My late friend and mentor Dick Rowland saw that Hawaii needed a champion for the free market and individual rights. That, in itself, is not remarkable. I know plenty of Hawaii residents who notice the state’s high taxes, poor business climate or incursions on civil liberties and wish things could
Happy Independence Day! But this year isn’t just like any other — today we celebrate America’s 250th birthday. Two-and-a-half centuries ago, the 13 British colonies along North America’s Atlantic coast unified to declare their freedom from Great Britain and create a revolutionary form of government based on the consent of
March 25, 2026, 2 p.m. Hawaii State Capitol Conference Room 329 and Videoconference To: House Committee on Consumer Protection & Commerce Rep. Scot Z. Matayoshi, Chair Rep. Tina Nakada Grandinetti, Vice Chair From: Grassroot Institute of Hawaii Ted Kefalas, Director
March 18, 2026, 9:30 a.m. Hawaii State Capitol Conference Room 325 and Videoconference To: House Committee on Agriculture & Food Systems Rep. Cory Chun, Chair Rep. Matthias Kusch, Vice Chair From: Grassroot Institute of Hawaii Ted Kefalas, Director of Strategic Campaigns
My late friend and mentor Dick Rowland saw that Hawaii needed a champion for the free market and individual rights. That, in itself, is not remarkable. I know plenty of Hawaii residents who notice the state’s high taxes, poor business climate or incursions on civil liberties and wish things could
Happy Independence Day! But this year isn’t just like any other — today we celebrate America’s 250th birthday. Two-and-a-half centuries ago, the 13 British colonies along North America’s Atlantic coast unified to declare their freedom from Great Britain and create a revolutionary form of government based on the consent of
March 25, 2026, 2 p.m. Hawaii State Capitol Conference Room 329 and Videoconference To: House Committee on Consumer Protection & Commerce Rep. Scot Z. Matayoshi, Chair Rep. Tina Nakada Grandinetti, Vice Chair From: Grassroot Institute of Hawaii Ted Kefalas, Director
March 18, 2026, 9:30 a.m. Hawaii State Capitol Conference Room 325 and Videoconference To: House Committee on Agriculture & Food Systems Rep. Cory Chun, Chair Rep. Matthias Kusch, Vice Chair From: Grassroot Institute of Hawaii Ted Kefalas, Director of Strategic Campaigns
