Legislature & Politics
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 all along: If we want to end the housing crisis, we need to build more homes.That’s because each new unit creates a chain of housing openings. A family…
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…
Public testimony prompts lawmakers to rethink repealing…
The following news article was first published on March 18, 202, by the Hawaii Filipino Chronicle …
Scrutinize state budget to preserve promised income tax cuts
The following commentary was first published on March 18, 2026, by the Hawaii Filipino Chronicle under the headline “How State Lawmakers Could Preserve Income Tax Cuts.”_____________Gov. Josh Green has proposed balancing the state budget by pausing…
Housing bills looked like winners, until they…
Two important housing reform measures were unexpectedly killed this week as the state House and…
Fighting to save Hawaii’s income tax cuts
I wish more of our lawmakers would realize that no government program could do as much to help…
The hidden problem with emergency powers
Hawaii’s emergency management law has some critical flaws.Namely, what constitutes an emergency is…
Time to tackle Hawaii’s healthcare crisis
People around the world view Hawaii as a paradise. And in a lot of ways, it is. But for many of us…
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