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Friday, January 17, 2020 |
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Hawaii Cost of Smoking $2.2M per Smoker
By Selected News Articles @ 3:00 AM :: 3340 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Health Care, Cost of Living
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...Smoking doesn’t just ruin your health. It can also burn a nasty hole through your wallet....
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Thursday, January 16, 2020 |
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DBEDT: Family of 4 Needs $80K for a frugal lifestyle--But only $67K on Big Island
By News Release @ 5:17 AM :: 3759 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Cost of Living
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...Hawaii County had the lowest self-sufficiency income requirements among all counties....
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Sunday, January 12, 2020 |
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What Really Is a Minimum Wage?
By Tom Yamachika @ 4:00 AM :: 4318 Views :: Labor, Small Business, Cost of Living
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...the reasons for an ever-increasing “living wage” have been a second tier topic of discussion....
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Thursday, January 9, 2020 |
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In Hawaii $100 Buys Only $84 Worth of Goods
By Video @ 6:30 PM :: 2840 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Cost of Living
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...video takes on Hawaii's high cost of living, with some quick examples, then some suggestions advising how to help fix it....
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Saturday, January 4, 2020 |
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Hawaii 2nd-Worst State for Retirement
By Selected News Articles @ 2:06 AM :: 4450 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Tourism, Cost of Living
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...ultimately, it comes down to how far do those retirement dollars go....
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Friday, January 3, 2020 |
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Electric Rates Going Down: HECO, PGV Agree to Dump 'Avoided Cost' Scam
By News Release @ 12:37 PM :: 4262 Views :: Hawaii County , Energy, Cost of Living
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...For years PGV had been paid on an 'avoided cost' basis, thus preventing consumers from enjoying the benefit of cheap geothermal energy. This, in turn, makes overpriced wind and solar look good....
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Friday, January 3, 2020 |
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How to Stop the Exodus
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 11:48 AM :: 3542 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Cost of Living
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...reject the idea that the “price of paradise” must inevitably be unreasonable....
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Thursday, January 2, 2020 |
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Akina article in Wall Street Journal strikes a nerve
By Grassroot Institute @ 12:25 PM :: 3939 Views :: Cost of Living
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...a commentary by Keli'i Akina published this past weekend by The Wall Street Journal generated hundreds of comments and was even picked up by the Drudge Report....
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Tuesday, December 31, 2019 |
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Exodus from Hawaii continued in fiscal 2019
By Grassroot Institute @ 12:48 AM :: 3571 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Cost of Living
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...The Grassroot Institute of Hawaii cites Hawaii's cost of living and lack of opportunities....
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Monday, December 30, 2019 |
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DBEDT: Hawaii Losing 13,200 Civilians Per Year
By News Release @ 12:59 PM :: 3442 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Cost of Living
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...The young adult and prime-working age population in ages 18-34 was the largest age group among migrants....
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Saturday, December 28, 2019 |
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WSJ: Aloha Increasingly Means Goodbye Thanks to High Taxes
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 3:29 PM :: 6252 Views :: Jones Act, Land Use, Taxes, Cost of Living
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...With an 11% top rate, many Hawaii residents are looking for two tickets out of paradise....
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Monday, December 23, 2019 |
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Honolulu 3rd Most Expensive Homes Per Square Foot
By Selected News Articles @ 6:10 PM :: 4681 Views :: Honolulu County, Hawaii Statistics, Cost of Living
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...Honolulu, HI – Ownership Cost per square foot -- $684.31....
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Sunday, December 22, 2019 |
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Ninety-One Hours in a Work Week?
By Tom Yamachika @ 4:00 AM :: 3218 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Cost of Living
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...Hawaii’s cost of living was 201.3 percent of, or double, the national average, with the primary problem being housing costs that punched in at a staggering 347.1 percent of the national average. Our grocery costs were at 160.8, utilities at 185.2, transportation at 135.7, and health care at 120.3 percent of the national average respectively....
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Saturday, December 21, 2019 |
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UHERO: Hawaii economy enters soft patch
By UHERO @ 1:00 AM :: 3842 Views :: Economy, Hawaii Statistics, Cost of Living
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...The state’s population has been declining for the past three years, in part because of outward migration....
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Friday, December 20, 2019 |
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Ed Case Introduces Three Jones Act Reform Bills
By Ed Case @ 4:26 PM :: 5211 Views :: Congressional Delegation, Jones Act, Cost of Living
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...“My three bills aim directly at one of the key drivers of our astronomically high cost of living in Hawai‘i and other locations in our country that are not part of the continental U.S,” said Case....
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Monday, December 9, 2019 |
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$100K Retirement Fund? In Hawaii it will be gone in 14 months
By Selected News Articles @ 3:20 PM :: 3526 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Cost of Living
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...Hawaii residents pay over $20,000 more per year than the second-most expensive state, California....
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Friday, December 6, 2019 |
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Liberate Hawaii Homebuilding
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 5:28 PM :: 4216 Views :: Development, Land Use, Cost of Living
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...smaller steps that could lead to big results....
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Thursday, December 5, 2019 |
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Hawaii: 91 Hour Work Week to Live Comfortably
By Selected News Articles @ 5:58 PM :: 4112 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Cost of Living
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...Hawaii is the single most difficult state for workers to get ahead, requiring $96.1K to enjoy a comfortable life and 91-hour workweeks to get there....
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Thursday, November 21, 2019 |
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Cost of Care Survey 2019: Most Long Term Care Costs In Hawaii Decrease
By News Release @ 5:53 PM :: 3582 Views :: Health Care, Cost of Living
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...Annual Median Cost of Long Term Care Support Services for Hawaii....
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Thursday, November 21, 2019 |
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Hawaii: 22.3% of Movers Leaving State
By Selected News Articles @ 2:36 AM :: 4971 Views :: Economy, Hawaii Statistics, Cost of Living
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...2nd-highest in the USA....
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Sunday, November 17, 2019 |
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$136K to live 'comfortably' in Hawaii
By Selected News Articles @ 2:36 PM :: 3643 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Cost of Living
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...Hawaii Median household income in 2018: $80,212....
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Tuesday, November 5, 2019 |
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Hawaii Counties Among Least Affordable Places for Renters
By Selected News Articles @ 1:40 AM :: 3467 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Cost of Living
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...We ranked 827 counties by the ratio of rent-to-income....
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Tuesday, November 5, 2019 |
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Hawaii Highest Mortgage Fees in USA
By Selected News Articles @ 1:33 AM :: 3458 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Cost of Living
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...and the lowest average interest rates....
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Saturday, November 2, 2019 |
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Braving the cold to help Hawaii
By Grassroot Institute @ 9:11 PM :: 2527 Views :: Cost of Living
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...energy, housing and occupational licensing. The “best practice” policies we have been learning about here will help us address the economic and social challenges we all face in Hawaii....
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Friday, November 1, 2019 |
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Hawaiians & the Economy: We're in The Same Boat as Everyone!
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 7:46 PM :: 5359 Views :: DHHL, Economy, OHA, Cost of Living
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...if we work to do good for all people of Hawai'i, we end up helping Hawaiians....
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Friday, October 25, 2019 |
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Audio: High Cost of Living in a One-Party State
By Audio @ 1:29 AM :: 2972 Views :: Cost of Living
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...We discuss the common issues of the Golden State and the Aloha State – affordable housing, high poverty, a pension crisis, and the high cost of living."....
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Monday, October 7, 2019 |
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Housing Cost Puts Hawaii Among States With Worst Pay
By News Release @ 6:29 PM :: 3727 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Cost of Living
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...we calculated how many hours at the median hourly wage it took to afford the median one-bedroom apartment in each state....
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Sunday, October 6, 2019 |
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If Housing Costs in Honolulu Are Bad Now…
By Tom Yamachika @ 5:00 AM :: 3810 Views :: Honolulu County, Cost of Living
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...the Honolulu City Council is considering Bill 25, which would add numerous energy conservation requirements for any residential dwelling that is new or remodeled....
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Friday, October 4, 2019 |
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Ed Case: “I don’t accept ‘the price of paradise’”
By Grassroot Institute @ 8:18 PM :: 4161 Views :: Jones Act, Cost of Living
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...he is considering a proposal that would leave the Jones Act in place but forbid shipping companies from charging a certain percentage above an established international shipping rate....
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Tuesday, September 24, 2019 |
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Hawaii Public School Spending 16th Highest per Pupil
By Selected News Articles @ 12:05 AM :: 5542 Views :: Education K-12, Hawaii Statistics, Labor, Cost of Living
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...and teachers salaries are the lowest in USA when adjusted for cost of living....
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Sunday, September 22, 2019 |
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Honolulu Monthly Cost of Living $9,632
By Selected News Articles @ 6:50 PM :: 3491 Views :: Cost of Living
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...What It Actually Costs to Live in America’s Most Expensive Cities....
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Monday, September 9, 2019 |
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Jones Act denies domestic ocean shipments of propane
By Michael Hansen @ 10:41 PM :: 5905 Views :: Energy, Jones Act, Cost of Living
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...The situation with LPG carriers parallels that of liquefied natural gas (LNG) carriers in that none of these ships exist in the Jones Act fleet....
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Monday, September 9, 2019 |
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DLNR Hikes Small Boat Harbor Fees
By News Release @ 6:38 PM :: 4392 Views :: Small Business, Tourism, Cost of Living
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... Fee increases for users of Hawai‘i small boat harbors and boating facilities will be implemented soon, after they were signed into law by Governor David Ige on August 13, 2019 ....
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Monday, September 9, 2019 |
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Lahaina Injection Wells: Maui Mayor Scores Council for Refusing to Consider County's Settlement Offer
By News Release @ 2:26 AM :: 4938 Views :: Maui County, Environment, Cost of Living
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...The effects of the Ninth Circuit Court’s expansion of the Clean Water Act on our already tight housing market could be severe....
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Friday, September 6, 2019 |
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The cure for Hawaii’s doctor shortage
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 5:13 PM :: 4783 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Health Care, Cost of Living
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...doctors can make 50 percent more if they work on the mainland instead of in Hawaii....
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Thursday, September 5, 2019 |
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VIDEO: Hawaii residents are leaving the state in record numbers
By Grassroot Institute @ 6:40 PM :: 4459 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Cost of Living
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...video Hawaii residents are leaving the state in record numbers....
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Friday, August 30, 2019 |
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How to give everybody a raise
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 10:32 PM :: 3016 Views :: Cost of Living
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...Lowering the cost of living would make everyone’s pay go further, especially the less fortunate....
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Thursday, August 29, 2019 |
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Hawaii: $100 goes a lot further on Sister Isles
By Tax Foundation @ 6:45 PM :: 3510 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Cost of Living
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Metropolitan Area --Real Value of $100
- 4th Lowest in USA -- Urban Honolulu, HI -- $80.19
- Maui County $93.20
- Kauai and Hawaii Counties – $99.50
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Tuesday, August 27, 2019 |
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Batteries: Hawaii Ratepayers Give the Most to Elon Musk
By News Release @ 9:58 PM :: 4505 Views :: Energy, Cost of Living
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... Elon Musk needs money. That's why he is a billionaire and its why you are paying higher electric rates ....
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Thursday, August 22, 2019 |
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Hawaii Millionaire Will Go Broke Faster Than Any Other State
By Selected News Articles @ 3:44 AM :: 4203 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Cost of Living
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...If you retire with $1 million in Hawaii, you’ll have less than a dozen years to ride out your savings....
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Tuesday, August 20, 2019 |
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For Hawaii, Cost of Dying is Like Cost of Living
By Selected News Articles @ 11:40 PM :: 5465 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Health Care, Cost of Living
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...Death in Hawaii is by far the priciest among all the states....
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Wednesday, August 14, 2019 |
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Hawaii: $100 Worth Only $84
By Tax Foundation @ 6:50 PM :: 4637 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Cost of Living
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... $100 is effectively worth the least in Hawaii ($84.39) ....
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Wednesday, August 14, 2019 |
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Hawaii 3rd-Lowest Percentage of Kids in PreSchool
By Selected News Articles @ 6:31 PM :: 6149 Views :: Education K-12, Family, Small Business, Cost of Living
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...Hawaii Child Care Costs More than College Tuition....
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Saturday, July 27, 2019 |
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Hawaii Consumers Deepest in Debt--Not Counting Mortgages
By News Release @ 6:50 PM :: 4042 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Cost of Living
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...Hawaii is No. 1 in the country when it comes to residents whose consumer debt, not including mortgages, outweighs their yearly salary....
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Sunday, July 21, 2019 |
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Canada to ship containerized LNG to China instead of Hawaii
By Michael Hansen @ 4:16 AM :: 6040 Views :: Energy, Jones Act, Cost of Living
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...The HECO LNG plans were abandoned after their proposed merger with NextEra Energy, Inc. was disapproved by the Hawaii State Public Utilities Commission....
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Saturday, July 13, 2019 |
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Honolulu Among Worst Cities for First-Time Home Buyers
By Selected News Articles @ 4:57 AM :: 4402 Views :: Honolulu County, Hawaii Statistics, Cost of Living
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...WalletHub compared 300 cities of varying sizes across 27 key indicators of market attractiveness, affordability and quality of life....
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Saturday, July 13, 2019 |
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Hawaii--3rd Lowest Student Debt
By Selected News Articles @ 4:43 AM :: 4091 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Higher Education, Cost of Living
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...Student Debt as % of Income, Adjusted for Cost of Living (3rd-lowest)....
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Friday, July 12, 2019 |
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CNBC America's Top States for Business -- Hawaii 49th
By Selected News Articles @ 4:45 PM :: 4808 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Small Business, Cost of Living
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...To rank CNBC's 2019 America's Top States for Business, we put all 50 states through a rigorous test and graded them based on more than 60 measures of competitiveness in 10 broad categories....
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Friday, July 12, 2019 |
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Updating Old Jones Act Cost Estimates
By Michael Hansen @ 3:18 AM :: 4364 Views :: Jones Act, Cost of Living
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...The Hawaii Shippers’ Council (HSC) recently reviewed its 1997 estimates of the cost of the Jones Act on Hawaii....
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