| 词条 | Grassroot Institute |
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|name = Grassroot Institute |image = Logo Grassroot Institute.jpg |image_size = |image_alt = |caption = |motto = |founder = Richard Rowland |established = February 12, 2001[1] |mission = Public policy research and education.[2] |services = Multifaceted efforts to shed light on government operations and spending; public education regarding the movement to create a sovereign Hawaiian nation and/or other governmental entity; research into the effect of the 1920 Jones Act on the state of Hawaii.[2] |leader_title = President/Chief Executive Officer |leader_name = W. Keli'i Akina[2] |leader_title2 = Chairman |leader_name2 = Richard O. Rowland[2] |budget= Revenue: $463,184 Expenses: $470,188 (FYE December 2015)[3] |employees = |employees_year = |website = {{URL|http://www.grassrootinstitute.org}} |tax_id = 99-0354937[2] |status = 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization |footnotes = }} The Grassroot Institute of Hawaii is a 501(c)3 nonprofit public policy think tank based in Honolulu, Hawaii.[4] The organization's stated mission is to "educate people about the values of individual liberty, economic freedom, and accountable government."[5] It promotes free market values and produces research on subjects like the Jones Act and pension issues. The current Chief Executive Officer is Dr. Keli'i Akina. The Institute was formed on February 12, 2001[1] by Richard Rowland, who continues to serve on its board of directors. The organization is a member of the State Policy Network, a network of state-based think tanks. IssuesThe Grassroot Institute has published commentary on a variety of political issues, from a legal minimum wage to Hawaiian sovereignty. The Grassroot Institute conducts research and analysis of various issues from a free market perspective. Academic works are inspired by the writings of scholars such as Frederic Bastiat, Murray Rothbard, Milton Friedman, F.A. Hayek, and Adam Smith. Generally, the institute opposes tax increases, such as Hawaii's General Excise Tax.[6] The Jones ActThe Grassroot Institute of Hawaii supports reform of the Jones Act that would address the disproportionate effect of the shipbuilding and cargo shipping restrictions on Hawaii from the Jones Act.[7] It does not condone a full repeal of the Act. Honolulu rail projectThe Grassroot Institute of Hawaii has been a vocal critic of the Honolulu Authority for Rapid Transportation's rail project in Honolulu. The Institute hasn't made any public comments on whether the rail should stop at Middle Street, which is a popular belief among opponents.[8] The only official position of the Institute is that HART be subject to an independent audit for fraud, waste and abuse.[9] In 2017, the Institute launched the campaign to audit the rail,[10] which eventually gained momentum and resulted in a financial and management audit by Hawaii state auditor Les Kondo in 2018.[11] Hawaiian sovereigntyThe Grassroot Institute joined with other groups to file suit against the State of Hawaii's efforts to form and gain federal recognition of a race-based, sovereign nation. The lawsuit, filed in 2015, seeks to block race-based elections in Hawaii.[12][13] EducationThe Grassroot Institute supports school choice. The Institute has pointed out that despite the state Department of Education's expanding budget of $2.4 billion per year (an increase from $972 million eight years previously), public school students continue to perform at the bottom of the nation on NAEP assessments and enrollment in the system has decreased.[14] References{{Portal|Hawaii|Libertarianism|Conservatism}}1. ^1 [https://hbe.ehawaii.gov/documents/business.html?fileNumber=121532D2 The Grassroot Institute of Hawaii, Inc.]" Hawaii Department of Commerce & Consumer Affairs. State of Hawaii. Accessed December 8, 2015. 2. ^1 2 3 4 Form 990: Return of Organization Exempt from Income Tax". Grassroot Institute of Hawaii. Guidestar. December 31, 2014. Accessed December 1, 2016. 3. ^{{cite web | url=http://990s.foundationcenter.org/990_pdf_archive/990/990354937/990354937_201512_990.pdf?_ga=1.98517535.1400465774.1487149181 | title=Grassroot Institute of Hawai Inc | date=10 November 2016 | website=Foundation Center | accessdate=16 February 2017}} 4. ^{{cite news|title=Supreme Court justice blocks Native Hawaiian vote count|url=http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/ct-native-hawaiian-vote-count-20151127-story.html|accessdate=21 December 2015|agency=Associated Press|publisher=Chicago Tribune|date=November 27, 2015}} 5. ^{{cite web|url=http://new.grassrootinstitute.org/about/|title=About Us|last=|first=|date=|website=|publisher=Grassroot Institute of Hawaii|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|accessdate=11 January 2019}} 6. ^{{cite news|url=http://news.heartland.org/newspaper-article/2015/07/31/study-suggest-regressive-gas-tax-hike-hawaiians|title=Study Suggest ‘Regressive’ Gas Tax Hike for Hawaiians|last1=Sterling Burnett|first1=H.|date=July 31, 2015|accessdate=21 December 2015|publisher=Heartland Institute}} 7. ^{{cite news|url=http://new.grassrootinstitute.org/innitiatives/jones/|title=Jones Act|accessdate=21 December 2015|publisher=Grassroot Institute of Hawaii}} 8. ^{{Cite web|url=http://www.stoprailatmiddlestreet.org/|title=STOP RAIL AT MIDDLE STREET|website=STOP RAIL AT MIDDLE STREET|language=en|access-date=2019-01-11}} 9. ^{{Cite web|url=https://www.grassrootinstitute.org/2019/01/first-part-of-hart-audit-is-bad-will-rest-be-worse/|title=First part of HART audit is bad; will rest be worse?|last=Hawaii|first=Grassroot Institute of|date=2019-01-11|website=Grassroot Institute of Hawaii|language=en-US|access-date=2019-01-11}} 10. ^{{Cite web|url=http://www.audittherail.com/|title=Hawaii deserves better!|website=www.audittherail.com|language=en|access-date=2019-01-11}} 11. ^{{Cite web|url=http://www.civilbeat.org/2018/05/state-auditor-says-rail-agency-is-interfering-with-his-work/|title=State Auditor Says Rail Agency Is Interfering With His Work|date=2018-06-01|website=Honolulu Civil Beat|language=en|access-date=2019-01-11}} 12. ^{{cite news|last1=Blair|first1=Chad|title=Lawsuit Says Hawaiians-Only Election Is ‘Racially Exclusive’|url=http://www.civilbeat.com/2015/08/lawsuit-says-hawaiians-only-election-is-racially-exclusive/|accessdate=21 December 2015|publisher=Honolulu Civil Beat|date=August 13, 2015}} 13. ^{{cite news|last1=Essoyan|first1=Susan|title=Federal lawsuit filed to block Native Hawaiian election|url=http://www.staradvertiser.com/hawaii-news/federal-lawsuit-filed-to-block-native-hawaiian-election-2/|accessdate=21 December 2015|publisher=Honolulu Star-Advertiser|date=August 13, 2015}} 14. ^{{cite news|title=Getting Less for More?|url=http://new.grassrootinstitute.org/2008/11/getting-less-for-more-2/|accessdate=21 December 2015|publisher=Grassroot Institute of Hawaii|date=November 26, 2008}} External links
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