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Tuesday, March 22, 2022 |
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Hawaii Steepest Housing Cost Increases in USA
By Selected News Articles @ 3:20 AM :: 1903 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Cost of Living
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... In terms of dollar figures, Hawaii spent the last two years in a class by itself. The state tallied the steepest increases in the country across every category and every time period throughout the entirety of the pandemic. ....
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Saturday, March 19, 2022 |
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HB1837 HD1 a good vehicle for identifying Hawaii housing barriers
By Grassroot Institute @ 8:44 PM :: 1725 Views :: Development, Land Use, Cost of Living
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... first step toward identifying the regulatory barriers that restrain homebuilding in Hawaii and has led to the state’s notoriously high cost of housing ....
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Saturday, March 19, 2022 |
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ALOHA homes proposal 'fundamentally flawed'
By Grassroot Institute @ 4:49 AM :: 1535 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Cost of Living
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... the ALOHA homes program as currently envisioned in this bill would result in an expensive, nonsustainable government project that would fail to effectively assist those it is intended to help ....
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Friday, March 18, 2022 |
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Your house probably made more than you did last year
By News Release @ 9:06 PM :: 1883 Views :: Honolulu County, Hawaii Statistics, Cost of Living
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... Expensive coastal markets in California and Hawaii saw home value growth wallop local median incomes by the largest amounts ....
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Thursday, March 17, 2022 |
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Hawaii highest household net worth in USA
By Selected News Articles @ 12:20 PM :: 2407 Views :: Family, Hawaii Statistics, Cost of Living
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... Hawaii took home the top spot for state with the highest median household net worth in 2019 ....
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Thursday, March 17, 2022 |
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Hawaii 4th-Fewest One-Person Households
By Selected News Articles @ 12:10 PM :: 1989 Views :: Family, Hawaii Statistics, Cost of Living
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... In California and Hawaii, the reason for their relatively few single-person residences could be economics. Both have some of the most expensive housing costs in the nation ....
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Sunday, March 13, 2022 |
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Can we please try some housing policies that work, like the ‘Tokyo model’?
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 6:18 PM :: 2493 Views :: Development, Land Use, Cost of Living
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... Hawaii had robust housing construction up until about 1972 or 1973, but then it collapsed and it has never recovered ....
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Wednesday, March 9, 2022 |
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'Tokyo Model' Can Create More Housing for Hawaii
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 4:00 PM :: 2350 Views :: Development, Land Use, Cost of Living
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... how Tokyo’s deregulation of its housing market resulted in more housing availability and affordable housing prices ....
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Tuesday, March 8, 2022 |
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How Hawaii’s Spike in Gas Prices Compares to the Nation
By Selected News Articles @ 9:38 PM :: 2422 Views :: Energy, Hawaii Statistics, Cost of Living
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... Hawaii gasoline prices are increasing more slowly than other states ....
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Saturday, March 5, 2022 |
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Inflation: 49% of Hawaii Households Have Difficulty with Monthly Bills
By Selected News Articles @ 3:09 AM :: 1749 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Cost of Living
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... Changing economic conditions are making it more difficult for people to afford household expenses ....
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Wednesday, March 2, 2022 |
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Revised minimum wage bill takes legislators off the hot seat
By Grassroot Institute @ 11:26 PM :: 1852 Views :: Labor, Small Business, Cost of Living
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... HB2510 HD1 proposes increasing Hawaii’s mandatory minimum wage to $18 an hour by 2030, followed by a variable annual increase in the minimum wage thereafter ....
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Saturday, February 26, 2022 |
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Jones Act a threat to Hawaii security?
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 4:57 PM :: 2320 Views :: Jones Act, Military, Cost of Living
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... for years, Hawaii has been getting about one-third of its crude oil from Russia ....
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Friday, February 25, 2022 |
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HB2278: Fuel tax damage will far outweigh measly tax credit
By Grassroot Institute @ 4:59 AM :: 2888 Views :: Energy, Environment, Tax Credits, Taxes, Cost of Living
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... The gasoline tax in 2035 will be $33.16 a barrel ....
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Monday, February 21, 2022 |
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Hawaii Cost of Living 93% Above US Average
By Selected News Articles @ 2:08 AM :: 3276 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Cost of Living
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... the cost of living in Hawaii ranks as the highest among states ....
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Saturday, February 19, 2022 |
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Small businesses would be paying for wage hike in more ways than one
By Grassroot Institute @ 2:47 AM :: 2118 Views :: Labor, Small Business, Cost of Living
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... minimum wage hikes kill jobs for teens, young adults, and the less educated ....
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Wednesday, February 16, 2022 |
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Change in Long-Term Care Costs in Hawaii Mixed
By News Release @ 11:32 PM :: 2130 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Health Care, Cost of Living
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... in Hawaii the increase in the cost for assisted living facility care surpassed the national trend while the increase in costs for home care services was less than what was seen nationally ....
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Sunday, February 13, 2022 |
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Audio: Grassroot Debates Living Wage Hawaii
By Audio @ 4:28 AM :: 2117 Views :: Labor, Small Business, Cost of Living
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... Hawaii Public Radio considered the question, with Jensen Ahokovi of the Grassroot Institute of Hawaii contending such an increase would likely cause more harm than good. Also on the program was Nate Hix, director of Living Wage Hawaii; HPR’s Catherine Cruz was host and moderator ....
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Sunday, February 13, 2022 |
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HB1919: No GE Tax on Food, Medical Care and Feminine Hygiene Products
By Grassroot Institute @ 4:07 AM :: 2323 Views :: Health Care, Taxes, Cost of Living
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... the regressive general excise tax is one of the reasons for Hawaii’s high cost of living ....
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Sunday, February 13, 2022 |
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America’s Rising Housing Prices
By Selected News Articles @ 3:27 AM :: 2292 Views :: Development, Land Use, Cost of Living
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... In 1961, Hawaii became the first state in the nation to pass a growth-management law. ...
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Wednesday, February 9, 2022 |
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Who's Overpaying for Cars--16 Hawaii Towns Compared
By Selected News Articles @ 3:50 PM :: 1649 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Cost of Living
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... auto-loan balances have grown ....
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Sunday, February 6, 2022 |
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ALOHA Homes: Unintended Consequences
By Grassroot Institute @ 4:49 PM :: 1851 Views :: Development, Cost of Living
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... the ALOHA homes program as currently envisioned in this bill would result in an expensive, nonsustainable government project that would fail to effectively assist those it is intended to help ....
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Friday, February 4, 2022 |
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HECO Offers Electric Car Chargers 58% Discount on Electricity
By News Release @ 2:45 PM :: 2784 Views :: Energy, Cost of Living
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... New pilot program to offer lower rate as incentive for businesses, building owners to host EV chargers ....
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Wednesday, February 2, 2022 |
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Tunnel Vision
By Joni Kamiya @ 5:55 PM :: 4791 Views :: Agriculture, Labor, Small Business, Cost of Living, GMOs
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... The legislature appears to be dead set on ignoring the entire impact of short term solutions and catchy soundbites ....
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Sunday, January 30, 2022 |
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Hawaii Second Highest Homelessness Rate in USA
By Selected News Articles @ 3:51 AM :: 4624 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Homelessness, Cost of Living
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... In Hawaii, an estimated 6,458 people are experiencing homelessness - or about 45.6 for every 10,000 people, the second highest homeless rate among states ....
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Saturday, January 29, 2022 |
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Minimum debate over minimum wage
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 4:44 PM :: 3508 Views :: Labor, Small Business, Cost of Living
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... the Senate has tried to avoid any real debate on the issue ....
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Thursday, January 27, 2022 |
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Hawaii businesses say proposed minimum wage hike would hurt
By Selected News Articles @ 3:09 AM :: 3749 Views :: Labor, Small Business, Cost of Living
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... 21% of the chamber’s businesses said the proposed minimum wage increase would put them out of business ....
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Tuesday, January 25, 2022 |
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Minimum Wage Hike? You can be replaced by a Robot
By Grassroot Institute @ 5:16 AM :: 4026 Views :: Labor, Small Business, Cost of Living
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... businesses cut hours, turn to technology or even cut jobs in order to mitigate the higher costs ....
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Sunday, January 23, 2022 |
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Where People from Hawaii Are Moving to the Most
By Selected News Articles @ 5:47 PM :: 5810 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Cost of Living
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... In a 2019 poll by Pacific Resource Partnership, 45% of the island residents surveyed said they were leaving the state or considering a move. Of those contemplating leaving, 47% named the cost of living as the most important reason ....
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Saturday, January 1, 2022 |
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Native Hawaiian Access to Healthcare is a Symptom of a Statewide Problem
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 3:38 PM :: 3339 Views :: Health Care, OHA, Taxes, Cost of Living
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... “Hawaiʻi is the ʻmost hostile health environment to practice in," physician says ....
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Monday, December 27, 2021 |
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Retire in Hawaii: Got $1.48M?
By Selected News Articles @ 12:47 PM :: 2681 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Cost of Living
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... Goods and services in the state are 19.3% more expensive than they are on average nationwide, and the average 65 year old should plan on spending $1,481,336 throughout retirement, nearly $361,000 more than the national average ....
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Tuesday, December 21, 2021 |
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Monday, December 20, 2021 |
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Friday, December 17, 2021 |
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Honolulu most expensive car rental destination for Christmas
By News Release @ 12:13 AM :: 2526 Views :: Honolulu County, Hawaii Statistics, Tourism, Cost of Living
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... Honolulu travelers spend a minimum of $754 for a rental car Christmas week ....
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Wednesday, December 15, 2021 |
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Wednesday, December 1, 2021 |
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How Much Do You Need To Be ‘Rich’ in Hawaii?
By Selected News Articles @ 11:00 PM :: 2663 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Cost of Living
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... The minimum income to be in the top 5% in Hawaii is $150,863; that is second only to California among West Coast states ....
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Friday, November 26, 2021 |
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How Much Does the Jones Act Cost Hawaii Consumers?
By Grassroot Institute @ 3:39 PM :: 2916 Views :: Jones Act, Cost of Living
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... Honolulu Walmart prices were on average 14% higher than in LA ....
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Tuesday, November 9, 2021 |
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7,000 Legal Vacation Rentals on Maui in Jeopardy
By Video @ 4:19 PM :: 3402 Views :: Maui County, Land Use, Tourism, Cost of Living
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... a Maui County Council proposal that aspires to create more housing on Maui by phasing out about 7,000 vacation rentals ....
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Sunday, November 7, 2021 |
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Hawaii: Highest Cost of Moving up to Home Ownership
By Selected News Articles @ 12:26 AM :: 2584 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Cost of Living
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... The cost of moving up in Hawaii is 84.9% higher than the national average ....
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Saturday, November 6, 2021 |
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Rolling Blackouts Coming: HECO Doubles Down on Promise to Close Coal Plant
By News Release @ 9:56 PM :: 3041 Views :: Energy, Environment, Cost of Living
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... Hawaiian Electric sets goal of 70% carbon reduction by 2030, envisions zero emissions by 2045 ....
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Friday, November 5, 2021 |
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HECO Suddenly Agrees to 39% Reduction in Cost of Electricity Bought from Kalaeloa Partners
By News Release @ 3:42 AM :: 2345 Views :: Honolulu County, Energy, Cost of Living
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... charge being reduced to $100/kilowatts (kW) per year for the full 208 MW, as compared to $164.35/kW per year for the first 180 MW ....
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Wednesday, October 27, 2021 |
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Poll: Most Support More Land for Housing
By Grassroot Institute @ 2:04 PM :: 2101 Views :: Land Use, Cost of Living
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“Currently, about 5% of all land in Hawaii is allocated for urban and residential use. Would you support increasing that amount by maybe 1 or 2 percentage points to 6% or 7%?”
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Saturday, October 23, 2021 |
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City to hold hearings on new affordable housing rules
By News Release @ 2:09 PM :: 2172 Views :: Honolulu County, Development, Cost of Living
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... DPP will hold two public hearings to gather community input on the newly proposed measures ....
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Friday, October 22, 2021 |
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A+ Fees to Increase 67%
By News Release @ 9:02 PM :: 2472 Views :: Education K-12, Taxes, Cost of Living
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... Monthly fees for A+ programming will be increasing from $120 to $200 ....
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Friday, October 22, 2021 |
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UHERO Looks at Maui County Plan to Impose $1.17B Tax Hike on Housing
By UHERO @ 2:42 AM :: 2423 Views :: Maui County, Taxes, Cost of Living
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... How to build affordable housing? Impose a $1.169 billion tax on housing. Clue: 'Boondoggle' ....
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Monday, October 18, 2021 |
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‘OahuJoe’ TikTok video on Hawaii housing draws more than a million views
By Grassroot Institute @ 2:21 AM :: 3326 Views :: Cost of Living
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... In just 13 seconds, Joe Kent of the Grassroot Institute explains why relatively modest homes in Hawaii are so darn expensive ....
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Thursday, October 14, 2021 |
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Most Hawaii residents want lower taxes, new survey shows
By Grassroot Institute @ 2:14 AM :: 1923 Views :: Taxes, Cost of Living
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... A professional poll of almost 1,000 people throughout the islands suggests lawmakers are ignoring what their constituents really want ....
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Friday, October 8, 2021 |
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Are the COVID-related ocean shipping capacity shortages impacting Hawaii?
By Michael Hansen @ 9:26 PM :: 2698 Views :: Jones Act, Cost of Living, COVID-19
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... cargo freight rates, Eastbound and Trans-Pacific, have gone from around $2,000-$2,500 up to $4,500 for a 40-foot dry standard box ....
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Sunday, September 26, 2021 |
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Best States for Teachers? Hawaii Ranks 44th
By Selected News Articles @ 3:54 AM :: 3174 Views :: Education K-12, Hawaii Statistics, Labor, Cost of Living
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... Earlier in 2021, teachers in many schools across the U.S. had to provide online-only instruction to students...a massive number of students experienced significant learning loss ....
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Tuesday, September 21, 2021 |
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Zombie power plant refuses to die
By Video @ 2:50 AM :: 2835 Views :: Hawaii County , Energy, Cost of Living
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... Who's who and What with Hu Honua ....
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Monday, September 20, 2021 |
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46% Rate Hike: Audit Exposes Young Bros Fraudulent Accounting Tricks
By Andrew Walden @ 11:53 PM :: 3881 Views :: Jones Act, Labor, Cost of Living, COVID-19
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... Saltchuk and Foss transferring expenses to YBs books makes YB seem less profitable, thereby fraudulently ‘justifying’ PUC rate hikes ....
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