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Wednesday, July 13, 2016 |
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CNBC: Top States for Business—Hawaii Ranks 49th
By Selected News Articles @ 7:52 PM :: 6103 Views :: Economy, Hawaii Statistics, Small Business
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...costs are the highest in the nation....
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Tuesday, July 12, 2016 |
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Report: $10K ‘Affordability Gap’ for Hawaii College Students
By News Release @ 3:10 PM :: 5235 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Higher Education, Cost of Living
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Between low wages and high net prices, no state can claim that the average four-year college is affordable for low-income students....
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Wednesday, July 6, 2016 |
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State and Local Sales Taxes: How Does Hawaii Compare?
By Selected News Articles @ 4:48 PM :: 4520 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Taxes
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The sales taxes in Hawaii and South Dakota have bases that include many services and so are not strictly comparable to other sales taxes....
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Friday, July 1, 2016 |
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Tourism: Visitors Up, Spending Down
By News Release @ 3:16 PM :: 4433 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Tourism
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... Average daily spending by Japanese tourists is down 10.1% ....
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Friday, July 1, 2016 |
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Hawaii Property Taxes Lowest in USA
By Selected News Articles @ 1:33 PM :: 3939 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Taxes
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Hawaii has the lowest effective rate at 0.28 percent....
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Thursday, June 30, 2016 |
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Hawaii Homelessness Grows 4%—Mostly on Big Island, Kauai
By News Release @ 5:32 AM :: 6230 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Homelessness
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...Homeless growth on Maui and Oahu less than 1%....
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Wednesday, June 29, 2016 |
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Study: Home Care Costs Increase in Hawaii
By Selected News Articles @ 5:46 PM :: 4816 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Health Care
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...the costs can add up to as much as $57,772 per year in Hawaii....
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Tuesday, June 28, 2016 |
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DBEDT: Housing Over 40% of Consumer Spending for Kauai, Hawaii Co
By News Release @ 5:16 PM :: 7369 Views :: Hawaii County , Kauai County, Hawaii Statistics, Cost of Living
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...An average household in Hawaii County spent an average of $51,700 in 2014....
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Sunday, June 26, 2016 |
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Best states for driving: Hawaii Ranks 15th
By News Release @ 4:28 AM :: 3778 Views :: Hawaii Statistics
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...CarInsurance.com ranked states on eight metrics to identify which ones are more favorable for motorists....
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Wednesday, June 22, 2016 |
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Child Well-Being: Hawaii Ranks 23rd
By News Release @ 6:21 PM :: 7236 Views :: Education K-12, Family, Hawaii Statistics, Health Care
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...according to the Annie E. Casey Foundation’s 2016 KIDS COUNT Data Book....
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Monday, June 20, 2016 |
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Study: Hawaii Ex-Con Recidivism 48.9%
By News Release @ 8:07 PM :: 6234 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Justice Reinvestment
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This study is comprised of 2,464 offenders from the Fiscal Year 2012 cohort....
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Sunday, June 19, 2016 |
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Video: How Free is Hawaii Economically?
By Grassroot Institute @ 7:13 PM :: 5031 Views :: Economy, Hawaii Statistics
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Hawaii Ranked in Bottom Five States for Economic Freedom....
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Friday, June 17, 2016 |
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Hawaii #1 in Percentage of Transportation Costs Funded by Fuel Taxes, Registration Fees
By Selected News Articles @ 5:07 PM :: 4308 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Taxes
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The share of infrastructure expenditures funded by tolls, user fees, and user taxes ranges from 14.3 percent in Alaska to 79.8 percent in Hawaii....
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Sunday, June 12, 2016 |
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Hawaii Economy 10th-Worst in USA
By News Release @ 8:53 PM :: 5590 Views :: Economy, Hawaii Statistics
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...2016’s States with the Best & Worst Economies....
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Saturday, June 11, 2016 |
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Hawaii Wine Tax: $1.38 Per Gallon
By Selected News Articles @ 10:19 AM :: 4104 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Taxes
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... California's wine tax is only $0.20 ....
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Thursday, June 9, 2016 |
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Survey: More High-Risk Behavior from Hawaii Public High School Youth
By News Release @ 4:54 PM :: 6160 Views :: Education K-12, Hawaii Statistics, Health Care
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The Youth Risk Behavior Survey is administered in odd-numbered years to Hawai‘i public school students in grades 6–12....
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Saturday, June 4, 2016 |
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Hawaii Taxes the Spirit at $5.98 per Gallon
By Selected News Articles @ 6:05 PM :: 3979 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Taxes
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Compared to taxes on alcoholic beverages such as wine and beer, distilled spirits are taxed at much higher rates....
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Friday, June 3, 2016 |
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DBEDT: Housing, Transportation, and Food Cost $46,700/year
By News Release @ 4:11 PM :: 4343 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Cost of Living
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A typical Maui household spent an average of $65,197 in 2014. About 72 percent of the total household spending went towards the three basic needs categories....
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Thursday, June 2, 2016 |
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Education Week: Hawaii DoE Graduation Rate 82%
By News Release @ 5:59 PM :: 5064 Views :: Education K-12, Hawaii Statistics
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... for Asian-Americans the Hawaii Graduation rate is 6th-lowest in USA ....
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Thursday, June 2, 2016 |
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Financial Solvency: Hawaii Ranks 45th
By Selected News Articles @ 4:16 AM :: 4865 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Hawaii Statistics
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...liabilities are equal to 73 percent of total state personal income....
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Wednesday, June 1, 2016 |
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Honolulu Third-Fastest Construction Job Growth
By News Release @ 3:31 PM :: 8059 Views :: Development, Economy, Hawaii Statistics, Labor
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Honolulu Metro Area Hits All-Time April Construction Employment High as Employers add 5,000 New Jobs....
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Tuesday, May 31, 2016 |
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Hawaii: 9th Best State for Military Retirees
By Selected News Articles @ 4:55 PM :: 5224 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Military
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...the average officer is only 47 years old upon retirement from service....
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Monday, May 30, 2016 |
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Report: Hawaii 5th-Healthiest Seniors
By News Release @ 6:15 PM :: 6887 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Health Care
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Next-generation seniors set to be less healthy than current seniors, with 55 percent growth in diabetes, 25 percent increase in obesity....
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Friday, May 27, 2016 |
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April 2016: Visitor Expenditures Decline 1.1 Percent
By News Release @ 9:31 PM :: 4559 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Tourism
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...but total visitor arrivals to the Hawaiian Islands increased 3.4 percent from a year ago to 700,573 visitors....
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Friday, May 27, 2016 |
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UH Report: 14,954 Homeless Seek Help – 24% from Mainland
By Selected News Articles @ 6:03 AM :: 4836 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Homelessness
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...The increase was highest among unaccompanied homeless adults: 8,250 accessed services in FY 2015....
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Thursday, May 26, 2016 |
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Hawaii Most Unaffordable Rentals of Any State
By News Release @ 2:55 AM :: 5639 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Cost of Living
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In Hawaii the two-bedroom housing wage is $34.22/hr ....
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Wednesday, May 25, 2016 |
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Hawaii one of only 14 States to Tax the Dead
By Selected News Articles @ 4:42 PM :: 4785 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Taxes
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...In addition to the federal estate tax of 40 percent....
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Monday, May 23, 2016 |
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Hawaii Seniors’ Income: Say 'aloha' to a good retirement
By Selected News Articles @ 6:30 PM :: 6490 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Cost of Living
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...ratios of pre-retirement income that seniors are replacing range from a high of 72.59% in Hawaii to a low of 48.22% in Massachusetts....
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Monday, May 23, 2016 |
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Hawaii: Worst State to make a Living
By Selected News Articles @ 3:44 AM :: 7911 Views :: Economy, Hawaii Statistics, Cost of Living
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...For the sixth year in a row Hawaii was named the worst state to make a living for its 68.6 percent higher cost of living than the national average....
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Sunday, May 22, 2016 |
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UHERO Releases County Economic Forecasts
By News Release @ 5:46 PM :: 5799 Views :: Economy, Hawaii Statistics
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Hawaii’s four counties are moving steadily forward, accommodating new visitors, restoring lost jobs, and growing household incomes....
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Monday, May 16, 2016 |
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Report: Hawaii State-Funded Pre-K Serves only 365 Students
By News Release @ 6:22 PM :: 4597 Views :: Education K-12, Hawaii Statistics
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In Hawaii, this is the first year the Executive Office on Early Learning’s pre-K program was included in the report....
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Monday, May 16, 2016 |
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Study: Feds Grip on Hawaii Tightens 41%
By Grassroot Institute @ 1:58 PM :: 3334 Views :: Hawaii Statistics
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...a spate of new regulatory restrictions that have affected Hawaii....
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Saturday, May 14, 2016 |
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How much do federal regulations cost Hawaii?
By Grassroot Institute @ 4:28 PM :: 3046 Views :: Hawaii Statistics
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... 41% growth in regulatory impact between 1997 and 2013 ....
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Friday, May 13, 2016 |
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Dollar Worth only $0.86 in Hawaii, the most expensive state
By Selected News Articles @ 7:03 PM :: 5071 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Cost of Living
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...compared to the national average cost of goods and services....
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Thursday, May 12, 2016 |
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Marijuana Legalization and State Taxes
By Tax Foundation @ 3:29 PM :: 5723 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Taxes, Drugs
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...two studies that serve as guides for legislators, the media, and the public as to the state of marijuana taxation today and the implications of taxing marijuana in the future....
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Wednesday, May 11, 2016 |
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Energy: Banking on Wind and Solar Keeps Hawaii Dependent on Oil
By News Release @ 11:20 PM :: 4800 Views :: Energy, Hawaii Statistics
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...After all the hype, 94% of Hawaii baseload electricity comes from non-renewable sources....
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Wednesday, May 11, 2016 |
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Obesity Rate Lowest in Hawaii, Highest in West Virginia
By Selected News Articles @ 6:28 PM :: 4299 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Health Care
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At 18.5%, Hawaii has the lowest adult obesity rate in the U.S., closely followed by Colorado at 19.8%....
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Wednesday, May 11, 2016 |
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Hawaii Ranks Third in Nationwide Access to Justice Study
By News Release @ 5:29 PM :: 4590 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Judiciary
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The Justice Index 2016 Findings, just released by the National Center for Access to Justice, ranks Hawaii among the top three states....
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Tuesday, May 10, 2016 |
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Honolulu has 3rd-Lowest Mortgage Write Off Rate Nationwide
By News Release @ 3:01 PM :: 3709 Views :: Hawaii Statistics
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... In Honolulu 1.49% of Mortgages are written off as noncollectable by lenders ....
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Monday, May 9, 2016 |
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Getting Old? Hawaii 7th Best Place to be
By News Release @ 11:39 PM :: 5340 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Health Care, Cost of Living
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...Study Examining Senior Care Cost and Quality Reveals Best and Worst States to Age in....
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Monday, May 9, 2016 |
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Survey: Hawaii #1 for Road Rage
By News Release @ 8:12 PM :: 5766 Views :: Hawaii Statistics
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...Are you feeling hot under the collar yet?....
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Friday, May 6, 2016 |
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Moody’s: Hawaii #3 in State Debt
By News Release @ 5:56 PM :: 5415 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Hawaii Statistics
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...Thirty-five states experienced a decrease in absolute debt levels....
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Tuesday, May 3, 2016 |
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HTA: Visitor Arrivals Set New Record
By News Release @ 4:45 PM :: 4457 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Tourism
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Total visitor arrivals to the Hawaiian Islands in March 2016 set a new record for the month with 786,262....
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Thursday, April 28, 2016 |
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Hawaii 3rd Most Expensive Home Health Care in U.S.
By Selected News Articles @ 4:35 PM :: 6896 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Health Care
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When it comes to hiring a home health aide, where you live matters....
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Wednesday, April 27, 2016 |
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Report: Hawaii Among Best in College Affordability
By News Release @ 6:32 PM :: 5108 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Higher Education
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College Affordability Diagnosis shows that higher education has gone from expensive to unaffordable for most American families....
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Wednesday, April 27, 2016 |
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Hawaii: “The only state in which both legislative and executive branches are perceived to be very corrupt”
By Selected News Articles @ 5:37 PM :: 8695 Views :: Ethics, Hawaii Statistics
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...Hawaii's aggregate scores are in the highest quartiles of both illegal and legal corruption....
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Wednesday, April 27, 2016 |
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Hawaii Lowest Property Taxes in USA
By Selected News Articles @ 5:27 PM :: 5538 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Taxes
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Illinois has the nation’s highest median property tax rate at 2.67 percent, according to new data from CoreLogic, while Hawaii has the lowest median property tax rate at 0.31 percent....
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Tuesday, April 26, 2016 |
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Problem Gambling? Hawaii 2nd-Worst in USA
By Selected News Articles @ 5:59 PM :: 10211 Views :: Gambling, Hawaii Statistics
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...second in problem gambling treatment....
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Tuesday, April 26, 2016 |
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Hawaii Taxpayers Still Not Getting Truthful Financial Reports
By News Release @ 5:01 AM :: 4311 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Hawaii Statistics
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A new accounting standard is requiring Hawaii to come clean about its pension debt, but the state is still hiding billions of pension and health care debt from its financial reports....
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