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Tuesday, June 16, 2015
DUI Enforcement? Hawaii Ranks 27th
By Selected News Articles @ 6:23 PM :: 5052 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Law Enforcement

2015’s Strictest and Most Lenient States on DUI....

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Tuesday, June 16, 2015
Couch Potatoes Short in Hawaii
By Selected News Articles @ 1:37 AM :: 4380 Views :: Hawaii Statistics

Some play video games in homes littered with pizza crusts and empty Mountain Dew cans. Others watch daytime soap operas....

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Monday, June 15, 2015
Best Cities for Families? Honolulu Ranks 92nd
By Selected News Articles @ 6:50 PM :: 5752 Views :: Family, Hawaii Statistics

WalletHub compared each of the 150 most populated U.S. cities across 30 key metrics. Our data set ranges from crime rates to school system rankings to housing costs....

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Friday, June 12, 2015
Honolulu? You Need to Be a Millionaire to Retire
By Selected News Articles @ 10:59 PM :: 7869 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Cost of Living

...retirement in Hawaii would require $65,822 annually in disposable income, and (given Hawaii’s relatively high income taxes) pre-tax income of $91,451....

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Friday, June 12, 2015
Survey: Multiracial in America
By Selected News Articles @ 7:17 PM :: 4638 Views :: Hawaii Statistics

Multiracial Americans are at the cutting edge of social and demographic change in the U.S....

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Friday, June 12, 2015
Sales Tax Collections Per Capita: Hawaii Ranks #2 in USA
By Selected News Articles @ 4:22 PM :: 6182 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Taxes

Hawaii collects $2,088 per person....

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Friday, June 12, 2015
Tweet Analysis Shows Hawaii #1 in Job Satisfaction
By News Release @ 3:14 PM :: 5286 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Labor

...analysis reveals those who love their job enough to tweet about it in the United States live in the Western half of the country....

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Thursday, June 11, 2015
Study: Hawaii 4th Best State for Teen Drivers
By Selected News Articles @ 10:51 AM :: 3638 Views :: Hawaii Statistics

...driving conditions for teens in the 50 U.S. states based on 16 key metrics....

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Sunday, June 7, 2015
UHERO Electric Vehicle Forecast for Hawaii
By UHERO @ 2:57 PM :: 5750 Views :: Energy, Hawaii Statistics

...Hawaii-specific EV and car sales data to provide a preliminary forecast of potential EV adoption in Hawaii....

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Saturday, June 6, 2015
Hawaii Cigarette Taxes 5th Highest in USA
By Selected News Articles @ 1:47 PM :: 6365 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Taxes
...could cause budgetary problems as cigarette tax revenues are on the decline as less and less people smoke....
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Thursday, June 4, 2015
Study: Hawaii Charitable Giving at all-time high
By News Release @ 9:22 PM :: 3702 Views :: Hawaii Statistics

...Hawaii continues to have high levels (93%) of household participation in giving cash, goods or time....

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Wednesday, June 3, 2015
Honolulu Among Worst in US: 78% of Jobs Created since 2010 do not Pay 'Living Wage'
By News Release @ 5:45 PM :: 5403 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Labor

Twenty of the 150 largest metros had a share of less than 25 percent of its new jobs since 2010 created in occupations that pay a living wage....

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Tuesday, June 2, 2015
Feds: Only 8,200 Hawaii Obamacare Enrollees Pay First Premium
By News Release @ 9:40 PM :: 5348 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Health Care

...there are around 38,000 who have enrolled in coverage under the Affordable Care Act, also known as Obamacare, but have yet to pay their bills....

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Tuesday, June 2, 2015
Study: Hawaii 5th Safest State
By Selected News Articles @ 6:10 PM :: 4223 Views :: Hawaii Statistics

WalletHub analyzed the 50 U.S. states and the District of Columbia across 20 key metrics....

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Friday, May 29, 2015
Income Tax Per Capita: Hawaii Ranks 15th
By Selected News Articles @ 10:57 AM :: 5554 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Taxes

...state and local combined individual income tax collections per person....

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Wednesday, May 27, 2015
Study: Honolulu Property Taxes Among Lowest in USA
By News Release @ 4:41 PM :: 9361 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Land Use, Taxes

The Lincoln Institute of Land Policy released the annual 50-State Property Tax Comparison Study, a comprehensive analysis of effective property tax rates in each state’s largest city....

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Wednesday, May 27, 2015
Senior Health Report: Hawaii Ranks 4th
By News Release @ 4:06 PM :: 5308 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Health Care

...United Health Foundation’s America’s Health Rankings Senior Report: A Call to Action for Individuals and Their Communities....

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Friday, May 22, 2015
Beer Taxes: Hawaii 5th Highest
By Selected News Articles @ 2:39 PM :: 6910 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Taxes

“...taxes are the single most expensive ingredient in beer, costing more than labor and raw materials combined....”

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Thursday, May 21, 2015
Hawaii Obamacare Enrolls ZERO People During Special Enrollment Period
By Americans for Tax Reform @ 1:18 AM :: 6980 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Health Care

The Obama administration had implemented the special enrollment period from March 15 - April 30 to assist individuals who were unaware they would face a tax penalty for not having “qualifying” health insurance....

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Wednesday, May 20, 2015
Hawaii: Report Looks at the State of Preschool
By News Release @ 2:46 PM :: 6217 Views :: Education K-12, Hawaii Statistics

The 2014 State Preschool Yearbook is the newest edition of our annual report profiling state-funded prekindergarten programs in the United States....

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Wednesday, May 20, 2015
Hawaii Ranks Fourth for Senior Health
By News Release @ 2:08 PM :: 9949 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Health Care

Hawaii ranked fourth for senior health this year, according to the third edition of United Health Foundation’s America’s Health Rankings® Senior Report....

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Tuesday, May 19, 2015
84% of Hawaii Rural Roads Poor, Mediocre
By News Release @ 10:07 PM :: 4494 Views :: Hawaii Statistics

Only 15% of Hawaii rural roads are 'good'....

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Tuesday, May 19, 2015
Study: Hawaii 12th Best State for Military Retirees
By Selected News Articles @ 5:53 PM :: 5260 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Military

... the average military retirement age is 44 years old ....

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Tuesday, May 19, 2015
Out of Reach 2015: Hawaii Most Unaffordable Rentals in USA
By News Release @ 4:51 PM :: 6145 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Cost of Living

Statewide average wage to afford 2 br rental: $31.61 (Highest in USA)

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Saturday, May 16, 2015
CON: Hawaii Ranks #3 in 'Certificate of Need' Laws
By Selected News Articles @ 3:46 AM :: 6360 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Health Care

In 1987, the federal government repealed the CON mandate, and throughout the 1980s, states began retiring their CON programs--but not Hawaii....

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Saturday, May 16, 2015
Which States Receive the Most Federal Aid? -- Hawaii is 49th
By Selected News Articles @ 3:22 AM :: 4600 Views :: Hawaii Statistics

The lowest federal share occurred in North Dakota at 19.0 percent, followed by Hawaii (21.5 percent)....

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Friday, May 15, 2015
Dog Bites? Hawaii Ranks 40th
By News Release @ 11:25 AM :: 4042 Views :: Hawaii Statistics

In 2014 Hawaii ranked 40 with 14 dog bite claims. Amount Paid $355,566....

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Wednesday, May 13, 2015
252 Criminals Deported from Hawaii in Last 7 Years
By Heritage Foundation @ 5:31 PM :: 5740 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Law Enforcement

...local authorities share fingerprints from everyone booked into jail with federal authorities, who comb the prints for immigrants, those here legally and illegally, so they can be deported....

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Wednesday, May 13, 2015
70% Tuition Hike: UH System Ranks #2 in USA
By News Release @ 4:07 PM :: 7249 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Higher Education

Many public two- and four-year colleges and universities avoided significant tuition increases for the second year in a row... but not UH....

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Wednesday, May 13, 2015
East-West Center Featured in 2015 Congressional Pig Book
By News Release @ 3:34 PM :: 4705 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Higher Education

...Citizens Against Government Waste (CAGW) released its 2015 Congressional Pig Book, the 23rd edition of the group’s exposé on pork-barrel spending....

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Wednesday, May 13, 2015
Study: Honolulu not Nearly as Diverse as You Thought
By Selected News Articles @ 1:13 PM :: 4366 Views :: Hawaii Statistics

...economic class diversity, ethno-racial and linguistic diversity, economic diversity and household diversity....

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Tuesday, May 12, 2015
Bicycle Friendly? Hawaii Ranks 43rd
By News Release @ 6:21 PM :: 3812 Views :: Hawaii Statistics

...the League of American Bicyclists has released its 2015 Bicycle Friendly State rankings....

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Monday, May 11, 2015
Best City to Start a Career? Its not Honolulu
By Selected News Articles @ 1:32 PM :: 6543 Views :: Economy, Hawaii Statistics, Small Business

Honolulu Ranks 101st: 95th for 'Professional Opportunities' and 107th for 'Quality of Life'....

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Saturday, May 9, 2015
Women in Hawaii: Poverty and Opportunity
By News Release @ 3:21 PM :: 3787 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 :: 5249 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 :: 6239 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 :: 8099 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 :: 7646 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 :: 5382 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 :: 8692 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 :: 6529 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 :: 3667 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 :: 8035 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 :: 6126 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 :: 5354 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 :: 6901 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 :: 6661 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 :: 7043 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 :: 8187 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 :: 5078 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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