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Saturday, September 10, 2016 |
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Rent control would worsen affordable housing shortage
By Grassroot Institute @ 12:27 PM :: 4074 Views :: Cost of Living
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When New York City implemented tough rent control policies during the 1970s and early 1980s, over 300,000 apartments were abandoned over an 11-year period....
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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 :: 4559 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Cost of Living
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The 2016 Coldwell Banker Home Listing Report ....
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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 :: 6186 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Tourism, Cost of Living
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In Honolulu, Air BnB lists 295 commercial BnB units ....
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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 :: 6531 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 11, 2016 |
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Honolulu Most Expensive in USA--$100 worth only $80
By Tax Foundation @ 6:52 PM :: 5247 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Cost of Living
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But in rural Hawaii $100 is worth $101.70....
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Wednesday, August 10, 2016 |
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Hawaii Section 8 Waiting List Opening for First Time in Decade
By News Release @ 10:43 PM :: 6343 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Homelessness, Cost of Living
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There is currently no one on the waiting list, which will reopen on Tuesday, Aug. 16, 2016....
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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 :: 5788 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Cost of Living
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...your purchasing power is among the worst in the country....
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Wednesday, July 27, 2016 |
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Honolulu Tops Cities Where Coffee Costs the Most
By Selected News Articles @ 4:52 PM :: 4941 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Cost of Living
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The most expensive nationwide is Honolulu, where coffee costs an average of $7.56....
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Saturday, July 16, 2016 |
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Feds: Honolulu Highest Consumer Prices in USA
By News Release @ 6:38 PM :: 4464 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Cost of Living
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Prices in urban Honolulu are 23.5% higher than average....
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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 :: 5359 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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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 :: 7515 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 12, 2016 |
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Why Do We Tax Shipping?
By Tom Yamachika @ 5:01 AM :: 8018 Views :: Jones Act, Taxes, Cost of Living
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...making the shipping more expensive and thereby directly adding to the cost of living....
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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 :: 4422 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, May 26, 2016 |
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Hawaii Most Unaffordable Rentals of Any State
By News Release @ 2:55 AM :: 5741 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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Monday, May 23, 2016 |
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Hawaii Seniors’ Income: Say 'aloha' to a good retirement
By Selected News Articles @ 6:30 PM :: 6596 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 :: 8054 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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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 :: 5175 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Cost of Living
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...compared to the national average cost of goods and services....
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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 :: 5458 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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Tuesday, April 26, 2016 |
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DBEDT: Housing Gobbles Up Hawaii Consumers Income
By News Release @ 3:30 AM :: 4589 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Cost of Living
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...Compared with 2004‐2005, Honolulu consumers spent more on housing in 2013‐2014, with the share of housing increasing from 31.7% to 43.2%....
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Monday, April 25, 2016 |
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Hawaii Preschool Costs More Than College
By News Release @ 9:37 PM :: 6869 Views :: Education K-12, Hawaii Statistics, Cost of Living
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...Child care for a 4-year-old costs an average of $776 each month....
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Friday, April 22, 2016 |
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What is Hurting Hawaii’s Investment Climate?
By Grassroot Institute @ 6:13 PM :: 7091 Views :: Development, Small Business, Cost of Living
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“The main reason is a very cumbersome permitting process, in a way that prevents people from building housing quickly and at a low cost…."
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Friday, April 15, 2016 |
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Honolulu Average Monthly Rent Jumps 7.28%
By News Release @ 6:45 PM :: 4009 Views :: Cost of Living
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...the average monthly rent for single-family homes in Honolulu was $2,691....
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Thursday, April 14, 2016 |
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Appleseed: Hawaii’s Poor Need a Tax Cut
By News Release @ 2:25 PM :: 7286 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Tax Credits, Taxes, Cost of Living
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“The State of Poverty in Hawai‘i: How Hawai‘i’s Residents Are Faring Post-Recovery.”
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Tuesday, March 29, 2016 |
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Half of Hawai’i Residents Struggling “Paycheck to Paycheck”
By News Release @ 3:38 PM :: 5733 Views :: Tax Credits, Cost of Living
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The poll results also show that Hawaiʻi residents are highly concerned about the state’s high cost of housing....
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Monday, March 21, 2016 |
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Hawaii 12th Most Expensive State to Own a Car
By Selected News Articles @ 9:42 PM :: 6838 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Cost of Living
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... the three-year cost of car ownership in Hawaii is $12,065 ....
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Saturday, February 20, 2016 |
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Hawaii Gasoline Prices #1 in USA—$0.24 Higher Than California
By News Release @ 9:39 PM :: 6751 Views :: Energy, Hawaii Statistics, Cost of Living
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...The nation’s least expensive markets for gas are Oklahoma ($1.42), Missouri ($1.46) and Kansas ($1.47)....
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Tuesday, February 2, 2016 |
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Renewable Energy: How the 100% Mandate Hurts Hawaii
By Grassroot Institute @ 6:10 PM :: 5572 Views :: Energy, Cost of Living
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Friday, February 26th, 11:30 am - 1:00 pm....
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Monday, January 18, 2016 |
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Hawaii Residents Most Likely to be Living Paycheck to Paycheck
By News Release @ 5:11 PM :: 6432 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Cost of Living
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That breakdown results in a paltry $186 of leftover income, or less than 7 percent of each paycheck — the only state in single digits....
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Thursday, January 14, 2016 |
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Jones Act, LNG at Center of Puerto Rico Recovery Plan
By Michael Hansen @ 12:53 PM :: 7054 Views :: Energy, Jones Act, Cost of Living
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Cong Perluisi stated there “. . . . are eight constructive steps the federal government could take,” including the need to “update the Existing Jones Act LNG and LPG Exemption in Puerto Rico” ....
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Wednesday, January 13, 2016 |
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DBEDT: Family of Four Requires $75K to live on Oahu
By News Release @ 3:20 AM :: 6419 Views :: Family, Hawaii Statistics, Cost of Living
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Statewide, about 18.5% of two-adult couples with no children and 45.5% of two-adult couples with two children had incomes below the self-sufficiency standard....
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Saturday, January 2, 2016 |
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Tuesday, December 29, 2015 |
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Bill to drop American Samoa flight fee reaches Senate
By Michael Hansen @ 1:13 PM :: 6687 Views :: National News, Tourism, Cost of Living
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...Murkowski (R-AK) introduced a bill that would exclude intra-state air transportation within the U.S. Territory of American Samoa from federal aviation cabotage....
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Monday, December 28, 2015 |
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Housing Cheaper to Rent than Buy -- only in Honolulu and Silicon Valley
By Selected News Articles @ 7:12 PM :: 7501 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Cost of Living
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Our rent vs. buy metric is especially tight for young prospective buyers....
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Thursday, December 10, 2015 |
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Hawaii: 64% of your income for infant child care
By News Release @ 11:35 PM :: 5708 Views :: Education K-12, Cost of Living
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In Hawaii, single parents with two children pay about 64% of their income for infant child care, nearly the same as married couple families at the poverty line with two children....
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Thursday, December 10, 2015 |
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Gambling with our health in 2016
By Rachelle Chang @ 12:04 PM :: 5811 Views :: Health Care, Cost of Living
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...our monthly premium is going up over $200 – an increase of 34%. To be able to afford health insurance, we are downgrading our health care plan....
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Thursday, December 10, 2015 |
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Hawaii Island Energy Cooperative would deliver transformation better, faster and cheaper
By News Release @ 1:14 AM :: 7024 Views :: Hawaii County , Energy, Cost of Living
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Big Island customers could save as much as $113 million on the existing HELCO rate base and up to $234 million including investments to modernize the grid over a four-year period....
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Tuesday, December 8, 2015 |
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Gauging Home Affordability: The Challenge
By UHERO @ 12:02 AM :: 4400 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Cost of Living
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At a time of dwindling inventory and rising prices, housing affordability has once again become a hot topic in Hawaii....
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Tuesday, December 1, 2015 |
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DBEDT: 47% of neighbor island homes sold to out-of-state residents
By News Release @ 1:04 AM :: 4529 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Cost of Living
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The “Residential Home Sales in Hawaii” report summarizes home sale activities in Hawaii recorded for the period from January 2008 to September 2015....
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Friday, November 13, 2015 |
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‘Time of Use’ Rates to top out at $0.479 per kwh
By News Release @ 5:28 PM :: 5433 Views :: Energy, Cost of Living
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Residential time-of-use rates would be most beneficial for customers who are able to use more electricity during the middle of the day until 4 p.m....
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Wednesday, November 11, 2015 |
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HECO: 'Time of Use' Rate Hike Coming
By News Release @ 10:04 PM :: 5647 Views :: Energy, Cost of Living
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A rate that is higher -- above the existing energy charge rate -- from 4 p.m. to midnight (on-peak hours)....
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Tuesday, November 10, 2015 |
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Hawaii Most Expensive State to Raise a Family
By Selected News Articles @ 3:46 PM :: 5972 Views :: Family, Hawaii Statistics, Cost of Living
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Raising a family in the Aloha State comes at a high price....
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Sunday, November 8, 2015 |
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Biofuel Shell Game: How Giant Diesel Plant Became part of Hawaii's 'Clean' Energy Future
By Andrew Walden @ 7:33 PM :: 9869 Views :: Energy, Environment, Cost of Living
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Here's the trick. The 'second' biofuel plant will soon be the 'only' biofuel plant....
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Wednesday, November 4, 2015 |
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The Unaffordable Care Act
By NCPA @ 1:02 PM :: 5930 Views :: Health Care, Cost of Living
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As the sheen wears off of subsidized health coverage, and more Americans find they are paying hundreds per month for coverage that provides few benefits....
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Wednesday, October 7, 2015 |
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Hawaii: Child Care Costs More than College Tuition
By Selected News Articles @ 4:37 AM :: 7956 Views :: Family, Hawaii Statistics, Higher Education, Small Business, Cost of Living
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In Hawaii annual costs for 4-year-old care are equal to 55.8 percent of minimum-wage earnings....
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Friday, October 2, 2015 |
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‘Smart Growth’ Drives up Housing Costs
By NCPA @ 1:14 PM :: 7389 Views :: Development, Land Use, Cost of Living
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A study reveals that urban containment, or smart growth policies, have been shown to drive the price of housing up....
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Monday, September 28, 2015 |
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10 things Hawaii Can Do So That Everyone Gets Richer
By Grassroot Institute @ 10:11 PM :: 5373 Views :: Homelessness, Cost of Living
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There are two approaches to meeting the needs of the least advantaged in society....
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Monday, September 28, 2015 |
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Electric Rates: Hawaii 90% Higher Than #2 State
By Selected News Articles @ 10:05 PM :: 6554 Views :: Energy, Hawaii Statistics, Cost of Living
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...customers in deregulated states and areas can shop around for electric plans....
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Friday, September 18, 2015 |
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'Smart Growth' Causes Hawaii Losses in Affordable Housing
By NCPA @ 5:57 PM :: 7892 Views :: Development, Hawaii Statistics, Land Use, Cost of Living
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...Hawaii, California, Oregon, Vermont, Florida and Washington, which adopted some type of restrictive land-use policy over the last 30 years, all experienced some of the largest losses, in terms of home affordability....
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Tuesday, September 1, 2015 |
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