Legislature & Politics
Grassroot’s legislative wins include housing reforms, defeat of tax hikes
The biggest takeaway from the 2026 legislative session is that lawmakers appear to still be focused on addressing Hawaii’s affordability crisis, especially when it comes to passing housing reforms and turning down major tax increases, according to…
Untangling occupational licensing rules | Grassroot…
This year’s legislative session is winding down, and it has certainly had its highs and lows. One…
Kent, Kefalas tout defeat of tax cuts as major…
Joe Kent, executive president of the Grassroot Institute of Hawaii, and Ted Kefalas, Grassroot’s…
The unintended consequences of transfer taxes
Most of the attention this year at the state Legislature has been focused on the status of our…
Tax relief needed to help combat Hawaii’s high…
The following “Island Voices” commentary was first published April 22, 2026, in the Honolulu…
When good bills go bad
As the 2026 legislative session enters its final weeks, I am happy to report that several of the Grassroot Institute of Hawaii’s priority measures are still in play and positioned to be finalized in various House-Senate conference committees. Some…
How building new homes benefits everyone
A new report from economists at the University of Hawai‘i makes a point that many of us have known…
Raising taxes to fund disaster relief would be ‘a…
Joe Kent, executive vice president of the Grassroot Institute of Hawaii, had a wide-ranging…
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…
SB2312 SD1: Clarify that government contractor records…
March 17, 2026, 2 p.m.Hawaii State CapitolConference Room 325 and VideoconferenceTo: House Committee…
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