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Innovative Housing Policies (Hawaii Together)

Federal YIMBY Bills, Pre-approved Plans. The host for this show is Jonathan Helton. The guest is Andrew Justus. U.S. Sen. Brian Schatz of Hawai’i recently reintroduced bipartisan legislation that would incentivize state and local governments to liberalize housing regulations around transit projects. This follows a string of other federal bills aimed at encouraging states to […]

A Housing Boondoggle (Hawaii Together)

A Tax Credit with a Checkered past. The host for this show is Keli’i Akina. The guest is Randal O’Toole. Affordable housing sometimes comes at great public cost. One joint federal-state program intended to provide low-income housing is being accused of costing taxpayers far more than it should, due to dubious practices involving a tax […]

The Wrath of CON (Hawaii Together)

Updating Hawaii’s Healthcare Policy. The host for this show is Keli’i Akina. The guest is Matthew Mitchell. Hawaii’s hospitals, walk-in clinics and other healthcare providers have been held back for decades by arcane regulations known as ‘certificate of need’ laws, or CON laws for short. These rules dictate that anyone wanting to open a new […]
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