government waste
Exempt infrastructure improvement projects from SMA rules
April 9, 2026, 10:01 a.m.Hawaii State CapitolConference Room 016 and VideoconferenceTo: Senate Committee on Judiciary Sen. Karl Rhoads, Chair Sen. Mike Gabbard, Vice ChairFrom: Grassroot Institute of HawaiiTed Kefalas, Director of Strategic…
Transfer idle special fund balances to help shore up…
April 7, 2026, 2 p.m.Hawaii State CapitolConference Room 308 and VideoconferenceTo: House Committee…
Building code audit could reduce housing costs,…
March 30, 2026, 3:01 p.m.Hawaii State CapitolConference Room 016 and VideoconferenceTo: Senate…
Building code audit could streamline housing permitting…
March 31, 2026, 10 a.m.Hawaii State CapitolConference Room 411 and VideoconferenceTo: House…
Prohibit contracts from going to relatives of state…
March 19, 2026, 2 p.m.Hawaii State Capitol Conference Room 325 and VideoconferenceTo: House…
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…
SB2312 SD1: Clarify that government contractor records…
March 17, 2026, 2 p.m.Hawaii State CapitolConference Room 325 and VideoconferenceTo: House Committee…
HB2388 HD2: Online notice posting needs centralized…
March 17, 2026, 3:05 p.m.Hawaii State CapitolConference Room 225 and VideoconferenceTo: Senate…
HB2319 HD2: Certificate of need reform would improve…
March 18, 2026, 1 p.m.Hawaii State CapitolConference Room 225 and VideoconferenceTo: Senate…
How to balance the state budget without hiking taxes
The following “Island Voices” commentary was first published on Feb. 26, 2026, in the Honolulu…
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