Mahalo to Dr. Keliʻi Akina, OHA Trustee-At-Large and President and CEO of Grassroots Institute of Hawaii, a nonprofit public think tank that researches and informs policymakers, the media, and the public about key public policy issues. Dr. Akina spoke to RoCKS about the high cost of living in Hawaiʻi, the brain drain, and the future of the Jones Act.