Removing Barriers is Key to Growth. The host for this show is Keli’i Akina. The guest is Meagan Forbes. Increasing local food production is at the heart of Hawaii’s push for a more diversified economy. The state has used numerous strategies to achieve that goal, but with mixed success. So how can island lawmakers best […]
Hawaii’s Housing Shortage Explained (Hawaii Together)
Market-rate Homes Key to Easing Crisis. The host for this show is Keli’i Akina. The guest is Kevin Erdmann. Hawaii’s housing crisis is real, and it won’t go away without decisive action. But what should that action look like? Is state and county spending on new affordable housing the best way to lower housing prices? […]
Short-term Rentals on Hawaii Island (Hawaii Together)
Proposed Law Could Harm Farmers, Economy. The host for this show is Keli’i Akina. The guest is Joshua Montgomery. Short-term rentals are controversial across the country. It’s no different in Hawaii County. Some members of the Hawaii County Council are proposing tighter regulations on hosted short-term rentals in the hopes that doing so will add […]
Improving Healthcare in Hawaii (Hawaii Together)
Could a Lower Tax Burden Help. The host for this show is Keli’i Akina. The guest is Scott Grosskreutz. It’s no secret that Hawaii has a healthcare crisis. The state has a shortage of more than 700 physicians and more than 3,000 healthcare staff. Meanwhile, many patients report running into significant delays in finding the […]
Time to Reform Property Taxes (Hawaii Together)
High Home Values Prompt Calls for Relief. The host for this show is Keli’i Akina. The guest is Natalie Iwasa. Driven by rising land and home values, Hawaii’s property taxes are soaring. Each county has reaped significant revenues from property taxes in the past several years. But with inflation and a housing crisis, is it […]
Short-term Rental Ban Blocked (Hawaii Together)
Judge Upholds Property Rights. The host for this show is Keli’i Akina. The guest is Gregory Kugle. Honolulu’s new ordinance limiting short-term rentals to a minimum of 90 days has been blocked by US District Court Judge Derrick Watson, who issued a preliminary injunction on Oct. 13. Gregory Kugle, an attorney with Damon Key Leong […]
The ‘Mailbox Conspiracy’ Revisited (Hawaii Together)
Can Hawaii Tackle its Public Corruption. The host for this show is Keli’i Akina. The guest is Alexander Silvert. On today’s episode of Hawaii Together, host Keli‘i Akina, president and CEO of the Grassroot Institute of Hawaii, interviews retired federal public defender Alexander Silvert about his recent book, ‘The Mailbox Conspiracy: The Inside Story of […]
Is the World Running out of Resources (Hawaii Together)
How Freedom Creates Superabundance. The host for this show is Keli’i Akina. The guest is Gale Pooley. The world’s population is growing quickly. By the end of the year, more than 8 billion people will inhabit planet earth. Some people argue that this growth is unsustainable and that the earth cannot support so many people, […]
Corruption in Paradise (Hawaii Together)
Government Watchdogs Look the Other Way. The host for this show is Keli’i Akina. The guest is Randy Roth. Too many government watchdog entities appear to have been willfully ignoring, or even tacitly approving, some of Hawaii’s most egregious corruption scandals, according to Randy Roth, law professor emeritus at the University of Hawaii William S. […]
How the Jones Act Affects Puerto Rico (Hawaii Together)
The Law’s Impact in Puerto Rico. The host for this show is Keli’i Akina. The guest is Luis Ponce. America’s federal maritime law known as the Jones Act is harmful to the territory of Puerto Rico, and people throughout the U.S. should be skeptical of it, says Luis Ponce, co-founder and action director of the […]