institute of Hawaii Ted Kefalas, Director of Strategic Campaigns RE: Bill 40 (2026), CD1 — RELATING TO REAL PROPERTY TAXATION Aloha Chair Okimoto, Vice Chair
July 14, 2026, 9 a.m. Honolulu Hale To: Honolulu City Council Committee on Budget Val A. Okimoto, Chair Scott Y. Nishimoto, Vice Chair From: Grassroot Institute of Hawaii Ted Kefalas, Director of Strategic Campaigns RE: Bill 47 (2026) — RELATING TO THE MOTOR VEHICLE WEIGHT TAX Aloha Chair Okimoto, Vice
Oct. 14, 2026, 8:30 a.m. Lihue Civic Center To: Kaua'i County Council Mel Rapozo, Chair KipuKai Kuali'i, Vice Chair From: Grassroot Institute of Hawaii Jonathan Helton, Senior Policy Analyst RE: Bill 3009 — RELATING TO THE HOUSING POLICY FOR THE COUNTY OF KAUA'I Aloha Chair Rapozo, Vice Chair Kuali'i and
One of the most effective ways for lawmakers to reduce poverty in Hawaii wouldn’t cost taxpayers a dime: housing reform. According to a new study from Pew Charitable Trusts, the state’s poverty rate would decline by 26% and its child poverty rate by 36% if housing policies led to a 20%
The latest edition of the State of Hawaii Data Book, released last month by the Hawaii Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism, underscores the state’s ongoing challenges with rising living expenses and population loss. First produced in 1962, the data book features statistics from private sector and federal, state
We have a few victories to celebrate together. Four, in fact. That’s because Hawaii has received four shipments of fuel from refineries along the U.S. Gulf Coast — something that hasn’t happened for at least two decades. Moreover, one of those deliveries was propane transported aboard a bulk liquefied petroleum gas
It is often said that housing can be built in, up or out. In other words, by adding homes where some already exist, constructing taller buildings or developing untouched land. The Grassroot Institute of Hawaii has long championed allowing more homebuilding in residential areas as a way to bring down housing
Aug. 12, 2026, 10 a.m. Honolulu Hale To: Honolulu City Council Tommy Waters, Chair Andria Tupola, Vice Chair From: Grassroot Institute of Hawaii Ted Kefalas, Director of Strategic Campaigns RE: Bill 47 (2026) — RELATING TO THE MOTOR VEHICLE WEIGHT TAX Aloha Chair Waters, Vice Chair Tupola and other members
Aug. 12, 2026, 10 a.m. Honolulu Hale To: Honolulu City Council Tommy Waters, Chair Andria Tupola, Vice Chair From: Grassroot Institute of Hawaii Ted Kefalas, Director of Strategic Campaigns RE: Bill 45 (2026) — RELATING TO REAL PROPERTY TAXATION Aloha Chair Waters, Vice Chair Tupola and other members of the
Aug. 12, 2026, 10 a.m. Honolulu Hale To: Honolulu City Council Tommy Waters, Chair Andria Tupola, Vice Chair From: Grassroot Institute of Hawaii Ted Kefalas, Director of Strategic Campaigns RE: Bill 46 (2026) — RELATING TO REAL PROPERTY TAXATION Aloha Chair Waters, Vice Chair Tupola and other members of the
July 14, 2026, 9 a.m. Honolulu Hale To: Honolulu City Council Committee on Budget Val A. Okimoto, Chair Scott Y. Nishimoto, Vice Chair From: Grassroot Institute of Hawaii Ted Kefalas, Director of Strategic Campaigns RE: Bill 40 (2026), CD1 — RELATING TO REAL PROPERTY TAXATION Aloha Chair Okimoto, Vice Chair
July 14, 2026, 9 a.m. Honolulu Hale To: Honolulu City Council Committee on Budget Val A. Okimoto, Chair Scott Y. Nishimoto, Vice Chair From: Grassroot Institute of Hawaii Ted Kefalas, Director of Strategic Campaigns RE: Bill 47 (2026) — RELATING TO THE MOTOR VEHICLE WEIGHT TAX Aloha Chair Okimoto, Vice
