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New Grassroot report outlines ways to build more farmworker housing

The Grassroots Institute of Hawaiʻi has released a policy brief that addresses workforce challenges faced by Hawaiʻi’s farmers and ranchers and makes recommendations to allow more housing on agricultural lands throughout the state.

Grassroot Institute of Hawaiʻi Survey: Too Many Government Regulations in Hawaiʻi

The Grassroot Institute of Hawaiʻi — a nonpartisan, nonprofit research and educational institute devoted to promoting individual liberty, economic freedom and limited, accountable government — conducted a survey of 933 people statewide about government regulations and found a majority think the state has too many regulations.

Watchdog Group Gives Maui County ‘D’ Grade for Financial Practices

Maui County has earned a “D” grade from the national government accounting watchdog group Truth in Accounting, for leaving its taxpayers with bills of about $15,300 each to pay off its debt, according to the nonprofit Grassroot Institute of Hawaiʻi.

Op-Ed: Grassroot Institute of Hawaiʻi on Maui’s Affordable Housing Dilemma

Depending on what Maui’s mayor decides, Maui residents could be in for a lesson that no county ordinance, no matter how well meaning, can overcome the basic rules of economics.