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Saturday, May 9, 2015
Women in Hawaii: Poverty and Opportunity
By News Release @ 3:21 PM :: 3278 Views :: Hawaii Statistics

...Millennial women experience depression 10.7 more days per year than Millennial men....

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Friday, May 8, 2015
CEOs Rank Hawaii 44th Worst for Business
By News Release @ 5:18 PM :: 4472 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Small Business

...CEOs favor states that foster growth through progressive business development programs, low taxes and a quality living environment....

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Friday, May 8, 2015
Death Taxes: How Does Hawaii Compare?
By Selected News Articles @ 3:10 PM :: 5530 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Taxes

...Estate and inheritance taxes have large compliance costs, have been shown to suppress entrepreneurship, and are among the most harmful taxes to economic growth....

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Thursday, May 7, 2015
Kilauea Largest Source of SO2 Pollution in USA
By UHERO @ 2:19 AM :: 7227 Views :: Hawaii County , Environment, Hawaii Statistics, Health Care

Using Vog from Kilauea to Estimate the Health Consequences of Particulate and SO2 Pollution....

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Wednesday, May 6, 2015
Honolulu 86th Worst Small Business Environment
By Selected News Articles @ 5:56 PM :: 6640 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Labor, Small Business, Cost of Living

...earnings for small business employees adjusted for cost of living are three times higher in the Houston metro area than in the Honolulu metro area....

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Wednesday, May 6, 2015
Advanced Industries? Hawaii at Bottom of Heap
By Selected News Articles @ 12:24 PM :: 4606 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Small Business

These states could struggle to secure prosperity in the coming decade....

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Wednesday, May 6, 2015
Hawaii seed industry estimated at $159M--Down 14%
By News Release @ 3:24 AM :: 7671 Views :: Agriculture, Economy, Hawaii Statistics, GMOs

Outshipments of seed are projected to total 7.97 million pounds during the 2013-14 season, down 3 percent from the revised 8.25 million pounds shipped during the previous season....

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Tuesday, May 5, 2015
Thanks to HGEA, Hawaii 2nd Worst State for Nurses
By Selected News Articles @ 2:43 PM :: 5752 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Health Care, Labor

Hawaii ranks 50th – Monthly Median Starting Salary for Nurses, Adjusted for Cost of Living....

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Monday, May 4, 2015
Best States for Working Moms: Hawaii Ranks 31st
By News Release @ 3:39 PM :: 3163 Views :: Hawaii Statistics

...The median women’s salary (adjusted for cost of living) is two times higher in Virginia than in Hawaii....

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Friday, May 1, 2015
Survey: Hawaii Ranks #2 in Sleep Deprivation
By News Release @ 4:03 PM :: 7005 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Health Care, Labor

Hawaii averages 6.28 hours of sleep ....

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Thursday, April 30, 2015
Safety? How Did Your Hospital Do?
By News Release @ 8:48 PM :: 5358 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Health Care

Read detailed Hospital Safety Scores for nine Hawaii Hospitals ...

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Tuesday, April 28, 2015
Best Cities to Start a Business? Honolulu Ranks 66th
By Selected News Articles @ 4:04 PM :: 4613 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Small Business

...the number of self-employed Americans is expected to rise to more than 60 million by 2020....

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Tuesday, April 28, 2015
Drunk? Reckless? How Much Will Your Car Insurance Increase?
By Selected News Articles @ 3:57 PM :: 6094 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Law Enforcement, Cost of Living

Having two accidents in the last two years on your record is the most costly traffic violation....

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Sunday, April 26, 2015
Study: Hawaii Health Connector Loses 63% of 2014 Enrollees--Worst in US
By News Release @ 4:23 AM :: 6053 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Health Care

...Exchanges run by the federal government both retained a higher percentage of 2014 enrollees and enrolled a higher percentage of new enrollees in 2015 than states that run their own exchanges....

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Saturday, April 25, 2015
7% Solution Makes Hawaii Pension Debt Seem Smaller
By Selected News Articles @ 3:11 PM :: 6007 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Hawaii Statistics, Labor
“The state increased the rate from 4 percent to 7 percent.”
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Thursday, April 23, 2015
Hawaii Congressional Delegation Dead Last in Clout
By Selected News Articles @ 1:23 AM :: 7298 Views :: Congressional Delegation, Hawaii Statistics

Since 1990, Roll Call has been tracking the potential influence each state has on national affairs....

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Monday, April 20, 2015
Hawaii Noted for 'Anti-Innovation Policy Choices'
By News Release @ 2:07 PM :: 4449 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Small Business

Modest Innovators need improvements in several policy and other foundational criteria to better create an environment for innovative companies to thrive....

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Sunday, April 19, 2015
Report: Illegals Pay $31M in Hawaii State Taxes
By News Release @ 3:36 PM :: 4218 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Taxes

A new 50-state study, Undocumented Immigrants’ State and Local Tax Contributions, by the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy....

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Saturday, April 18, 2015
DoH: Tobacco Use Down 20%, E-Cigs Up
By News Release @ 2:12 PM :: 4833 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Health Care

The prevalence of cigarette smoking among adults in Hawaii decreased by more than 20% from 2011 to 2013....However, use of e-cigarettes continues to grow at an alarming rate....

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Friday, April 17, 2015
DBEDT: Solo Commuters up 74%
By News Release @ 2:26 PM :: 4673 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Rail

The number of commuters driving alone increased 74.2 percent from 253,680 in 1980 to 441,988 in the 2009-2013 period....

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Thursday, April 16, 2015
Small Business Tax Index -- Hawaii 47th
By News Release @ 5:26 PM :: 4308 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Taxes

This year’s edition of the Index pulls together 23 different tax measures....

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Wednesday, April 15, 2015
Forbes Worst States for Taxes: Hawaii 31st
By Selected News Articles @ 4:20 PM :: 4712 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Taxes

Many states have a graduated system — the most complicated one is Hawaii....

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Wednesday, April 8, 2015
DBEDT: International Students Contribute Over $205M to Economy
By News Release @ 3:44 PM :: 6072 Views :: Economy, Hawaii Statistics, Higher Education
DBEDT today released an economic report analyzing, “The Economic Impact of International Students in Hawaii.”
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Wednesday, April 8, 2015
Hawaii GE Tax: Broadest Sales Tax in US
By Selected News Articles @ 2:18 PM :: 4860 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Taxes

The Hawaii GET taxes many products multiple times and, by one estimate, ultimately taxes 99.21 percent of the state's personal income....

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Wednesday, April 8, 2015
Hawaii Has No Hate Crimes (Officially)
By Selected News Articles @ 4:52 AM :: 5038 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Law Enforcement

...Unlike all other states in the union Hawaii has a go-it-alone policy and lets the attorney general’s office keep a running tally....

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Tuesday, April 7, 2015
Gallup: Honolulu 2nd Healthiest Community in US
By News Release @ 6:44 PM :: 4426 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Health Care

“State of American Well-Being: 2014 Community Well-Being Rankings” examines the comparative well-being of the largest 100 communities in the United States....

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Monday, April 6, 2015
US Census Looks at Small Businesses in Hawaii
By News Release @ 11:49 AM :: 4826 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Small Business

...statistics on the number of establishments, receipts or revenue, payroll, number of employees and other items by industry....

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Saturday, April 4, 2015
DBEDT: 65,000 New Housing Units Needed in Next 10 Years
By News Release @ 12:46 AM :: 5829 Views :: Development, Hawaii Statistics

...this study projects housing demand for the period of 2015 to 2025 using the variables of projected population growth, visitor growth, and vacancy rates....

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Wednesday, April 1, 2015
61 Hawaii Bridges Need Structural Repair
By News Release @ 10:17 PM :: 4380 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Hawaii Statistics

...cars, trucks and school buses cross Hawaii's 61 structurally compromised bridges 900,643 times every day....

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Tuesday, March 31, 2015
88 hours stuck in Traffic: Honolulu 3rd Most Congested in US
By News Release @ 5:28 PM :: 6987 Views :: Honolulu County, Hawaii Statistics, Rail

...Delay per year with a 30 min commute -- 88 hours...

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Tuesday, March 31, 2015
Hawaii Tax Freedom Day--April 19, 2015
By News Release @ 4:13 PM :: 4868 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Taxes

Hawaii will be the 25th state to reach Tax Freedom Day, 5 days earlier than national average....

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Tuesday, March 31, 2015
Hawaii Consumers 'Least Sustainable Spending Habits' in USA
By Selected News Articles @ 3:12 PM :: 7003 Views :: Economy, Hawaii Statistics, Cost of Living

The percentage of people overspending their income is twice as high in Hawaii and Nevada than in Maryland....

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Monday, March 30, 2015
Best States for Doctors? Hawaii Ranks 38th
By Selected News Articles @ 2:07 PM :: 5216 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Health Care

...The report uses 12 key metrics – ranging from average annual wages and salary disparities to patient population size and state medical board punitiveness to rank each of the 50 states....

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Friday, March 27, 2015
PEW: Filipinos Nearly Half of Hawaii Unauthorized Immigrants
By Selected News Articles @ 11:16 PM :: 5428 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Labor

...In Alaska and Hawaii, unauthorized immigrants from the Philippines are the largest group....

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Friday, March 27, 2015
UHERO: Despite Kakaako, Residential building permits fell last year
By UHERO @ 11:03 PM :: 9283 Views :: Development, Economy, Hawaii Statistics, Labor, Rail

...Assuming affirmative resolution of ongoing entitlement battles for Hoopili and Koa Ridge, single-family building will begin to pick up over the next two years....

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Wednesday, March 25, 2015
Hawaii Counties' Health Rankings Compared
By News Release @ 2:25 AM :: 5083 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Health Care

The County Health Rankings & Roadmaps program helps communities identify and implement solutions that make it easier for people to be healthy....

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Tuesday, March 24, 2015
Hawaii Ranks 49th in Federal Funding as a percentage of State Revenue
By Selected News Articles @ 1:03 PM :: 4102 Views :: Hawaii Statistics

...the least wealthy states tend to be those receiving the most federal support....

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Monday, March 23, 2015
Before the Common Core Debacle: HSA Test Scores up 11% Math, 5% Reading
By News Release @ 5:37 PM :: 6795 Views :: Education K-12, Hawaii Statistics

​The College and Career Indicators Report​ (CCRI) released today by Hawaii P-20 Partnerships for Education....

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Monday, March 23, 2015
Study: Hawaii Is the 2nd Worst State to Be Poor from a Tax Perspective
By Selected News Articles @ 1:56 PM :: 5010 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Taxes
50th – Low Income (12.30% of Income)
48th – Middle Income (10.86% of Income)

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Friday, March 20, 2015
Honolulu Auditor: Only 26% of Recommendations Satisfactorily Addressed
By News Release @ 9:52 PM :: 5867 Views :: Honolulu County, Ethics, Hawaii Statistics

Our review covered 150 outstanding audit recommendations from 2004 to 2013....

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Friday, March 20, 2015
Hawaii #2 in USA: 43% of Households Spend at Least 30% on Housing
By Selected News Articles @ 3:45 PM :: 4752 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Cost of Living

Only California (44%) has more households spending at least 30% of their income on housing....

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Wednesday, March 18, 2015
Secretive Subsidies, Tax Credits Make Hawaii 7th-Least Transparent in USA
By News Release @ 11:18 PM :: 6804 Views :: Ethics, Hawaii Statistics, Tax Credits

...subsidy programs assessed in each state....

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Friday, March 13, 2015
Council on Revenues Increases Growth Forecast by 1% for Fiscal Year 2015
By News Release @ 3:43 PM :: 5799 Views :: Economy, Hawaii Statistics, Taxes

This translates to an additional $191.4 million in anticipated revenues to the state general fund for fiscal biennium 2016-17....

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Thursday, March 12, 2015
OpenHawaii.org -- Holding Government Accountable
By Grassroot Institute @ 5:22 PM :: 6976 Views :: First Amendment, Hawaii State Government, Hawaii Statistics, Labor

...county and state salary and overtime records, as well as retirement, health insurance, budgetary, and other data....

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Wednesday, March 11, 2015
Hawaii Disability Roll 12.5% Growth in 5 Years
By News Release @ 3:17 PM :: 5468 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Health Care, Labor

Only eight states saw increases under 15 percent: New York, Virginia, Mississippi, North Dakota, Hawaii, Maine, Connecticut and West Virginia....

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Tuesday, March 10, 2015
Tax Foundation Facts and Figures: How Does Hawaii Compare?
By News Release @ 2:12 PM :: 3830 Views :: Hawaii Statistics

...2015 Edition of Facts and Figures: How Does Your State Compare?...

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Saturday, March 7, 2015
Lose a Body Part? Hawaii Workers Comp Pays More Than Most
By Selected News Articles @ 4:10 PM :: 5636 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Health Care, Labor

...The loss of an arm, for example, is worth up to $48,840 in Alabama, $193,950 in Ohio and $439,858 in Illinois....

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Friday, March 6, 2015
Hawaii Ranks 47th in New Firm Formation
By Selected News Articles @ 11:53 AM :: 5411 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Small Business

...the economy is still not creating as many new firms as it did before the recession....

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Thursday, March 5, 2015
Hawaii 8th Best State for Women
By Selected News Articles @ 11:29 PM :: 3615 Views :: Hawaii Statistics

...The data set ranges from median earnings for female workers to women’s preventive health care....

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Thursday, March 5, 2015
Hawaii has Fewest 'White Christians' of Any State
By Selected News Articles @ 4:36 PM :: 5866 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Religion

Evangelical Protestants are becoming less white....

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