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John Pritchett: Neverland

Candidates for Hawaii have been talking for decades about ways to be less dependent on tourism for revenue. They're still talking.

By John Pritchett

July 31, 2022 · 0 min read

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John Pritchett

John Pritchett is an award-winning cartoonist. He has created artwork in Hawaii for decades, including 20 years at the Honolulu Weekly. See his portfolio on the web at: pritchettcartoons.com. Opinions are the author’s own and do not necessarily reflect Civil Beat’s views.

Pritchett -- div economy July 2022

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About the Author

John Pritchett

John Pritchett is an award-winning cartoonist. He has created artwork in Hawaii for decades, including 20 years at the Honolulu Weekly. See his portfolio on the web at: pritchettcartoons.com. Opinions are the author’s own and do not necessarily reflect Civil Beat’s views.

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BJ Penn (current Republican front-runner) stated in a recent KITV interview that he'd be in favor of legalizing recreational marijuana. One way to help diversify the economy for sure via agriculture.More jobs and more tax revenue.

basic_citizen123 · 10 months ago

Like affordable housing, economic diversification is just a political talking point. Both are like a hot air ballon. While the talking goes on ideas soar, when the talking ends the ideas fall flat on the ground.

Roxie · 10 months ago

Thinking that Hawaii has anything marketable other than as a tourist destination is Fantasyland. Tinker Bell's pixie dust can't change the fact that Hawaii is ranked 46th out of the 50 states for being business friendly. Hawaii does top the list of states for for having the worst infrastructure. No surprise there.

NancyKwanHo · 10 months ago

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