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Thursday, January 11, 2018 |
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DCCA Releases Hawaii Insurance Premium Price Comparison Guide
By News Release @ 3:56 PM :: 5468 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Cost of Living
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...Hawaii Insurance Division Releases Annual Premium Comparison Guides to Help Consumers Compare Insurance Premiums....
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Wednesday, January 10, 2018 |
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Republican Tax Cuts Will Lower Hawaii Electric Bills
By News Release @ 11:44 PM :: 6044 Views :: Energy, Taxes, Cost of Living
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...State and federal taxes are included in the base electric rate and with a lower federal tax, the tax rate imbedded in the bill will be reduced....
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Wednesday, January 10, 2018 |
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Report: 48% of Hawaii Households Can't Afford basics
By News Release @ 1:51 AM :: 6004 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Cost of Living
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...not high enough to afford a basic household budget that includes housing, child care, food, transportation and health care....
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Monday, January 8, 2018 |
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Overcharged: Why Healthcare Costs Too Much
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 9:39 PM :: 5919 Views :: Health Care, Cost of Living
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...would expansion of Medicare be good for America?....
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Monday, January 8, 2018 |
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Hawaii--Lowest Family Salary in USA
By Selected News Articles @ 2:05 PM :: 4691 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Cost of Living
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...and the least affordable housing....
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Thursday, January 4, 2018 |
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DBEDT: 31% of Hawaii families can't cover basic needs
By News Release @ 2:54 AM :: 6683 Views :: Family, Hawaii Statistics, Cost of Living
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...this study defines economic self-sufficiency as the amount of money that individuals and families require to meet their basic needs without government and/or other subsidies....
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Tuesday, January 2, 2018 |
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Have Honolulu Rents Peaked?
By News Release @ 10:59 PM :: 5894 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Cost of Living
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...Currently, median rents in Honolulu stand at $1,550 for a one-bedroom apartment and $2,060 for a two-bedroom....
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Tuesday, January 2, 2018 |
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Best Place to Find a Job? With Record Low Unemployment Honolulu Still Ranks 42nd
By Selected News Articles @ 2:13 PM :: 5336 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Labor, Cost of Living
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...comparind more than 180 U.S. cities across 26 key indicators of job-market strength....
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Wednesday, December 20, 2017 |
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Caldwell: Affordable Housing is a Monster Which Must be Killed
By News Release @ 9:40 PM :: 5575 Views :: Honolulu County, Cost of Living
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...Caldwell is calling upon the Honolulu City Council to pass legislation that places a moratorium on their construction....
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Friday, December 15, 2017 |
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Study: Third of Honolulu renters spend half their income on rent
By News Release @ 9:45 PM :: 3788 Views :: Cost of Living
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...More than half of renters in Honolulu are spending more than a third of their income on rent each month, and 29 percent are spending more than 50 percent of their monthly income....
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Tuesday, December 12, 2017 |
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Child Care: Hawaii Among Most Unaffordable States
By News Release @ 11:57 PM :: 6142 Views :: Family, Cost of Living
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...Cost of Care Report Shows No State Has Affordable Care Massachusetts, Utah, Oregon, Minnesota, New York, Washington, and Hawaii Top Nation's Unaffordability List for Infants and Toddlers....
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Monday, December 11, 2017 |
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Throwing Money at Housing Won’t Work
By Selected News Articles @ 11:47 PM :: 5333 Views :: Homelessness, Cost of Living
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...government’s real job is to out of the way, not create more costly programs that don’t work....
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Monday, December 11, 2017 |
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Friday, December 8, 2017 |
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HUD: Hawaii #1 State for Homelessness
By News Release @ 12:50 AM :: 7163 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Homelessness, Cost of Living
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...Hawaii still leads nation in homeless count per capita....
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Saturday, December 2, 2017 |
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Zoning, Land-Use Planning, and Housing Affordability
By Selected News Articles @ 12:35 AM :: 7230 Views :: Development, Land Use, Cost of Living
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...regulations have also tended to reduce the supply of housing, including multifamily and low-income housing....
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Friday, December 1, 2017 |
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Hawaii Child Care Most Expensive in USA
By News Release @ 12:45 PM :: 6899 Views :: Education K-12, Family, Cost of Living
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...care for only one child in Hawai‘i consumes approximately 13 percent of the typical Hawai‘i family’s income....
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Monday, November 20, 2017 |
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Honolulu 3rd-Worst City to Live In When You’re Struggling to Pay Off Debt
By Selected News Articles @ 5:32 PM :: 4937 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Cost of Living
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...Honolulu cost of living is 86 percent above national average ....
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Wednesday, November 15, 2017 |
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2017 Survey: Home Health Care Costs Increase in Hawaii
By News Release @ 8:39 PM :: 5355 Views :: Health Care, Cost of Living
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...the annual median cost of long term care services in Hawaii increased an average of 5.51 percent from 2016 to 2017....
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Wednesday, November 15, 2017 |
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HECO Biofuel Contract—$7.69 per gallon
By News Release @ 3:34 AM :: 8496 Views :: Energy, Cost of Living
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...Last year biodiesel represented 2 percent of HECO’s oil and diesel consumption. (Translation: Its an expensive fig leaf for diesel plants.)....
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Wednesday, November 8, 2017 |
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$150M Rate Hike Plan--BWS Accepting Comments
By News Release @ 12:12 AM :: 4841 Views :: Honolulu County, Cost of Living
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...The last rate hike was two years ago--the next increase could happen in 2019....
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Tuesday, November 7, 2017 |
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Honolulu--4th Highest Veteran Homelessness in USA
By Selected News Articles @ 9:03 PM :: 6892 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Homelessness, Military, Cost of Living
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...veterans in many cities continue to suffer from long delays in mental-health treatment despite a $10 billion effort to expand veterans’ access to such care....
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Tuesday, November 7, 2017 |
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Hawaii--The Worst State for Middle-Class Income Earners
By News Release @ 3:19 PM :: 5773 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Cost of Living
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...Because of the high real estate prices, Hawaii also had the second-lowest percentage of homeowners....
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Friday, November 3, 2017 |
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GOP Tax Plan Will End Federal Subsidy for Unaffordable Housing and High Tax Localities
By Americans for Tax Reform @ 4:10 AM :: 9318 Views :: National News, Republican Party, Tax Credits, Taxes, Cost of Living
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...repeals the state and local tax deduction for income and sales taxes and caps the SALT deduction for property taxes at $10,000. The home mortgage interest is grandfathered in and preserved for new homes up to $500,000....
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Thursday, November 2, 2017 |
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Wednesday, November 1, 2017 |
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Obamacare: Ins Div Approves Yet Another Round of Massive Rate Hikes
By News Release @ 5:01 PM :: 5338 Views :: Health Care, Cost of Living
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...These rates are expected to affect approximately 34,000 individuals currently purchasing ACA individual plans....
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Monday, October 30, 2017 |
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Best Small Cities: Waipahu Worse Than Gary, Indiana?
By Selected News Articles @ 5:26 PM :: 4937 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Cost of Living
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...one of the best perks of living in a city with a relatively smaller population? Affordability (but not in Hawaii)....
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Saturday, October 7, 2017 |
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Hawaii: Median Family Spends 6.8 years income to buy median home
By Selected News Articles @ 4:35 PM :: 6282 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Cost of Living
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...Hawaii is the most unaffordable housing market in USA....
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Thursday, October 5, 2017 |
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Cost of Living: Honolulu adjusted salaries lowest in USA
By Grassroot Institute @ 1:39 PM :: 6633 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Cost of Living
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...Honolulu’s adjusted salaries are the lowest in the country, more than $7,000 below the next lowest, Tucson, AZ....
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Monday, September 18, 2017 |
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Report: Hawaii Health Insurance Jumps by Avg of $341
By News Release @ 2:54 AM :: 6090 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Health Care, Cost of Living
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... Only five states had statistically significant increases in single coverage premiums 2015 to 2016 -- Hawaii is 5th ....
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Thursday, September 7, 2017 |
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Hawaii Braces for High Costs of Renewable Energy Mandates
By Selected News Articles @ 11:42 PM :: 7287 Views :: Energy, Environment, Cost of Living
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...HECO has acknowledged rates could rise by more than 44 percent when PSIP is fully implemented....
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Wednesday, August 30, 2017 |
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HEI to Burn $205M Helping Tax Credit Scammers Make More Money on Alt Energy
By News Release @ 3:26 AM :: 5772 Views :: Energy, Cost of Living
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...Elon Musk made lots of campaign contributions. He expects to be repaid....
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Saturday, August 26, 2017 |
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Hawaii Millionaire Will Go Broke Faster Than Any Other State
By Selected News Articles @ 5:36 PM :: 6878 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Cost of Living
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...If you retire with $1 million in Hawaii, you have just shy of a dozen years to ride out your savings....
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Thursday, August 17, 2017 |
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Honolulu: $100 worth only $80.32
By Tax Foundation @ 3:29 PM :: 5205 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Cost of Living
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... Honolulu is the most expensive city in the USA, but in rural Hawaii $100 is worth $99.90 ....
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Saturday, August 12, 2017 |
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Honolulu Rents Jump Another 6.7%
By News Release @ 2:51 AM :: 5633 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Cost of Living
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...Honolulu, HI, hit #3 in July with an increase of 8%, and returns to the list at #4 in August for another 6.7% increase. For August, that means median one-bedroom rent is $1,766 — the tenth highest in the country....
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Saturday, August 5, 2017 |
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Why a Tax on Soda is Unhealthy
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 5:14 PM :: 6464 Views :: Health Care, Taxes, Cost of Living
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...Hawaii has no soda tax. But that's not for lack of trying.....
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Friday, August 4, 2017 |
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Hawaii Value of $100? -- $84.18
By Tax Foundation @ 12:23 PM :: 5916 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Cost of Living
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...the same amount of cash can buy you more in a low-price state than in a high-price state....
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Thursday, August 3, 2017 |
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Break the Government Monopoly on Flood Insurance
By Heritage Foundation @ 5:56 AM :: 6973 Views :: National News, Congressional Delegation, Cost of Living
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...Since the 21st Century Flood Reform Act of 2017 (H.R. 2874) passed out of committee in June, it has been subject to intense industry lobbying....
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Wednesday, August 2, 2017 |
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Tuesday, August 1, 2017 |
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HECO Public Meetings to Discuss Plan for Massive Rate Hikes
By News Release @ 5:41 PM :: 5559 Views :: Energy, Cost of Living
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...Hawaiian Electric Company will host a public meeting on Monday, Aug. 7, at McKinley High School....
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Wednesday, July 19, 2017 |
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Oahu Military to Get 20% for Cost of Living
By News Release @ 2:46 AM :: 6190 Views :: Military, Cost of Living
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...U.S. Pacific Command announced changes to the 2017 Hawaii Cost of Living Allowance effective Sept. 1, 2017....
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Monday, July 17, 2017 |
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2017’s Best & Worst Places for First-Time Home Buyers--Honolulu Ranks 268th
By Selected News Articles @ 8:28 PM :: 5069 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Cost of Living
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...23 key indicators of market attractiveness, affordability and quality of life....
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Wednesday, July 12, 2017 |
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Hawaii Energy Costs--Low Usage vs High Rates
By Selected News Articles @ 9:23 PM :: 6142 Views :: Energy, Hawaii Statistics, Cost of Living
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...Hawaii ranks 37th in monthly energy cost....
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Saturday, July 8, 2017 |
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Economic freedom needed to increase affordable housing
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 1:31 PM :: 6802 Views :: Jones Act, Land Use, Cost of Living
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Dr. Keli’i Akina gave the following speech on June 30th, 2017, at the 2017 Maui County Affordable Housing Summit, hosted by the Maui Chamber of Commerce and Maui County Department of Housing & Human Concerns....
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Sunday, June 25, 2017 |
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Hawaii named 'worst state to make a living' (again)
By Selected News Articles @ 1:41 AM :: 10218 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Labor, Taxes, Cost of Living
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It really comes down to workers not getting much out of their paychecks because of a high cost of living and high taxes....
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Friday, June 9, 2017 |
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Hawaii: To Afford 2BR Must Earn $73K
By News Release @ 12:38 AM :: 3573 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Cost of Living
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...Out of Reach documents the gap between renters’ wages and the cost of rental housing....
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Wednesday, June 7, 2017 |
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Hawaii: Most Expensive State to Put Your Kid Through College
By Selected News Articles @ 12:03 AM :: 4843 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Higher Education, Cost of Living
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At $10,670, the average in-state tuition and fees are by no means the highest in the nation. However, the cost of necessities is higher here than in any other state....
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Friday, June 2, 2017 |
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Hawaii: Lowest Pay in the USA
By Selected News Articles @ 11:10 PM :: 6365 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Cost of Living
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...Hawaii has he lowest Median Annual Income (adjusted for cost of living) of all 50 states....
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Wednesday, May 24, 2017 |
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Trying to Save Money? Honolulu Among Worst Places to do it
By News Release @ 4:18 AM :: 6724 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Cost of Living
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Where you live can have a big impact on your wallet....
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Monday, May 22, 2017 |
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DBEDT: Hawaii Consumers Highest Mortgage Debt in USA
By News Release @ 3:43 PM :: 6245 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Cost of Living
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...Hawaii’s home ownership increased 10 percentage points from 46.9 percent in 1970 to 56.9 percent in 2015 while the U.S. home ownership increased less than one percentage point from 62.9 percent to 63.8 percent during the same time period....
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