Budget & Spending
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…
Abolish long-vacant positions to release millions of taxpayer dollars
March 24, 2026, 9:30 a.m. Hawaii State CapitolConference Room 309 and VideoconferenceTo: House Committee on Labor Rep. Jackson D. Sayama, Chair Rep. Mike Lee, Vice ChairFrom: Grassroot Institute of Hawaii Ted Kefalas, Director of…
SB3263 SD2: Taxpayer funds shouldn’t pay student…
March 18, 2026, 2:30 p.m.Hawaii State CapitolConference Room 309 and VideoconferenceTo: House…
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…
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