The Grassroot Institute of Hawaii is a staunch advocate for Jones Act reform. The Act, protectionist legislation that significantly increases the cost of living in Hawaii, is increasingly being seen as an economic boondoggle, but has a strong and determined lobby opposing any reform.
“What would an enemy want to do to the people of Hawaii during war time? They would want to cut us off from international shipping. Well, this is what the law does to us all the time.”
Michael Hansen of the Hawaii Shippers Council joins Malia Hill on the Grassroot Perspective Podcast to discuss the Jones Act, the provision of maritime law that requires goods shipped between US ports to be carried on US-flag ships that were constructed in the US and owned and crewed by Americans.
by Cody Hensarling “The high cost and lack of competitiveness of major U.S. shipbuilding currently burdens the businesses and residents of the noncontiguous jurisdictions with several adverse consequences.” – Michael Hansen, Hawaii Shippers Council
Part three in a series by Malia Zimmerman A national battle is raging over whether foreign crews on foreign vessels with the latest technology will be permitted to help in the BP oil spill disaster in the Gulf of Mexico. Remarkably, President Barack Obama for the last 8 weeks has refused
Part 2 in a series by Malia Zimmerman Big Island small business owner Jim O’Keefe found out the hard way that his American dream, owning his own business, was too difficult to maintain in Hawaii. He closed down his 13-year-old extensive bakery wholesale and retail operation, O’Keefe & Sons Bread Bakers,
by Malia Zimmerman When Ed Case was in Congress (2002-2007), he shook Hawaii’s political powers to the core when he challenged Hawaii’s three other congressional delegates over their support for the Jones Act – the federal law that mandates only American built, owned and manned ships transport goods between American ports.
by Pearl Hahn Federal judge David Ezra chose to toss a lawsuit seeking to overturn the Jones Act, an 89-year-old law that restricts interstate shipping to Hawaii to only U.S.-built and U.S.-flagged ships. Earlier this fall, Honolulu attorneys John Carroll and Christopher Dias filed the suit against the U.S. government on
The Grassroot Institute of Hawaii is a staunch advocate for Jones Act reform. The Act, protectionist legislation that significantly increases the cost of living in Hawaii, is increasingly being seen as an economic boondoggle, but has a strong and determined lobby opposing any reform.
“What would an enemy want to do to the people of Hawaii during war time? They would want to cut us off from international shipping. Well, this is what the law does to us all the time.”
Michael Hansen of the Hawaii Shippers Council joins Malia Hill on the Grassroot Perspective Podcast to discuss the Jones Act, the provision of maritime law that requires goods shipped between US ports to be carried on US-flag ships that were constructed in the US and owned and crewed by Americans.
by Cody Hensarling “The high cost and lack of competitiveness of major U.S. shipbuilding currently burdens the businesses and residents of the noncontiguous jurisdictions with several adverse consequences.” – Michael Hansen, Hawaii Shippers Council
Part three in a series by Malia Zimmerman A national battle is raging over whether foreign crews on foreign vessels with the latest technology will be permitted to help in the BP oil spill disaster in the Gulf of Mexico. Remarkably, President Barack Obama for the last 8 weeks has refused
Part 2 in a series by Malia Zimmerman Big Island small business owner Jim O’Keefe found out the hard way that his American dream, owning his own business, was too difficult to maintain in Hawaii. He closed down his 13-year-old extensive bakery wholesale and retail operation, O’Keefe & Sons Bread Bakers,
by Malia Zimmerman When Ed Case was in Congress (2002-2007), he shook Hawaii’s political powers to the core when he challenged Hawaii’s three other congressional delegates over their support for the Jones Act – the federal law that mandates only American built, owned and manned ships transport goods between American ports.
by Pearl Hahn Federal judge David Ezra chose to toss a lawsuit seeking to overturn the Jones Act, an 89-year-old law that restricts interstate shipping to Hawaii to only U.S.-built and U.S.-flagged ships. Earlier this fall, Honolulu attorneys John Carroll and Christopher Dias filed the suit against the U.S. government on
