Hawaii - 2018 Legislative Scorecard - Grassroot Institute of Hawaii
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![2018 LEGISLATIVE SCORECARD
GOVERNOR DAVID IGE
SENATE PRESIDENT RON KOUCHI
HOUSE SPEAKER SCOTT SAIKI
TWENTY-NINTH SESSION OF THE HAWAII LEGISLATURE
A GREAT GOVERNMENT
IS NOT NECESSARILY KNOWN FOR WHAT IT CAN DO.
IT SHOULD ALSO BE KNOWN FOR WHAT IT DOES NOT DO.
Was 2018 Hawaii Legislature a success?
By Keli`i Akina, Ph.D.
President/CEO, The Grassroot Institute of Hawaii
May 6, 2018, accessed June 13, 2018
http://www.grassrootinstitute.org/2018/05/2018-hawaii-legislature-success/
The best measure of legislative productivity is not how many controversial
proposals you can get enacted. If that were the case, the most productive
legislator in the world would be a tyrannical dictator.
A productive legislative session should be one where rigorous examination
of a bill's cost, consequences and constitutionality takes precedence over
its popularity or the drive to pass it. There should be more willingness to
shelve a bill or let it die in committee. [Emphasis Supplied]
When the goal is to fully weigh the legislation, a failed bill is a success in
its own way. [Emphasis Supplied]
The idea that [House Speaker Scott] Saiki feels that the Legislature “can do
anything” speaks well to his enthusiasm, but it worries me. And it should
worry every citizen who has seen how often “anything” translates into tax
increases and large spending projects. [Clarifcation Supplied]](https://image.slidesharecdn.com/hawaii-2018legislativescorecard-grassrootinstituteofhawaii-180613163708/85/Hawaii-2018-Legislative-Scorecard-Grassroot-Institute-of-Hawaii-1-320.jpg)
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- 1. 2018 LEGISLATIVE SCORECARD GOVERNOR DAVID IGE SENATE PRESIDENT RON KOUCHI HOUSE SPEAKER SCOTT SAIKI TWENTY-NINTH SESSION OF THE HAWAII LEGISLATURE A GREAT GOVERNMENT IS NOT NECESSARILY KNOWN FOR WHAT IT CAN DO. IT SHOULD ALSO BE KNOWN FOR WHAT IT DOES NOT DO. Was 2018 Hawaii Legislature a success? By Keli`i Akina, Ph.D. President/CEO, The Grassroot Institute of Hawaii May 6, 2018, accessed June 13, 2018 http://www.grassrootinstitute.org/2018/05/2018-hawaii-legislature-success/ The best measure of legislative productivity is not how many controversial proposals you can get enacted. If that were the case, the most productive legislator in the world would be a tyrannical dictator. A productive legislative session should be one where rigorous examination of a bill's cost, consequences and constitutionality takes precedence over its popularity or the drive to pass it. There should be more willingness to shelve a bill or let it die in committee. [Emphasis Supplied] When the goal is to fully weigh the legislation, a failed bill is a success in its own way. [Emphasis Supplied] The idea that [House Speaker Scott] Saiki feels that the Legislature “can do anything” speaks well to his enthusiasm, but it worries me. And it should worry every citizen who has seen how often “anything” translates into tax increases and large spending projects. [Clarifcation Supplied]