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The Right to Couch Surf: Home-sharing in Hawaii This event was held Friday, May 26, 2017 in downtown Honolulu The event featured Jared Meyer, Senior Research Fellow at the Foundation for Government Accountability It's easier than ever before to rent space in your house, but a movement to crack down on home-sharing may threaten this new and evolving industry. Meyer says that Hawaii's high rents are mostly the cause of government, not home-sharing platforms like Airbnb. He says that government restrictions on affordable housing, rentals, or even owning a home, have made it difficult for working class families to afford rent. Does home-sharing have negative impacts on the community...or could companies like Airbnb give local families another chance to make the money they need to afford to live in Hawaii? www.grassrootinstitute.org Originally published to YouTube on May 31, 2017.

Dr. Kyle Varner gave a presentation on Maui, hosted by the Grassroot Institute of Hawaii, about how to make health care truly affordable.

Originally published to YouTube on Mar. 28, 2018.

Should public sector employees be forced to pay union dues? Can public sector unions survive without agency fees? This event was hosted by the Federalist Society Hawaii Lawyers Division, on the Janus v. AFSCME case being heard by the U.S. Supreme Court. The discussion was moderated by Keli‘i Akina, president of the Grassroot Institute of Hawaii. Panelists included: Tony Gill, partner at Gill Zukeran & Sgan Robert Alt, president of the Buckeye Institute Originally published on YouTube on Mar. 7, 2018.

The looming crisis of unfunded liabilities in Hawaii's pension program is a major threat to Hawaii's economy. While much attention has been focused on the crisis, little has been said about the solution. The Grassroot Institute of Hawaii presented an exclusive look at how to avert a crisis, featuring Thomas Williams, Executive Director of the Employees' Retirement System of the State of Hawaii in a dialogue with Grassroot president Dr. Keli'i Akina. The event took place at the J. Walter Cameron Center in Wailuku, Maui on Oct 23, 2017. To learn more, visit www.grassrootinstitute.org. Originally published on YouTube on Oct. 25, 2017.

Hawaii’s tax and public pension systems were put under the microscope at a series of three free panel discussions hosted by Hawaii Rep. Andria Tupola, on Thursday, Nov. 2, 2017, at two separate Honolulu locations. Besides being the overall host, Tupola also moderated the first presentation, “Hawaii’s Tax Structure and Ideas for Bipartisan Reform,” at the Hawaii State Capitol Auditorium. Carl Bonham, executive director of the University of Hawaii Economic Research Organization (UHERO), led the second discussion, “Hawaii’s Tax Structure and How Tax Systems Work 101,” beginning at the UH-Manoa Campus Center. And our own Keli’i Akina, Ph.D., president and CEO of the Grassroot Institute of Hawaii, moderated the third discussion, “Pension Reform: Finding Solutions for Fiscal Solvency,” back at the Hawaii State Capitol Auditorium. Others participating in the discussions were Pete Constant of the Reason Foundation, Robert Zahradnik of The Pew Charitable Trusts, and Scott Drenkard of the Tax Foundation. Originally published on YouTube on Nov. 6, 2017.

Hawaii’s tax and public pension systems were put under the microscope at a series of free panel discussions hosted by Hawaii Rep. Andria Tupola, on Thursday, Nov. 2, 2017, at two separate Honolulu locations. Our own Keli’i Akina, Ph.D., president and CEO of the Grassroot Institute of Hawaii, moderated the third discussion, “Pension Reform: Finding Solutions for Fiscal Solvency,” back at the Hawaii State Capitol Auditorium. Others participating in the discussions were Pete Constant of the Reason Foundation, Robert Zahradnik of The Pew Charitable Trusts, and Scott Drenkard of the Tax Foundation. Originally published on YouTube on Nov. 6, 2017.

Originally published to YouTube on Aug. 22, 2017.

Dr. Kyle Varner gave a presentation on Maui, hosted by the Grassroot Institute of Hawaii, about how to make health care truly affordable.

Professor Ken Schoolland and Dr. Keli'i Akina gave a presentation on the Jones Act to a conference in Lahaina, Maui, hosted by the Institute for Humane Studies and the Mercatus Center. Originally published to YouTube on July 28, 2017.

Panos Prevedouros, civil engineering professor at UH Manoa, gave a talk on Maui titled, "Honolulu, Maui and Statewide Surface Transportation Challenges and Opportunities." The lecture was hosted by the Grassroot Institute of Hawaii. Originally published to YouTube on June 29, 2017.

Originally published to YouTube on AUg. 15, 2017.

Originally published to YouTube on Aug. 15, 2017.

Originally published to YouTube on June 2, 2017.

This video was uploaded unlisted, as a public service, to protect the public information in the video, in case it was ever taken down. Originally uploaded to YouTube on June 23, 2017.

Local families are fleeing Hawaii's high taxes and high cost of living. Read the article below for more information: http://www.grassrootinstitute.org/2017/04/are-local-families-fleeing-hawaii-taxes/