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Tuesday, June 21, 2022 |
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COVID Unemployment Bounce Back? Hawaii 48th
By Selected News Articles @ 3:34 AM :: 1870 Views :: Economy, Hawaii Statistics, COVID-19
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... In May, there were notable gains in sectors including leisure and hospitality but Hawaii still lags ....
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Monday, June 20, 2022 |
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Hawaii Loses 4.3% of Construction Jobs
By News Release @ 5:57 PM :: 2201 Views :: Development, Economy, Hawaii Statistics, Labor
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... Hawaii lost 1,600 construction jobs, -4.3 percent, the largest percentage loss in USA ....
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Sunday, June 19, 2022 |
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Hawaii's labor force participation rate increasing, jobs report shows
By Selected News Articles @ 5:08 PM :: 2004 Views :: Economy, Hawaii Statistics, Labor, Small Business
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... Hawaii's labor force increased by 7,400 people from May 2021 to May 2022 ....
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Sunday, June 19, 2022 |
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We can do something about inflation
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 5:17 AM :: 1484 Views :: Economy
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... From a rate of 1.9% in 2018, inflation jumped to 7.1% in 2021 and was 8.2% as of April 2022 ....
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Tuesday, June 14, 2022 |
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How much profit are private labs earning from PCR testing?
By UHERO @ 12:00 PM :: 2072 Views :: Economy, Health Care, COVID-19
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“...In many concentrated insurance markets such as Hawaiʻi, insurers have few incentives to negotiate lower prices. They can easily pass these costs onto premiums without losing market share....”
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Tuesday, June 7, 2022 |
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Biden Admin Claims Hawaii is Economic Success Story
By News Release @ 2:07 PM :: 2012 Views :: Economy, Hawaii Statistics, COVID-19
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"...In the largest sector (government), the Hawaii economy added 400 jobs between January 2021 and April 2022...."
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Monday, June 6, 2022 |
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State Economy: Hawaii Ranks 48th
By Selected News Articles @ 5:47 PM :: 1607 Views :: Economy, Hawaii Statistics
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... 2022’s Best & Worst State Economies ....
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Wednesday, June 1, 2022 |
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DBEDT Projects Hawaii economic growth unchanged at 3.2 percent
By News Release @ 5:44 AM :: 1212 Views :: Economy
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... despite U.S. economic growth projections being revised downward ....
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Thursday, May 12, 2022 |
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UHERO: Real income will decline 5% this year
By UHERO @ 3:00 PM :: 1925 Views :: Economy, Tourism, Cost of Living
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... Inflation in the Islands hit 7.5% in March ....
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Thursday, April 28, 2022 |
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Visitor Arrivals Reach 85% of March 2019 Level
By News Release @ 7:46 PM :: 1771 Views :: Economy, Hawaii Statistics, Tourism
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... and total spending by visitors who came to the islands in March 2022 was $1.53 billion, which was higher compared to the $1.49 billion (+2.5%) reported for March 2019 ....
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Monday, April 25, 2022 |
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Honolulu 5th Lowest Small Business Growth
By Wallet Hub @ 3:30 PM :: 1991 Views :: Economy, Hawaii Statistics, Small Business
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... Honolulu business environment ranks 84th of 100 large cities in USA ....
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Sunday, April 24, 2022 |
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UHERO: Astronomy impact on Hawaiʻi even greater with ‘spillover’ effects
By UHERO @ 5:23 PM :: 1897 Views :: Economy, Hawaii Statistics, Higher Education
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... The extent of astronomy’s economic impact on the state goes well beyond the standard economic measurements when “spillover” effects are included ....
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Friday, April 22, 2022 |
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Economic report ranks Hawaii in bottom 10
By Selected News Articles @ 5:13 PM :: 1535 Views :: Economy, Hawaii Statistics
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... over 83,000 people have moved away from Hawaii between 2011 and 2020 ....
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Wednesday, April 20, 2022 |
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The cost of “excess inflation” in Hawaii
By UHERO @ 12:02 AM :: 2187 Views :: Economy, Hawaii Statistics, Cost of Living
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... inflation has not been over 7.5% since 1991 ....
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Monday, April 18, 2022 |
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High Tax Hawaii 43rd in Economic Growth
By Selected News Articles @ 4:53 PM :: 1983 Views :: Economy, Hawaii Statistics, Taxes
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... A newly released report examines the tax burden and economic climate of all 50 states ....
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Thursday, March 24, 2022 |
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Jobs Recovery: Hawaii Among Three Worst States
By News Release @ 6:49 PM :: 2313 Views :: Economy, Hawaii Statistics, Labor, COVID-19
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... Only Hawaii, North Dakota and Louisiana have not reached at least a 70 percent recovery of jobs lost as of the peak of the coronavirus pandemic. ....
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Sunday, March 6, 2022 |
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UHERO: Economic Recovery Comes with End of COVID Restrictions
By UHERO @ 4:24 PM :: 1979 Views :: Economy, Tourism, COVID-19
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... Optimistic UHERO forecast with Omicron end, expected return of international visitors ....
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Wednesday, March 2, 2022 |
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DBEDT: Tourists Back at Record Levels by 2025
By News Release @ 2:55 AM :: 2552 Views :: Economy, Hawaii Statistics, COVID-19
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... Visitor arrivals are projected to increase to 9.7 million in 2023, 10.0 million in 2024, and 10.4 million in 2025 ....
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Tuesday, February 22, 2022 |
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Hawaii 3rd Highest Jobs Opening Rate
By Selected News Articles @ 1:51 AM :: 2746 Views :: Economy, Hawaii Statistics, Labor, COVID-19
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... where employers are struggling the most in hiring ....
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Sunday, January 30, 2022 |
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Astronomy Adds $221M to Hawaii Economy
By News Release @ 4:06 PM :: 4381 Views :: Economy, Hawaii Statistics, Higher Education
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... The total economic impact of $221 million, which also accounts for indirect and induced impacts, is nearly as much as farming statewide ....
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Tuesday, January 18, 2022 |
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Before Pandemic, Spending Exceeded Long-Term Revenue in Hawaii
By Selected News Articles @ 7:59 PM :: 2607 Views :: Economy, Hawaii State Government, COVID-19
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... Insights From Fiscal 50’s Key Measures of State Fiscal Health ....
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Wednesday, December 29, 2021 |
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Tourist Spending Down 11.5% from 2019
By News Release @ 4:28 PM :: 2099 Views :: Economy, Hawaii Statistics, Tourism
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... November 2021 visitor spending was lower compared to the $1.34 billion (-11.5%) reported for November 2019 ....
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Sunday, December 26, 2021 |
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Take heart: We represent the mainstream
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 1:00 AM :: 2152 Views :: Economy, Taxes
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... these are majority opinions in our state ....
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Sunday, December 26, 2021 |
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Number of initial unemployment claims up in Hawaii
By Selected News Articles @ 12:00 AM :: 2116 Views :: Economy, Hawaii Statistics, Labor
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... New weekly unemployment claims increased by 291 in Hawaii to 1,615 for the week ending Dec. 18 ....
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Monday, December 20, 2021 |
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Hawaii--2nd Lowest Job Growth in USA
By Selected News Articles @ 4:13 AM :: 3652 Views :: Economy, Hawaii Statistics, Labor, COVID-19
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... States Whose Unemployment Rates Are Bouncing Back Most from COVID ....
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Friday, December 17, 2021 |
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UHERO: Renewed international travel restrictions reduce near-term visitor outlook
By UHERO @ 4:15 PM :: 2207 Views :: Economy, Tourism, COVID-19
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... Economic recovery resumed with the end of Hawaii’s COVID-19 wave. Now Omicron is a new threat ....
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Thursday, December 9, 2021 |
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COVID Recovery: Hawaii Ranks 45th
By Selected News Articles @ 5:42 PM :: 2327 Views :: Economy, COVID-19
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... 38 states had unemployment claims last week that were lower than before the pandemic -- Hawaii isn't one of them ....
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Friday, December 3, 2021 |
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What Hawaii must do to recover financially
By Grassroot Institute @ 3:35 PM :: 2164 Views :: Economy, COVID-19
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... Road Map to Prosperity ....
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Wednesday, December 1, 2021 |
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DBEDT: State Economic Performance Better Than Expected
By News Release @ 11:04 PM :: 2394 Views :: Economy, Hawaii Statistics, COVID-19
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... DBEDT revised its economic growth projection for 2021 to 3.9 percent, up from the 2.7 percent projected in August ....
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Tuesday, October 26, 2021 |
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VIDEO: How Hawaii Scares Entrepreneurs Away
By Video @ 2:05 AM :: 2586 Views :: Economy, Small Business
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... Gerard Dericks, Ph.D., is the new director of the Center for Entrepreneurship and Economic Education at Hawaii Pacific University ....
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Sunday, October 24, 2021 |
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Hawaii Has Most Jobs Seekers per Job Opening
By Andrew Walden @ 2:56 AM :: 2701 Views :: Economy, Hawaii Statistics, Labor, COVID-19
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... 77 months until Hawaii returns to pre-COVID unemployment rates ....
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Saturday, October 23, 2021 |
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State Unemployment Recovery? -- Hawaii 49th
By News Release @ 2:37 PM :: 2698 Views :: Economy, Hawaii Statistics, Labor
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... Hawaii Increase in Unemployment (September 2021 vs September 2019) 175.50% ....
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Friday, October 22, 2021 |
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County TAT could further debilitate Hawaii tourism
By Grassroot Institute @ 10:06 PM :: 2863 Views :: Economy, Rail, Taxes, Tourism
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... Hawaii is still in a state of emergency, tourism has slowed, businesses are closing and unemployment is high. The economy will take years to recover ....
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Thursday, October 21, 2021 |
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Hawaii Hotel RevPAR Down 13.5% from 2019
By Hawaii Tourism Authority @ 2:39 PM :: 2231 Views :: Economy, Hawaii Statistics, Tourism
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... When compared to September 2019, statewide ADR was higher in September 2021 but RevPAR was lower due to less occupancy ....
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Thursday, October 7, 2021 |
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COVID Unemployment Recovery: Hawaii vs Nevada
By Selected News Articles @ 8:39 PM :: 2420 Views :: Economy, Hawaii Statistics, COVID-19
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... Hawaii 46th, Nevada 14th ....
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Sunday, October 3, 2021 |
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Why the toilet paper shortage?
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 2:18 AM :: 2801 Views :: Economy, COVID-19
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... how could we be in this situation again? ....
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Thursday, September 30, 2021 |
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COVID Recovery? Honolulu Dead Last
By Selected News Articles @ 8:58 PM :: 2611 Views :: Economy, Hawaii Statistics, COVID-19
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... the real unemployment rate in August might be around 6% higher than reported ....
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Friday, September 24, 2021 |
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UHERO: Delta Wave Swamps Tourism
By News Release @ 5:33 PM :: 3569 Views :: Economy, Tourism, COVID-19
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"... we are in for a period of weakness before growth resumes late in the year. The end to federal fiscal support will weigh on recovery going forward, and a full return to pre-pandemic conditions remains several years down the road ...."
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Saturday, September 18, 2021 |
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COVID Recovery: Hawaii 48th
By Selected News Articles @ 3:02 AM :: 2728 Views :: Economy, Hawaii Statistics, Labor, COVID-19
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... progress toward economic recovery has been largely due to the distribution of the vaccine and yet highly vaccinated Hawaii still finds a way to lag ....
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Friday, August 27, 2021 |
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DBEDT: Delta Drives Down Hawaii Economic Forecast
By News Release @ 4:35 PM :: 2507 Views :: Economy, Hawaii Statistics, COVID-19
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... DBEDT revised its economic growth projection for 2021 to 2.7 percent, down from 3.5 percent ....
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Thursday, August 12, 2021 |
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Grassroot Institute of Hawaii receives CHANGE Grant award
By Grassroot Institute @ 5:10 PM :: 1769 Views :: Economy
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... The $30,000 gift from one of Hawaii's most important foundations marks an "exciting development" in the history of the institute ....
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Thursday, June 24, 2021 |
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Unemployment: Hawaii Worst Recovery from COVID
By Selected News Articles @ 9:49 PM :: 2638 Views :: Economy, Hawaii Statistics, Labor
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... Hawaii Unemployment Rates Are Bouncing Back Least ....
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Tuesday, June 22, 2021 |
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Unemployment 8.1% for May--Down 0.4%
By News Release @ 11:07 PM :: 2647 Views :: Economy, Hawaii Statistics, Labor
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... Statewide 595,300 were employed and 52,150 unemployed in May ....
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Tuesday, June 22, 2021 |
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Why Hawaii residents are moving away
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 6:42 AM :: 3737 Views :: Economy, Hawaii Statistics, Taxes
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... State taxes a major driver of the exodus ....
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Wednesday, June 16, 2021 |
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European Travel Ban Takes 3.21% of Hawaii GDP
By Selected News Articles @ 2:48 PM :: 2571 Views :: Economy, Hawaii Statistics, Tourism
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... States Hurt the Most by the European Travel Ban -- Hawaii 5th ....
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Monday, June 7, 2021 |
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Hawaii Worst State Economy in USA
By Selected News Articles @ 11:51 PM :: 3567 Views :: Economy, Hawaii Statistics, COVID-19
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... Hawaii is struggling with the highest unemployment rate in the country, at 9% ....
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Thursday, May 27, 2021 |
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DBEDT: Hawaii Economic Recovery Accelerating
By News Release @ 12:36 AM :: 2633 Views :: Economy, Tourism, COVID-19
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... DBEDT revised its economic growth projection for 2021 to 3.5 percent, up from 2.7 percent ....
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Tuesday, May 25, 2021 |
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Hawaii 5-year Growth Rate 2nd Lowest in USA
By Selected News Articles @ 11:12 PM :: 2495 Views :: Economy, Hawaii Statistics, COVID-19
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... total employment in Hawaii declined by 10% between 2016 and 2021 ....
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Friday, May 14, 2021 |
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Now is the time to ‘get real’ about Hawaii’s future
By Grassroot Institute @ 11:41 PM :: 2658 Views :: Economy, Hawaii Statistics, COVID-19
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... losing the state’s best and brightest to opportunities elsewhere ....
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