Licensing & Jobs
Hair-braiding bills hint at deeper issues with occupational licensing
Two bills making their way through the Hawaii Legislature would relieve natural hair braiders of the onerous requirement that they obtain full cosmetology licenses to practice their craft professionally. Mandating expensive cosmetology schooling for…
Cottage food rules for farm kitchens would benefit…
March 23, 2026, 1:40 p.m.Hawaii State CapitolConference Room 225 and VideoconferenceTo: Senate…
SB2080 SD1: Psychology compact would expand mental…
March 18, 2026, 9 a.m.Hawaii State CapitolConference Room 329 and VideoconferenceTo: House Committee…
Hawaii should set goals to be more friendly to…
The following testimony was submitted by the Grassroot Institute of Hawaii for consideration by the…
Waive civil service law to fill long-vacant SHPD, CWRM…
The following testimony was submitted by the Grassroot Institute of Hawaii for consideration by the…
License should not be required to practice natural hair braiding
The following testimony was submitted by the Grassroot Institute of Hawaii for consideration by the Senate Committee on Commerce and Consumer Protection on Feb. 25, 2026._____________Feb. 25, 2026, 9:32 a.m.Hawaii State CapitolConference Room 229 and…
Allow dental hygienists to expand scope of practice…
The following testimony was submitted by the Grassroot Institute of Hawaii for consideration by the…
Lift irrelevant licensing requirements for natural hair…
The following testimony was submitted by the Grassroot Institute of Hawaii for consideration by the…
Remove civil service requirements for hard to fill DLNR…
The following testimony was submitted by the Grassroot Institute of Hawaii for consideration by the…
Apply sunshine law to contractors working for public…
The following testimony was submitted by the Grassroot Institute of Hawaii for consideration by the…
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