by Aaron Lief | Apr 26, 2016 | Economy, Government, Economy, Society, Press Release
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE DATELINE: April 26, 2016, Honolulu, Hawai`i CONTACT: Joe Kent, 808-987-7322, jkent@grassrootinstitute.org New Report Says Each Taxpayer’s Share of Hawaii’s Debt Is $28,500 Grassroot Institute praises increased transparency, calls for...
by admin | Oct 29, 2015 | Blog, Government
Yesterday, Grassroot released its finding that more than a half a million dollars had been paid out of the public pension fund to deceased beneficiaries. Reporter Rick Daysog of Hawaii News Now picked up the story and covered it in the evening news. You can see more...
by admin | Oct 29, 2015 | Blog, Economy, Government, Press Release
HONOLULU, HAWAII–Oct. 28, 2015–In a shocking example of outmoded systems leading to government waste, the Grassroot Institute of Hawaii has learned that $538,519.25 of public pension money was paid to dead people in Hawaii between 2010 and 2015. According...
by Tom Yamachika | Jul 24, 2015 | Blog, Economy, Government, Research & Commentary
We’ve earlier written about State pensions and other post-employment benefits. We’ve mentioned that the liabilities are potentially huge, but we haven’t yet spoken much about constitutional protection. The Hawaii Constitution says, “Membership in any employees’...
by Malia Hill | Apr 24, 2015 | Blog, Economy, Government, Research & Commentary
In the past, Grassroot has reported on how the state’s unfunded liabilities have affected our economic outlook–and created a burden that every state taxpayer will eventually have to bear. A recent article from Danny Mahoney of Truth in Accounting, lays out...
