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 […]
The Burden of Occupational Licensing (Hawaii Together)
Reform Could Boost Freedom, Create Jobs. The host for this show is Joe Kent. The guest is Jessica Poitras. What do barbers, plumbers and athletic trainers all have in common? In Hawaii, they all need an occupational license to practice their trade. Unfortunately, these mandatory licenses often do far more harm than good. Jessica Poitas, […]
Why Hawaii Should Abolish Zoning (Hawaii Together)
New Book Addresses Important Questions. The host for this show is Joe Kent. The guest is Nolan Gray. Why do cities use zoning? Is it to protect people from noisy neighbors or maintain community character? Does zoning have any downsides? Nolan Gray, a former city planner and currently research director for California YIMBY answers these […]
How Sandboxes Could Help Hawaii Prosper (Hawaii Together)
Could Regulatory Sandboxes Help. The host for this show is Jonathan Helton. The guest is Rees Empey. Hawaii is one of the most difficult states in which to start a business, according to a recent survey by CNBC. But Rees Empey, director of state government affairs at the Utah-based Libertas Institute, says one way Hawaii […]
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. […]