Budget & Spending
Transfer idle special fund balances to help shore up general fund
April 7, 2026, 2 p.m.Hawaii State CapitolConference Room 308 and VideoconferenceTo: House Committee on Finance Rep. Chris Todd, Chair Rep. Jenna Takenouchi, Vice ChairFrom: Grassroot Institute of HawaiiTed Kefalas, Director of Strategic…
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…
Abolish long-vacant positions to release millions of…
March 24, 2026, 9:30 a.m. Hawaii State CapitolConference Room 309 and VideoconferenceTo: House…
SB3263 SD2: Taxpayer funds shouldn’t pay student athletes through NIL endowment trust
March 18, 2026, 2:30 p.m.Hawaii State CapitolConference Room 309 and VideoconferenceTo: House Committee on Higher Education Rep. Andrew Takuya Garrett, Chair Rep. Terez Amato, Vice ChairFrom: Grassroot Institute of Hawaii Ted…
Scrutinize state budget to preserve promised income tax…
The following commentary was first published on March 18, 2026, by the Hawaii Filipino Chronicle …
Transfer idle special funds into state’s general…
The following testimony was submitted by the Grassroot Institute of Hawaii for consideration by the…
Do not use taxpayer dollars to compensate UH athletes
The following testimony was submitted by the Grassroot Institute of Hawaii on March 3, 2026, for…
Evaluate state budget to save historic income tax cuts
The following testimony was submitted by the Grassroot Institute of Hawaii for consideration by the…
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