Lahaina wildfires
The coast isn’t clear, it’s covered in red tape
Hawaii and California differ greatly in size, but they have plenty in common — including great weather and notoriously bad permitting systems.It’s easy to joke about the absurdity of bureaucratic dysfunction. But the consequences when disaster…
How rigid land-use rules are holding back wildfire…
The following commentary was first published July 15, 2026, in The Washington Post under the…
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…
Maui County should consider lifting parking mandates…
The following commentary was originally published April 30, 2026, in The Maui News under the…
Insights from rebuilding Lahaina could inform Kona low…
Many of the lessons learned from Maui County’s ongoing wildfire recovery efforts could help…
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…
Maui County moves to speed up historic review for…
The following commentary was originally published March 5, 2026, in The Maui…
Let Lahaina’s burned structures be rebuilt to…
The following testimony was submitted by the Grassroot Institute of Hawaii for consideration by the…
Increase structural height limit to streamline…
The following testimony was submitted by the Grassroot Institute of Hawaii for consideration by the…
Expand height-limit exemption to all buildings…
The following testimony was submitted by the Grassroot Institute of Hawaii for consideration by the…
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