Hawaii Statistics

... enrollment at the 10 campuses of the University of Hawaiʻi surpassed 50,000 students for the first time since 2018 ....

... Hawaii #1 in Nation With Highest Electricity Costs (33.89 Cents per kWh), Despite 2.4x More Renewable Energy Than U.S. Average ....

... WalletHub compared the 50 states and the District of Columbia based on the rate of job openings for the latest month and the last 12 months ....

... Hawaii's high cost of housing looks very different if you already own your own home ....

... Green is the highest-scoring Democrat in this study ....

... Between July 2020 and December 2021, 263 drug-related deaths were recorded across the state. Of these, 58.2% involved individuals aged 50 to 79 ....

... Cumulatively, the average Hawaii household has spent $33,365 more due to inflation since January 2021 ....

... Hawaii had the number one largest cost increase of any state in the country ....

... Honolulu 4.2% Consumer Price Index Change year over year ....

... Hawaii, with a population of 1.46 million and 15 procedures, had the lowest rate at one procedure per 291,054 residents ....

... Hawaii had a Taxpayer Burden of $16,500, earning it a “D” grade ....

... Hanalei, Kauai monthly grocery expenditure cost: $841.67 --  Highest in USA ....

... the average cost per square foot of a manufactured home was $87, roughly half of the $166 cost per square foot of a site-built home ....

"This August registered as the lowest performing month during the summer season."

... Hilo has the lowest cost of living, Kailua has the highest ....

... Chronic absenteeism is gradually dropping as COVID failures age out of the DoE system or their families move to the mainland ....

... Hawaiʻi has long seen dismal growth in per capita income, hampering our ability to attract in-migration of new families or to provide opportunities that would prevent out-migration of Hawaiʻi residents ....

... 20,012 students enrolled at UH Mānoa, a 4% increase over 2023 ....

... Hawaii's high cost of living drives down teachers' earnings ....

... Notably, four of the top five states Hawaii residents moved to—Texas, Washington, Nevada, and Florida—forgo individual income taxes on wage income ....

... States With the Best and Worst Budgeters in 2024 ....

... DBEDT kept its economic growth projections for 2024 unchanged from the previous quarter, at 1.3 percent ....

... Hawaii ranks 45th in Schools that Offer Advanced Placement Courses per Capita ....

... Haleakala Park saw a 27% decrease in visitors in 2023 compared to 2022 ....

... The number of visitors is down 1% from July 2023. But spending by tourists, when adjusted by inflation, is up 2.6% from last year at $207 billion ....

... People with disabilities and people with low incomes in rural areas faced the biggest health differences ....

... Driving under the influence, speeding, texting .... 

... Hawaii top earners still earn considerably less than the top three majors across the US ....

... the 2023 edition of the State of Hawai‘i Data Book is the 56th edition of its series ....

... 62% of Hawaii hospitals are at risk ....

... Hawaii has the 3rd-fewest invasive plants ....

... 4.5% increase vs 1 year ago ....

... Best & Worst Community Colleges in 2024 ....

... based on the ten most common household bill categories ....

... state pre-K program, number of pre-K quality benchmarks met and total reported spending per child enrolled in pre-K ....

... Maui experienced the most significant decline in visitors, falling 21.8% from year to year ....

... Approximately 40% of those killed on our roads were vulnerable road users (i.e., pedestrians and bicyclists) ....

... Hawaiʻi Insurance Division Releases Current Data on Maui Wildfire Claims ....

... your age could be better associated with other factors like health, diet, exercise, occupation and education level ....

“ ... Hawaii goes from being the second worst to one of the best states in terms of taxation .... ”

... how does your hospital rank? ....

... Hawaii has the lowest average monthly consumption of electricity per consumer ....

... prices are up 5.2% year over year ....

... Mental illness is a central driver of the homelessness crisis ....

... tourist count down 4.8%, spending down 4.0% ....

... Hilo vs Haleiwa ... or ... Kapolei vs Makawao ....

... $1 million might not be enough to get you through your retirement ....

... Hawaii's population increases by 66.4 percent during high season due to overtourism ....

... Area prices were up 0.7 percent over the past two months, up 5.2 percent from a year ago ....

... The crisis stems principally from land use policies that artificially restrict housing supply ....