Talk:Grassroot Institute of Hawaii

message: {{Connected contributor|Masonica16|edited-here=yes|declared=yes}  — Preceding unsigned comment added by Masonica16 (talk • contribs) 20:08, 22 January 2021 (UTC)

message: Information to be added or removed: The "Official website" link in the "External Links" section should link to grassrootinstitute.org. Footnote 5 should link to grassrootinstitute.org/about. Footnote 7 should link to grassrootinstitute.org/jones-act. Also footnotes 8, 10 and 14 are dead links and should be removed, as there are no live versions of those links.
Explanation of issue: Three links incorrectly point to the domain new.grassrootinstitute.org, which is dead.
References supporting change: grassrootinstitute.org is the current live domain of the website.
I have a conflict of interest since I work at the Grassroot Institute of Hawaii. 
Kentj1 (talk) 05:25, 20 July 2020 (UTC)
replies: text: Good on you for resisting the urge to make these changes yourself. The first and last change seem to me to be non-substantive - just cleaning up references. And, since I don't presently have the time to make these changes, I authorize you to make them on my behalf. The middle three changes will require more thought. Butwhatdoiknow (talk) 16:01, 21 July 2020 (UTC)
thread_title:  Proposed changes 

message: Information to be added or removed: "state-funded" should be inserted before the word "race-based" in the following sentence: "The lawsuit, filed in 2015, seeks to block race-based elections in Hawaii."
Explanation of issue: The lawsuit sought to block state-funded race-based elections, and did not pertain to privately-funded race-based elections, which the institute has no opinion on.
References supporting change: 
- https://www.hawaiinewsnow.com/story/31104257/nai-aupuni-kicks-off-amid-heated-talks/
- https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-racial-spoils-system-invents-a-tribe-for-native-hawaiians-1450481177
- Pages 5A and 6A https://www.scotusblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/15A551-Akina-Appendix.pdf
- Page 18 https://www.scotusblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/Akina-Application.pdf
I have a conflict of interest.
--Kentj1 (talk) 05:40, 20 July 2020 (UTC)
replies: text: –MJL ‐Talk‐☖ 03:41, 7 September 2020 (UTC)
thread_title:  Proposed change to Hawaiian sovereignty section 

message: Information to be added or removed: 
The following sentence should be deleted: "It does not condone a full repeal of the Jones Act."
Explanation of issue: 
The Grassroot Institute of Hawaii is not necessarily opposed to a full repeal of the Jones Act.
References supporting change: 
- https://www.cato.org/publications/cato-online-forum/updating-jones-act-21st-century-why-we-should-stop-calling-repeal
- https://www.civilbeat.org/2013/06/19330-making-waves-kelii-akina-and-the-grassroot-institute-of-hawaii/
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T7sb9lACjGc&feature=youtu.be&t=805
Islehc (talk) 19:45, 6 October 2020 (UTC)
replies: text: I took a look at the first two sources above and they do not explicitly state that Grassroot Institute of Hawaii is against a full repeal of the Jones Act. As this is ambiguous, and there is no citation to verify this claim in the article, I have removed the sentence. It can be added back in, perhaps with different wording, if other sources are presented that verify GIH's stance on the Jones Act. I am also closing this ticket. Z1720 (talk) 03:02, 17 January 2021 (UTC)
thread_title:  Proposed edits to Jones Act section 

message: Information to be added or removed:
Remove Section: Education[edit source]
Remove text: The Grassroot Institute supports school choice.[citation needed]
Explanation of issue:
The Grassroot Institute hasn’t commented about this issue in over four years. It is not a key issue that gives the reader a good idea of what issues the Institute focuses on.
References supporting change:
Note the last time school choice was mentioned was in 2017 according to the "Education" category on its website: https://www.grassrootinstitute.org/category/issues/education/page/2/
Note the dates of the content in these search results: https://www.grassrootinstitute.org/?s=school+choice
Information to be added or removed:
New section headline: Public pension debt
Text for that section: As of 2019, Hawaii’s unfunded public pension liabilities total $14 billion. The Grassroot Institute supports offering new pension plans that prevent pension spiking and cap benefits at reasonable levels.
Explanation of issue:
This is one of the key issues the Institute publishes research and commentary on.
References supporting change:
Note "Pension Reform" is listed as one of the five key issues on the site's menu at www.grassrootinstitute.org
The Institute has hosted a few events on the issue: https://www.grassrootinstitute.org/2020/05/could-hawaii-go-bankrupt/
Recent research published by the Institute, noting that its heavily focused on this issue: https://www.grassrootinstitute.org/2021/01/delaying-eutf-payments-will-add-8-billion-to-hawaii-taxpayer-debt/
Institute's media release on its report about the issue: https://www.grassrootinstitute.org/2018/08/report-how-to-resolve-hawaiis-public-pension-debt-crisis/
** I will remove the Education section since it is unsupported. We need more reliable sources in order to include the Prension Reform information. I will look into that later. Tchouppy (talk) 23:15, 23 January 2021 (UTC)
thread_title:  Proposed changes 

message: Information to be added or removed:
Replace "who continues to serve on its board of directors" in the introduction section with "who served on its board of directors until his passing on Nov. 28, 2020."
Explanation of issue:
Richard Rowland passed away on Nov. 28, 2020.
References supporting change:
https://www.grassrootinstitute.org/rowland/
**I removed the language regarding serving on the board. Given that it is now in the past sense, it doesn't really rise to the level of wikipedia newsworthy. My condolences on the loss of Mr. Rowland.Tchouppy (talk) 23:12, 23 January 2021 (UTC)
thread_title:  Proposed changes: Introductory paragraph 

message: Information to be added or removed: Add section "Taxes"
The Grassroot Institute generally opposes tax increases and new taxes. It has opposed proposed increases to taxes including capital gains, income, transient accommodations, liquor, car-sharing, and more.
Explanation of issue: Major issue the Institute focuses on.
References supporting change:
https://www.grassrootinstitute.org/2021/02/testimony-x-7-relating-to-taxes/
https://www.grassrootinstitute.org/2018/10/hawaiis-high-court-strikes-down-tax-proposal/
https://www.grassrootinstitute.org/2021/02/testimony-on-tax-related-bills-hb771-hb871-sb155-and-hb1388/
Masonica16 (talk) 00:52, 6 March 2021 (UTC)
replies: text:  The article mentions clearly the topic of taxes.  If you have any specific content in mind, please provide it here, and an editor will review it. Ferkjl (talk) 20:35, 8 April 2021 (UTC)
thread_title:  Add 'Taxes' section