Sumner La Croix

Saving the Class of 2020 From the COVID-19 Economic Crisis

By Sumner La Croix and James Mak At Hawai‘i’s high schools, 11,000+ students at public schools and 3,000+ students at private schools are about to graduate. Sadly, because of COVID-19, graduating seniors from the Class of 2020 are forced to forego festive ceremonies and celebrations that mark their transition to adulthood. Until COVID-19, graduation meant […]

Webinar: “How to Control Hawaii’s Coronavirus Epidemic and Bring Back the Economy: The Next Steps” (in Japanese, by Nori Tarui)

In collaboration with Maji Connection and the Consulate-General of Japan in Honolulu, UHERO’s Nori Tarui presents “How to Control Hawaii’s Coronavirus Epidemic and Bring Back the Economy: The Next Steps” by Sumner La Croix and Tim Brown (language: Japanese).

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Tap Fed Lending Facilities to Support Local Economy

By Carl Bonham, Byron Gangnes, Sumner LaCroix, and James Mak The State and counties are facing unprecedented budget shortfalls in this fiscal year and the next.  While a combination of carry-over funds and monies from various special funds could tide the State over in the very short run, tax revenue declines that could easily top […]

Webinar: How to Control the Coronavirus Epidemic and Bring Back Hawaiʻi’s Economy

The King Kamehameha V Judiciary History Center is sponsoring a webinar with UHERO’s Sumner La Croix and the East-West Center’s Tim Brown on what needs to be done to control the Coronavirus in Hawaii and restore the economy. When: Monday, April 20, 2020. 5:30pm – 6:30pm Registration is required to join the live webinar. A […]

How to Control Hawaii’s Coronavirus Epidemic and Bring Back the Economy: The Next Steps

We spell out in detail how increased testing, comprehensive historical contact tracing, and isolation of exposed and infected individuals can lead to a rapid reduction in new infections and hospitalizations. Once this system has been put in place and has operated successfully for several weeks, we may begin to approach several measurable targets—number of new […]

Using Extensive Testing and Geographical Isolation to Mitigate the Coronavirus Crisis in Hawaii

Hawaii needs to quickly adopt and implement a plan to control and then halt the spread of the coronavirus or the cost in terms of lives and damage to the economy will be catastrophic.  The 1918 Spanish flu pandemic had an infection rate of 28% and a death rate of 2.5% for the infected population.  […]

UHERO’s Sumner La Croix on minimum wage panel

UHERO’s Sumner La Croix participated in a panel on minimum wage, living wage, and cost of living at the Maui Chamber of Commerce 2019 annual Board Installation Luncheon. La Croix, along with panelists Eugene Tian, state economist with the Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism, and Keli’i Akina, Grassroot Institute of Hawaii president and […]

Hawai‘i: Eight Hundred Years of Economic and Political Change

The King Kamehameha V Judiciary History Center is sponsoring a talk on Sumner La Croix’s book, Hawai‘i: Eight Hundred Years of Economic and Political Change. The talk will focus on the economics of Hawai‘i’s annexation by the United States.      When: Wednesday, August 7, 5:30 pm Where: Ali‘iolani (the Judiciary building with the King Kamehameha statue […]