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 […]
Easing Housing Barriers on the Big Island (Hawaii Together)
Cut Red Tape for Permitting and Zoning. The host for this show is Joe Kent. The guest is Zendo Kern. Hawaii County has the most housing regulations of any county in the nation, and a frustratingly huge backlog of building permits to prove it. Host Keli‘i Akina talks with Zendo Kern, the county’s planning director, […]
Why Panos Prevedouros Left Hawaii (Hawaii Together)
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 […]
Mapping Out Hawaii’s Housing Regulations (Hawaii Together)
New Tool IDs Homebuilding Barriers. The host for this show is Ted Kefalas. The guest is Trey Gordner. Host Keli‘i Akina talks with Trey Gordner, a graduate student and researcher in urban and regional planning at Virginia Tech, who has been working remotely from Hawaii to create a “Hawaii Zoning Atlas.” Gorner hopes the new […]
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 […]