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 […]
Why Hawaii Needs a Jones Act Waiver (Hawaii Together)
Russian Oil Sanctions and the Jones Act. The host for this show is Joe Kent. The guest is Colin Grabow. Colin Grabow, Grassroot Scholar and policy analyst at the Cato Institute, discusses President Joe Biden’s ban on Russian oil imports and why Hawaii needs a Jones Act waiver to ensure its energy security. Currently Hawaii […]
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 […]
Removing Hawaii’s Barriers to Bitcoin (Hawaii Together)
Allowing Virtual Currency in Hawaii. The host for this show is Keli’i Akina. The guest is Alexandra Gaiser. Hawaii has higher legal barriers to virtual-currency companies than any other state, and state lawmakers could do a lot to make it easier for them to operate here, according to Alexandra Gaiser, director of regulatory affairs for […]
Hawaii’s Healthcare Shortage (Hawaii Together)
Hawaii Island Residents Concerned. The host for this show is Keli’i Akina. The guest is Lisa Rantz. Residents on Hawaii island are voicing their concerns about the shortage of healthcare, according to Lisa Rantz, executive director of the Hilo Medical Center Foundation. Host Keli‘i Akina discusses with Rantz about reform options, such as lowering taxation […]
Court Strikes Down ‘gut and Replace’ (Hawaii Together)
Legal Expert Robert Thomas Weighs in. The host for this show is Keli’i Akina. The guest is Robert Thomas. Robert Thomas, Grassroot Scholar, Senior Attorney at Pacific Legal Foundation, and a director emeritus with the Honolulu law firm Damon Key Leong Kupchak Hastert, weighs in on the Hawaii Supreme Court ruling this month against “gut […]
Vacation Rentals on Maui in Jeopardy (Hawaii Together)
Why Maui Should Allow Vacation Rentals. The host for this show is Keli’i Akina. The guest is Jen Russo. In a conversation with host Keli’i Akina, Jen Russo, executive director of the Maui Vacation Rental Association, discusses a Maui County Council proposal that aspires to create more housing on Maui by phasing out about 7,000 […]