Rooted in Reason
July 12, 2010
Video of the HAPPY Luncheon Ft. Randal O'Toole
Did you miss the HAPPY Luncheon featuring Randal O'Toole of the Reason Foundation? If you did, don't worry because here are the videos of each of the speakers that were present during the HAPPY Luncheon speakers panel. (more)
Rooted in Reason
July 08, 2010
State Certification Process Perpetuates Unemployment
With approximately 6.6 percent of Hawaii’s labor force unemployed, the legislature needs to revise the state’s complex certification system to make it easier for people to change professions and get back to work. (more)
Rooted in Reason
June 07, 2010
Video of the Sam Staley Luncheon
Did you miss the Luncheon with Dr. Sam Staley a while back? Fear not because we have the complete speech by Dr. Sam Staley right here! Make sure you watch all 4 parts! All of the videos are right after the jump so make sure you click on! (more)
Rooted in Reason
June 07, 2010
What is the Overton Window?
Rooted in Reason
May 06, 2010
How to comment on the blog, and new twitter developments!
Hey everyone. In the past couple of weeks, the official Grassroot Institute blog has been getting a lot of readership. With a bunch of guests bloggers contributing as well as our own Hideo Hikida posting his own work, the amount of content the blog has been publishing has been increasing steadily thanks to feedback from all of you! (more)
Rooted in Reason
March 20, 2010
New Blog Post on Healthcare
On the eve of the Health Care vote, Hideo Hikida sits down and blogs about his thoughts on perhaps one of the most important votes in government history. What do you think about the Health Care bill? Yay or Nay? (more)
Rooted in Reason
March 03, 2010
Video of Akaka Bill Panel Debate
The awaited video of the Akaka Bill Panel Debate is finally here. After the jump, see video of the Debate that featured Leon Siu, Jere Kirschel and John Zogby. The videos are broken up into three separate parts so make sure you take the time to watch the debate in its entirety. (more)
Rooted in Reason
February 11, 2010
Political Pedicure
All-nail, Half-nail, Toe-nail and No-nail
The term "native Hawaiian" is inaccurate and misleading. The Supreme Court in the Rice versus Caetano decision characterized it as a proxy for racism. It is easy to understand why. Prior to the 1978 constitutional convention, there were two definitions for native Hawaiians: Hawaiians, who were individuals with 100% Hawaiian blood, and half Hawaiians, who had 50% Hawaiian blood and 50% non-Hawaiian blood. These individuals qualified in their respective collective categories because their majority blood quantum was Hawaiian. (more)
Rooted in Reason
February 08, 2010
Anyone for Honesty? How About Integrity?
Some of the key people pushing the Akaka bill have screwed up. But they do not know it yet. That is because they are so arrogant. They pulled a back room secret deal to modify the bill; failed in the House Committee and succeeded in the Senate. That gives us two vastly different bills. (more)
Blogs
The Mystery of Hawaiian History
Correcting historical revisionism and misconceptions promoted by the Akaka Bill.
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