Writing2018 — 2026

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Hawaiʻi’s Unnecessary Benefit Cliff

  • PublishedUHERO
  • Year2024
  • RoleCo-author

The analysis behind the food assistance change. It shows what a state income test cost households and how much federal money the state was leaving unclaimed. The state dropped the test months later.

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Opinion columns Eight, across four sessions

Most sit behind the Honolulu Star-Advertiser’s paywall. The links go to the originals rather than to copies hosted here.

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In the press Quoted, not written by me

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