The energy information website E & E Publishing Inc. reports on the linkages between lifting the 1970’s crude petroleum oil export ban and Jones Act relief for the oil industry. The author predicts based upon those whom he interviewed, that as the US Congress comes closer to serous consideration of
The Cato Institute posted an op-ed from their Senior Fellow on Trade Policy Studies, Daniel R. Pierson, reporting on the problems being encountered by the livestock industry in the South Eastern U.S. in sourcing feed grains. Pearson reports that the livestock industry in the Carolinas have built a large grain
Reuters reported on July 9th regarding the debate over the impact of the Jones Act on the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico as a result of the Island’s financial crisis and the report on the Puerto Rican economy issued by the former chief economist of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and
The Journal of Commerce reports that the Puerto Rico financial crisis has revived the Jones Act debate and meanwhile the withdrawal of Horizon Lines from the Puerto Rico trade has led to rising freight rates being charged by the remaining carriers. Quote from the Journal of Commerce (JOC) (Subscription) Puerto
We can now number an unexpected ally among those who recognize the economic problems caused by the Jones Act and its barriers to free trade … Great Britain. While we in Hawaii are accustomed to looking at the Act in terms of its barriers to business and how it affects
On March 31st, the Grassroot Institute was one of several organizations to offer testimony on SCR 181, which would request the state Department of Transportation to study the feasibility of an interisland ferry. Grassroot has been an advocate of a ferry system–which holds great economic potential for our islands. And
March 31, 2015 To: Senate Committee on Transportation Sen. Clarence Nishihara, Chair Sen. Breene Harimoto, Vice Chair From: Grassroot Institute of Hawaii President Keli’i Akina, Ph.D. RE: SCR 181 — REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION TO STUDY THE FEASIBILITY OF ESTABLISHING AN INTERISLAND FERRY SYSTEM SIMILAR TO
We have reached an important point in the movement for Jones Act reform. The old arguments in favor of the Act are no longer persuasive in light of the overwhelming evidence that it raises the cost of living and doing business in Hawaii. With strong political interests in favor of maintaining
U.S. Senator John S McCain (R-AZ) filed with the Secretary of the Senate on January 13, 2015, an amendment (SA 4) to the Senate version of The Keystone XL Pipeline Act. Sen McCain’s amendment would eliminate the U.S. build requirement of the Jones Act and other U.S. maritime cabotage laws
There has been a lot written about the harm caused by the Jones Act. On this very site, we’ve explored how the restrictive cabotage provision drives up the price of goods and contributes to Hawaii’s high cost of living. But while the act certainly impacts the people of Hawaii on
The energy information website E & E Publishing Inc. reports on the linkages between lifting the 1970’s crude petroleum oil export ban and Jones Act relief for the oil industry. The author predicts based upon those whom he interviewed, that as the US Congress comes closer to serous consideration of
The Cato Institute posted an op-ed from their Senior Fellow on Trade Policy Studies, Daniel R. Pierson, reporting on the problems being encountered by the livestock industry in the South Eastern U.S. in sourcing feed grains. Pearson reports that the livestock industry in the Carolinas have built a large grain
Reuters reported on July 9th regarding the debate over the impact of the Jones Act on the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico as a result of the Island’s financial crisis and the report on the Puerto Rican economy issued by the former chief economist of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and
The Journal of Commerce reports that the Puerto Rico financial crisis has revived the Jones Act debate and meanwhile the withdrawal of Horizon Lines from the Puerto Rico trade has led to rising freight rates being charged by the remaining carriers. Quote from the Journal of Commerce (JOC) (Subscription) Puerto
We can now number an unexpected ally among those who recognize the economic problems caused by the Jones Act and its barriers to free trade … Great Britain. While we in Hawaii are accustomed to looking at the Act in terms of its barriers to business and how it affects
On March 31st, the Grassroot Institute was one of several organizations to offer testimony on SCR 181, which would request the state Department of Transportation to study the feasibility of an interisland ferry. Grassroot has been an advocate of a ferry system–which holds great economic potential for our islands. And
March 31, 2015 To: Senate Committee on Transportation Sen. Clarence Nishihara, Chair Sen. Breene Harimoto, Vice Chair From: Grassroot Institute of Hawaii President Keli’i Akina, Ph.D. RE: SCR 181 — REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION TO STUDY THE FEASIBILITY OF ESTABLISHING AN INTERISLAND FERRY SYSTEM SIMILAR TO
We have reached an important point in the movement for Jones Act reform. The old arguments in favor of the Act are no longer persuasive in light of the overwhelming evidence that it raises the cost of living and doing business in Hawaii. With strong political interests in favor of maintaining
U.S. Senator John S McCain (R-AZ) filed with the Secretary of the Senate on January 13, 2015, an amendment (SA 4) to the Senate version of The Keystone XL Pipeline Act. Sen McCain’s amendment would eliminate the U.S. build requirement of the Jones Act and other U.S. maritime cabotage laws
There has been a lot written about the harm caused by the Jones Act. On this very site, we’ve explored how the restrictive cabotage provision drives up the price of goods and contributes to Hawaii’s high cost of living. But while the act certainly impacts the people of Hawaii on
To the Hawaii Legislature:
Hawaii families face skyrocketing healthcare costs and a shortage of doctors. Exempting medical services from Hawaii’s general excise tax would result in millions of dollars in savings for residents and help bring doctors back.
