“Hawaii Matters”

Hill, Fidell praise peeling back of multi-layered housing barriers

There were many praiseworthy actions taken by the Legislature this year, but foremost among them was the peeling away of more regulations that have been hindering homebuilding in Hawaii. That was something both guest Malia Hill and host Jay Fidell agreed on during the May 7, 2025, episode of “Hawaii

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STR advocates assess landscape in wake of law unleashing counties

Supporters of a new law that gives Hawaii’s four counties broad authority to regulate or even ban short-term rentals say it will help combat the state’s housing crisis.  But will it? And is the new law — Act 17, based on SB2919 — even legally sound?  To explore these questions,

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Personal responsibility hailed as best way to avoid ‘moral hazard’

HPU professor Ken Schoolland says harm to society can be minimized if individuals are responsible for the own actions How do well-intentioned government policies create morally hazardous incentives? That was the driving question of Hawaii Pacific University economics professor Ken Schoolland’s April 24 interview with Joe Kent, executive vice president

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‘Spontaneous order’ hailed as best way for societies to thrive

What if the key to prosperity lies not in central planning, but in individual liberty?  In a March 28 interview with Joe Kent, executive vice president of the Grassroot Institute of Hawaii, economist, author and Grassroot Scholar Ken Schoolland extolled the virtues of what he called “spontaneous order” — the

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Hill, Fidell praise peeling back of multi-layered housing barriers

There were many praiseworthy actions taken by the Legislature this year, but foremost among them was the peeling away of more regulations that have been hindering homebuilding in Hawaii. That was something both guest Malia Hill and host Jay Fidell agreed on during the May 7, 2025, episode of “Hawaii

Read More →

STR advocates assess landscape in wake of law unleashing counties

Supporters of a new law that gives Hawaii’s four counties broad authority to regulate or even ban short-term rentals say it will help combat the state’s housing crisis.  But will it? And is the new law — Act 17, based on SB2919 — even legally sound?  To explore these questions,

Read More →

Personal responsibility hailed as best way to avoid ‘moral hazard’

HPU professor Ken Schoolland says harm to society can be minimized if individuals are responsible for the own actions How do well-intentioned government policies create morally hazardous incentives? That was the driving question of Hawaii Pacific University economics professor Ken Schoolland’s April 24 interview with Joe Kent, executive vice president

Read More →

‘Spontaneous order’ hailed as best way for societies to thrive

What if the key to prosperity lies not in central planning, but in individual liberty?  In a March 28 interview with Joe Kent, executive vice president of the Grassroot Institute of Hawaii, economist, author and Grassroot Scholar Ken Schoolland extolled the virtues of what he called “spontaneous order” — the

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