A balanced budget is the only way to maintain fiscal discipline.

Out of the many issues facing the United States, it is easy to be disillusioned with the state of our national affairs. In spite of this general disillusionment, one issue stands out most conspicuously: the national debt.

As of right now, the debt stands at a harrowing $37 trillion. In fact, according to the Peter G. Peterson Foundation, that is equivalent to the economies of China, India, Germany, Japan, and the United Kingdom combined.

Shocking as it is, it raises the necessary question: What is to be done?

This is where the role of Hawaiʻi becomes crucial — the United States must adopt a balanced budget amendment modeled on Hawaiʻi’s fiscal safeguards.

Before one can tackle the issue of the national debt, it must firs

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