The Grassroot Institute of Hawaii urges state policymakers to reverse course HONOLULU, Nov. 7, 2019 >> Economic freedom in Hawaii dropped three notches to 40th place among all 50 U.S. states, according to an index published annually by the Fraser Institute based in Canada and released publicly today. The index,
I just gave Hawaii the best economic outlook in the country, and all it took was a few mouse clicks. Typically, Hawaii ends up in the bottom half among all states in the many surveys of economic freedom and outlook. For example, the Economic Freedom of North America report, issued
In this Feb. 6, 2019 episode of “Hawaii Together” on the ThinkTech Hawaii network, host Keli’i Akina talks with Gale Pooley about the BYU-Hawaii professor’s recent policy report, “The Simon Abundance Index: A New Way to Measure Availability of Resources.” Written with researcher Marian Tupy, the report shows that instead
The Economic Freedom of North America 2018 report outlines Hawaii’s statistical paradox HONOLULU, Nov. 13, 2018 >> Hawaii moved up a surprising eight notches this year in a national ranking measuring economic freedom in all 50 states, from 45 in 2017 to 37. That was the finding of the “Economic
At first it would seem like great news that Hawaii moved up a surprising eight places in the latest annual “Economic Freedom of North America” index, from 45th among all U.S. states in 2017 to 37th in 2018. But things are not always what they seem. In this case, economic freedom
Its lack of personal and economic freedom has many residents heading for greener pastures HONOLULU, Aug. 22, 2018 >> Hawaii had the undesirable distinction of ranking 49th among all 50 U.S. states in terms of personal and economic freedom, in a new national study conducted by the Cato Institute, based
This week I am writing to you from Dallas and the Economic Freedom of North America (EFNA) conference. Every year I join with leaders of policy think tanks from other U.S. states, plus from Canada and Mexico, to meet with economists who measure and study ways to advance economic freedom
Grassroot Institute president says Hawaii can achieve a better economic outlook
The Hawaii Legislature may have shelved an increase in the minimum wage this year, but that doesn’t mean it is done creating new regulations for local businesses.
Grassroot president says high taxes, regulations discourage higher-paying jobs
The Grassroot Institute of Hawaii urges state policymakers to reverse course HONOLULU, Nov. 7, 2019 >> Economic freedom in Hawaii dropped three notches to 40th place among all 50 U.S. states, according to an index published annually by the Fraser Institute based in Canada and released publicly today. The index,
I just gave Hawaii the best economic outlook in the country, and all it took was a few mouse clicks. Typically, Hawaii ends up in the bottom half among all states in the many surveys of economic freedom and outlook. For example, the Economic Freedom of North America report, issued
In this Feb. 6, 2019 episode of “Hawaii Together” on the ThinkTech Hawaii network, host Keli’i Akina talks with Gale Pooley about the BYU-Hawaii professor’s recent policy report, “The Simon Abundance Index: A New Way to Measure Availability of Resources.” Written with researcher Marian Tupy, the report shows that instead
The Economic Freedom of North America 2018 report outlines Hawaii’s statistical paradox HONOLULU, Nov. 13, 2018 >> Hawaii moved up a surprising eight notches this year in a national ranking measuring economic freedom in all 50 states, from 45 in 2017 to 37. That was the finding of the “Economic
At first it would seem like great news that Hawaii moved up a surprising eight places in the latest annual “Economic Freedom of North America” index, from 45th among all U.S. states in 2017 to 37th in 2018. But things are not always what they seem. In this case, economic freedom
Its lack of personal and economic freedom has many residents heading for greener pastures HONOLULU, Aug. 22, 2018 >> Hawaii had the undesirable distinction of ranking 49th among all 50 U.S. states in terms of personal and economic freedom, in a new national study conducted by the Cato Institute, based
This week I am writing to you from Dallas and the Economic Freedom of North America (EFNA) conference. Every year I join with leaders of policy think tanks from other U.S. states, plus from Canada and Mexico, to meet with economists who measure and study ways to advance economic freedom
Grassroot Institute president says Hawaii can achieve a better economic outlook
The Hawaii Legislature may have shelved an increase in the minimum wage this year, but that doesn’t mean it is done creating new regulations for local businesses.
Grassroot president says high taxes, regulations discourage higher-paying jobs
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