Prior to the collapse of the sugar and pineapple industries Hawaii had what was called a three legged stool economy.   That economy consisted of sugar/pineapple, tourism and military spending. Though there is modern agricultural production there is no equivalent exportable commodity that the sugar/pine industry occupied.  This leaves Hawaii dependent […]

The state of Hawaii is built on a mid-twentieth century model of centralized one-party rule, unionization, protection of favored industries and excessive regulation.  While this development model had its points in the transition from an agriculturally based territorial government, it is proving itself unable to keep up with the demands […]