GrassRootInstitute.org
Title
Grassroot Institute of Hawaii
Description
The purpose of the Grassroot Institute of Hawaii is to improve the relationship between the government and the people with the objective of improving the effectiveness of the government, the business climate and in some cases, tradition, to foster an atmosphere in Hawaii that results in maximum personal freedom for every individual. We recognize that personal freedom comes with the price of personal responsibility, accountability and respect for others. We believe each person must be free to succeed or fail in building wealth and in relationships with others.
The mission of the Grassroot Institute of Hawaii is to identify "people problems," such as barriers to productivity, wealth creation and personal happiness, and then study, analyze, publish and aggressively pursue creative self-government centered solutions. The individual and his or her search for meaning and happiness in a civil society is stressed. We are thus Grassroot, not Grassroots.
"We are only slightly interested in the political left or right. When it comes to public policy we look to see where the policy sends power. If it empowers the individual, we think it looks upward toward human freedom to succeed or fail. If it decreases individual authority, responsibility and accountability and hands power to the state we think it sends us downward toward statism. Thus, we are up or down evaluators rather than left or right. Needless to say, we do not like tyranny whether it is from the minority or majority."
Languages
English
