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Friday, May 26, 2023
Honolulu Among Least Affordable Cities for Home Buyers
By Selected News Articles @ 10:11 PM :: 201 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Cost of Living

... Honolulu ranks 280th of 300 overall and 62nd of 68 among large cities ....

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Wednesday, May 24, 2023
'Out of State Permits' Drop 30%
By News Release @ 3:52 PM :: 343 Views :: Honolulu County, Hawaii Statistics

... 30 percent decrease over the past four years in the number of out-of-state permits issued in the City and County of Honolulu, falling to 2,545 in 2022 from 3,655 in 2019 ....

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Monday, May 22, 2023
Hawaii Residents Furthest Behind on Retirement Savings
By Selected News Articles @ 4:17 PM :: 439 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Cost of Living

... Hawaii’s ideal savings benchmark is $1,813,768. But the average retirement fund there contains just $366,776. That’s 80% off the mark ....

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Friday, May 19, 2023
The Number of Weather Disasters that Hit Hawaii in the Last Decade
By Selected News Articles @ 4:24 PM :: 701 Views :: Environment, Hawaii Statistics

... Weather events are relabeled as 'climate disasters' and hyped up to boost global warming hysteria.  Katrina is the model.  Anybody who identifies a specific weather event as evidence of global warming is a fraud. ....

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Monday, May 15, 2023
Honolulu Lowest Starting Salaries in USA
By Selected News Articles @ 5:45 PM :: 1070 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Cost of Living

... 2023’s Best & Worst Places to Start a Career ....

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Monday, May 15, 2023
Study Links Hawaii JROTC to positive education and career outcomes
By News Release @ 4:33 PM :: 828 Views :: Education K-12, Hawaii Statistics, Military

... cadets who participated in all four years of the program are more likely to graduate, have higher rates of attendance and lower rates of suspension ....

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Monday, May 15, 2023
Hawaii 2nd-Most Distracted Drivers
By Selected News Articles @ 5:29 AM :: 903 Views :: Hawaii Statistics

... We ranked states based on the number of distracted driving car crashes as a percentage of total fatal car crashes ....

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Monday, May 15, 2023
Hawaii Alzheimer's Patient Count Expected to Increase 20%
By Selected News Articles @ 5:19 AM :: 896 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Health Care

... States Where Alzheimer's Is Expected to Soar by 2025 ....

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Monday, May 15, 2023
Got $1.5M? You Can Retire in Hawaii
By Selected News Articles @ 5:04 AM :: 1100 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Cost of Living

... Hawaii residents can reasonably expect to spend, on average, $1,501,762 over the course of their retirement starting at age 65, the highest amount of all states ....

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Monday, May 15, 2023
Best States to Be a Police Officer--Hawaii 40th
By Selected News Articles @ 4:51 AM :: 914 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Police

... Officers are more likely to be attracted to police departments that steer clear of scandal and corruption and that are transparent with their communities ....

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Thursday, May 11, 2023
Oahu Homeless PIT Count--59% Unsheltered
By News Release @ 11:27 PM :: 1127 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Homelessness

... 4,028 people experiencing homelessness on O‘ahu on the night of January 22, 2023 ....

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Thursday, May 11, 2023
ALICE Hawaii: $104,052 is 'Household Survival Budget'
By News Release @ 3:00 AM :: 1156 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Cost of Living

... $104,052 Household Survival Budget drops to $85,812 when CTC (Child Tax Credit) and CDCTC (Child and Dependent Care Tax Credit) are applied ....

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Thursday, May 11, 2023
Honolulu Citizen-Centric Report Released
By News Release @ 2:52 AM :: 1027 Views :: Honolulu County, Hawaii Statistics

... Honolulu resident opinions about community and city services in the 2022 National Community Survey (NCS). These results were compared with results from other communities ....

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Wednesday, May 3, 2023
Study: Hawaii Smallest Drug Problem of any State
By Selected News Articles @ 4:59 PM :: 1305 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Drugs

... oxycontin has not hit Hawaii as hard as other states ....

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Wednesday, May 3, 2023
Hawaii gets low marks in business tax ranking
By Selected News Articles @ 3:02 AM :: 1260 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Small Business, Taxes

... the Tax Foundation’s 2023 State Business Tax Climate Index ....

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Tuesday, May 2, 2023
Worst State for Nurses -- Hawaii
By Selected News Articles @ 8:00 PM :: 1354 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Health Care, Cost of Living

... Annual Nursing Salary When Adjusted for Cost of Living ....

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Tuesday, May 2, 2023
Honolulu: Where You Can Earn Six Figures and Still Be Broke
By Selected News Articles @ 12:00 PM :: 1327 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Cost of Living

... in Honolulu, spending on the basics is $865 higher than the monthly income for a family of three that earns $100,000 annually ....

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Monday, April 24, 2023
How Much Hawaii Taxes Its Residents Compared to Other States
By Selected News Articles @ 5:54 PM :: 1796 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Taxes

... The overall tax burden in Hawaii, which is a measure of taxes paid as a share of annual income, was 9.2% of the state's income per capita of $60,947, second only to Vermont ....

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Friday, April 21, 2023
Hawaii March Unemployment 3.5%
By News Release @ 6:56 PM :: 1449 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Labor

... Jobs increased by 22,900 year-over-year ....

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Wednesday, April 19, 2023
Point-in-Time 2023: Homelessness Up Sharply in Hawaii, Kauai Counties
By News Release @ 5:35 PM :: 1637 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Homelessness

... Hawai`i and Kaua`i counties realized 20 and 10 percent increases respectively in total homelessness driven largely by increases in unsheltered homelessness, while Maui declined five percent overall ....

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Tuesday, April 18, 2023
How Much Home You Can Buy for $200K in Hawaii
By Selected News Articles @ 5:56 AM :: 1898 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Cost of Living

... 300 square feet, smallest in USA ....

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Friday, April 14, 2023
Rich States, Poor States -- Hawaii ranks 45th
By News Release @ 7:36 PM :: 1750 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Taxes

... Each of these factors is influenced directly by state lawmakers through the legislative process ....

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Saturday, April 8, 2023
Hawaii Average Monthly Utility Cost $611.87
By Selected News Articles @ 8:49 PM :: 1890 Views :: Energy, Hawaii Statistics, Cost of Living

... Hawaii has the highest electricity price, nearly triple the US average rate, and the state relies on imported petroleum for 60% of its electricity generation ....

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Saturday, April 8, 2023
In Honolulu $100K only worth $36,026
By Selected News Articles @ 6:26 PM :: 1798 Views :: Honolulu County, Hawaii Statistics, Cost of Living

... In Honolulu, $100K amounts to just $36,036 when you consider taxes and the cost of living ....

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Thursday, April 6, 2023
Hawaii Minimum salary needed to be happy: $195,300
By Selected News Articles @ 6:04 AM :: 1581 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Cost of Living

... but you can settle for emotional well-being at $111,600 ....

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Monday, April 3, 2023
Priced Out: Millennials Buying Cheapest Homes in Hawaii
By Selected News Articles @ 10:36 PM :: 1465 Views :: Development, Hawaii Statistics, Cost of Living

... In most US metro areas, millennials are buying homes at prices above the general market.  But in Honolulu millennials are buying homes 4.2% below the market average.  This is the biggest downside gap in any of the 56 large metros studied ....

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Thursday, March 30, 2023
753,750 visitors arrived in the Hawaiian Islands in February 2023
By News Release @ 11:07 PM :: 1146 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Tourism

... tourist spending in nominal non-inflating dollars is +18.0% vs February 2019.  Inflation is 16.77% 2019-2023 so we are just treading water ....

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Thursday, March 30, 2023
Hawaii Population Declines 0.8% During COVID
By News Release @ 4:17 PM :: 1220 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, COVID-19

... Between July 1, 2020 and July 1, 2022 the state population declined at an average rate of 0.4% per year ....

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Thursday, March 30, 2023
Hawaii taxpayers shell out more than $5,500 in state and local taxes
By Selected News Articles @ 12:01 PM :: 1188 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Taxes

... Hawaii’s state debt is also among the top five in the nation at $7,992 per capita and $11,879 when local debt is factored in as well ....

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Wednesday, March 29, 2023
Hawaii Towns with Highest & Lowest Credit Scores
By Selected News Articles @ 7:25 PM :: 1347 Views :: Hawaii Statistics

... median credit scores of residents in 16 Hawaii towns ....

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Tuesday, March 28, 2023
Hawaii 2nd-Highest Tax Burden in USA
By Selected News Articles @ 5:50 PM :: 1310 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Taxes

... only New York is worse ....

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Tuesday, March 28, 2023
Study: 40% of Hawaii Roads Substandard
By Selected News Articles @ 5:24 AM :: 1006 Views :: Hawaii Statistics

... bad roads cost Hawaii motorists $764 per year ....

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Monday, March 27, 2023
Hawaii February 2023 Unemployment 3.6%
By News Release @ 5:56 PM :: 1046 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Labor

... Hawaii is exactly average ....

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Friday, March 24, 2023
The Number of People Killed by Police Officers in Hawaii in the Last 10 Years
By Selected News Articles @ 12:00 PM :: 1194 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Police

... In Hawaii, 48 police killings were reported from 2013 to 2022, or about 3.3 for every 100,000 residents, the 22nd fewest among states ....

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Friday, March 24, 2023
Lancet: Hawaii Lowest COVID Death Rate--Highest Economic Impact
By News Release @ 3:25 AM :: 1127 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, COVID-19

... Hawaii, Washington DC, and New York had the largest reduction in employment ....

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Thursday, March 23, 2023
Hawaii Tax Burden 14.1% of Income -- 3rd-Highest in USA
By Tax Foundation @ 11:26 PM :: 1311 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Taxes

... Hawaii State & Local Tax Burden as a Share of State Income -- 14.1% -- 3rd highest in USA -- $8,410 per capita ....

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Wednesday, March 22, 2023
COVID Closures Hit DoE College Readiness Indicators
By News Release @ 10:41 PM :: 1096 Views :: Education K-12, Hawaii Statistics

... The CCRI report shows how the pandemic affected the class of 2022’s college enrollment and more ....

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Tuesday, March 21, 2023
Hawaii 2nd-Worst Taxpayer ROI
By Selected News Articles @ 9:06 PM :: 1225 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Taxes

... 73% of people think the government doesn’t spend their tax dollars wisely ....

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Monday, March 20, 2023
Hawaii Worst State for Doctors
By Selected News Articles @ 10:54 PM :: 1533 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Health Care

... Hawaii ranks 51st ....

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Monday, March 20, 2023
Counties where the most people work from home in Hawaii
By Selected News Articles @ 10:30 PM :: 2456 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Labor, COVID-19

... Hawaii County -- 13.0% of workers work from home ....

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Friday, March 17, 2023
Hawaii most expensive state to live in--86% Higher than US Average
By Selected News Articles @ 4:33 AM :: 1619 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Cost of Living

... State cost of living index: 186 ....

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Wednesday, March 15, 2023
Hawaii has the most expensive gas, nationwide
By Selected News Articles @ 4:19 AM :: 1041 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Cost of Living

... over the past year gas prices in Hawaii jumped from $4.57 to $4.88, a 6.8% increase ....

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Sunday, March 12, 2023
Building Vs. Buying: Which Is Cheaper in The Aloha State?
By Selected News Articles @ 3:01 PM :: 1800 Views :: Development, Hawaii Statistics, Cost of Living

... Hawaii shines as #1 out of only 18 states where it’s more cost-effective to build rather than buy ....

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Friday, March 10, 2023
Hawaii Unemployment Claims Jump 26.59%
By Wallet Hub @ 5:38 PM :: 1046 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Labor

... 210 Initial Claims per 100,000 People in Labor Force ....

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Monday, March 6, 2023
How Police Department Spending in Hawaii Compares to Other States
By Selected News Articles @ 10:27 PM :: 1258 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Police

... In light of rising violent crime, grassroots support for the defund the police movement also appears to be slipping ....

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Friday, March 3, 2023
DBEDT: Hawaii Economy Still Recovering from COVID
By News Release @ 11:01 AM :: 1155 Views :: Economy, Hawaii Statistics

... DBEDT kept its economic growth projections for 2023 and 2024 at 1.7 percent and 2.1 percent, respectively ....

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Friday, March 3, 2023
Hawaii's Best & Worst Cities at Personal Money Management
By Selected News Articles @ 3:32 AM :: 1225 Views :: Family, Economy, Hawaii Statistics

... It’s clear that some people are better than others at handling their finances ....

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Tuesday, February 28, 2023
Average of 259,514 visitors in Hawaii every day
By News Release @ 3:08 PM :: 1474 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Tourism

"...full recovery may take a few years...."

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Friday, February 24, 2023
Report: Hawaii's hotel revenue back to pre-pandemic levels
By Selected News Articles @ 11:22 PM :: 1323 Views :: Economy, Hawaii Statistics, Tourism

... With the average hotel occupancy projected to be about 63% across the nation this year, Hawaii is projected to have a 78% occupancy rate. Its rate in 2019 was 80%, the report showed ....

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Wednesday, February 22, 2023
Hawaii Household Bills Among Highest in USA
By News Release @ 10:51 PM :: 1150 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Cost of Living

... 2023 U.S. Bill Pay Category Breakout Report ....

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