Podcasts about Honolulu

The man accused of being the mastermind in the brutal killing of a pet pig, known as Eddie, was sentenced. A tsunami warning is cancelled after a massive earthquake hit Alaska.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A man accused of setting fire to a playground near Ala Moana last month has been officially charged. What evidence police have connecting him to the crime and when he is due back in court. The Honolulu Police Department is getting creative to try and fill the growing number of vacancies. How they are trying to manage this by taking ideas from mainland departments. A popular Hawaii fruit is helping to pave the way for diversifying Hawai'i's economy. We'll tell you what this is and how it's working. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Catherine Tyler is the Founder and CEO at Baer Reed Inc., a women‑owned business and legal process outsourcing firm that delivers secure, cost‑effective support to law firms, corporate legal departments, and regulated industries. A former litigation attorney at Gibson, Dunn & Cruncher and Winston & Strawn, she launched Baer Reed in 2010 after recognizing a need for high‑quality, scalable legal support. Under her leadership, the company has grown to serve Fortune 100 and Am Law 100 clients. Uday Bhasin is the Managing Director at Tradeways, an emerging markets advisory firm specializing in financial and family office strategy in Africa, the Middle East, Asia, and Europe He previously held senior finance roles at Sharjah Holding and Dubai Group and spent 11 years at PwC. Uday also serves on the boards of multiple regional banks and insurers, including Diamond Trust Bank in Kenya and Tanzania. Lael Sturm is the Founder of Ogmentor, a virtual assistant agency that connects executive, marketing, and sales assistants with growing businesses. He built Ogmentor as an extension of his marketing agency experience, helping place skilled assistants and providing strategic support to business leaders. In this episode… From legal outsourcing and cross-border financial advisory to virtual staffing and leadership development, the entrepreneurial journey is rarely linear. How can founders navigate burnout, pivot their models, and rebuild with intention? After questioning the status quo of US legal practices, Catherine Tyler launched Baer Reed in the Philippines and joined EO to reshape her personal and professional future. Uday Bhasin reflects on launching Tradeways after a high-powered finance career, the challenge of starting from scratch, and the long game of earning trust across continents. For Lael Sturm, a pandemic-era pivot from agency work to virtual team support sparked rapid growth and deeper engagement in EO's community. All three credit EO with sustaining their growth and helping them rediscover what matters most. In this episode of the Rising Entrepreneurs Podcast, recorded live at the Entrepreneur's Organization Global Leadership Conference in Honolulu, you'll hear how Catherine Tyler, Uday Bhasin, and Lael Sturm overcame burnout, embraced reinvention, and found purpose through EO. You'll also learn how mindset, delegation, and peer support fuel long-term success.

Did you know you can't travel between Hawaii's islands by ferry, even though they're only 100-150 miles apart?For many travelers, island hopping in Hawaii seems like it should be as simple as catching a boat, but the reality involves brutal ocean conditions, environmental concerns, and a fascinating history of failed attempts.

Military leaders overseeing the cleanup of Red Hill brief lawmakers on how federal staffing cuts could impact their timeline. The suspect accused of trying to plow into another man outside a Pearl City nightclub appears in court. More deadly flash flooding this time in the Northeast. Plus, a dramatic video captured by subway riders in New York City. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Navy program in charge of clean-up after the 2021 fuel spill at Red Hill is struggling.. when it comes to staffing. What update they presented yesterday as well as what specific numbers they provided. It's been 10 days since the deadly Maili wildfire broke out in West Oahu. What investigators have classified the cause to be, as a damage assessment is pending. Honolulu's largest YMCA complex is launching a new project. We'll tell you what their plans include, as well as how they are planning to pay for it. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A tsunami advisory is in effect for parts of Alaska following a M7.3 earthquake along the Aleutian Chain. The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center says there is NO threat to Hawaii. And a man accused of being the mastermind in the brutal killing of a pet pig, known as Eddie, has been sentenced.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The menstrual cycle is as regular as clockwork, or at least it should be. But for many adolescent patients, what should be a manageable monthly event turns into a full-blown disruptor of school, sports, sleep and sanity. As we explore the world of adolescent gynecology, we take a closer look at the intricate details: how cramps can hide endometriosis and ‘normal' isn't always what it seems. These symptoms are not just part of puberty. These are signals that deserve attention, validation, and thorough evaluation. This episode was recorded live on the exhibit floor at the 2025 Pediatric Academic Societies Conference in Honolulu, Hawaii. Joining us for this episode is Elizabeth Alderman, MD, Chief of the Division of Adolescent Medicine at The Children's Hospital at Montefiore. She is also a professor at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine. Some highlights from this episode include:  First-line treatments for painful periods in adolescents  Red flags in menstrual history that could lead to further concerns  Primary care diagnostic steps before referring to gynecology  How to create a comfortable environment for discussing these uncomfortable topics for adolescents Charting Pediatrics is in the running for a People's Choice Podcast Award, and we need your help to get nominated! Starting July 1, you can head to www.podcastawards.com and nominate us for the “science and medicine” category, as well as the “people's choice” category. Listeners like you are the reason we have become one of the top pediatric podcasts for providers around the world. Your nomination could make all the difference in us receiving this recognition! Nominate us by July 31st and help Children's Hospital Colorado lead the way in pediatric podcasting. Thank you for your support!   For more information on Children's Colorado, visit: childrenscolorado.org. 

President Trump's latest deadline for Russia to reach a ceasefire deal with Ukraine is getting mixed reviews, even from his own party. New developments for the man accused of trying to run over another man outside a Pearl City bar. A new attraction in Waikiki, called XploreRide, involves a zero-emission bus with a headset-powered twist.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Kahuku's former head football coach takes legal action to help clear his name after his sudden firing. Who Sterling Carvalho is suing and why. A trial is underway in Virginia for a young sailor facing charges of manslaughter in the tragic death of a Hilo man. And a West Oahu senator lashes out against a proposal to shut down a busy roadway in Ewa. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A new demand from Honolulu's outgoing police chief. Why Joe Logan says he needs to be paid for the city to avoid a lawsuit. A private road used frequently by West Oahu drivers will soon be gated off. Why its owner is making the move and why its causing community controversy. If you're feeling grouchy this morning it may not just be your coworkers. We look into how seasonal affective disorder impacts millions across the country.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Register here for the live online event to learn about ‘Unlocking BRRRR Deals in Little Rock' on Thursday, 7/17. Keith discusses the rising cost of real estate, predicting that million-dollar homes will become common by 2033 due to: supply scarcity, demographic demand, inflation, and regulatory costs. Over half of U.S. states have cities with starter home prices over $1 million.  Hear about the challenges of investing in beach towns, citing rising insurance costs and maintenance expenses GRE Investment Coach, Naresh, joins the conversation to highlight the BRRRR strategy for income property investment. Resources: Register here for the live online event to learn about ‘Unlocking BRRRR Deals in Little Rock' on Thursday, 7/17. Show Notes: GetRichEducation.com/562 For access to properties or free help with a GRE Investment Coach, start here: GREmarketplace.com GRE Free Investment Coaching: GREinvestmentcoach.com Get mortgage loans for investment property: RidgeLendingGroup.com or call 855-74-RIDGE  or e-mail: info@RidgeLendingGroup.com Invest with Freedom Family Investments.  You get paid first: Text FAMILY to 66866 Will you please leave a review for the show? I'd be grateful. Search “how to leave an Apple Podcasts review”  For advertising inquiries, visit: GetRichEducation.com/ad Best Financial Education: GetRichEducation.com Get our wealth-building newsletter free— text ‘GRE' to 66866 Our YouTube Channel: www.youtube.com/c/GetRichEducation Follow us on Instagram: @getricheducation Complete episode transcript:   Automatically Transcribed With Otter.ai    Keith Weinhold  0:01   Welcome to GRE. I'm your host. Keith Weinhold, million dollar homes will be normal by 2033 I'll discuss why and exactly where they'll be arriving. Why are more beach towns going bust? What's in the big, beautiful bill for real estate investors? Then how to own income property with just 10% equity in it today on get rich education.    Keith Weinhold  0:28   Mid South home buyers, I mean, they're total pros, with over two decades as the nation's highest rated turnkey provider. Their empathetic property managers use your ROI as their North Star. So it's no wonder that smart investors just keep lining up to get their completely renovated income properties like it's the newest iPhone. They're headquartered in Memphis and have globally attractive cash flows and A plus rating with the Better Business Bureau and now over 5000 houses renovated, there's zero markup on maintenance. Let that sink in, and they average a 98.9% occupancy rate, while their average renter stays more than three and a half years. Every home they offer has brand new components, a bumper to bumper, one year warranty, new 30 year roofs. And wait for it, a high quality renter. Remember that part and in an astounding price range, 100 to 180k I've personally toured their office and their properties in person in Memphis, get to know Mid South. Enjoy cash flow from day one. Start yourself right now at mid southhomebuyers.com that's mid south homebuyers.com.   Speaker 1  1:53   You're listening to the show that has created more financial freedom than nearly any show in the world. This is get rich education.   Keith Weinhold  2:10   Welcome to GRE from Palm Bay Florida to Palm Springs, California and across 188 nations worldwide, you are inside one of the longest running and most listened to shows on real estate investing. This is Get Rich Education. I'm your host. Keith Weinhold, I think you know that by now, you can also find my written work in both Forbes and the USA. Today, million dollar homes could be coming to right where you live only as the average home, a typical home. Best said is the million dollar median priced home. They're increasingly common across America. We're going to look at the exact areas where this is going to happen next, and why. Though, real estate prices are only up about 2% annually. This time, a plethora of forces are conspiring to push median American home prices ever higher to a million bucks by 2033 the reasons for ever higher future prices on a national basis are supply scarcity. Though, homes aren't as scarce as they were, say three years ago, incessant demographic demand, continued inflation, tariff pressures, heightened regulatory costs, the rate lock in effect remote work and a perpetual construction labor shortage that makes it easier to find a unicorn than, say, a good plumber out there. All these things are conspiring to push long term prices up, up, up, and sadly, this will make first time home buyer dreams, well only dreams, not a reality for so many Americans. CBS News recently called first time homebuyers an endangered species for this reason. Hmm. Then I wonder if the US Fish and Wildlife Service is now protecting these beleaguered, endangered first time homebuyers. Now the typical Canadian single family home costs 779,500 Canadian dollars today. And get this now, of course, some US regions will have rising prices, and others falling prices in the shorter term, although the general direction is up, but more than half of us, states, 28 out of 50, already have at least one city where the median price for a starter home, just a starter home, is a million dollars or more. This is per realtor.com economist. More than half of states have that condition. Now I want a starter home that's defined as 80% or less of the price of an area's median Well, here we go. It is not just trophy cities anymore that are on the precipice of the million dollar club. It's these moderately priced cities that are next in line, and one trend is that they're located near already expensive markets. For example, Stockton, California is two hours inland from San Francisco, and Stockton is best known for well being two hours from San Francisco. That's about it, all right. Well, here is the 2023 median price. And it's 2033 projection, only eight years away, really, just a little over seven years away. This is where we're going. All right, Boise, from 465k up to $1,163,000 million $163,000 Boston, from 623k to 992k and again, these are 2023 median home prices, and then what they're projected to be in 2033 as these million dollar homes become typical, just in these somewhat moderately priced. US areas, let's continue Colorado Springs. 455k up to $1,020,000 I've made two trips to Colorado Springs in the past two years. I really like it. They're really livable with a nice little airport Denver. 548k up to $1,297,000 Honolulu, 638k up to $1,144,000 Portland, 501k to more than doubling to $1,052,000 Sacramento, 558 up to over $1.1 million Salt Lake City, more than doubling from 493k up to $1,064,000 Seattle, 694k up to $1,486,000 and finally, the aforementioned their Stockton, California, 579k up to $1,447,000 million dollar homes are increasingly abundant into places that are surely Not trophy cities anymore. They're projected to come to all these places by 2033 and this is very realistic, because consider this, what will a million dollars even be worth in 2033 just a little more than seven years away, what will a million dollars even be worth then at 3% inflation, just $789,400 All right. Well, what should you do with this information? It gives you perspective, waiting is not helping get comfy with million dollar homes that are like just kind of all right? And here's the thing, a million dollar home that used to be like posh that used to come with a waterfront view or a celebrity neighbor, and today you just get a popcorn ceiling in a mysterious draft in some entire counties, like I've told you before, in San Mateo County, California, the median home price is already over $2 million just an average home county wide. And I also mentioned to you that there's another California County, Santa Clara, California, where the median price is over $2 million but there are more Nantucket, Massachusetts, Pitkin, Colorado and Teton County, Wyoming, all over $2 million county wide. I mean, in places like this, a million dollar home is a gut job. I mean, it needs a renovation. In these places, a million dollar home costs less than half of the county median. So therefore it is so broken down that you might not even be able to get a conventional loan for that property. And notice that the Sun Belt is not on any of these lists for now, despite its growth, there's still vast land and cheaper housing there the southeast and the Midwest, they still feel like America's affordable housing frontier. But you've got to wonder, for how long and what else does this continued low affordability mean? It's the American. Emerging trend that few people see coming, but we've talked about here, it's that common tidal wave, this horde of new renters that are coming, priced out of million dollar homes. Your renters are coming, and what does this mean for you? Well, consider owning low cost rental property in those low cost parts of the nation. We help you do that here, completely free, at GRE investment coach.com a tidal wave of future renter demand means higher rents and higher occupancy rates. Your renters are coming.   Keith Weinhold  10:39   now, last week, on the show, I discussed the Airbnb arms race, how short term rentals really need a serious glow up and some major investment to compete in a lot of markets anymore. This week, let's discuss the trends in another real estate niche that's largely fallen on some harder times, and that is investing in beach town, something that might be more top of mind for us, as we are here in mid summer. The very best beach town for a bikini slim budget is Pascagoula, Mississippi, a gulf shore escape, where the typical listing will run you a mere 166k can you believe that now this gulf coast town of 22,000 people, it is somewhat of an aberration, though, be careful, Pascagoula is affected by a FEMA rule that really limits the amount of renovation that you can do there? Atlantic City, New Jersey, it's another beach town with a jaw droppingly Low typical list price of 242k yeah. Atlantic City, AC is the name long synonymous with gambling and Trump property port. Ritchie, Florida is another notably cheap beach town with just a 255k typical list price. And it's notable because back in 2019 GRE did a real estate field trip there where I and the property provider and a few speakers, we hosted you, and then we toured properties together in a coach, a tour bus, but those neighborhoods were actually about two miles inland, Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, still just 299k. Corpus Christi, Texas and Ocean City, Maryland, are two more notably cheap beach towns now, especially after talking about the million dollar homes and then you hearing about these cheap beach towns. You might be wondering, gosh, should I buy property for cheap in these beach towns? But, you know, buying the beach house is just the start. Rising. Insurance costs and maintenance costs have forced a lot of investors to question whether beach homes are too big of a gamble now with a few investor profiles here were interviewed first Levi Rogers, a retired Green Beret and a real estate broker in San Antonio, he recently shared how his property on the Gulf Coast went from $3,200 a year for insurance to over $11,000 and that's if you can even get coverage without bizarre exclusions, throw in new flood zone Redeterminations and wild HOA fee hikes due to inflation, and your profits are wiped out in an instant. That's what Levi Rogers says about his particular situation. Honestly, coastal property makes me more nervous than my first Million Dollar Listing. Despite loving beachfront real estate, that's what Los Angeles real estate agent Wesley Kang says he's seen changes that would shock most investors. Insurance costs broke another record at his Marina del Rey listing the owner just got hit with a $68,000 annual premium up from 15k last year, while his neighbor, two blocks inland, pays just 7k so in addition to hurricanes and slow and steady beach erosion, that has caused some homes to simply collapse and fall into the sea. Kang, the Los Angeles real estate agent, said his Malibu client just spent his entire summer rental income on mandatory seawall repairs. Another had to install $100,000 worth of water barriers just to keep his insurance. So is a beach home a good investment? Well, owning it really is not the easy, dreamy investment that it used to be. There are some investors that still think it's worth it, but they need to change their strategy. Roger said that he hasn't sold yet. He just. Had to adapt. That's the San Antonio real estate broker. He cut his rental period down to only the high season months. Raised his rates by 22% just totally ended low season bookings, and he promoted high end upgrades to make the numbers work. He says you have to run it like a hospitality business now, not a passive rental, so the ROI can still be there, but only if you're really on top of it, actively managing risk and costs and the guest experience. Otherwise, what you're doing is that you are just financing someone else's vacation. And this is along the lines of what I was discussing last week with short term rentals in general. Real Estate Investor Daniel Roberts, based in Idaho, he says beach properties are now riskier. He has reinvented his approach to stay solvent. He says we improved our rental by presenting the property as a luxury destination, adding concierge services with dining and boat tours and even fitness sessions. With this rental arrangement, we earned 18% more on rental income last year compared to the previous year, is what he says. However, still, our profits have decreased a little since we now pay so much more each month for insurance and for maintenance, if you're shopping for a beach house and hoping for a deal, it might pay to search a bit inland for cheaper properties and insurance rates, and then it's not really a beach house anymore. Elevation is your friend. Certain oceanfront areas are experiencing a steep drop in some places like Florida. I mean, can you buy the dip if you're looking for opportunities in investor areas like Florida, which saw a huge run up of people heading there during the pandemic, but their jobs require them to return to the office. If you're in the market for a vacation property that you can rent out and possibly use as a second home. There are beginning to be more and more choices. So the bottom line here is that many beach towns are in a bust. Their profitability is under attack, chiefly from these insurance premiums that have as much as 3x or more for many in the past three or four years, Hoa costs are up due to inflation, and then there's just simply the threat of more storms and more beach erosion, and just the stress and concern that causes even outside of the insurance cost, short term rentals tend to be right on the coast or A short walk from the beach. The best long term rentals tend to be inland, inland. Long term rentals are long where we have focused here on this show, and they tend to be stable and steady and frankly, kind of boring, but somehow boring in an interesting way, if that's possible, they plod along paying you five ways.    Keith Weinhold  18:05   Hey, is get rich education the number one real estate investing podcast in America. Are we number one? I've got an answer for you on an upcoming episode. It looks like the big, beautiful bill that was signed into law on the Fourth of July will be advantageous for real estate investors. It extends a lot of Trump's 2017, tax cuts and Jobs Act. There are modifications to opportunity zones in the big, beautiful bill. But the big story is that 100% bonus depreciation has been restored, reset, huge that applies to qualified property placed in service from January 20, 2025 through the end of 2029 now is the Time to accelerate acquisitions and renovations to leverage 100% bonus depreciation. I mean, this is great for investors. And what this does is it allows you to fully deduct the cost of qualifying renovations, property improvements and certain building components immediately, instead of you, having to spread the deductions out over several years. Major however, the big, beautiful bill does not do much of anything to help those beleaguered first time homebuyers that endangered species. In fact, in a previous version of the bill, it was going to open up millions of acres of public lands for new development. Now, if that happened, that could have added more housing supply and therefore kept home prices from perpetually rising, and therefore maybe helped first time home buyers. But that provision was removed from the bill before it got passed. All right, so those public. Lands will not be developed. That was not part of this bill, and that's a quick overview of what Trump's big, beautiful Bill means to real estate investors. To review what you've learned so far. Today, million dollar homes are coming to more places, and that's due to supply scarcity, demographic demand, incessant inflation, tariff pressures, heightened regulatory costs, the rate lock in effect, remote work and a perpetual construction labor shortage. More beach town properties are going bust due to surging property insurance costs and the big beautiful Bill has some serious positives for real estate investors, but not for first time home buyers.    Keith Weinhold  20:45   There is a lot happening here at GRE we, including me and our investment coaches here, are talking with you, our investors. We're talking with the nation's top property providers, as we always do, and there's just a lot of real estate news. How can you follow us to keep up on all this? Well, there are three main ways, and they're all free. There's no subscription cost. That is, firstly, through this show, the get rich education podcast. Secondly, our YouTube channel called get rich education. Yes, we are consistently branded. And the third main way to follow us is with our Don't quit your Daydream newsletter. Sign Up Free by texting GRE to 66 866, that's text GRE to 6668 66 and there you go. They're in they are the three main ways to follow us, podcast, YouTube channel and newsletter, and then also our social media channels, get rich education can be found at all the usual places, Facebook, Instagram, Tiktok and x, but our handle is Get Rich ed on x because there is a character count limit there. That's how to follow us. You can find our recommended property providers at GRE marketplace when you're getting actionable, and then to engage with us for a free strategy session to learn your goals and really put you on a financially free trajectory. You can do that with our investment coaches directly book time on their calendar at GRE investment coach.com   Keith Weinhold  22:25   what is happening with the future of the Fed and interest rates, and how can you put as little as 15% even 10% down on an income property? That's next. I'm Keith Weinhold. You're listening to get rich education    Keith Weinhold  22:39   the same place where I get my own mortgage loans is where you can get yours. Ridge lending group and MLS, 42056, they provided our listeners with more loans than anyone because they specialize in income properties. They help you build a long term plan for growing your real estate empire with leverage. Start your pre qual and even chat with President Caeli Ridge personally, while it's on your mind, start at Ridge lendinggroup.com. That's Ridge lendinggroup.com.   Keith Weinhold  23:11   You know what's crazy? Your bank is getting rich off of you. The average savings account pays less than 1% it's like laughable. Meanwhile, if your money isn't making at least 4% you're losing to inflation. That's why I started putting my own money into the FFI liquidity fund. It's super simple. Your cash can pull in up to 8% returns and it compounds. It's not some high risk gamble like digital or AI stock trading. It's pretty low risk, because they've got a 10 plus year track record of paying investors on time in full every time. I mean, I wouldn't be talking about it if I wasn't invested myself. You can invest as little as 25k and you keep earning until you decide you want your money back. No weird lockups or anything like that. So if you're like me and tired of your liquid funds just sitting there doing nothing, check it out. Text family 266, 866, to learn about freedom. Family investments, liquidity fund again. Text family to 66 866   Naresh Vissa  24:21   you this is peak prosperity. Chris Martenson, listen to get rich education with Keith Weinhold, and don't quit your Daydream.   Keith Weinhold  24:42   It's terrific to have a familiar voice back on the show. It's an in house discussion with our own GRE investment coach since 2021 he's met with you, usually over zoom or the phone completely free to learn your own personal goals. Find the market that's right for you. Two. And he even goes as far as helping connect you with the exact property address that would make your next real estate pays five ways property, like say, you find 654, Maple Street in Little Rock, Arkansas or Indianapolis, Indiana. For you, he helps you through it all. And then he even helps you if you have any trouble after owning the income property. He's got the formal education with his MBA, and he walks the talk because he's a direct real estate investor, just like I am. Hey, welcome back to the show investment coach Naresh Vissa.   Naresh Vissa  25:32   thanks for having me back on. It's always a pleasure to talk to you and the loyal GRE listenership that we have. I think   Keith Weinhold  25:40   we enjoy talking to each other more than President Donald Trump and Fed Chair Jerome Powell do for sure. And I think if anyone's been paying any attention, there's been quite a feud between Trump and Powell, and it's been pretty entertaining. Trump has referred to Powell as Mr. Too late, like too late to make a decision. He has called Powell a numbskull. He has said Powell has a low IQ for what he does. That drama has been really interesting now. Powell's term ends in May of next year, so about 10 months from now. And I think most anyone knows that Trump wants an interest rate cut badly, but Powell keeps holding tight, and what Trump says is that he wants to lower the interest costs on our national debt. That's the reason that Trump gives for lowering the rates. But Powell's been reluctant to lower rates because it might stoke inflation. In reality, I suspect that Trump wants lower rates just to juice economic growth, like that's the real reason, and then Trump sort of hopes that inflation only catches up with the next president who comes in in 2029 and interestingly, back on July 1, Jerome Powell said, if it weren't for tariffs, he would have already lowered rates. What are your thoughts?   Naresh Vissa  26:55   Well this is a lot more complicated than it seems, and here's why Trump called Powell a lot of names, and I think some of those names hold true if we go back to when Biden was president, because it was in April, May 2021, that I was saying, hey, it's time to start increasing the interest rates, because inflation was going up significantly, very quickly, it was going up. And if you recall, Keith, I know you did many episodes on this, Powell kept saying, Oh, this is transitory. It's just transitory. And my whole justification was, well, look, a 25 basis point hike ain't gonna kill anybody. And they refused to do it for an entire year. Once we started seeing inflation going up. And by that point, inflation went up close to 10% that's how bad it got. That's it didn't hit the double digits, but it was very close to hitting the double digits. So yes, I do think Powell was a numbskull for not raising the rates back in 2021 but today I'm actually on Powell's side, because there are still inflationary pressures. And remember, Keith, the inflation target is 2% it's not two and a half percent. They haven't moved the goalposts. It's still 2% and last month, this is the media is not talking about this, except for get rich education today, inflation went up last month. So yes, it beat expectations, but it still went up. The expectations were that the terrorists were going to create this massive inflation and we would be back up at the three handle. And it didn't do that. But regardless, inflation still went up. So let's wait. Let's see what the CPI numbers show. I don't think we're going to be close. I don't think we're going to be under that 2% figure within the next two months, and that's why I think Powell is justified in holding to rate study. Now, with that being said, I do think because of Doge, we did an episode earlier this year on Doge, because of Doge, because of the latest ADP job numbers, the latest unemployment numbers, the private sector cuts that are happening at Microsoft and Google and a lot of other big name companies. I do think that inflation will eventually dip below 2% you look at the gas prices have hit four year lows. Look at egg prices have hit, I think four year lows or three year lows. I do think we'll dip below the 2% at some point. The question is, is, when is it going to be? You know, three months from now? Is it going to be a year from now? It all depends. So what does that mean for your question of, is Powell right? Is he wrong? Is he a numbskull? Who's right? I completely understand what you said is why Trump wants the rates cut, and that is, he wants to juice everything because he looks great, and it's a midterm election year, next year, and he doesn't want to lose his Congress. And I understand the political side of it, but the number one issue, the number one issue, according to almost every poll out there before. Election, the number one issue on voters minds was inflation. It's had things. The bleeding has not stopped, and the inflation is out of control. The groceries are too expensive. That's what's important. And I'm on Powell's side here. I think you have to be patient. On the other hand, Trump is being very aggressive, and he's looking to replace Powell, and he's going to put in his guy in there. I mean, the basic requirement for the job is you're going to get in there and slash entry. You're not even going to do a 25 basis point cut. You're going to go down to 1% fed upon rates overnight. That's what Trump wants. I don't know if you saw that, but Trump wants a 1% Fed funds rate pretty much overnight, because he's saying, oh, is going to save us all this money on the debt that we're paying, interest payments and data I get where both of these guys are coming from. I think the ideal scenario, because Powell, it looks like he's safe until maybe the end of the year. I think we hit that 2% point, definitely by the end of the year, and Powell will start cutting in September, we'll see a 25 that's what I think. I think we'll see a 25 basis point cut in September, maybe a 50 basis point cut in the next meeting after that, and and maybe even a 75 basis point cut in December. And that way, when the new guy comes in, he doesn't have to do this drastic COVID March, 2020, type of cut, of slashing rates close to zero overnight. We do it in a gradual I think that would be better for the country and for the economy and for the global economy. So that's where I see things. But regardless, regardless, we know for a fact that the interest rates, the cutting is beginning soon, and the rates are going to be very low sometime next year, if not by the end of next year, we know for a fact that the rates are going to be very, very low. And what that means for the housing market is that, and let's talk about the housing market really quickly, the inventory in the housing market is the supply side is very high. This is not 2021 2022 when homes are flying off the shelves and people were paying above asking price for homes. We're in a situation where the inventory has piled up. Home values have somewhat stagnated. If rates are going to bottom next year, then buying real estate. I don't want to say I'm not calling a bottom, but I'm saying that you can expect real estate home values to skyrocket once rates hit that 1% because of the Fed funds rate. So right now, we're seeing demand from investors because they're thinking what I'm saying, hey, the Fed is going to slash. We know that for sure because of Trump. And when that happens, institutions, individuals, they're going to start taking out debt, and the housing market's going to skyrocket just like stocks. I mean, really, most assets are going to skyrocket. So right now, I think, is an excellent, excellent time to be looking at buying real estate, and then you can just refinance later, when the rates bottom in a year or two,   Keith Weinhold  32:50   when you talk about high housing supply, I think what you mean is higher housing supply. Nationally, we're still 12% under supplied. It's just the fact that we have 30% more available housing supply in the one to four unit space than we did a year ago. At this time when we're talking about interest rates and things that have to do with the larger economy, here, you the listener should be aware that Naresh has often been tapped and interviewed by major network television on his opinions on these sort of broader economic issues, so he is qualified that way. And to give you an idea with what we're talking about with this desire to get the Fed funds rate down to 1% whether that happens or not, today's Fed funds rate is around 4.3% just to give you an idea of the magnitude of the potential cut, I don't forecast interest rates because it's very difficult to do, but it's interesting that Naresh has done some of that, and let's remember that Trump is actually the one that appointed Jerome Powell back in Trump's first term, and there's been a good bit of speculation around who the next appointee might be. In fact, if that appointee is named several months before Powell's termination of his term in May. Some people think that could be Treasury Secretary Scott Besant, that that alone could change the dynamic, that you would get someone more likely on board to make rate cuts and name them before they actually come into office.   Naresh Vissa  34:14   Well, the President decides he appoints that position, and we know for a fact 100% Trump is only going to put his person in there, man or woman, we don't know, but he's going to put his person. And the basic requirement for the job, it's not a PhD from Harvard or being a multi billionaire like Scott Besant. The basic requirement for the job is cutting the rates to 1% the Fed funds rate to 1% that's the bare minimum basic requirement for the job, and there are apparently lines of people who are lining up because they think they fit that requirement. So we know that's coming. We know it's coming at the latest, next year, like I said, Because Trump said it himself, and to be calling somebody a numbskull and all these names, he's very serious about this. It's an issue that means a lot to him. And again, I get where Trump's coming from. The government would save a lot of money on interest payments. And Trump's justification is, inflation is low, let's just try it, which I somewhat agree with. He says, Let's just try it, and if the inflation goes back up, then you just raise the rates. Don't you know, Powell was too late in 2021 the next guy won't be too late in raising rates this time around if the inflation does go back up. So it's a different strategy that would definitely juice the economy overnight. Of course, he wants that. Everyone's got their own opinions. I'm of the opinion. I think the Fed actually is for the most part. Post 2022 has done a good job. In fact, I did an episode with you, I think, a year and a half ago, saying that the Fed should have done more rate hikes, because we would have been at 2% inflation a year ago had the Fed done one or two more rate hikes, in my opinion. And we saw at the end of Biden's presidency, inflation started going back up when the Fed actually cut rates, when they should have been raising rates previously. So with that being said, this is a good opportunity for investors, because we are in that doldrum right now where we know the rate cuts are coming, at least we, you and I and GRE listeners know that the rate cuts are coming. Not everybody knows that they're coming, because they may not pay attention or follow this stuff as closely as we do. We know that they're coming, and what that means for the housing market is, like I said, juice. We can see juice in stocks. We can see juice and housing. We can see juice and Bitcoin and other commodities.   Keith Weinhold  36:35   Well, you use the word doldrum. Yes, the housing market is in somewhat of a doldrum. We have lower transaction volume than we have historically, for sure, and really that's led by we need to keep in mind as investors, that that's lower owner, occupant purchase volume, because investor purchases have stayed pretty steady.   Naresh Vissa  36:56   Yes, I'll say this, Keith, we work with a lot of different providers all around the country. I want to say we're up to something like 30 different providers in 20 different markets or so. When these partners are calling me saying, Hey, we got all these properties and send me your people and you know, let's do business together and help us find more investors, then I know that the housing market has somewhat stalled. It's not doing terrible, but I know that it's when those providers aren't calling me, or when they even cut off the relationship and say, Hey, I don't want to talk to you anymore. I don't want to work with you anymore. Then I know, hey, it's a really hot housing market. They don't really need me. And I'll tell you right now, every other day I have a partner of ours, I had to tell them to stop call. I said An email will do, or a text message will do. You don't need to call and leave me a bunch of voicemails. I have people calling me every day saying, Hey, we got all these properties, and they're amazing and they're beautiful, and send your people to us, which tells me that it could be actually a good time to start buying. Because it's not like I said, 2021 it's not 2022 it could be a good time right now, because the investor will hold more leverage, and the incentives that these partners are offering are second to none. I've never seen incentives this good. I mean, it's not just the free property management, it's not just the closing cost credit. It's negotiating prices of homes. It's getting cash back at closing, so just literally having a check overnighted to you that's in the five figures, cash back for buying property. So overall, I think it's a really, really good time right now to get into real estate, probably one of the best times, if not the best time since I joined GRE at the end of 2021   Keith Weinhold  38:40   of course, Ken McElroy was just here on the show with us a couple weeks ago, talking about what a good time it is to buy from his perspective as well. But yeah, Naresh, I appreciate that you're kind of letting the listener peek behind the curtain a little bit. We really get a good read on the pulse of the market here, and part of our job is to vet those providers that we work with, yeah, the race. Well, one property strategy that almost transcends eras is the BRRRR strategy. It's such a popular strategy with investors, because you can get in to a deal and have so little of your money left in the deal that you could end up with 10 to one levered. So the burr strategy, that's probably the most popular strategy with our investors. So tell us more about that.   Naresh Vissa  39:27   We've done several webinars already about Bert, and this has become the most popular strategy with our investors, hands down the amount of volume that we're seeing with our investors, people who keep buying more and more because the first one worked out. Now there are some that didn't work out, and that has more to do with the provider than it has to do with the strategy. The strategy is simply buy a property that needs to be completely rehabbed, refurbished. It's you buy a property, as is, you take out a hard money loan to renovate the property, to gut it, to update. It, bring it up to speed. Or you can pay cash. So a lot of people say, Oh, I don't have the cash to pay for such a property. So they're the hard money loan is there. Or you could pay cash. Our recommendation, my recommendation, personally, is take out the hard money loan, because you have that extra layer of protection, that extra body who will make sure that you're not getting taken advantage of, because that's a problem that we've seen with BRRRR, where some of the providers, some of the sellers, they'll sell the property, and then they just disappear after that. And we don't want that to happen. We want the rehab to actually get done, because the real value is by doing the rehab, making the house nice, renting it out to a tenant, and then refinancing the property, because the home value is going to appreciate so much. In some cases, some of our investors got 100% appreciation from what they bought the property at, and they were able to use that equity, 100% of that equity into the down payment, into other fees, so they didn't have to pay anything out of pocket for the property. So that's the beauty of the BRRRR strategy. And like I said, what's most important? Because we've already done two web it. We've done a Memphis burr webinar, we've done a Cleveland burr webinar. Now we're doing a little rock BRRRR webinar, and I think this is the best burr out of all the burs that we've done. And the reason is because the team we're working with, they have a legitimate company operation. They have a property management division, they have a rehab division, they have a sales division, they have a management division. This is not like a one man show or a two person company trying to do all these rehabs all at once. So they're very here's the schedule. This is what we have to do, very accurate and so yes, their pro forma numbers aren't going to be as aggressive as what our investors have seen with previous BRRRR providers. But the problem with those aggressive numbers is that a lot of the providers, they overinflate those numbers, and they don't follow through, let's say, on the rehab, or they do the rehab, and the appraisal does not come back at an amount that met the proforma. So I'm just really excited about this, because Little Rock is a new market that we've entered into. We have not done a lot of Little Rock promotion, a lot of Little Rock property. So it's a new market, number one and number two, it's the team that's there. This is the best of the best team. And if somebody came to me and said, Hey, I want to do a bur. Where should I do it? You've got all these different webinars and podcasts on burrs. Where should I do it? I would say bur Little Rock is where you want to do it, because you're going to sleep way better at night, and the process is going to be way smoother than the others. Yes, the pro forma numbers, they're not going to be as appealing, or they're not going to be as outlandishly high as those other markets, but those other markets, Memphis, Cleveland, there's a reason why those numbers are so high. And like I said, it's this team in Little Rock, amazing team, Keith, I know you've had some calls with them. We interviewed the their head Alex on last week's podcast episode. He and I are going to be doing this upcoming webinar on BRRRR little rock this Thursday, and we hope to see everybody there go to gre webinars.com, gre webinars.com, right now to register for that webinar.   Keith Weinhold  43:14   It's this Thursday, a live event that you can attend from your own home. And the benefit of you attending live is you can have your questions answered in real time. You can hear other attendees questions, which will help educate you on this process. And yes, I don't know if this will ever happen again. We do have Alex leading the bur strategy in Little Rock. He's been doing this for 15 years. He's got his vetted, proven team and a great system for doing this, so that so much of it is all done for you. And   Naresh Vissa  43:47   one more thing that I'll say, because this has become very popular with our online special event attendees, they hear podcast episodes like this, and they say, Hey, I want to jump on this before the live event, because all those other people are going to be on, and I want to jump. So I want to share, or Keith, I'll let you share our link for people to just reach out to me if you want to schedule a meeting or just email me. Just reach out to me if you don't want to wait until the webinar, the online special event this Thursday, if you want to get a head start, please absolutely reach out to me.   Keith Weinhold  44:20   That's a great thought. You can go to GRE investment coach.com right now and get on the race's calendar so that you can have a free meeting. Any last thoughts about Thursday's big event?   Naresh Vissa  44:32   like I said, it's going to be Thursday evening. The time is going to be at 8pm Eastern Time. Thursday, 8pm eastern the webinar, online special event will last about two hours. Our listeners, our followers, love these online events because they're highly interactive. We get everybody involved. They're fun, and the reason why they last two hours is because the people who attend are having such a good time. Them that they want it to last that long. I remember a long time ago when we used to do these online events, and they'd only last 30 or 40 minutes, and then that was the end. But now our file loves them so much. I think if you've never attended one of our online special events, you'll definitely want to attend this, because it is the timing is perfect before all these rate cuts, as the housing supply inventory is at a 12 month high. So the timing is is really good. The incentives are excellent. And like I said, we know interest rates are going to be slashed sometime next year, so you can always refinance later, but but getting in at these prices is going to be a true gift. So gre webinars.com, to register for this online special event.   Keith Weinhold  45:52   We are all looking forward to it this coming Thursday. Narration, it's been great having you back on the show.    Naresh Vissa  45:57   Thanks, Keith.    Keith Weinhold  45:58   Yeah. Fruitful in house chat, as always, with one of our investment coaches, Naresh, that's how you can leave as little as 10% down on an income property. When you do that, cash out refi with the burr strategy, you'll get in at today's lower prices, they tend to be 140 to 160k in Little Rock, Arkansas. You'll lock in this year's rates with that low price, with the BRRRR acronym, meaning buy, renovate, rent, refinance, repeat. Well, that refi is a little ways down the road after your initial purchase. Longer term, if interest rates go up, you'll be glad that you got today's rates. And if interest rates go down, which many expect, then you'll refi. The only thing bigger than the next Fed interest rate decision or the naming of a new Fed chair is Thursday's GRE live event itself, get ready. Really, the event presentation typically takes an hour or less. The rest of the time is your questions and conversations, so show up from the comfort of your own home, maybe with a beverage this Thursday, and since it's in the evening, probably not a stimulant, maybe a yerba mate, besides seeing real life case studies and understanding how the burst strategy works, how to optimize it and the mistakes to avoid, expect access to available Little Rock burr properties, actionable opportunities. Should you so choose? Sign Up Free at gre webinars.com Until next week, I'm your host. Keith Weinhold, don't quit your Daydream.   Unknown Speaker  47:50   Nothing on this show should be considered specific personal or professional advice. Please consult an appropriate tax, legal, real estate, financial or business professional for individualized advice. Opinions of guests are their own. Information is not guaranteed. All investment strategies have the potential for profit or loss. 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The Pacific Collector: another interesting military vessel on the riverToday we see the Pacific Collector arriving from Honolulu, after a doing her specialized work of tracking missile defense testing. She's one of a host of US military ships we see on the river, along with her sister ship, the Pacific Collector.

Caught on camera: A man is forced to jump onto a car after it accelerated towards him outside a Pearl City bar. Why police are calling this an attempted murder. Happening today: More efforts for families looking for rental assistance. What you have to do this morning to apply. Time to grab your mallets. Casey Lund is live on Oahu's North Shore with details on the history of Polo in Hawaii.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In a new push to put more pressure on Vladimir Putin, President Trump is threatening new tariffs on Russia. We have new video into our newsroom of a bus crash in Kalihi this morning. HPD says a city bus hit a wall, blocking the northbound lanes of Middle Street. And a man was arrested for attempted murder after he tried to ram a worker with his car outside a bar in Pearl City. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week on the Team Lally Real Estate Radio Show, we interview Adam Marumoto of Kona Ice. Adam shares how his passion for community and entrepreneurship led him to start his Kona Ice franchise, how he infuses local flavor into his business, and how his team helps bring joy—and fundraising support—to events across the island.We also have our Experts We Trust. Jodie Tanga of Pacific Rim Mortgage shares when homebuyers should reach out, what that first conversation typically looks like, and how their team guides clients through the entire mortgage process with practical advice along the way. Bradley Maruyama of Allstate Insurance brings clarity on whether personal car insurance extends to rentals or Turo and what to expect when filing a claim with a credit card. Duke Kimhan of Hawaii Pacific Property Management highlights why pest control should happen before a tenant moves in and discusses the often-overlooked responsibilities of HOAs and property owners.Who is Adam Marumoto?Adam is a local entrepreneur with a heart for service and community. Since 2015, Adam has been the driving force behind Kona Ice in the Kapolei and Ewa Beach areas, serving up more than just frozen treats. With his aloha spirit and strong commitment to giving back, Adam has become a familiar and welcome presence at countless school events, youth sports games, and community fundraisers. He's proof that business can be a vehicle for both joy and impact.Kona Ice of Kapolei & Ewa Beach is more than a mobile shaved ice truck—it's a traveling celebration. From its vibrant, tropical-themed vehicle to the self-serve Flavorwave™ station, Kona Ice creates an interactive experience that kids and adults alike love. Beyond the fun, Adam's operation is built on purpose, offering giveback programs that support schools and organizations across West Oʻahu. Whether it's beating the heat with a delicious treat or raising funds for a great cause, Kona Ice is always ready to roll into action with chill vibes and community pride.To reach Adam Marumoto, you may contact him in the following ways:Phone: 808-551-9046Email: amarumoto@kona-ice.comWebsite: kona-ice.com/local-site/kona-ice-of-kapolei-ewa-beach/

Đầu tháng 5 vừa qua, Bộ Chính trị Đảng Cộng sản Việt Nam đã ban hành nghị quyết mới về phát triển khu vực tư nhân, lần đầu tiên khẳng định "kinh tế tư nhân là một động lực quan trọng nhất của nền kinh tế quốc gia". Đối với những người mong muốn một làn sóng cải cách mới, có thể mở ra giai đoạn tăng trưởng kinh tế tiếp theo của Việt Nam, Nghị quyết 68 được ca ngợi là một văn kiện chính sách quan trọng, thậm chí là một "bình minh mới". Theo Nghị quyết 68, khu vực tư nhân ở Việt Nam  hiện chiếm 50% GDP, 30% thu ngân sách nhà nước và 82% việc làm, tuy nhiên văn kiện này thừa nhận những vấn đề trong việc phát triển một khu vực tư nhân mạnh ở Việt Nam: “Sau gần 40 năm đổi mới, kinh tế tư nhân hiện vẫn đối mặt với nhiều rào cản kìm hãm sự phát triển, chưa bứt phá về quy mô và năng lực cạnh tranh, chưa đáp ứng được yêu cầu, kỳ vọng là lực lượng nòng cốt của kinh tế đất nước.” Nghị quyết nêu rõ, trong 5 năm tới, Việt Nam cần tăng gấp đôi số lượng doanh nghiệp nhỏ đăng ký chính thức,  từ khoảng 900.000 doanh nghiệp hiện nay lên 2 triệu doanh nghiệp vào năm 2030. Đến năm 2045, cả nước phải đạt mục tiêu ít nhất 3 triệu doanh nghiệp, đóng góp hơn 60% GDP và "có năng lực cạnh tranh cao trong khu vực và quốc tế".  The Diplomat: Đảng "độc thoại" với khu vực tư nhân Vì sao Đảng Cộng sản Việt Nam lại cảm thấy cần phải ban hành một nghị quyết như vậy và nghị quyết này hướng đến ai? Nick J. Freeman, một nhà tư vấn phát triển kinh tế, trong một bài viết đăng trên trang mạng của Nhật The Diplomat ngày 08/07/2025, giải đáp:  “Một số người có thể lập luận rằng đây là một phần trong nỗ lực của Việt Nam nhằm thuyết phục bộ Thương Mại Hoa Kỳ rằng Việt Nam thực sự là một nền kinh tế thị trường? vào thời điểm các vấn đề thương mại và thuế quan đang là ưu tiên hàng đầu trong kinh tế. Gần đây nhất, vào tháng 8/2024, Washington vẫn coi Việt Nam là một nền kinh tế phi thị trường (chỉ có khoảng một chục quốc gia bị xem như vậy), điều này có ảnh hưởng đến cách Hoa Kỳ đánh giá thuế đối với hàng xuất khẩu của Việt Nam và đối với bất kỳ cáo buộc bán phá giá nào. Bộ Thương Mại Mỹ lưu ý rằng, tuy Hà Nội đã có những nỗ lực cải cách gần đây, "sự can thiệp sâu rộng" của chính phủ vào nền kinh tế đã "làm sai lệch giá cả và chi phí của Việt Nam". Chắc chắn rằng việc chính phủ Việt Nam sở hữu trực tiếp nhiều doanh nghiệp nhà nước và mức độ kiểm soát của chính phủ đối với một loạt các nguồn lực kinh doanh là những vấn đề di sản của nền kinh tế chỉ huy của Việt Nam trước những năm 1990 . Cũng đúng là cho đến nay, bộ phận thành công nhất của khu vực tư nhân là bộ phận có vốn đầu tư nước ngoài. Mức độ thành công mà Việt Nam đạt được trong 40 năm qua trong việc thu hút đầu tư trực tiếp nước ngoài không được phản ánh trong việc phát triển một khu vực phi nhà nước, tự phát triển hơn.” Theo Nick J. Freeman, “các doanh nghiệp nhà nước (và chính phủ sở hữu các doanh nghiệp đó ) phải chịu một phần trách nhiệm, vì đã lấn át các đối thủ tư nhân trong một số lĩnh vực, nhưng họ không phải là thủ phạm duy nhất. Ai cũng thừa nhận rằng môi trường bảo đảm cho các công ty tư nhân phát triển và đạt được quy mô kinh tế cần thiết để cạnh tranh hiệu quả đã không hoàn toàn thuận lợi.” Nick J. Freeman viết tiếp: “Nếu tin vào Nghị quyết 68, các doanh nghiệp nhà nước sắp mất đi những đặc quyền còn lại của họ. Tuy nhiên, những thói quen cũ khó thay đổi. Giống như vào thời kỳ kinh tế chỉ huy, nghị quyết đặt ra nhiều mục tiêu đầy tham vọng cho sự phát triển của khu vực tư nhân vào năm 2030, chẳng hạn như tăng gấp đôi số lượng doanh nghiệp tư nhân, có 20 doanh nghiệp tư nhân trên 1.000 dân, tăng đóng góp của khu vực tư nhân vào GDP và lực lượng lao động...  Sự ưu ái có phần lãng mạn của giới lãnh đạo đối với các doanh nghiệp vừa và nhỏ vẫn còn, mặc dù điều Việt Nam thực sự cần là một đội ngũ các công ty tư nhân lớn có thể tự mình cạnh tranh với các doanh nghiệp nhà nước và doanh nghiệp có vốn đầu tư nước ngoài, thay vì cứ phải tự xoay xở. Món quà lớn nhất mà giới lãnh đạo Hà Nội có thể dành cho khu vực tư nhân là giải phóng họ khỏi những mục tiêu tùy tiện như vậy, và trao cho họ quyền tự chủ để phát triển và thành công về mặt thương mại, bằng cách tập trung và tận dụng năng lực, cũng như chuyên môn vốn có của nhiều doanh nghiệp Việt Nam. Nếu Đảng yêu thích khu vực tư nhân, thì hãy để họ tự do.” Nick J. Freeman ghi nhận năm nay, dự kiến ​​Việt Nam sẽ cải tổ Hiến pháp, cũng có thể sẽ có một số thay đổi quan trọng trong những phần liên quan đến nền kinh tế, vì những thay đổi về tư duy trong Nghị quyết 68 bắt đầu không phù hợp với một số điều khoản trong Hiến pháp. Ví dụ, Điều 51 Hiến pháp khẳng định: “Nền kinh tế Việt Nam là nền kinh tế thị trường định hướng xã hội chủ nghĩa với nhiều hình thức sở hữu và nhiều thành phần kinh tế; kinh tế nhà nước giữ vai trò chủ đạo”.  Tác giả bài viết kết luận: “Một phần nào đó, Nghị quyết 68 khiến ta có cảm giác như một lời độc thoại của Đảng Cộng sản Việt Nam với khu vực tư nhân, như thể họ đang tìm cách tự thuyết phục mình, cũng như thuyết phục bất kỳ ai khác, dù trong nước hay nước ngoài, rằng triển vọng kinh tế tương lai của Việt Nam sẽ phụ thuộc vào sự phát triển thành công của khu vực tư nhân. Với hàng loạt vụ bê bối gây chấn động gần đây trong lĩnh vực doanh nghiệp và ngân hàng, có lẽ Hà Nội cảm thấy cần phải tái khẳng định cam kết theo đuổi nền kinh tế thị trường, dù “định hướng xã hội chủ nghĩa” đến đâu. Liệu Nghị quyết 68 có đủ sức thuyết phục chính quyền Hoa Kỳ rằng Việt Nam ngày nay thực sự là một nền kinh tế thị trường hay không? Có thể hình dung rằng Washington sẽ xem xét có những thay đổi nào trong cách diễn đạt của Hiến pháp, bao gồm cả Điều 4 : “Đảng Cộng sản Việt Nam lấy chủ nghĩa Mác-Lênin và Tư tưởng Hồ Chí Minh làm nền tảng tư tưởng“ Nikkei Asia: Hưởng lợi nhiều nhất là các doanh nghiệp lớn Trang mạng Nikkei Asia ngày 10/07/2025 thì đặc biệt lưu ý là Nghị quyết 68 về kinh tế tư nhân chủ yếu tạo thuận lợi cho các doanh nghiệp lớn, còn số phận của các doanh nghiệp nhỏ thì vẫn không rõ ràng. Tờ báo viết: “Tại Việt Nam, một đội quân những người bán hàng rong nhỏ lẻ đang cung cấp thực phẩm cho cả nước, từ già đến trẻ, bán những món ăn chủ yếu, như bánh mì thịt với giá chưa đến một đô la. Đội quân này cũng là trọng tâm của Nghị quyết 68. Giống như 5 triệu hộ kinh doanh cá thể mà chính quyền ước tính đang hoạt động không chính thức tại Việt Nam, nhiều người bán hàng rong không nộp thuế và không được đăng ký chính thức là doanh nghiệp, theo các chuyên gia. Họ cho rằng thời gian, thủ tục hành chính liên quan đến việc đăng ký các doanh nghiệp siêu nhỏ không mang lại lợi ích gì, mà chỉ là gánh nặng vì rườm rà và có thể ảnh hưởng đến thu nhập của các doanh nghiệp này, thường hoạt động mà không thu hoặc cấp hóa đơn”. Phóng viên của tờ báo đã đến một con hẻm đông đúc ở quận Bình Thạnh, Thành phố Hồ Chí Minh, nơi các doanh nghiệp nhỏ đủ loại hình chiếm lĩnh tầng trệt của hầu hết các chung cư, rõ ràng thách thức trong việc thực hiện cải cách vẫn còn ít được hiểu rõ. Một chủ nhà hàng sushi trong con hẻm mô tả Nghị quyết 68 là "đáng thất vọng". Nghiêm, một chủ nhà hàng đăng ký là kinh doanh hộ gia đình, cho biết : "Thực sự rất khó mà tuân thủ các tiêu chuẩn." Gần đó, một người phụ nữ bán bánh bao trên một chiếc xe đẩy nhỏ cho biết gia đình bà đã tránh đăng ký kinh doanh cho đến nay, sợ rằng thuế sẽ cắt giảm thu nhập ít ỏi của họ. Các doanh nghiệp lớn nhỏ trên khắp cả nước đang chờ đợi được giải thích rõ ràng hơn về luật thuế mới được ban hành phù hợp với các cải cách khu vực tư nhân, bao gồm cả việc doanh nghiệp phải nộp bao nhiêu thuế.  Một người bán hàng rong, xin được giấu tên, cho biết: " Xe bán bánh bao do bố mẹ tôi làm chủ và họ chỉ kiếm được một ít tiền, vì vậy tôi không nghĩ họ sẽ đăng ký. Thu nhập của chúng tôi quá ít ỏi."  Nghị quyết 68 kêu gọi các cơ quan chức năng xóa bỏ lệ phí đăng ký và miễn thuế thu nhập doanh nghiệp cho các doanh nghiệp mới trong ba năm đầu hoạt động. Nghị quyết cũng thúc đẩy việc đơn giản hóa và số hóa các thủ tục hành chính, khuyến khích tiêu dùng và bán hàng hóa Việt Nam, đồng thời đảm bảo việc sử dụng hợp lý quyền tiếp cận đất đai, vốn, công nghệ và dữ liệu trong các lĩnh vực kinh tế.  Nikkei Asia lưu ý: “Nghị quyết 68 mới chỉ bắt đầu được cụ thể hóa trong luật, khiến nhiều chủ doanh nghiệp nhỏ đang loay hoay tìm hiểu xem chính sách và quy định của chính phủ sẽ ảnh hưởng đến họ cụ thể như thế nào. Một số người lo ngại sẽ có cuộc trấn áp chống trốn thuế và kinh doanh hàng giả, nên có thể sẽ bị chậm trễ trong quá trình đăng ký kinh doanh cho các doanh nghiệp hợp pháp. ( … ) Mặc dù nỗ lực thúc đẩy khu vực tư nhân được ủng hộ rộng rãi trong nước, các chuyên gia lo ngại rằng nhóm nhỏ các tập đoàn tư nhân lớn hiện có của Việt Nam có thể là những người hưởng lợi nhiều nhất, trong khi các chủ doanh nghiệp nhỏ đang phải vật lộn dưới áp lực chính thức hóa hoạt động.” Nikkei Asia trích dẫn ông Nguyễn Khắc Giang, nghiên cứu viên thỉnh giảng tại Viện Nghiên cứu Đông Nam Á của Singapore, cho biết “có thể sẽ được hưởng lợi nhiều nhất chính là các doanh nghiệp vốn đã được hưởng ưu đãi từ các nhà hoạch định chính sách, bao gồm quyền tiếp cận đất đai - đặc biệt là đất thuộc sở hữu nhà nước - và tín dụng ưu đãi từ các ngân hàng thương mại tại Việt Nam". Nhà nghiên cứu Nguyễn Khắc Giang lấy Vingroup làm ví dụ. Tập đoàn này đã dựa vào lĩnh vực bất động sản để xây dựng cơ đồ và hiện có một loạt các công ty con, bao gồm VinFast, thương hiệu ô tô đầu tiên của Việt Nam vươn ra toàn cầu. Trong số các doanh nghiệp lớn khác có thể hưởng lợi từ Nghị quyết 68, có Tập đoàn thép Hòa Phát, công ty bất động sản Sun Group và nhà sản xuất ô tô THACO. Các doanh nghiệp tư nhân lớn hiện có ở Việt Nam rất táo bạo, giàu vốn, hoặc có mối quan hệ với các tổ chức tài chính toàn cầu, và nhất là đã chứng minh được khả năng phát triển nhanh chóng, trong khi các doanh nghiệp nhà nước vẫn chậm chạp và kém hiệu quả, theo nhận định của các nhà quan sát.  Cũng trong bài viết của Nikkei Asia, Alexander Vuving, giáo sư tại Trung tâm Nghiên cứu Chiến lược và Quốc tế Honolulu, cho rằng, trên thực tế, Nghị quyết 68 không tạo nhiều không gian cho một thị trường cạnh tranh. Thay vào đó, ông Tô Lâm đang thúc đẩy một mô hình giống như các chaebol Hàn Quốc - các tập đoàn lớn do gia đình điều hành - làm động lực tăng trưởng chính. Vuving nói: "Điều tôi thấy trong nghị quyết này là sự thúc đẩy các công ty lớn. Họ sẽ được hưởng một vị thế độc quyền."  Fulcrum: Giám sát chặt chẽ và nỗ lực chống tham nhũng Trong một bài viết đăng ngày 05/06 trên trang Fulcrum, chuyên phân tích về Đông Nam Á, Nicholas Chapman, nhà nghiên cứu tại Đại học Tohoku, chuyên về chính sách đối ngoại, kinh tế chính trị và lịch sử Việt Nam, cảnh báo: “Nếu không đưa giám sát, minh bạch và cạnh tranh công bằng vào quá trình thực hiện, chiến lược này có thể lặp lại những sai lầm trong quá khứ. Bài học quan trọng ở đây là: chỉ loại bỏ các rào cản đầu tư thôi là chưa đủ. Chính phủ cũng phải đảm bảo rằng sự hỗ trợ của nhà nước đi đôi với việc giám sát thận trọng và các nỗ lực chống tham nhũng, tạo ra một sân chơi bình đẳng giữa các tập đoàn lớn và các doanh nghiệp vừa và nhỏ, và nỗ lực hơn nữa để tích hợp các công ty trong nước vào chuỗi cung ứng toàn cầu. Nghị quyết 68 chắc chắn cho thấy nhiều hứa hẹn, nhưng nếu không có các biện pháp bảo vệ, chiến lược này có thể lặp lại những sai lầm trong quá khứ. Bản thân các doanh nghiệp tư nhân cũng không tránh khỏi tham nhũng và hành vi trục lợi.”  Nhà nghiên cứu Nicholas Chapman viết tiếp: “Tương tự, việc nhà nước thúc đẩy khu vực tư nhân mạnh mẽ hơn cũng cần đảm bảo rằng các tập đoàn lớn không bóp nghẹt nền kinh tế và độc quyền chuyển giao tri thức, từ đó có khả năng cản trở sự phát triển của các doanh nghiệp vừa và nhỏ. Nghị quyết 68 nhấn mạnh rằng khu vực tư nhân nên cạnh tranh bình đẳng với các khu vực kinh tế khác, nhưng không đề cập đến việc các doanh nghiệp cạnh tranh bình đẳng với nhau. Các chaebol của Hàn Quốc là một ví dụ điển hình về mối nguy hiểm của việc mất cân bằng trong sân chơi. Sự thống trị thị trường của các tập đoàn khổng lồ trong những năm gần đây đã kìm hãm sự phát triển của các doanh nghiệp vừa và nhỏ và các công ty khởi nghiệp, mặc dù các doanh nghiệp này chiếm tỷ trọng về việc làm cao hơn nhiều. Nghị quyết 68 đặt mục tiêu thành lập 2 triệu doanh nghiệp trong nền kinh tế. Tuy nhiên, như các chuyên gia đã chỉ ra, tăng trưởng về số lượng trong các doanh nghiệp tư nhân là chưa đủ. Các doanh nghiệp vừa và nhỏ cần có cơ hội hội nhập vào chuỗi giá trị và thiết lập mối liên kết chặt chẽ với các công ty trong và ngoài nước.”

This week on the Team Lally Real Estate Radio Show, we interview Adam Marumoto of Kona Ice. Adam shares how his passion for community and entrepreneurship led him to start his Kona Ice franchise, how he infuses local flavor into his business, and how his team helps bring joy—and fundraising support—to events across the island.We also have our Experts We Trust. Jodie Tanga of Pacific Rim Mortgage shares when homebuyers should reach out, what that first conversation typically looks like, and how their team guides clients through the entire mortgage process with practical advice along the way. Bradley Maruyama of Allstate Insurance brings clarity on whether personal car insurance extends to rentals or Turo and what to expect when filing a claim with a credit card. Duke Kimhan of Hawaii Pacific Property Management highlights why pest control should happen before a tenant moves in and discusses the often-overlooked responsibilities of HOAs and property owners.Who is Adam Marumoto?Adam is a local entrepreneur with a heart for service and community. Since 2015, Adam has been the driving force behind Kona Ice in the Kapolei and Ewa Beach areas, serving up more than just frozen treats. With his aloha spirit and strong commitment to giving back, Adam has become a familiar and welcome presence at countless school events, youth sports games, and community fundraisers. He's proof that business can be a vehicle for both joy and impact.Kona Ice of Kapolei & Ewa Beach is more than a mobile shaved ice truck—it's a traveling celebration. From its vibrant, tropical-themed vehicle to the self-serve Flavorwave™ station, Kona Ice creates an interactive experience that kids and adults alike love. Beyond the fun, Adam's operation is built on purpose, offering giveback programs that support schools and organizations across West Oʻahu. Whether it's beating the heat with a delicious treat or raising funds for a great cause, Kona Ice is always ready to roll into action with chill vibes and community pride.To reach Adam Marumoto, you may contact him in the following ways:Phone: 808-551-9046Email: amarumoto@kona-ice.comWebsite: kona-ice.com/local-site/kona-ice-of-kapolei-ewa-beach/

Đầu tháng 5 vừa qua, Bộ Chính trị Đảng Cộng sản Việt Nam đã ban hành nghị quyết mới về phát triển khu vực tư nhân, lần đầu tiên khẳng định "kinh tế tư nhân là một động lực quan trọng nhất của nền kinh tế quốc gia". Đối với những người mong muốn một làn sóng cải cách mới, có thể mở ra giai đoạn tăng trưởng kinh tế tiếp theo của Việt Nam, Nghị quyết 68 được ca ngợi là một văn kiện chính sách quan trọng, thậm chí là một "bình minh mới". Theo Nghị quyết 68, khu vực tư nhân ở Việt Nam  hiện chiếm 50% GDP, 30% thu ngân sách nhà nước và 82% việc làm, tuy nhiên văn kiện này thừa nhận những vấn đề trong việc phát triển một khu vực tư nhân mạnh ở Việt Nam: “Sau gần 40 năm đổi mới, kinh tế tư nhân hiện vẫn đối mặt với nhiều rào cản kìm hãm sự phát triển, chưa bứt phá về quy mô và năng lực cạnh tranh, chưa đáp ứng được yêu cầu, kỳ vọng là lực lượng nòng cốt của kinh tế đất nước.” Nghị quyết nêu rõ, trong 5 năm tới, Việt Nam cần tăng gấp đôi số lượng doanh nghiệp nhỏ đăng ký chính thức,  từ khoảng 900.000 doanh nghiệp hiện nay lên 2 triệu doanh nghiệp vào năm 2030. Đến năm 2045, cả nước phải đạt mục tiêu ít nhất 3 triệu doanh nghiệp, đóng góp hơn 60% GDP và "có năng lực cạnh tranh cao trong khu vực và quốc tế".  The Diplomat: Đảng "độc thoại" với khu vực tư nhân Vì sao Đảng Cộng sản Việt Nam lại cảm thấy cần phải ban hành một nghị quyết như vậy và nghị quyết này hướng đến ai? Nick J. Freeman, một nhà tư vấn phát triển kinh tế, trong một bài viết đăng trên trang mạng của Nhật The Diplomat ngày 08/07/2025, giải đáp:  “Một số người có thể lập luận rằng đây là một phần trong nỗ lực của Việt Nam nhằm thuyết phục bộ Thương Mại Hoa Kỳ rằng Việt Nam thực sự là một nền kinh tế thị trường? vào thời điểm các vấn đề thương mại và thuế quan đang là ưu tiên hàng đầu trong kinh tế. Gần đây nhất, vào tháng 8/2024, Washington vẫn coi Việt Nam là một nền kinh tế phi thị trường (chỉ có khoảng một chục quốc gia bị xem như vậy), điều này có ảnh hưởng đến cách Hoa Kỳ đánh giá thuế đối với hàng xuất khẩu của Việt Nam và đối với bất kỳ cáo buộc bán phá giá nào. Bộ Thương Mại Mỹ lưu ý rằng, tuy Hà Nội đã có những nỗ lực cải cách gần đây, "sự can thiệp sâu rộng" của chính phủ vào nền kinh tế đã "làm sai lệch giá cả và chi phí của Việt Nam". Chắc chắn rằng việc chính phủ Việt Nam sở hữu trực tiếp nhiều doanh nghiệp nhà nước và mức độ kiểm soát của chính phủ đối với một loạt các nguồn lực kinh doanh là những vấn đề di sản của nền kinh tế chỉ huy của Việt Nam trước những năm 1990 . Cũng đúng là cho đến nay, bộ phận thành công nhất của khu vực tư nhân là bộ phận có vốn đầu tư nước ngoài. Mức độ thành công mà Việt Nam đạt được trong 40 năm qua trong việc thu hút đầu tư trực tiếp nước ngoài không được phản ánh trong việc phát triển một khu vực phi nhà nước, tự phát triển hơn.” Theo Nick J. Freeman, “các doanh nghiệp nhà nước (và chính phủ sở hữu các doanh nghiệp đó ) phải chịu một phần trách nhiệm, vì đã lấn át các đối thủ tư nhân trong một số lĩnh vực, nhưng họ không phải là thủ phạm duy nhất. Ai cũng thừa nhận rằng môi trường bảo đảm cho các công ty tư nhân phát triển và đạt được quy mô kinh tế cần thiết để cạnh tranh hiệu quả đã không hoàn toàn thuận lợi.” Nick J. Freeman viết tiếp: “Nếu tin vào Nghị quyết 68, các doanh nghiệp nhà nước sắp mất đi những đặc quyền còn lại của họ. Tuy nhiên, những thói quen cũ khó thay đổi. Giống như vào thời kỳ kinh tế chỉ huy, nghị quyết đặt ra nhiều mục tiêu đầy tham vọng cho sự phát triển của khu vực tư nhân vào năm 2030, chẳng hạn như tăng gấp đôi số lượng doanh nghiệp tư nhân, có 20 doanh nghiệp tư nhân trên 1.000 dân, tăng đóng góp của khu vực tư nhân vào GDP và lực lượng lao động...  Sự ưu ái có phần lãng mạn của giới lãnh đạo đối với các doanh nghiệp vừa và nhỏ vẫn còn, mặc dù điều Việt Nam thực sự cần là một đội ngũ các công ty tư nhân lớn có thể tự mình cạnh tranh với các doanh nghiệp nhà nước và doanh nghiệp có vốn đầu tư nước ngoài, thay vì cứ phải tự xoay xở. Món quà lớn nhất mà giới lãnh đạo Hà Nội có thể dành cho khu vực tư nhân là giải phóng họ khỏi những mục tiêu tùy tiện như vậy, và trao cho họ quyền tự chủ để phát triển và thành công về mặt thương mại, bằng cách tập trung và tận dụng năng lực, cũng như chuyên môn vốn có của nhiều doanh nghiệp Việt Nam. Nếu Đảng yêu thích khu vực tư nhân, thì hãy để họ tự do.” Nick J. Freeman ghi nhận năm nay, dự kiến ​​Việt Nam sẽ cải tổ Hiến pháp, cũng có thể sẽ có một số thay đổi quan trọng trong những phần liên quan đến nền kinh tế, vì những thay đổi về tư duy trong Nghị quyết 68 bắt đầu không phù hợp với một số điều khoản trong Hiến pháp. Ví dụ, Điều 51 Hiến pháp khẳng định: “Nền kinh tế Việt Nam là nền kinh tế thị trường định hướng xã hội chủ nghĩa với nhiều hình thức sở hữu và nhiều thành phần kinh tế; kinh tế nhà nước giữ vai trò chủ đạo”.  Tác giả bài viết kết luận: “Một phần nào đó, Nghị quyết 68 khiến ta có cảm giác như một lời độc thoại của Đảng Cộng sản Việt Nam với khu vực tư nhân, như thể họ đang tìm cách tự thuyết phục mình, cũng như thuyết phục bất kỳ ai khác, dù trong nước hay nước ngoài, rằng triển vọng kinh tế tương lai của Việt Nam sẽ phụ thuộc vào sự phát triển thành công của khu vực tư nhân. Với hàng loạt vụ bê bối gây chấn động gần đây trong lĩnh vực doanh nghiệp và ngân hàng, có lẽ Hà Nội cảm thấy cần phải tái khẳng định cam kết theo đuổi nền kinh tế thị trường, dù “định hướng xã hội chủ nghĩa” đến đâu. Liệu Nghị quyết 68 có đủ sức thuyết phục chính quyền Hoa Kỳ rằng Việt Nam ngày nay thực sự là một nền kinh tế thị trường hay không? Có thể hình dung rằng Washington sẽ xem xét có những thay đổi nào trong cách diễn đạt của Hiến pháp, bao gồm cả Điều 4 : “Đảng Cộng sản Việt Nam lấy chủ nghĩa Mác-Lênin và Tư tưởng Hồ Chí Minh làm nền tảng tư tưởng“ Nikkei Asia: Hưởng lợi nhiều nhất là các doanh nghiệp lớn Trang mạng Nikkei Asia ngày 10/07/2025 thì đặc biệt lưu ý là Nghị quyết 68 về kinh tế tư nhân chủ yếu tạo thuận lợi cho các doanh nghiệp lớn, còn số phận của các doanh nghiệp nhỏ thì vẫn không rõ ràng. Tờ báo viết: “Tại Việt Nam, một đội quân những người bán hàng rong nhỏ lẻ đang cung cấp thực phẩm cho cả nước, từ già đến trẻ, bán những món ăn chủ yếu, như bánh mì thịt với giá chưa đến một đô la. Đội quân này cũng là trọng tâm của Nghị quyết 68. Giống như 5 triệu hộ kinh doanh cá thể mà chính quyền ước tính đang hoạt động không chính thức tại Việt Nam, nhiều người bán hàng rong không nộp thuế và không được đăng ký chính thức là doanh nghiệp, theo các chuyên gia. Họ cho rằng thời gian, thủ tục hành chính liên quan đến việc đăng ký các doanh nghiệp siêu nhỏ không mang lại lợi ích gì, mà chỉ là gánh nặng vì rườm rà và có thể ảnh hưởng đến thu nhập của các doanh nghiệp này, thường hoạt động mà không thu hoặc cấp hóa đơn”. Phóng viên của tờ báo đã đến một con hẻm đông đúc ở quận Bình Thạnh, Thành phố Hồ Chí Minh, nơi các doanh nghiệp nhỏ đủ loại hình chiếm lĩnh tầng trệt của hầu hết các chung cư, rõ ràng thách thức trong việc thực hiện cải cách vẫn còn ít được hiểu rõ. Một chủ nhà hàng sushi trong con hẻm mô tả Nghị quyết 68 là "đáng thất vọng". Nghiêm, một chủ nhà hàng đăng ký là kinh doanh hộ gia đình, cho biết : "Thực sự rất khó mà tuân thủ các tiêu chuẩn." Gần đó, một người phụ nữ bán bánh bao trên một chiếc xe đẩy nhỏ cho biết gia đình bà đã tránh đăng ký kinh doanh cho đến nay, sợ rằng thuế sẽ cắt giảm thu nhập ít ỏi của họ. Các doanh nghiệp lớn nhỏ trên khắp cả nước đang chờ đợi được giải thích rõ ràng hơn về luật thuế mới được ban hành phù hợp với các cải cách khu vực tư nhân, bao gồm cả việc doanh nghiệp phải nộp bao nhiêu thuế.  Một người bán hàng rong, xin được giấu tên, cho biết: " Xe bán bánh bao do bố mẹ tôi làm chủ và họ chỉ kiếm được một ít tiền, vì vậy tôi không nghĩ họ sẽ đăng ký. Thu nhập của chúng tôi quá ít ỏi."  Nghị quyết 68 kêu gọi các cơ quan chức năng xóa bỏ lệ phí đăng ký và miễn thuế thu nhập doanh nghiệp cho các doanh nghiệp mới trong ba năm đầu hoạt động. Nghị quyết cũng thúc đẩy việc đơn giản hóa và số hóa các thủ tục hành chính, khuyến khích tiêu dùng và bán hàng hóa Việt Nam, đồng thời đảm bảo việc sử dụng hợp lý quyền tiếp cận đất đai, vốn, công nghệ và dữ liệu trong các lĩnh vực kinh tế.  Nikkei Asia lưu ý: “Nghị quyết 68 mới chỉ bắt đầu được cụ thể hóa trong luật, khiến nhiều chủ doanh nghiệp nhỏ đang loay hoay tìm hiểu xem chính sách và quy định của chính phủ sẽ ảnh hưởng đến họ cụ thể như thế nào. Một số người lo ngại sẽ có cuộc trấn áp chống trốn thuế và kinh doanh hàng giả, nên có thể sẽ bị chậm trễ trong quá trình đăng ký kinh doanh cho các doanh nghiệp hợp pháp. ( … ) Mặc dù nỗ lực thúc đẩy khu vực tư nhân được ủng hộ rộng rãi trong nước, các chuyên gia lo ngại rằng nhóm nhỏ các tập đoàn tư nhân lớn hiện có của Việt Nam có thể là những người hưởng lợi nhiều nhất, trong khi các chủ doanh nghiệp nhỏ đang phải vật lộn dưới áp lực chính thức hóa hoạt động.” Nikkei Asia trích dẫn ông Nguyễn Khắc Giang, nghiên cứu viên thỉnh giảng tại Viện Nghiên cứu Đông Nam Á của Singapore, cho biết “có thể sẽ được hưởng lợi nhiều nhất chính là các doanh nghiệp vốn đã được hưởng ưu đãi từ các nhà hoạch định chính sách, bao gồm quyền tiếp cận đất đai - đặc biệt là đất thuộc sở hữu nhà nước - và tín dụng ưu đãi từ các ngân hàng thương mại tại Việt Nam". Nhà nghiên cứu Nguyễn Khắc Giang lấy Vingroup làm ví dụ. Tập đoàn này đã dựa vào lĩnh vực bất động sản để xây dựng cơ đồ và hiện có một loạt các công ty con, bao gồm VinFast, thương hiệu ô tô đầu tiên của Việt Nam vươn ra toàn cầu. Trong số các doanh nghiệp lớn khác có thể hưởng lợi từ Nghị quyết 68, có Tập đoàn thép Hòa Phát, công ty bất động sản Sun Group và nhà sản xuất ô tô THACO. Các doanh nghiệp tư nhân lớn hiện có ở Việt Nam rất táo bạo, giàu vốn, hoặc có mối quan hệ với các tổ chức tài chính toàn cầu, và nhất là đã chứng minh được khả năng phát triển nhanh chóng, trong khi các doanh nghiệp nhà nước vẫn chậm chạp và kém hiệu quả, theo nhận định của các nhà quan sát.  Cũng trong bài viết của Nikkei Asia, Alexander Vuving, giáo sư tại Trung tâm Nghiên cứu Chiến lược và Quốc tế Honolulu, cho rằng, trên thực tế, Nghị quyết 68 không tạo nhiều không gian cho một thị trường cạnh tranh. Thay vào đó, ông Tô Lâm đang thúc đẩy một mô hình giống như các chaebol Hàn Quốc - các tập đoàn lớn do gia đình điều hành - làm động lực tăng trưởng chính. Vuving nói: "Điều tôi thấy trong nghị quyết này là sự thúc đẩy các công ty lớn. Họ sẽ được hưởng một vị thế độc quyền."  Fulcrum: Giám sát chặt chẽ và nỗ lực chống tham nhũng Trong một bài viết đăng ngày 05/06 trên trang Fulcrum, chuyên phân tích về Đông Nam Á, Nicholas Chapman, nhà nghiên cứu tại Đại học Tohoku, chuyên về chính sách đối ngoại, kinh tế chính trị và lịch sử Việt Nam, cảnh báo: “Nếu không đưa giám sát, minh bạch và cạnh tranh công bằng vào quá trình thực hiện, chiến lược này có thể lặp lại những sai lầm trong quá khứ. Bài học quan trọng ở đây là: chỉ loại bỏ các rào cản đầu tư thôi là chưa đủ. Chính phủ cũng phải đảm bảo rằng sự hỗ trợ của nhà nước đi đôi với việc giám sát thận trọng và các nỗ lực chống tham nhũng, tạo ra một sân chơi bình đẳng giữa các tập đoàn lớn và các doanh nghiệp vừa và nhỏ, và nỗ lực hơn nữa để tích hợp các công ty trong nước vào chuỗi cung ứng toàn cầu. Nghị quyết 68 chắc chắn cho thấy nhiều hứa hẹn, nhưng nếu không có các biện pháp bảo vệ, chiến lược này có thể lặp lại những sai lầm trong quá khứ. Bản thân các doanh nghiệp tư nhân cũng không tránh khỏi tham nhũng và hành vi trục lợi.”  Nhà nghiên cứu Nicholas Chapman viết tiếp: “Tương tự, việc nhà nước thúc đẩy khu vực tư nhân mạnh mẽ hơn cũng cần đảm bảo rằng các tập đoàn lớn không bóp nghẹt nền kinh tế và độc quyền chuyển giao tri thức, từ đó có khả năng cản trở sự phát triển của các doanh nghiệp vừa và nhỏ. Nghị quyết 68 nhấn mạnh rằng khu vực tư nhân nên cạnh tranh bình đẳng với các khu vực kinh tế khác, nhưng không đề cập đến việc các doanh nghiệp cạnh tranh bình đẳng với nhau. Các chaebol của Hàn Quốc là một ví dụ điển hình về mối nguy hiểm của việc mất cân bằng trong sân chơi. Sự thống trị thị trường của các tập đoàn khổng lồ trong những năm gần đây đã kìm hãm sự phát triển của các doanh nghiệp vừa và nhỏ và các công ty khởi nghiệp, mặc dù các doanh nghiệp này chiếm tỷ trọng về việc làm cao hơn nhiều. Nghị quyết 68 đặt mục tiêu thành lập 2 triệu doanh nghiệp trong nền kinh tế. Tuy nhiên, như các chuyên gia đã chỉ ra, tăng trưởng về số lượng trong các doanh nghiệp tư nhân là chưa đủ. Các doanh nghiệp vừa và nhỏ cần có cơ hội hội nhập vào chuỗi giá trị và thiết lập mối liên kết chặt chẽ với các công ty trong và ngoài nước.”

Do you like House Music? Do you like Funky House Music? Do you like Latin House Music? Then this set is for you! Check out all of the IDs on my Instagram post @mikelettner. Let the music play and shake your groove thang! Mahalo for listening and I hope you enjoy it.

After days on the run the man wanted for a Kalihi attempted murder is now behind bars. Why police are now thanking the community. Kilauea sure put on a show this past week shooting lava up over 12-hundred feet. It's been quiet for days now, but that may soon change. Plus, a barricade situation in Wahiawa where officers waited eight hours for a surrender. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Creating a personalized sticker is one of the ways mentors at Vivistop Honolulu can find out if a child is interested in creating and exploring expression through art, fashion, dance, or business. Yes! When you listen to music, do you want to sing...pick up an instrument, maybe learn how to read sheet music, or be someone who manages an artist?Our Guest Seiya Yoshida, Executive Director and Co-Founder of non-profit Vivistop Honolulu, and his team discover along with the kids who take part in their various classes what kind of creative mode each participant enjoys. Which kind of activity appeals most and what part of the process gets that individual invested into learning more for themselves...Kids aged 10 to 17 years of age explore different courses or modules...what clicks creatively. If there is an interest not yet available, they workshop it and find a way to start it or incorporate the idea.The general approach is to offer a safe and nurturing space to use the Arts - be it with fabric, choreography, turntables, or crunching numbers! - and get excited about what they are discovering in the world. Kathy With a K is your host.(Recorded on July 10, 2025 via Zoom)Reach out to Seiya Yoshida at Vivistop HonoluluFor Hawaii Matters inquiries, please email kathywithak@1059thewavefm.com 

This week on 'Muthaship', we meet a small business owner who's connecting local fishermen with Hawaii restaurants. Cadena Ragsdale is a single mom of two young boys and runs Kauai Fresh Fish in Lihue. She was also selected as an outstanding entrepreneur as the winner of last year's Catch a Wave contest on the Garden Isle.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Pushback on a controversial Maui wildfires report; why Hawaii political leaders are rejecting claims made by one of the Trump administration's top officials. Is there another potential leadership change at Kahuku High? Days after its embattled principal retired, the athletics director could be on her way out. And Waimanalo Beach Park campgrounds are renamed for a man who dedicated his life to preserving the area.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Illegal game rooms across Oahu are getting shut down and fast, Honolulu police say a new multi agency crackdown is already making a dent. Investigators have linked a 51-year old to a shooting this past Monday on Kalihi Street that left a 22-year-old man in serious condition. Plus, brushfire that closed Kuihelani Highway in Waikapu at around 4 p.m. yesterday is now extinguished.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This episode of In Stride is presented by The Eventing Series by Natalie Keller Reinert and Flatiron Books. You can find The Eventing Series books in paperback, ebook, and audiobook wherever books are sold. Follow Natalie Keller Reinert on Instagram at @NatalieKReinert. This episode is also sponsored by Purdue University's Online Certificate in Equitation Science. Rethink tradition and train with purpose as you explore the science behind how horses think, move, and learn. Register now at https://purdue.biz/EquitationScience! In this episode of “In Stride,” Sinead is joined by US Olympic dressage rider Ali Brock. Ali Brock is a U.S. Olympic dressage rider and trainer known for her dedication to the sport and to the horses and riders she supports. Originally from Honolulu, Hawaii, she left the islands at 17 to pursue a dressage career and went on to work under top professionals, including Olympian Sue Blinks. In 2004, she became head trainer at Deer Meadow Farm with the support of Fritz and Claudine Kundrun, and later spent time training in Europe with Jan Brink, Kyra Kyrklund, and Richard White. Ali earned international recognition riding Rosevelt, a 2002 Hanoverian stallion, as part of the U.S. team that won bronze at the 2016 Rio Olympics—the first Olympic dressage medal for the U.S. in 12 years. She actively supports youth programs like Dressage4Kids and has served as the Equestrian Representative for the Athletes Advisory Council. Now based in Wellington, Florida, she continues to train horses and riders at the highest levels and to mentor the next generation of Grand Prix trainers. In this episode, Ali shares her philosophy on training and how it supports a strong, lasting partnership between horse and rider, including: • How a horse's emotional state influences her training approach and why recognizing that is essential. • The importance she places on the rider-horse relationship and the early mentors who shaped that perspective. • What commonly used dressage terms like “thoroughness” and “harmony” really mean in practice. • Why rules and regulations in horse sport should be based on evidence and context—not just snapshots or headlines. Join Ali and Sinead for an honest and thoughtful conversation about the future of the sport and how riders can prioritize partnership in their daily training.

President Trump is in Central Texas, seeing for himself the damage from last week's flash flooding that killed more than 120 people. Ben Moskowicz is no longer Hawaii Island's police chief. Despite emotional testimony, the county's police commission voted to oust him from the job. If you're looking to map out some weekend plans, the Hawaii State Farm Fair is happening in Wahiawa. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

More on President Trump's Megabill. What advocates for children, immigrants, and the poor have to say about the impacts it will have to Hawaii. A fight for the return of a Hawaiian immersion classroom in windward Oahu. Who is pushing for this and what DOE's response has been. The Koko Head Crater trail is now open again after a 5 day closure due to an injured child. We'll tell you what list the trail now tops. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A video was sent to us of a dust devil forming near Kilauea, Drew Davis explains the video in detail. Plus, the latest on wildfires across the state, what the governor is doing to help firefighters. Meanwhile, a man who killed his pregnant girlfriend from Hawaii Island, will spend the rest of his life in prisonSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A demolition project begins on an abandoned decades-old walkup in Waikiki, we discuss the new development moving in to its place. Plus Episode 28 at Kilauea starts and ends in a matter of hours, but not before providing a stunning natural phenomenon. Then a proposal to clean up downtown Honolulu, which business owners will pay for.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

After a multi-day closure after a child fell, hikers will once again be welcome to climb Koko Head. The changes you'll see on your next hike up. Be respectful. That's the plea from Lahaina residents who say visitors should keep their distance from the burn zone. What they've been seeing on their streets. It may be weeks away but you parents know it's never to early to start prepping for back-to-school season. We have details on a program that gets essential supplies to kids in need.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On July 6, 1985, Diane Suzuki disappeared. She was 19 years old. Forty years later, she remains one of Oahu's most infamous missing person cases. Thousands of people dedicated thousands of hours searching, but the case went cold, not because there wasn't a suspect, but because there wasn't enough evidence to indict him. HNN investigative reporter Lynn Kawano pieces together the case, from her mysterious disappearance to the frustrating search to answer to the question: Who killed Diane Suzuki?See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This morning we're learning more on the accident that left a boy critically injured on an East Oahu trail. We'll tell you how long that trail will be closed for. More efforts being made to strengthen the state's ability to take on wildfires. The new laws that have just been signed.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Four seasoned CCD leaders dive into the 8 Key Components of the Christian Community Development philosophy. Discover how this approach to ministry can restore and transform lives, communities, and systems. This audio is from the 2024 Conference workshop, Overview of CCD Philosophy, Theology, and Practice.Timestamps(~02:55) - Relocation (Jonathan Brooks)(~10:11) - Reconciliation (Sandra Maria Van Opstal)(~15:47) - Redistribution (Mary Nelson)(~23:44) - Leadership Development (Sandra Maria Van Opstal)(~29:33) - Church-Based (Eun Strawser)(~34:17) - Listening to the Community (Mary Nelson)(~40:00) - Wholistic Approach (Eun Strawser)(~46:30) - Empowerment (Jonathan Brooks)To go deeper with the CCD philosophy, read Making Neighborhoods Whole, or complete the Immerse course.Rev. Dr. Eun K. Strawser (she/her) is the co-vocational lead pastor of Ma Ke Alo o (which means "Presence" in Hawaiian), non-denominational missional communities multiplying in Honolulu, HI, a community physician at Ke Ola Pono, and an executive board member of the Christian Community Development Association (CCDA) with 20 years in both local and trans-local church planting work at executive levels. She is the author of Centering Discipleship: A Pathway for Multiplying Spectators into Mature Disciples (IVP). She and Steve have three, seriously, amazing children.Jonathan Brooks currently serves as Lead Pastor at Lawndale Christian Community Church. He was the former pastor of Canaan Community Church in Chicago for 15 years. He is also an adjunct Professor for Northern Seminary in their Christian Community Development Program and Trinity Christian College's Chicago Semester program. He has a deep desire to impress this virtue on all who will listen whether congregation, classroom, or community. He is the author of the book “Church Forsaken: Practicing Presence in Neglected Neighborhoods” published by InterVarsity Press. Lastly, Pastah J has also recorded four hip-hop albums with the group Out-World and a mixtape to accompany the book Church Forsaken.Rev. Dr. Mary Nelson brings over 50 years of experience to the Christian Community Development Association as a Founder and former Board Member. Mary is President Emeritus of Bethel New Life, a faith-based community development corporation, where she served for 26 years. She still lives, works, and worships in the same low-income African American community. Mary actively participates in city-wide, national policy advocacy efforts. She is also on the faculty of the ABCD (Asset Based Community Development) Institute at DePaul University, on the Board of Christian Community Development Association, and served on the Board of Sojourners. Mary has her PhD from Union Graduate School and six honorary PhDs and is now doing consulting, writing, and teaching. She is the author of the handbook Empowerment, published by CCDA (2010), and has authored chapters in a number of books on sustainable community development.Sandra Maria Van Opstal, a second-generation Latina, is Co-Founder and Executive Director of Chasing Justice, a movement led by people of color to mobilize a lifestyle of faith and justice. She is an international speaker, author, and activist, recognized for her courageous work in pursuing justice and disrupting oppressive systems within the church. As a global prophetic voice and an active community member on the west side of Chicago, Sandra's initiatives in holistic justice equip communities around the world to practice biblical solidarity and mutuality within various social and cultural locations.Connect with CCDA on Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, and LinkedIn. Follow CCDA on YouTube.

The Ma'ili wildfire that triggered mass evacuations has claimed the life of an elderly woman. An up close look at the damage, as firefighters monitor potential hot spots, while residents sift through the rubble. Plus, power is back on in Upcountry Maui tonight after Hawaiian Electric initiated a shutoff with heightened wildfire risk.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We're still following the dry and windy conditions today as the threat of wildfires is high yet again. Casey Lund live again in West Oahu where another fire started yesterday. For the first time, Hawaiian Electric activated its Public Safety Power Shutoff program because of the fire risk on Maui. What residents had to say about the program, and how long they went without power. This week marks 40 years since Diane Suzuki disappeared from an Aiea dance studio. What her former boyfriend has to say, after all the time that has passed. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A wildfire that's been climbing a mountain ridge in Nanakuli.. is still 80 percent contained. There are still no evacuations or threat to structures, but the blaze has charred about 75 acres. Police say a man tried to lure four girls, ages 11 to 12, by offering them a "Hello Kitty" plush doll near King Intermediate School. This week marks 40 years since Diane Suzuki disappeared from an Aiea dance studio. As Lynn Kawano prepares a half-hour special report, she spoke to Suzuki's former boyfriend. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week on the Team Lally Real Estate Radio Show, we interview Howard Nett, Listing & Buyer Associate at Team Lally—and the voice behind our original jingle! He shares how his musical background enhances his real estate approach, why he's stayed with Team Lally since 2008, and what makes a standout agent. He also dives into distressed sales and gives advice for new or aspiring agents looking to grow.We also have our Experts We Trust. Duke Kimhan of Hawaii Pacific Property Management highlights why parking and lawn care are deal-breakers in rentals, and whether homes with PV can demand higher rent. He alsos share why fast occupancy beats holding out, and tips on pricing rentals right in today's market. Dan Polimino of KW Big Island provides a Big Island market update—discussing lower occupancy, declining tourism, and advice for sellers in this shifting landscape.Who is Howard Nett?Howard is a seasoned professional with talents in music, business, and real estate. He began his career with the San Francisco Jazz Festival, later supported an award-winning architecture firm, and has been with Team Lally since 2008. He also composed and sang Team Lally's jingle—bringing his musical passion into the heart of the brand! He is known for his creativity, dedication, and clear communication. He takes pride in delivering excellent service and building strong relationships throughout each transaction.To reach Howard Nett, you may contact him in the following ways:Phone: 808-393-3641Email: Howard@teamlally.comWebsite: TeamLally.com

Explore 15 surprising facts about Hawaii that reveal the hidden truths most visitors never discover, from the world's tallest mountain to phenomena that happen nowhere else in America. This episode uncovers essential travel insights about Hawaii's unique microclimates, geography, and cultural heritage that could completely change how you pack and plan your island getaway. Become a member to listen to this and so many more: hawaiisbesttravel.com/members

We are following the Maili wildfire that's burned nearly 100 acres. Casey Lund is live on the scene with the latest. The fire came as conditions have been especially dangerous because of strong winds and dry conditions. It forced HECO to shut off the power to some Maui residents. The Federal Detention Center in Honolulu is set to take in more immigrant detainees. Why this is happening now and who is skeptical of this plan. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Honolulu Firefighters are continuing to monitor a wildfire that burned about 55 acres, damaged homes, and forced mass evacuations in Maili. A 22-year-old woman is recovering after her car fell off of the H-1 viaduct and down onto Nimitz Road below. Honolulu Police are still searching for the suspects in a drive-by shooting in Kalihi that occurred on Saturday.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A violent holiday weekend across Oahu as HPD investigates six separate shootings. The latest on the cases and how the department is responding. Plus terror unfolds on Koko Head Trail where a young boy fell down a well shaft while hiking with his parents, the latest on his condition. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Here's a party mix for your 4th of July weekend. It features 21 Bass House, Tech House, and Techno tracks to keep you dancing all night. Check out all of the ID's on my Instagram post @mikelettner. As always, mahalo for listening and I hope you enjoy it!

An 18 year old woman is recovering after a shooting in Kapolei, we share what we know about the investigation and what's still unclear. President Trump has signed a sweeping spending bill that could deeply impact Hawaii residents who rely on Medicaid and food stamps, Governor Green warns rural hospitals may be hit hardest, and some are already taking action. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In today's episode, I chat with IFBB Pro Heather Brewer, a United States Naval Academy graduate, former Division 1 swimmer, and Major in the United States Marine Corps. Born in Honolulu, Hawaii, and the oldest of eight siblings, Heather is also a wife to a Marine officer and a mother of two. She began competing seriously in 2019 and earned her Pro card at the 2024 Masters USA, where she took the Overall title.   Heather opens up about balancing life as a wife, mom, athlete, and active-duty Marine. We dive into her long journey with bulimia, the physical and emotional toll of eating disorders, and how bodybuilding helped her rebuild a healthier relationship with food. She shares her experiences transitioning from prep to improvement season, blending her many roles, and co-owning a coaching business with her husband.   TOPICS COVERED -Her journey as a wife, mother, Marine, and athlete -Battling and healing from bulimia -The impact of eating disorders on the body and mind -Learning about macronutrients and nutrition -Navigating post-show blues -Running a coaching business with her husband -Preparing for her Pro debut   CONNECT WITH CELESTE: Website: http://www.celestial.fit Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/celestial_fit/ All Links: http://www.celestial.fit/links.html   CONNECT WITH HEATHER: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/the_ripped_mermaid/   TIME STAMPS 1:00 introduction 3:38 blending different identities into life 8:33 approach to parenting 11:25 avoiding eating disorders 18:15 being honest about your actions 24:23 admiring that you're vulnerable  25:19 from prep to improvement season 34:40 planning out shows 41:25 planning her Pro debut 50:22 evolving your stage presentation  53:00 hitting military fitness standards 54:56 becoming a coach 59:15 prioritizing her marriage 63:47 advice for competitors    CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE FREE FOOD RELATIONSHIP COACHING SERIES   CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE FREE POST SHOW BLUES COACHING SERIES   LEARN MORE AND APPLY FOR MY 5 WEEK FOOD RELATIONSHIP HEALING & DISCOVERY COACHING PROGRAM   FOR OTHER FREE RESOURCES, LIVE EVENTS, AND WAYS TO WORK WITH CELESTE CLICK HERE

Developing news, HFD is investigating the cause of a 2-alarm house fire in Aiea. We have the latest from overnight. We have an update on the Oahu surfer who was crushed by a car weeks ago. The latest on 20-year-old Dakota Briley. More enforcement promised. On this 4th of July new fireworks safety measures will be rolled out by police and the state. Casey Lund has more on what's planned and how you can celebrate responsiblySee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Celebrations for the Fourth of July are underway across Hawaii. Dillon Ancheta reports from the parade in Kailua. Honolulu police have opened an attempted murder investigation after a 22-year-old man was shot in West Oahu. A Texas lawyer who mailed flyers soliciting Maui wildfire victims is being criminally prosecuted. A Maui judge refused to throw out the case. Daryl Huff has the exclusive report.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A message of caution from city leaders ahead of the Fourth of July holiday as HFD plans to bolster its available resources. Hawaii lawmakers in Washington and here at home sound off against the president's legislation. A former correctional officer is sentenced to 8 years behind bars for sexually assaulting inmates under his supervision. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Parents often turn to their child's primary care physician for guidance on illnesses, developmental delays, or other health concerns. ADHD is no exception. In this episode, we're diving into the crucial role pediatricians play in recognizing and managing ADHD. We're giving you real-world tools to support real-world kids. This episode was recorded on the exhibit floor at the 2025 Pediatric Academic Societies Conference in Honolulu, Hawaii. Joining us for this episode is Jennifer Walton, MD, the Section Chief of Developmental Behavioral Pediatrics, and an Associate Professor of Clinical Pediatrics at the University of Miami Miler School of Medicine. Some highlights from this episode include:  The most common signs of ADHD that get overlooked  Differentiating between ADHD and other behavioral or mental health concerns  How to use a standardized rating scale to assess ADHD symptoms  Talking to families about starting medication  Charting Pediatrics is in the running for a People's Choice Podcast Award, and we need your help to get nominated! Starting July 1, you can head to www.podcastawards.com and nominate us for the "science and medicine” category as well as the "people's choice" category. Listeners like you are the reason we have become one of the top pediatric podcasts for providers around the world. Your nomination could make all the difference in us receiving this recognition! Nominate us by July 31st and help Children's Hospital Colorado lead the way in pediatric podcasting. Thank you for your support!  For more information on Children's Colorado, visit: childrenscolorado.org. 

THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION BATTLES THE PRC FOR OCEANIA.  2/4: Voyagers: The Settlement of the Pacific by  Nicholas Thomas  (Author) https://www.amazon.com/Voyagers-Settlement-Pacific-Nicholas-Thomas/dp/1541619838/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3TWNZZ00KO4TU&keywords=NICHOLAS+CLARK+VOYAGERS&qid=1674136652&sprefix=nicholas+clark+voyagers%2Caps%2C124&sr=8-1 The islands of Polynesia, Melanesia, and Micronesia stretch across a huge expanse of ocean and encompass a multitude of different peoples. Starting with Captain James Cook, the earliest European explorers to visit the Pacific were astounded and perplexed to find populations thriving thousands of miles from continents. Who were these people? From where did they come? And how were they able to reach islands dispersed over such vast tracts of ocean?  In Voyagers, the distinguished anthropologist Nicholas Thomas charts the course of the seaborne migrations that populated the islands between Asia and the Americas from late prehistory onward. Drawing on the latest research, including insights gained from genetics, linguistics, and archaeology, Thomas provides a dazzling account of these long-distance migrations, the seagoing technologies that enabled them, and the societies they left in their wake. 1930 HONOLULU