One of the most important questions before us in addressing the needs of Native Hawaiians relates to the Hawaiian Home Lands. The Department of Hawaiian Home Lands has been under fire as charges of mismanagement cast doubt on how well the agency is fulfilling its mission. In this episode of PBS
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
Hawaii News Now recently did a report on the transparency lawsuit which shows Grassroot at work on behalf of Native Hawaiians and the general public. Watch it here. The refusal of the Roll Commission to be transparent and release information the public has a right to know is what required Grassroot
Lack of transparency and accountability on the part of the city and state government is a dirty business … literally. Hawaii News Now reporter Rick Daysog reports on a car wash that was built to clean Honolulu’s refuse trucks. Or would have, had it ever worked. Instead, taxpayers are out
One of the important roles that the Grassroot Institute plays in opposing the creation of a Native Hawaiian tribe is in promoting discussion and interest in the issue–especially on the mainland, where issues that are important to Hawaii can sometimes be overlooked. As a result, awareness of the problems inherent
With the revelation that employees of Hawaii’s State Hospital System were manipulating the rules governing overtime in order to increase their pay, it is clear that there is a great need for broad reform. The Heartland Institute recently ran an article on the issue including commentary from the Grassroot Institute.
This week, an important meeting was held that could go a long way toward creating new common ground on the Jones Act while stimulating the economy. A group of concerned citizens and advocacy groups–including the Grassroot Institute of Hawaii–gathered to explore the possibility of creating a new interisland ferry system.
In a recent issue of MidWeek, columnist Jerry Coffee discusses why, “Native Hawaiians Are Not A Tribe.” Mr. Coffee is a long-time opponent of the Akaka Bill, and his explanation of why the creation of a Native Hawaiian government would be the, “death of aloha,” is worth reading in full.
Call it a media victory. The discussion of the proposed Native Hawaiian government is being treated like a true debate. After the strong opposition showing during the recent DOI hearings, it is impossible to ignore the fact that many people have serious reservations about the nation-building process. And the media
The question of whether non-Hawaiians should vote in the elections for the Office of Hawaiian Affairs may have been settled by the Supreme Court in Rice v. Cayetano, but has still left some citizens wondering whether they should choose to exercise that right. The Grassroot Institute of Hawaii is not alone
One of the most important questions before us in addressing the needs of Native Hawaiians relates to the Hawaiian Home Lands. The Department of Hawaiian Home Lands has been under fire as charges of mismanagement cast doubt on how well the agency is fulfilling its mission. In this episode of PBS
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
Hawaii News Now recently did a report on the transparency lawsuit which shows Grassroot at work on behalf of Native Hawaiians and the general public. Watch it here. The refusal of the Roll Commission to be transparent and release information the public has a right to know is what required Grassroot
Lack of transparency and accountability on the part of the city and state government is a dirty business … literally. Hawaii News Now reporter Rick Daysog reports on a car wash that was built to clean Honolulu’s refuse trucks. Or would have, had it ever worked. Instead, taxpayers are out
One of the important roles that the Grassroot Institute plays in opposing the creation of a Native Hawaiian tribe is in promoting discussion and interest in the issue–especially on the mainland, where issues that are important to Hawaii can sometimes be overlooked. As a result, awareness of the problems inherent
With the revelation that employees of Hawaii’s State Hospital System were manipulating the rules governing overtime in order to increase their pay, it is clear that there is a great need for broad reform. The Heartland Institute recently ran an article on the issue including commentary from the Grassroot Institute.
This week, an important meeting was held that could go a long way toward creating new common ground on the Jones Act while stimulating the economy. A group of concerned citizens and advocacy groups–including the Grassroot Institute of Hawaii–gathered to explore the possibility of creating a new interisland ferry system.
In a recent issue of MidWeek, columnist Jerry Coffee discusses why, “Native Hawaiians Are Not A Tribe.” Mr. Coffee is a long-time opponent of the Akaka Bill, and his explanation of why the creation of a Native Hawaiian government would be the, “death of aloha,” is worth reading in full.
Call it a media victory. The discussion of the proposed Native Hawaiian government is being treated like a true debate. After the strong opposition showing during the recent DOI hearings, it is impossible to ignore the fact that many people have serious reservations about the nation-building process. And the media
The question of whether non-Hawaiians should vote in the elections for the Office of Hawaiian Affairs may have been settled by the Supreme Court in Rice v. Cayetano, but has still left some citizens wondering whether they should choose to exercise that right. The Grassroot Institute of Hawaii is not alone
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