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Sunday, October 2, 2016 |
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HIDOT Fails to Answer -- $78K Administrative Cost Per Mile
By Andrew Walden @ 11:46 PM :: 7459 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Taxes
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"...Our numbers come from the DOT submittals to the federal government for the HI state-owned road system, so if they are ‘wrong’ then the DOT needs to say why they submitted them ‘wrong’...."
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Saturday, October 1, 2016 |
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Saturday, October 1, 2016 |
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DoH: Hawaii has highest rate of tooth decay among kids
By News Release @ 12:57 AM :: 5845 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Health Care
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The results of Hawaii Smiles confirm that Hawaii’s children have the highest prevalence of tooth decay in the United States....
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Friday, September 30, 2016 |
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Tourism Hits New Record: 19 Consecutive Months of Growth in Arrivals
By News Release @ 10:05 PM :: 4825 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Tourism
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A total of 780,723 visitors came to the Hawaiian Islands in August 2016....
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Friday, September 30, 2016 |
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Hawaii Roads: More Buck for Less Bang
By Panos Prevedouros PhD @ 9:23 PM :: 6634 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Hawaii Statistics, Taxes
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Despite that heavy spending, Hawaii’s roads are the worst in the U.S. for urban pavement conditions ....
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Friday, September 30, 2016 |
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Hawaii's 2017 ranking for Business Tax Climate includes a lesson for the legislature
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 8:46 PM :: 4093 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Taxes
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I have good news. Hawaii improved its position in the Index, moving up from 30th to 26th overall....
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Friday, September 30, 2016 |
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Maui County in Top 10 Least Affordable
By Selected News Articles @ 12:38 PM :: 5750 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Cost of Living
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24 Percent of U.S. County Housing Markets Less Affordable Than Their Historic Norms in Q3 2016....
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Thursday, September 29, 2016 |
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Tax Cut Improves Hawaii Business Climate
By Selected News Articles @ 4:21 PM :: 4995 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Taxes
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The expiration of temporary tax increases in Hawaii resulted in the elimination of the top three individual income tax brackets and the lowering of the top marginal rate from 11 to 8.25 percent....
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Monday, September 26, 2016 |
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Hawaii #1 State for long-term delinquent mortgage squatting
By Selected News Articles @ 11:25 PM :: 5271 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Cost of Living
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Hawaii tops the list of the states with the highest percentage of borrowers who refuse to pay their mortgages for three years or more….
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Monday, September 26, 2016 |
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Hawaii has the lowest rate of eligible residents registered to vote
By Selected News Articles @ 11:15 PM :: 5882 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Office of Elections
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Only 64% of eligible Hawaii residents are registered to vote....
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Monday, September 26, 2016 |
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Hawaii: Worst State to Start a Business
By Selected News Articles @ 10:40 PM :: 6296 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Small Business
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...in Hawaii, the top challenge that entrepreneurs face is high costs, as this state has the highest cost of living in the U.S....
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Monday, September 26, 2016 |
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HIDOE Students Outpace Nation in AP Exam Gains
By News Release @ 10:11 PM :: 4802 Views :: Education K-12, Hawaii Statistics
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...gains on the Advanced Placement Program Exams over the year prior....
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Monday, September 26, 2016 |
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Survey: Hawaii Worst State for Teachers
By Selected News Articles @ 9:33 PM :: 6551 Views :: Education K-12, Hawaii Statistics, Labor
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...job pressures, low pay and lack of mobility force many teachers to quit soon after they start....
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Sunday, September 25, 2016 |
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Survey: Spanish People in Hawaii Among ‘Most Integrated’
By News Release @ 9:21 PM :: 5492 Views :: Hawaii History, Hawaii Statistics
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"...Full integration into U.S. society and economy generally takes more than one generation...."
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Sunday, September 25, 2016 |
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Obamacare Forcing Hawaii Doctors out of Business—Many become Hospital Employees
By News Release @ 7:21 PM :: 7240 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Health Care, Small Business
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81.7% Regional Growth in Hospital Ownership of Physician Practices and Employment of Physicians....
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Thursday, September 22, 2016 |
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Cost-Effective? Hawaii Highways Rank 48th Thanks to HIDOT ‘Administrative Disbursements’
By Selected News Articles @ 7:18 PM :: 6037 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Hawaii Statistics
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Hawaii’s worst rankings are urban Interstate pavement condition (50th) and administrative disbursements per mile (49th)....
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Friday, September 16, 2016 |
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Understanding Hawaii Teacher Shortages
By News Release @ 4:42 AM :: 5656 Views :: Education K-12, Hawaii Statistics, Labor
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A State-by-State Analysis of the Factors Influencing Teacher Supply, Demand, and Equity....
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Friday, September 16, 2016 |
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S&P, Fitch Upgrade Hawaii Bonds
By News Release @ 3:00 AM :: 5081 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Hawaii Statistics, Taxes
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...highest ever bond ratings and the strongest credit position the state has ever achieved in its history....
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Wednesday, September 14, 2016 |
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Wednesday, September 14, 2016 |
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Hawaii Marks Nation’s Sharpest Drop in Hospital Readmissions
By News Release @ 5:44 PM :: 4939 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Health Care
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...Hawaii hospital readmissions fell 13.4% in 5 years....
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Wednesday, September 14, 2016 |
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High Cost of Living Pushes Hawaii Poverty Rate to 9th in USA
By News Release @ 2:32 AM :: 5022 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Cost of Living
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...229,000 people are living below the poverty line in Hawaii. This is 16.8% of the population....
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Tuesday, September 13, 2016 |
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Hawaii Student Loan Debt Ranked by College
By News Release @ 12:11 PM :: 4839 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Higher Education
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Hawaii Average Student Debt Per Borrower: $23,574 -- 44th in USA....
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Tuesday, September 13, 2016 |
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Hawaii 7th Best State for Health Care
By Selected News Articles @ 12:02 PM :: 4039 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Health Care
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WalletHub analysts recently compared all 50 states and the District of Columbia across 3 key dimension: health care costs, access, and outcomes....
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Tuesday, September 13, 2016 |
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Hawaii Short 500 Doctors statewide
By Selected News Articles @ 3:50 AM :: 4929 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Health Care
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The latest figures are from the Hawaiʻi Physician Workforce Assessment, released today....
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Monday, September 12, 2016 |
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Hawaii 4th-Happiest State in USA
By Selected News Articles @ 7:52 PM :: 3301 Views :: Hawaii Statistics
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...we compared the 50 states and the District of Columbia across 28 key metrics, ranging from emotional health to income levels to sports participation rates....
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Thursday, September 8, 2016 |
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Hawaii #1 Again--Average Home Price $904K
By News Release @ 5:47 PM :: 4496 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Cost of Living
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The 2016 Coldwell Banker Home Listing Report ....
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Tuesday, September 6, 2016 |
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Poll: Hawaii 3rd Best State for Jill Stein
By Selected News Articles @ 7:36 PM :: 5118 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Politicians
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Green Party Presidential Candidate Jill Stein and Libertarian Party Candidate Gary Johnson both poll 7% in Hawaii....
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Tuesday, September 6, 2016 |
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New Report Finds Hawaii's Obesity Rate is 22.7 Percent, Third Lowest
By News Release @ 2:16 AM :: 4683 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Health Care
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The State of Obesity: Better Policies for a Healthier America, a report from the Trust for America's Health (TFAH) and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation....
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Wednesday, August 31, 2016 |
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DoE Enrollment Drops Again—Charters Growing
By News Release @ 9:42 PM :: 4914 Views :: Education K-12, Hawaii Statistics
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This year, Hawaii State Department of Education (HIDOE) schools enrolled 169,268 students (down 719 from last year), and charter schools enrolled 10,634 (up 212 from last year)....
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Wednesday, August 31, 2016 |
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DBEDT: Hawaii economy continues to expand
By News Release @ 7:00 PM :: 5220 Views :: Economy, Hawaii Statistics
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Tourism and Construction....
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Tuesday, August 30, 2016 |
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Visitor Arrivals Set All-Time Monthly Record in July 2016
By News Release @ 9:40 PM :: 4702 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Tourism
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A total of 835,417 visitors came to the Hawaiian Islands in July 2016....
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Sunday, August 28, 2016 |
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Crave Oxycontin? Hawaii is the Place to Be
By Selected News Articles @ 9:52 PM :: 7779 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Health Care, Drugs
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Paper Scripts! Hawaii is the lowest ranked state for electronic prescription of controlled substances ....
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Saturday, August 27, 2016 |
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Hawaii The 2nd-Least Tax-Friendly State in the U.S.
By Grassroot Institute @ 3:21 PM :: 5752 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Taxes
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Our review of states’ fiscal health reveals crippling deficits and pension liabilities that could lead to future tax hikes, service cuts or both....
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Thursday, August 25, 2016 |
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Airbnb Probably Isn’t Driving Rents Up Much, At Least Not Yet
By Selected News Articles @ 3:06 AM :: 6076 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Tourism, Cost of Living
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In Honolulu, Air BnB lists 295 commercial BnB units ....
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Wednesday, August 24, 2016 |
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2016 ACT Scores: 85% of Hawaii Students not College-Ready
By News Release @ 6:07 AM :: 7159 Views :: Education K-12, Hawaii Statistics
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Just as in 2015, only 15% of the Hawaii 2016 graduating class met all four ACT College Readiness Benchmarks....
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Wednesday, August 24, 2016 |
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Women’s Equality: Hawaii #1 in USA
By Selected News Articles @ 5:28 AM :: 5294 Views :: Family, Hawaii Statistics
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...Hawaii Scores #1 in every category....
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Sunday, August 21, 2016 |
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Obesity? Hawaii 3rd-Slimmest State
By News Release @ 4:13 AM :: 4571 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Health Care
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Obesity among Hawaii high schoolers declines, bucking national trend....
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Saturday, August 20, 2016 |
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Maili Most Stressed Place in Hawaii, Mountain View Least
By Selected News Articles @ 5:05 PM :: 6437 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Labor, Cost of Living
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Percentage of population with a long commute, Hours worked, Percentage of income spent on rent....
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Thursday, August 18, 2016 |
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Construction 5.9% of Hawaii GDP—#2 in USA
By News Release @ 7:18 PM :: 7816 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Labor, Rail, Small Business
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Hawaii’s construction industry made the second largest contribution to state GDP at 5.9 percent with an increase of 0.5 percent from 2014, the largest year-over-year improvement of any state....
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Wednesday, August 17, 2016 |
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DBEDT Releases 2015 Hawaii Data Book Online
By News Release @ 2:50 PM :: 3264 Views :: Hawaii Statistics
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The state’s Data Book is the most comprehensive statistical book about Hawaii in a single compilation....
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Monday, August 15, 2016 |
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Cato: Hawaii Ranks 48th in Freedom, Near Top in Cronyism
By Selected News Articles @ 7:20 PM :: 5782 Views :: Hawaii Statistics
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Hawaii does badly in almost every area of regulatory policy, but its two worst categories are land-use and labor-market freedom....
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Sunday, August 14, 2016 |
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Hawaii Budget: Taxes on the Horizon
By Grassroot Institute @ 5:46 AM :: 4618 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Hawaii Statistics
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Hawaii’s Legislators are well on their way to depleting the state’s $890 million cash balance....
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Saturday, August 13, 2016 |
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Hawaii: How to Quit Paying Union Dues—Legally
By News Release @ 4:30 AM :: 6552 Views :: First Amendment, Hawaii Statistics, Labor
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...nearly 30% of union members would quit if they could....
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Thursday, August 11, 2016 |
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Honolulu Most Expensive in USA--$100 worth only $80
By Tax Foundation @ 6:52 PM :: 5167 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Cost of Living
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But in rural Hawaii $100 is worth $101.70....
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Thursday, August 11, 2016 |
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Hawaii: Fewest Malpractice Suits Per Capita
By Selected News Articles @ 5:07 PM :: 4365 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Health Care
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Hawaii has only 4.9 malpractice lawsuits per 100K residents per year....
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Thursday, August 11, 2016 |
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UH community colleges most affordable in the nation
By News Release @ 4:52 AM :: 4213 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Higher Education
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...but don't worry, UH Administrators are doing everything they can to change this....
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Saturday, August 6, 2016 |
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Occupational Licensing: Hawaii Most Burdensome Requirements in USA
By Grassroot Institute @ 7:00 PM :: 5154 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Small Business
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Hawaii has the most burdensome licensing requirements for low to middle income jobs compared to the rest of the nation....
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Friday, August 5, 2016 |
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Hawaii Seed Crop Worth $151M—Up 7%
By News Release @ 10:24 PM :: 4167 Views :: Agriculture, Hawaii Statistics
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...This increase is the first in the industry since the 2011- 12 crop year....
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Friday, August 5, 2016 |
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Hawaii: 41% of Children Dependent on Government
By News Release @ 3:29 AM :: 4804 Views :: Family, Hawaii Statistics
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Federal and state safety net programs lift an estimated 220,000 Hawaii residents above the poverty line each year....
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Thursday, August 4, 2016 |
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Hawaii: $100 Worth only $85.62
By Selected News Articles @ 12:57 PM :: 5703 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Cost of Living
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...your purchasing power is among the worst in the country....
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