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Friday, December 30, 2022 |
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November 2022 Tourist Count 90.9% of November 2019
By News Release @ 2:06 AM :: 1559 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Tourism
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... Inflation is 17% from 2019 to 2022 so a 13.7% 'nominal' increase means 'real dollar' spending is down, not up ....
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Thursday, December 29, 2022 |
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Hawaii: Long, expensive road for government permission to work
By Selected News Articles @ 5:31 PM :: 2098 Views :: Education K-12, Hawaii Statistics, Health Care, Small Business
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... spend nearly three times as long on educational requirements and be faced with shelling out twice as much in associated fees ....
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Thursday, December 22, 2022 |
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American Dream? Hawaii Business Environment Worst in USA
By News Release @ 11:52 AM :: 1861 Views :: Economy, Hawaii Statistics
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... According to the Index, Hawaii’s areas for improvement include business environment (ranked 51st), economic quality (ranked 51st), infrastructure (ranked 35th) and education (ranked 28th) ....
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Tuesday, December 20, 2022 |
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Hawaii Gender Gap #2 in USA--Failing Boys Account for All of DoE Shortfall
By Selected News Articles @ 8:47 PM :: 3167 Views :: Education K-12, Hawaii Statistics
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... Hawaii English test scores relative to US average: Female: 0.07 grades above US average -- Male: 1.04 grades below US average ....
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Tuesday, December 20, 2022 |
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Families in Debt: Latest Study Analyzes Hawaii Debt Predicament
By News Release @ 8:02 PM :: 1819 Views :: Family, Hawaii Statistics
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... From credit card debt and student loans, to mortgages and medical bills ....
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Tuesday, December 20, 2022 |
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Hawaii November Unemployment 3.3%
By News Release @ 7:36 PM :: 1960 Views :: Economy, Hawaii Statistics, Labor, Small Business
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... Jobs increased by 25,800 over-the-year ....
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Tuesday, December 20, 2022 |
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Hawaii Worst Roads in USA
By Selected News Articles @ 7:23 PM :: 1567 Views :: Hawaii Statistics
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... More than a quarter of Hawaii’s urban roads come in at more than 170 inches per mile on the International Roughness Index (IRI), a measure of how much a vehicle vibrates based on the roughness of the road and how the wheel hits it ....
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Tuesday, December 20, 2022 |
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Artificial Shortage: 74% of Oahu Land is Vacant
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 7:08 PM :: 2118 Views :: Development, Hawaii Statistics, Land Use
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... Since the state Land Use Commission was created in 1976, “there’s just been a massive falloff on development,” Akina said. Indeed, only 2% of Hawaii island’s land is committed to urban housing and development. Statewide, that percentage is 4% for Kauai and Maui and 26% for Oahu. ...
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Tuesday, December 20, 2022 |
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Hawaii Among Nine States Running Long-Term Structural Deficits
By Selected News Articles @ 1:48 PM :: 1790 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Hawaii Statistics, Taxes
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... revenue will continue to fall short of spending absent policy changes ....
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Sunday, December 18, 2022 |
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Hawaii: Burn Thru $1M Retirement Fund in 10 Years
By Selected News Articles @ 11:00 AM :: 2264 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Cost of Living
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... retirees can expect to burn money fastest in Hawaii ....
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Saturday, December 17, 2022 |
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Report: Inflation is easing in Honolulu
By Selected News Articles @ 4:50 PM :: 1729 Views :: Economy, Hawaii Statistics
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... Honolulu showed a Consumer Price Index change of -0.6% over the last two months ....
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Saturday, December 17, 2022 |
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Report: Hawaii among five healthiest states
By News Release @ 2:57 AM :: 1717 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Health Care
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... The healthiest states were New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Vermont, Connecticut and Hawaii ....
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Wednesday, December 14, 2022 |
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Native Hawaiian Girls LESS Likely to be 'Missing'
By News Release @ 11:46 PM :: 3695 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Law Enforcement, Military, Drugs
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... Obvious bias: The word “military” occurs 20 times in this report. The word “drug” four times, “methamphetamines” zero times, “pimp", once, "foster" three times ....
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Saturday, December 3, 2022 |
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How Secure Are Hawaii Public Pensions?
By Selected News Articles @ 6:22 PM :: 2157 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Hawaii Statistics, Labor
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... Hawaii, pension liabilities totaled an estimated $32.7 billion in 2020. Meanwhile, the state's pension assets totaled $17.4 billion. Considering both assets and liabilities, Hawaii's pension funding ratio is 53.2%, the seventh lowest in the country ....
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Friday, December 2, 2022 |
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Hilo Housing Cost Half of Statewide Median
By Selected News Articles @ 10:01 PM :: 1680 Views :: Hawaii County , Hawaii Statistics
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... in Hilo, the typical home is worth $341,500 - compared to the typical home in Hawaii, which is worth $636,400 ....
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Friday, December 2, 2022 |
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DBEDT Economic Projections Unchanged
By News Release @ 9:17 PM :: 1502 Views :: Economy, Hawaii Statistics
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... DBEDT kept economic growth projections for 2022 and 2023 for the State unchanged at 2.6 percent and 1.7 percent, respectively ....
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Wednesday, November 30, 2022 |
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Hawaii Parents Most Reliant on Child Support in USA
By News Release @ 2:42 AM :: 1615 Views :: Family, Hawaii Statistics
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... In Hawaii, parents receive an average of $16,656 in child support annually; this makes up 25.1% of their income ....
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Tuesday, November 29, 2022 |
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Accounting for Inflation, Tourist Spending is Down from 2019
By News Release @ 2:10 AM :: 1599 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Tourism
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... Inflation is 17% from 2019 to 2022 so a 15.1% 'nominal' increase means 'real dollar' spending is down, not up ....
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Sunday, November 27, 2022 |
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Economic Freedom: Hawaii Ranks 48th
By Grassroot Institute @ 9:30 PM :: 1637 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Taxes
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“...our residents will continue to suffer and flee the state....”
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Friday, November 25, 2022 |
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Hawaii Unemployment 3.4%
By News Release @ 1:54 PM :: 1857 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Labor, Small Business
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... total nonagricultural jobs increased by 4,900 in October over September ....
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Tuesday, November 22, 2022 |
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Saturday, November 19, 2022 |
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Hawaii's public school enrollment decreased during the pandemic
By Selected News Articles @ 3:18 AM :: 1749 Views :: Education K-12, Hawaii Statistics, COVID-19
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... Hawaii public schools saw enrollment drop by 4.75% from 2019 to 2022. Meanwhile, charter schools experienced a 1.85% enrollment increase ....
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Thursday, November 17, 2022 |
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Hawaii Short 3,873 Healthcare Professionals
By News Release @ 7:58 PM :: 1814 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Health Care
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... The state’s need for healthcare professionals has grown 76 percent – from 2,200 job openings in 2019 to 3,873 openings today ....
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Tuesday, November 15, 2022 |
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Fitch: Public Employee Pay Hikes, Higher Interest Rates Will Push Hawaii Liabilities Higher
By News Release @ 4:48 PM :: 1720 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Hawaii Statistics, Cost of Living
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"...higher inflation will pressure pension liabilities via rising employee wages, which raise projected benefits, and automatic cost of living adjustment mechanisms...."
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Thursday, November 10, 2022 |
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Respiratory Syncytial Virus and influenza are increasing in Hawaii
By News Release @ 8:20 PM :: 1909 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Health Care, COVID-19
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... RSV is a common respiratory virus that usually causes mild, cold-like symptoms ....
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Tuesday, November 8, 2022 |
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75% of Hawaii Rural Hospitals at Risk of Closing
By News Release @ 7:41 PM :: 2504 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Health Care
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... Hawaii has the highest percentage of at-risk rural hospitals in USA ...
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Saturday, November 5, 2022 |
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Unemployment Trust Fund Grows to $205M
By News Release @ 3:58 AM :: 2062 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Hawaii Statistics, Labor, Small Business, Taxes
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... Hawaii’s unemployment insurance (UI) program is funded exclusively by employers via state and federal payroll taxes on wages ....
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Thursday, October 27, 2022 |
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Tourist Count Reaches 95.5% of Pre-COVID Number--Spending Flat
By News Release @ 7:19 PM :: 1535 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Tourism
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... accounting for inflation, the actual dollar increase in tourist spending is a paltry $30M ....
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Thursday, October 27, 2022 |
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Voting Power? Hawaii Ranks 10th
By Selected News Articles @ 6:41 PM :: 1885 Views :: Congressional Delegation, Hawaii Statistics, Office of Elections
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... how much your individual vote counts ....
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Tuesday, October 25, 2022 |
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2023 State Business Tax Climate Index--Hawaii Ranks 43rd
By Tax Foundation @ 10:46 PM :: 1499 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Taxes
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... The Tax Foundation’s State Business Tax Climate Index enables business leaders, government policymakers, and taxpayers to gauge how their states’ tax systems compare ....
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Monday, October 24, 2022 |
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Fake it to Make it: The whole DoE gets shut down and test scores don’t drop
By News Release @ 4:15 PM :: 3133 Views :: Education K-12, Hawaii Statistics
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... The worst performing students are now chronically absentee, so we aren't testing them. So these 'steady' test numbers actually show that the top DoE students have dropped to the pre-COVID level of the average students ....
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Friday, October 21, 2022 |
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UH enrollment dips
By News Release @ 4:27 AM :: 1727 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Higher Education
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... There are 48,373 students currently enrolled at UH, down from 49,773 students in 2021, a 2.8% decrease ....
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Friday, October 21, 2022 |
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Hawaii Unemployment Drops to 3.5%
By News Release @ 3:59 AM :: 1923 Views :: Economy, Hawaii Statistics, Labor
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...Job gains occurred in Leisure & Hospitality (+2,700); Education & Health Services (+500); Construction (+400); and Professional & Business Services (+200)....
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Sunday, October 16, 2022 |
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Honolulu Among Worst Cities to Drive In
By Selected News Articles @ 9:35 PM :: 1677 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Cost of Living
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... Honolulu ranks 90th of 100 cities ....
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Sunday, October 16, 2022 |
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State Financial Condition Still Dismal
By Tom Yamachika @ 6:00 AM :: 1728 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Hawaii Statistics
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... $37,000 of shortfall per taxpayer ....
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Sunday, October 16, 2022 |
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Hawaii highest earning hotels in USA
By News Release @ 4:53 AM :: 1674 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Tourism
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... Hawaii's 277 hotel businesses average over $25M annual revenue ....
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Saturday, October 15, 2022 |
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Ige Scores 'C' on Fiscal Policy Report Card
By Cato Foundation @ 4:50 AM :: 1699 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Hawaii Statistics, Taxes
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... The report examines the tax and spending choices made by the governors and discusses recent policy trends ....
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Friday, October 14, 2022 |
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Moody's revises Hawaii's outlook downward
By News Release @ 3:19 AM :: 1666 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Hawaii Statistics
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... the state's sound financial position and strong governance, offset by economic concentration in tourism, elevated leverage (combined debt, pension, OPEB and other liabilities) and associated fixed costs ....
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Wednesday, October 12, 2022 |
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Strive HI--Hawaii Public School Chronic Absenteeism Jumps to 37%, May Account for Improved Test Scores
By News Release @ 11:59 PM :: 2519 Views :: Education K-12, Hawaii Statistics
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... The bottom 37% of students are chronically absent, let's see how much their absence improves test scores ....
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Tuesday, October 11, 2022 |
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How Do Taxes Affect Interstate Migration?
By Tax Foundation @ 7:37 PM :: 2281 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Taxes, Cost of Living
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... four of the top five states Hawaii residents moved to—Washington, Texas, Nevada, and Florida—forgo individual income taxes on wage income ....
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Saturday, October 8, 2022 |
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Hawaii gas prices hold steady but remain among the highest in the nation
By Selected News Articles @ 5:48 PM :: 1771 Views :: Energy, Hawaii Statistics, Cost of Living
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... The cost for a regular unleaded gallon of gas was $5.22 on Wednesday, the same as Tuesday's price, according to AAA ....
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Wednesday, October 5, 2022 |
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Hawaii 2nd Highest Benefit from Food Stamps
By Selected News Articles @ 10:27 PM :: 1772 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Cost of Living
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... only Alaska pays more ....
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Wednesday, October 5, 2022 |
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Hawaii 5th-Worst State Finances
By Selected News Articles @ 10:06 PM :: 1622 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Hawaii Statistics
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... For 2021, Hawaii had $6.5 billion to pay its bills of $24.5 billion ....
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Friday, September 30, 2022 |
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Honolulu Ranks 112th for People with Disabilities
By Selected News Articles @ 10:13 PM :: 1917 Views :: Honolulu County, Hawaii Statistics, Health Care
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... The average monthly Social Security disability benefit as of August 2022 was only $1,231.80 ....
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Friday, September 30, 2022 |
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Tourist Spending Up 14%, Tourist Count Down 10%
By News Release @ 2:47 AM :: 1464 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Tourism
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... 13.8% growth without accounting for 3 yrs of inflation which is about 16% ....
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Sunday, September 25, 2022 |
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12,603 Hawaii residents left last year
By Grassroot Institute @ 7:42 PM :: 2105 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Cost of Living
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... Hawaii residents are leaving the state in droves because the cost of living is too high ....
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Sunday, September 25, 2022 |
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Our Kids Are Going Away
By Tom Yamachika @ 6:00 AM :: 1834 Views :: Education K-12, Hawaii Statistics, Cost of Living
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... Not considering charter schools, enrollment dropped from 168,152 in 2018-19 to 156,518 in 2022-23, and it is projected to decrease further to 148,096 by 2027-28 ....
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Wednesday, September 21, 2022 |
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Analysis of religious liberties ranks Hawaii 30th
By Selected News Articles @ 10:18 PM :: 1739 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Religion
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... The state received a score of 34% based on 29 items that formed six groups of safeguards ....
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Saturday, September 17, 2022 |
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Hawaii Unemployment at 4.1% in August
By News Release @ 8:16 PM :: 1601 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Labor
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... Statewide, 651,550 were employed and 27,650 unemployed in August ....
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Saturday, September 17, 2022 |
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Public Schools Lose 1.9% of Students--But Charter Schools Continue to Grow
By News Release @ 4:01 AM :: 1801 Views :: Education K-12, Hawaii Statistics
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... families’ leading reason for removing their students from public schools is for relocation to mainland states ....
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