Budget & Spending
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…
Following the golden rule … of budgeting
I have some good news to share with you: All of Hawaii’s county mayors have released their proposed budgets for the next fiscal year, and most appear to be fiscally responsible. Could the Grassroot Institute of Hawaii’s spending principles finally be…
Transfer idle special fund balances to help shore up…
April 7, 2026, 2 p.m.Hawaii State CapitolConference Room 308 and VideoconferenceTo: House Committee…
Income tax cut repeal could stunt business growth and…
April 7, 2026, 2 p.m.Hawaii State CapitolConference Room 308 and VideoconferenceTo: House Committee…
The Legislature found $150 million. So where’s…
The state’s behemoth budget bill is making its way through the Legislature, and I can’t help but…
Kent says cut spending, not tax relief
The state doesn’t have a budget crisis. It has a spending crisis.That’s what Grassroot Institute of…
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