Category: Open Forum
Governor’s Tax Plan Deserves Credit, But Not For Its Credits
by Keli’i Akina Gov. Josh Green made waves with some of the bold proposals he offered during his first State of the State address in [Read More…]
Hawaii’s Tax on Medical Services Harms Healthcare; It’s Time To Do Something About It!
by Keli‘i Akina Hawaii has been suffering from a doctor shortage for years. Right now, experts estimate we have an unmet need of 776 full-time [Read More…]
High Cost Of Living Drives Family, Friends Out Of Hawaii
by Keli‘i Akina Hawaii’s population declined again in 2022, and that’s not good. More than 15,000 people left Hawaii for the mainland last year, according [Read More…]
Dr. Josh Green Is Official Hawaii’s Governor
by Gary Hooser I wish him well. It’s no secret that my enthusiastic support in the gubernatorial race was behind Congressman Kai Kahele. I was highly [Read More…]
Tax Cuts Would Be The Ideal Holiday Gift This Year
by Keli‘i Akina Christmas and New Year’s are right around the corner. But not everything is brimming with holiday cheer. Hawaii’s high cost of living, [Read More…]
Permitting Delays Aggravate Housing Crisis, Show Lack Of Respect For Hawaii Residents
by Keli‘i Akina City officials in John’s Creek, Georgia, recently revamped their government services to be more responsive to local residents. Joe Kent, one of [Read More…]
Fixing Hawaii’s Housing Crisis Need Not Be Complicated
by Keli‘i Akina Hawaii has the highest level of government regulation related to homebuilding in the country. It also has the highest average home prices [Read More…]
Start With Permit Delays To Trim Homebuilding Red Tape
by Keli‘i Akina If you need proof that Hawaii’s housing shortage is related at some level to bureaucratic incompetence, look no further than the many [Read More…]
Election Might Be Turning Point In Quest To Exempt Food, Medicine — And Medical Services — From GET
by Keli‘i Akina With inflation soaring in our already-expensive state, wouldn’t it be nice to get a discount on a few of life’s necessities? That [Read More…]
Fix Hawaii’s Problems The Right Way, Not Via Emergency Orders
by Keli‘i Akina Hawaii desperately needs to fix some of the problems that have been bedeviling us for so long, such as the housing crisis [Read More…]
