#Malia Hill
Grassroot Institute white paper suggests repealing ‘certificate of need’ process for improved healthcare
A new white paper released by the Grassroot Institute of Hawaiʻi suggests that state lawmakers should ease or repeal “certificate of need” regulations to improve healthcare access, particularly in rural and Neighbor Island communities such as Maui County. The report, titled “Improve healthcare access in Hawaiʻi by reforming medical certificates of need,” argues that existing […]
Grassroot Institute reviews legislative session, citing wins on permitting, tax hikes
State lawmakers passed legislation aimed at accelerating Maui’s wildfire recovery and approving a 60-day “shot clock” for counties to review building permits, a chronic cause of delaying construction projects in Hawaiʻi. Those were a couple of takeaways from a May 16 Grassroot Institute of Hawaii legislative wrap-up event titled “What went down at the Capitol […]
