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Saturday, May 13, 2017 |
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Grassroot Institute video goes viral
By Grassroot Institute @ 12:29 AM :: 5055 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Cost of Living
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The Grassroot Institute of Hawaii reached almost half a million people in just six days with a video about how locals are fleeing Hawaii’s high taxes and cost of living....
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Thursday, May 11, 2017 |
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Cost of Living? $75,698 in Honolulu
By Selected News Articles @ 11:59 PM :: 6076 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Cost of Living
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...a breakdown of the most and least expensive states to call home....
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Thursday, April 27, 2017 |
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Are local families fleeing Hawaii taxes?
By Grassroot Institute @ 9:37 PM :: 6455 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Taxes, Cost of Living
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...the phenomenon of locals leaving Hawaii to live on the mainland has been increasing significantly in recent years....
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Wednesday, April 12, 2017 |
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Family Prosperity Index: Hawaii Ranks 41st
By News Release @ 12:44 AM :: 6806 Views :: Family, Hawaii Statistics, Cost of Living
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In 2015, Hawaii had the highest SNAP spending at $222.99, while New Hampshire had the lowest at $103.87—a difference of 115 percent....
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Friday, April 7, 2017 |
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Ige Energy Code: Increase Home Construction Costs by $4700 per unit
By News Release @ 3:56 PM :: 5782 Views :: Energy, Cost of Living
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Gov. Ige’s signing of the new IECC will pave the way for the eventual adoption of the code by Hawai‘i’s counties, requiring that all new commercial and residential construction meet the code....
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Monday, April 3, 2017 |
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Survey: Hawaii Stressed over Money, not Family
By Selected News Articles @ 5:41 PM :: 6845 Views :: Family, Hawaii Statistics, Cost of Living
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Hawaii Ranks #1 for Fewest Hours of Sleep per Night ....
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Tuesday, February 28, 2017 |
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Hawaii 2nd-Toughest State for First Time Homebuyers
By Selected News Articles @ 5:38 PM :: 5207 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Cost of Living
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Only 20.2 percent of younger households own their homes, the lowest among the states....
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Saturday, February 25, 2017 |
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62% Hike in Minimum Wage Hike Will Hit Consumers, Small Business Hard
By Grassroot Institute @ 2:58 AM :: 6839 Views :: Labor, Small Business, Cost of Living
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SB107 would raise the minimum wage 62% from $9.25 / hour ....
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Friday, February 24, 2017 |
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Honolulu Most Unaffordable State Capital
By Selected News Articles @ 4:12 AM :: 4940 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Cost of Living
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...42 key indicators of affordability, economic strength, quality of education and health, and overall living standards....
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Saturday, February 18, 2017 |
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Hawaii Military Commissaries Offer 32.6% Savings—Highest in USA
By News Release @ 4:35 AM :: 7849 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Military, Cost of Living
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Because the savings rate is calculated from local price comparisons, it will vary by region due to differences in the cost of living, even when commissary prices remain uniform and constant....
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Monday, February 13, 2017 |
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HSTA Rallies for $500M Tax Hike on Renters—House Approves on 2nd Read
By News Release @ 11:03 PM :: 7992 Views :: Education K-12, Labor, Taxes, Cost of Living
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...UHERO: ‘Discriminatory’ HSTA Property Tax Plan hits Renters Hardest....
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Wednesday, February 8, 2017 |
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Cost of Living: Only Manhattan is More Expensive than Honolulu
By News Release @ 12:57 AM :: 5161 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Cost of Living
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...six components: housing, utilities, grocery items, transportation, health care, and miscellaneous goods and services....
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Wednesday, February 1, 2017 |
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HECO Solar Deal: Wholesale Rate Finally Equals Average Mainland Retail Rate
By News Release @ 2:32 AM :: 6240 Views :: Energy, Cost of Living
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For the first time ever, green energy schemers in Hawaii are getting a wholesale rate equal to the average mainland retail rate—10.42 cents per kWh....
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Friday, January 27, 2017 |
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Honolulu 7th Most Expensive Housing on Earth
By Selected News Articles @ 1:36 AM :: 5303 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Cost of Living
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...unaffordable housing is almost everywhere and every time caused by the same factor: housing supply restrictions....
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Thursday, January 26, 2017 |
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SB702 Would Punish Short-Term Rentals Like Sexual Assaults
By Selected News Articles @ 10:01 AM :: 6990 Views :: Law Enforcement, Tourism, Cost of Living
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Hawaii lawmakers want to make unlicensed short-term rentals a class C felony....
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Tuesday, January 24, 2017 |
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Hawaii Non-Governmental Workers Receive Lowest Pay in USA
By Grassroot Institute @ 11:59 PM :: 8458 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Labor, Cost of Living
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...non-government workers in Hawaii make, on average, $43,544 in annual pay and benefits (adjusted for cost of living) which ranks as the lowest compensation in in the nation....
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Monday, January 23, 2017 |
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Affordable Retirement? Not in Hawaii
By News Release @ 4:56 PM :: 4663 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Cost of Living
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If retirement is still a big question mark for you because of finances, consider relocating to a state that lets you keep more money in your pocket....
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Thursday, January 19, 2017 |
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On Life Support? HECO Wants to Give You $20
By News Release @ 10:35 PM :: 6330 Views :: Energy, Health Care, Cost of Living
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Up to 2,000 customers dependent on life support equipment or increased heating and cooling needs due to a medical condition verified by a physician....
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Wednesday, January 18, 2017 |
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Best State to Raise a Family? Hawaii Ranks 33rd
By Selected News Articles @ 9:15 PM :: 6043 Views :: Family, Hawaii Statistics, Cost of Living
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Raising a healthy, stable family sometimes requires moving to a new state....
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Tuesday, January 17, 2017 |
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Hawaii residents most likely to live paycheck to paycheck
By News Release @ 2:59 AM :: 4947 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Cost of Living
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...Total leftover income after cost of living expenses: -$367.09 Hawaii is the only state where the median earner is in the hole....
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Monday, January 16, 2017 |
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Full Text: New report concludes Airbnb has ‘no material impact’ on Hawaii housing inventory
By News Release @ 4:48 PM :: 6681 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Tourism, Cost of Living
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Listings booked more than half the year on AirBnB make up only 0.18% of Hawaii housing stock....
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Thursday, January 12, 2017 |
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Hawaii Better to Rent Than Buy
By News Release @ 9:42 PM :: 5531 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Cost of Living
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Home Ownership More Costly Than Renting on Oahu, Maui, Big Island ....
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Thursday, January 5, 2017 |
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Dean Nishina Appointed Consumer Advocate
By News Release @ 6:42 PM :: 6403 Views :: Energy, Hawaii State Government, Cost of Living
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Nishina previously served in the role from December 2009 to January 2011....
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Wednesday, January 4, 2017 |
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Harbors wharfage rates to rise 34.5% in 2017
By Michael Hansen @ 1:18 AM :: 9221 Views :: Jones Act, OHA, Small Business, Cost of Living
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The first two wharfage increases of 17% and 15% on February 1st and October 1st respectively will result in a 34.5% increase in 2017 on a compound basis....
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Friday, December 30, 2016 |
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Minimum Wage $9.25 Effective January 1, 2017
By News Release @ 10:30 PM :: 6406 Views :: Labor, Small Business, Cost of Living
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The next scheduled raise is Jan. 1, 2018 when it will increase to $10.10....
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Friday, December 16, 2016 |
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HECO Demands 7% Rate Hike–Blames Green Energy Schemers
By News Release @ 9:25 PM :: 5712 Views :: Energy, Cost of Living
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Company cites spending $900M in grid upgrades for reliability, renewable energy....
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Friday, December 16, 2016 |
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Interest in building ohana units rising on Maui
By Grassroot Institute @ 2:32 AM :: 7727 Views :: Maui County, Land Use, Cost of Living
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Instead of spending money on enforcement, it would be better to use resources to expedite the permitting process....
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Thursday, December 1, 2016 |
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Harbors Division Fee Hike designed to boost $77M OHA Slush Fund?
By Andrew Walden @ 11:48 PM :: 11174 Views :: Economy, OHA, Taxes, Cost of Living
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...OHA milked $12,684,000 from Harbors Division in 2015....
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Saturday, November 19, 2016 |
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UHERO: Desperately Seeking Housing in Honolulu
By UHERO @ 11:29 PM :: 4993 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Cost of Living
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...presentation for the Building Industry Association of Hawaii's 2016 summit, "Still Houseless in Honolulu."....
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Wednesday, November 16, 2016 |
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Is the Hawaii Wharfage increase justified?
By Michael Hansen @ 9:18 PM :: 6542 Views :: Jones Act, Taxes, Cost of Living
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...asking Harbors to release the financial information that would justify the need for a wharfage rate increase....
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Saturday, November 5, 2016 |
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Djou: I will Build 10,000 Affordable Units on Oahu
By Rep Charles Djou @ 3:01 AM :: 7047 Views :: Honolulu County, Homelessness, Cost of Living
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... 10,000 ‘rent-to-equity,’ truly affordable homes ....
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Sunday, October 30, 2016 |
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55% Hike in Harbor Fees: Transportation Department Grabs for More of Your Money
By News Release @ 5:03 PM :: 6658 Views :: Jones Act, Taxes, Cost of Living
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...The first public hearing on the proposal will be Nov. 7 at noon at the Pier 11 terminal at Honolulu Harbor....
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Sunday, October 30, 2016 |
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Lower Oil Prices Benefit Hawaii Most of All
By News Release @ 2:11 AM :: 6257 Views :: Energy, Cost of Living
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Expenditures on gasoline and other energy goods declined 27.4 percent in Hawaii....
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Saturday, October 22, 2016 |
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HECO Touts Wholesale Solar Rates Higher than Mainland Retail Rates
By News Release @ 4:34 AM :: 5681 Views :: Energy, Cost of Living
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...Only 8 states have RETAIL rates higher than the 0.145 per kwh WHOLESALE rate HECO is touting here as if it were a good price for erratic electricity....
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Thursday, October 20, 2016 |
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Time-of-Use Rates Punish Evening Consumers with 55% Rate Hike on Oahu
By News Release @ 3:32 AM :: 6095 Views :: Energy, Cost of Living
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Here's how the rates will compare with current residential rates....
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Thursday, October 13, 2016 |
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Djou: My Plan To Create More Affordable Housing
By Rep Charles Djou @ 7:51 PM :: 5418 Views :: Honolulu County, Cost of Living
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I've met so many young people on the campaign trail, who graduated from college, work hard, and are still unable to buy their first home....
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Friday, September 30, 2016 |
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More Regulation Won’t Make Housing Affordable
By Selected News Articles @ 9:31 PM :: 5823 Views :: Land Use, Cost of Living
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“local barriers to housing development have intensified....”
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Friday, September 30, 2016 |
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US Census Report on Housing Affordability
By Selected News Articles @ 9:00 PM :: 4025 Views :: Cost of Living
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Value-to-income ratios above 3 suggest real or artificial limits on the ability of homebuilders to meet the demand for new housing....
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Friday, September 30, 2016 |
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Rand Paul: Give Caldwell a Cash Bonus so he Won’t Waste Affordable Housing Money
By Selected News Articles @ 3:43 PM :: 5633 Views :: Honolulu County, Cost of Living
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...the city of Honolulu dumping nearly $10 million of Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) money into buying apartments over property value to remain eligible for the funds....
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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 :: 5818 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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Monday, September 26, 2016 |
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Hawaii #1 State for long-term delinquent mortgage squatting
By Selected News Articles @ 11:25 PM :: 5338 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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Affordable Housing Funds Wasted; There's a Better Way Forward
By Rep Charles Djou @ 10:45 PM :: 5469 Views :: Honolulu County, Cost of Living
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...the City failed to spend $26 million in the affordable housing fund and such failure may require the City to give back these funds to the Federal government....
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Thursday, September 22, 2016 |
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Djou, Savio: City Still Failing on Affordable Housing
By Rep Charles Djou @ 11:02 PM :: 7994 Views :: Development, Rail, Cost of Living
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"Last week we learned that the City failed to spend tens of millions of dollars in the affordable housing fund and we may now lose this money."
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Tuesday, September 20, 2016 |
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PUC Approves ‘Time of Use’ Electric Rates
By News Release @ 5:10 PM :: 6131 Views :: Energy, Cost of Living
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TOU rates are higher during the evening when the overall electricity demand is greatest....
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Tuesday, September 20, 2016 |
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HELCO Proposes $19.3M Rate Hike, Blames Trees
By News Release @ 4:59 PM :: 7860 Views :: Hawaii County , Energy, Cost of Living
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If approved, a typical residential bill for 500 kilowatt hours on Hawaiʽi Island would increase by $9.31 a month to $171.16....
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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 :: 5091 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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