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Legislature approves bills that could help boost local food production
The following commentary was first published May 30, 2026, in West Hawaii Today and May 31, 2026, in the Hawaii Tribune-Herald under the headline “Local food bills on the table after legislative session.”_____________The Hawaiʻi Legislature this year…
Legislature OKs bill to help speed up infrastructure…
The following commentary was first published on May 24, 2026, in Maui Now under the headline “HB1823…
Grassroot’s legislative wins include housing…
The biggest takeaway from the 2026 legislative session is that lawmakers appear to still be focused…
Maui County should consider lifting parking mandates…
The following commentary was originally published April 30, 2026, in The Maui News under the…
Tax relief needed to help combat Hawaii’s high…
The following “Island Voices” commentary was first published April 22, 2026, in the Honolulu…
Meghan Portfolio Featured in The Washington Post
Yankee Institute Manager of Research and Analysis Meghan Portfolio discusses in The Washington Post how a proposed regulation on self-checkouts could lead to rising costs for stores and limited services for shoppers. Read the story here. The post…
Andrew Fowler Featured in The Wall Street Journal
Communications Specialist Andrew Fowler points out in The Wall Street Journal how New England…
Property tax changes would help Kauai farmers and…
The following commentary was originally published April 4, 2026, in The Garden Island newspaper on…
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…
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