Hawaii Together
ThinkTech is a Hawaii 501(c)(3) nonprofit. Please support us by making a donation. http://www.thinktechhawaii.com Keli’i Akina Interviews Jacob Vigdor. Should Hawaii raise its minimum wage? Professor Jacob Vigdor shares what resulted in Seattle after 2014 when it became the first big city in the United States to start raising its minimum wage to $15 an […]
Keli’i Akina Talks Story with Diamond Garcia (Hawaii Together)
ThinkTech is a Hawaii 501(c)(3) nonprofit. Please support us by making a donation. http://www.thinktechhawaii.com Nanakuli: From Hardship to Hope. Diamond Garcia’s own journey from hardship to hope is reflective of the challenges many face in his hometown of Nanakuli, a region known for having the densest population of Native Hawaiians. As a community leader and […]
Keli’i Akina and Economist Dan Mitchell (Hawaii Together)
ThinkTech is a Hawaii 601(c)(3) nonprofit. Please support us by making a donation. http://www.thinktechhawaii.com Solving Hawaii’s Fiscal Crisis. Find out how Hawaii can avoid its looming major debt crisis, projected at the moment to total $88 billion the next 30 years, thanks in part to a constitutional state spending cap that our lawmakers routinely ignore. […]
Making Prescriptions More Available (Hawaii Together)
ThinkTech is a Hawaii 601(c)(3) nonprofit. Please support us by making a donation. http://www.thinktechhawaii.com Only on Hawaii Together. Federal laws are standing in the way of the distribution of prescription medicine to individuals in need, says Dr. Jeffrey Singer, surgeon and medical public policy expert. Dr. Singer will discuss why the problem is severe and […]
Grassroot Institute 2020 (Hawaii Together)
Like what you see? Please give generously. http://www.thinktechhawaii.com Out with The Old & In with The New? As Hawaii’s leading independent think tank, the Grassroot Institute tackled a number of issues affecting individual liberty and free markets in 2019. Will we see the same issues arise in 2020 or will there be new ones? The […]
Surfing the Nations (Hawaii Together)
Like what you see? Please give generously. http://www.thinktechhawaii.com Transforming Wahiawa and the World. Whether taking their surfboards to do diplomacy in North Korea or feeding the homeless in Wahiawa, the nonprofit Surfing the Nations is having an impact across the world. Founder Tom Bauer discusses the group’s Innovative strategies for transforming the most run-down part […]
Keli’i Akina & Augie Tulba Talk Story (Hawaii Together)
Like what you see? Please give generously. http://www.thinktechhawaii.com Only on Hawaii Together. With more than three decades in radio, comedy and community service, Augie Tulba has touched the people of Hawaii in a unique way. Now in a personal and up-close interview, he talks with Keli’i Akina about his life experiences, values and new directions. […]
Why Contractors Should Compete (Hawaii Together)
Like what you see? Please give generously. http://www.thinktechhawaii.com On Hawaii Together. Jonathan Young, will talk about how a proposed policy in Honolulu may prevent nonunion employees from bidding on government projects. Young will talk about how this could reduce competition, and increase costs for taxpayers. The host for this episode is Joe Kent. The guest […]
Ed Case Talks Jones Act with Keli’i Akina (Hawaii Together)
Like what you see? Please give generously. http://www.thinktechhawaii.com Only on Hawaii Together. As we approach the 100th anniversary of the United States shipping laws known as the Jones Act there is much controversy over their impact on Hawaii. Ed Case is one US congressman who believes Hawai’i residents would benefit significantly from changes in the […]
Learning from Houston’s Lack of Zoning (Hawaii Together)
Like what you see? Please give generously. http://www.thinktechhawaii.com On Hawaii Together. Houston is America’s largest city without any zoning laws. And, according to Tory Gattis, that’s a major factor in the booming economy and desirable quality of life for Houston residents. In this episode, we will look for lessons from Houston that may be applicable […]