Budget & Spending
All county bills should come with fiscal impact statements
July 22, 2026, 10 a.m.Hawai`i County BuildingTo: Hawaii County Council Committee on Finance Matt Kaneali`I-Kleinfelder, Chair James E. Hustace, Vice ChairFrom: Grassroot Institute of HawaiiJonathan Helton, Policy AnalystRe: Bill 171 (2026) — RELATING…
Disband Honolulu’s redundant land conservation…
July 14, 2026, 9 a.m. Honolulu HaleTo: Honolulu City Council Committee on Budget Val A. Okimoto,…
Maui budget transparency bill would empower Council and…
July 7, 2026, 9 a.m.Kalana O Maui BuildingTo: Maui County Council Alice Lee, Chair Yuki Lei…
Standardize Maui County grant applications to improve…
June 16, 2026, 9 a.m.Kalana O Maui BuildingTo: Maui County Council Budget, Finance and Economic…
Grassroot applauds fiscal prudence in Honolulu’s…
June 3, 2026, 10 a.m. Honolulu HaleTo: Honolulu City Council Tommy Waters, Chair Andria Tupola, Vice…
A good lesson in curtailing government growth
Do not let it be said that I only criticize government officials. I also like to give credit where credit is due.This week, a substantial amount of credit and praise is owed to the Honolulu Budget Committee, which made the fiscally responsible…
Kent, Kefalas tout defeat of tax cuts as major…
Joe Kent, executive president of the Grassroot Institute of Hawaii, and Ted Kefalas, Grassroot’s…
City budget shows fiscal prudence but more efficiency…
April 15, 2026, 10 a.m. Honolulu HaleTo: Honolulu City Council Tommy Waters, Chair Andria…
Raising taxes to fund disaster relief would be ‘a…
Joe Kent, executive vice president of the Grassroot Institute of Hawaii, had a wide-ranging…
State lawmakers don’t have to raise taxes to fund…
Jonathan Helton, policy analyst for the Grassroot Institute of Hawaii, appeared on Rick Hamada’s…
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