Cost of Living
Raising taxes to fund disaster relief would be ‘a failure of budgeting’
Joe Kent, executive vice president of the Grassroot Institute of Hawaii, had a wide-ranging conversation with KHVH radio host Rick Hamada on April 2 that touched on fuel prices and energy policy, the recent Jones Act waiver, some of Grassroot’s…
Akina says Jones Act waiver is ‘tacit…
Not long after President Donald Trump issued a 60-day waiver of the Jones Act to help reduce oil…
Income tax cut repeal could stunt business growth and…
April 7, 2026, 2 p.m.Hawaii State CapitolConference Room 308 and VideoconferenceTo: House Committee…
SB2981: Parking requirements are a costly waste of…
March 18, 2026, 9:00 a.m.Hawaii State CapitolConference Room 430 and VideoconferenceTo: House…
HB1620 HD2: Petroleum tax increase would worsen…
March 18, 2026, 3:10 p.m.Hawaii State CapitolConference Room 224 and VideoconferenceTo: Senate…
Bill 2973: Limiting unrelated roommates could worsen housing affordability crisis
March 10, 2026, 9 a.m.Lihue Civic Center, Mo’ikeha BuildingTo: Kauai Planning Commission Gerald Ako, Chair Helen Cox, Vice ChairFrom: Grassroot Institute of Hawaii Jonathan Helton, Policy AnalystRE: Bill 2973 — RELATING TO USES…
Census data confirms Hawaii population still in decine
Hawaii’s population shrank yet again between July 1, 2024, and July 1, 2025, according to data…
Right to Property: The Global Lack of Home…
Let’s be clear up front about the issue of home affordability: there is no silver bullet, no quick…
City ‘living wage’ not only unsound but…
The following testimony was submitted by the Grassroot Institute of Hawaii for consideration by the…
Week in Review: The Invasion of Idaho
The United States of America is in a crisis. For nearly five decades our nation has been under…
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