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Department of Interior Secretly Planning Native Hawaiian Recognition Since 2012

Grassroot Institute investigation raises questions about DOI timing and OHA’s strategy HONOLULU, Hawaii—May 27, 2014—Further investigation of the Department of the Interior’s plan to recognize a Native Hawaiian governing entity via administrative rule has revealed that the agency has been secretly working toward such an action since at least 2012. The Grassroot

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Voting Problems in the Pacific – On PJ Media

Today, in a colorful and highly detailed article, PJ Media columnist J. Christian Adams highlights the voting irregularities of Pacific–and unsurprisingly, Hawaii makes the cut. As we have discussed elsewhere, there have been challenges made to voting registration laws in Guam and in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI),

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The Problem With Government Solutions

Government solutions aren’t always appropriate. Nothing can happen in government unless it is authorized by law. That means that government always uses a one-sized fits all solution. That is not good if the situation is likely to be diverse. The emphasis on rules also tends to mean greater complexity and

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Video: Akaka Bill to Native Hawaiian Roll

In this ThinkTech video, Grassroot President Keli’i Akina speaks with Professor Gail Heriot, a legal scholar at San Diego University and a Commissioner of the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights. Joined by Grassoot Policy Director Malia Hill, they explore the ever-evolving effort to create a Native Hawaiian governing entity, with

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The Jones Act and Crude Oil

With the recommendation from the Hawaii Refinery Task Force and the push to persuade Gov. Abercrombie to work towards a Jones Act exemption, we might have finally found the Act’s Achilles heel …oil. It may be  frustrating that the other economic woes the Act causes Hawaii’s citizens don’t have quite the

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Will Congress Allow Hawaii to Expand Racial Discrimination?

Note from Grassroot Institute: As the debate continues over the issues behind the Native Hawaiian Roll and the nation-building process, think tanks and scholars around the country are beginning to take notice and join the discussion as to the law and issues involved. The article below, by Ilya Shapiro of

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Goliath

Grassroot Note: The Grassroot Institute of Hawaii is fortunate to have many thoughtful and experienced members who we invite to contribute their own insights into the issues that affect our islands. As part of a series of articles meant to highlight those unique voices, we are happy to bring you

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Department of Interior Secretly Planning Native Hawaiian Recognition Since 2012

Grassroot Institute investigation raises questions about DOI timing and OHA’s strategy HONOLULU, Hawaii—May 27, 2014—Further investigation of the Department of the Interior’s plan to recognize a Native Hawaiian governing entity via administrative rule has revealed that the agency has been secretly working toward such an action since at least 2012. The Grassroot

Read More →

Voting Problems in the Pacific – On PJ Media

Today, in a colorful and highly detailed article, PJ Media columnist J. Christian Adams highlights the voting irregularities of Pacific–and unsurprisingly, Hawaii makes the cut. As we have discussed elsewhere, there have been challenges made to voting registration laws in Guam and in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI),

Read More →

The Problem With Government Solutions

Government solutions aren’t always appropriate. Nothing can happen in government unless it is authorized by law. That means that government always uses a one-sized fits all solution. That is not good if the situation is likely to be diverse. The emphasis on rules also tends to mean greater complexity and

Read More →

Video: Akaka Bill to Native Hawaiian Roll

In this ThinkTech video, Grassroot President Keli’i Akina speaks with Professor Gail Heriot, a legal scholar at San Diego University and a Commissioner of the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights. Joined by Grassoot Policy Director Malia Hill, they explore the ever-evolving effort to create a Native Hawaiian governing entity, with

Read More →

The Jones Act and Crude Oil

With the recommendation from the Hawaii Refinery Task Force and the push to persuade Gov. Abercrombie to work towards a Jones Act exemption, we might have finally found the Act’s Achilles heel …oil. It may be  frustrating that the other economic woes the Act causes Hawaii’s citizens don’t have quite the

Read More →

Will Congress Allow Hawaii to Expand Racial Discrimination?

Note from Grassroot Institute: As the debate continues over the issues behind the Native Hawaiian Roll and the nation-building process, think tanks and scholars around the country are beginning to take notice and join the discussion as to the law and issues involved. The article below, by Ilya Shapiro of

Read More →

Goliath

Grassroot Note: The Grassroot Institute of Hawaii is fortunate to have many thoughtful and experienced members who we invite to contribute their own insights into the issues that affect our islands. As part of a series of articles meant to highlight those unique voices, we are happy to bring you

Read More →