High Prices, Taxes and Rail Were Factors. The host for this show is Keli’i Akina. The guest is Panos Prevedouros. Prominent Honolulu rail critic Panos Prevedouros talks with host Keli‘i Akina about why he moved away from Hawaii last year. The former chairman of the University of Hawaii’s civil engineering department says the state’s high […]
Oahu’s Problematic Short-term Rental Ban (Hawaii Together)
Expect Many Unintended Consequences. The host for this show is Keli’i Akina. The guest is Dawn Borjesson. Dawn Borjesson, chair of Friends of Kauilima, a North Shore community group, shares with host Keli‘i Akina her views on why Honolulu’s recently enacted short-term rental ban is likely to negatively affect Oahu’s economy, especially as it pertains […]
Is the Honolulu Rail Still on Track (Hawaii Together)
Key Issues the Public Should Know About. The host for this show is Keli’i Akina. The guest is Natalie Iwasa. Guest Natalie Iwasa speaks with program host Keli‘i Akina about what might be the next steps for Honolulu’s over-budget and behind-schedule rail project. Iwasa is a state appointee to the Honolulu Authority for Rapid Transportation […]
Educating Youth About the Housing Crunch (Hawaii Together)
Young Housing Advocates Emerge. The host for this show is Keli’i Akina. The guest is Sterling Higa. Sterling Higa is executive director of the new nonprofit Housing Hawaii’s Future, which aims to educate and organize students and young professionals to help end Hawaii’s shortage of affordable housing. Higa talks with host Keli‘i Akina about how […]
Reining in the State’s Emergency Powers (Hawaii Together)
Why we Must Restore Checks and Balances. The host for this show is Keli’i Akina. The guests are Sandy Ma and Malia Blom Hill. A bill to limit the governor’s emergency power is nearing the legislative finish line, and that bodes well for transparency and accountability in Hawaii, according to guests Sandy Ma, executive director […]
Why a Minimum Wage Hike will Cost Jobs (Hawaii Together)
Data Shows Minimum Wage is Bad Medicine. The host for this show is Keli’i Akina. The guest is David Neumark. The research is in: The minimum wage mostly hurts the people it is intended to help. That’s the finding of David Neumark, economist and co-director of the Center for Population, Inequality, and Policy at the […]
Lessons from Tokyo for Housing (Hawaii Together)
‘Tokyo Model’ Can Create More Housing. The host for this show is Keli’i Akina. The guest is Edward Pinto. Edward Pinto, Senior Fellow and director of the American Enterprise Institute’s Housing Center, talks with host Keli‘i Akina about how Tokyo’s deregulation of its housing market resulted in more housing availability and affordable housing prices. Pinto […]
Tax Hikes at the 2022 Legislature (Hawaii Together)
Why the Push to Increase Hawaii Taxes. The host for this show is Keli’i Akina. The guest is Tom Yamachika. Hawaii legislators are aiming to increase taxes on fuels, property and capital gains, but that might be more trouble than it’s worth, according to Tom Yamachika, president of the Tax Foundation of Hawaii. Host Keli‘i […]
Ending Hawaii’s State of Emergency (Hawaii Together)
Bills Would Limit Executive Power. The host for this show is Keli’i Akina. The guest is Malia Blom Hill. Hawaii legislators have introduced several bills that would limit the governor’s potentially endless emergency powers. According to Malia Blom Hill, Grassroot Institute of Hawaii policy director, the goal is to bring a much-needed end to the […]
Short-term Rentals in Jeopardy (Hawaii Together)
Bill 41 Could Squash Short-term Rentals. The host for this show is Keli’i Akina. The guests are Ed Jones and Peggy Aurand. Honolulu City Council members are considering a measure, Bill 41, that would limit “short-term” rentals on Oahu to no less than 180 days at a time. Vacation rental owners Ed Jones and Peggy […]