Cost of Living

“The next round of high prices is likely to start later this year, as crude rebounds to the $80s and $90s, perhaps pushing to the $100 level by late in the year or early next.”

...if prices stay this low, it will take up to four months before electricity prices fully reflect the drop in oil prices....

Any program changes from this proposal would apply only to new customers....

The cost of tobacco for every smoker is $1,029,646 over a lifetime....

Insurance Division Releases Annual Premium Comparison Guide to Help Residents Shop and Compare....

Top concerns include the state economy, education, the Hawaii Health Connector, oversight of the Public Utilities Commission in light of the Hawaiian Electric Industries/NextEra merger, and positively affecting the cost of living for Hawaii residents....

The annual median wage for STEM workers (adjusted for cost of living) is two times higher in Houston than in Honolulu....

American sugar prices would be a lot lower if the government would stop interfering in the sugar market....

In Hawaii, its power company is trying to get a $55 fixed monthly charge, which is double its current fee....

The average price of the seven new solar projects is 14 cents per kilowatt-hour....

For over a year, Hawaiian Electric has been claiming that the "green infrastructure fee" now beginning to appear on electric bills statewide is not a rate hike....

But Hawaii is #1 for “highest percentage of the population spending more than they make”....

...to estimate the impacts of Hawaii importing LNG for use in the electric sector....

If approved, this would be the largest rate hike in recent HMSA history....

The meeting will be held at the Waipahu District Park in Waipahu on Thursday, November 6, 2014 at 7 p.m.....

... it’s one of the reasons that Hawaii has the highest cost of living in the nation ....

Hawaii salaries are 16th highest in USA.  When adjusted for cost of living, Hawaii salaries drop to 50th....

Instead Of Offering Solutions To Lower Costs, Ige Proposes Making Downtown Parking Cost $500....

David Ige Offers The Same Policies Of The Last Four Years While Housing Costs Soar....

...earlier this year, when Senator Ige had a bipartisan measure to provide tax relief on groceries (SB2206, 1/16/14) before his committee, he ignored it....

"Senator Ige's latest extreme proposal clearly demonstrates that the cost of living in Hawaii is at the bottom of his list of priorities...."

The cost of groceries is two times higher in Honolulu than in Houston....

...The government bought ice here so no one else could buy the ice....

“All solutions which lower the cost of energy must be on the table,” said Aiona....

Two team members — Peter Savio of the Savio Group and Jay Iranon of Swinerton Builders — were both on hand as Aiona released the policy initiative to the local media....

The answer to the problem is multi-faceted and extremely complex....

"Instead of addressing the soaring cost of living facing Hawaii's middle-class families, Senator Ige and Governor Abercrombie piled on even more taxes...."

...the monthly out of pocket expenses for groceries has increased $130.80 since 2013....

A survey of older adults on Oahu ranks affordable home health care and housing among the greatest needs....

David Ige was one of the top-ranking legislators in charge of implementing the policies that have seen Hawai‘i burdened with bigger bills and higher taxes....

...The changes will affect more than 77,000 homeowners on the neighbor islands and 11,000 on Oahu....

A New Study Shows Hawaii Has The Second Worst Tax System Overall And The Third Most Overtaxed Middle Class....

"Which is precisely why the RGA ad, and others that may follow, might actually persuade voters to go Aiona’s way."

...Oahu’s water customers who end up paying the price for the BWS’ defective meters and billing errors would likely fare better if the BWS was subject to regulation by the Public Utilities Commission....

FLASHBACK: Ige Admits Abercrombie-Ige Agenda Isn't Lowering The Cost Of Food Or Energy....

...To keep the utilities running in a small apartment in Honolulu, you're facing a cost of around $285 per month....

The government was forced to raise the tax after they noticed that bag use was increasing as consumers began absorbing the cost of the bags....

Hawaii workers find they have to work harder while earning inadequate wages in order to keep up with the soaring cost of living....

“A single person can earn as much as $54,850 and qualify for housing assistance on Oahu. For a family of four, the cut-off is $78,300...."

BWS claims that the billing charge is justified to defray administrative costs associated with billing and cost recovery for installing the new billing system....

...Hawaii ranks as the worst place to make a living in 2014....

...A new report over the weekend on the growing doctor shortage is just the latest sign that the Abercrombie-Ige policy agenda is not working....

The states where $100 is worth the least are the District of Columbia ($84.60), Hawaii ($85.32), New York ($86.66), New Jersey ($87.64), and California ($88.57)....

...WalletHub assessed the affordability of homes as well as the conditions of the real estate market and community environment in the 300 largest U.S. cities....

...50,000 new units needed to be built between 2012 and 2016 to meet demands....

...electricity prices in Hawaii are nearly double those in the state with the next highest prices because Hawaii generates 75% of its electricity from petroleum and must rely on Jones Act vessels for all domestic oil shipments....