Hawaii Statistics

... progress toward economic recovery has been largely due to the distribution of the vaccine and yet highly vaccinated Hawaii still finds a way to lag ....

... If Congress’s new tax hikes come through, successful residents in high-tax states will be placed in a terrible position. ....

... Statewide, 601,800 were employed and 45,550 unemployed in August  ....

... among all Pacific Islander subcategories, the highest incidence of cases, 10,580 per 100,000 people, occurred among Marshallese individuals ....

... Hawaii has low rates of vaccination against many diseases ....

... In Hawaii, the average auto insurance premium comes in at just $1,096 ....

... Parents in Hawaii may spend the most on bringing up their children with an estimated total cost of $281,597 to support a kid’s basic needs for 18 years ....

... DOH released a new cluster report identifying 70 COVID-19 clusters statewide, totaling 1,374 cases. Eighteen clusters occurred on Oʻahu, 44 occurred on Maui, one occurred on Hawaiʻi Island and seven occurred on Kauaʻi. ....

... Enrollment at Hawaii's public and charter schools for the 2021-22 school year decreased to 171,600 students, compared with enrollment of 174,704 students at the start of last school year — a difference of 1.7% ....

... Visitor spending decreased compared to $1.70 billion (-6.8%) in July 2019....

... Hawaiʻi college graduates are among the least likely to leave school with debt. And for those who do graduate with debt, they owe among the least in the country ....

... Campbell HS is #1 followed by Waipahu, Kapolei, and Farrington ....

... DBEDT revised its economic growth projection for 2021 to 2.7 percent, down from  3.5 percent ....

... Hawaii Households spend the most dollars on food according to a LendingTree study ....

... 87% fully vaccinated and close to 5% partially vaccinated ....

... Total cases: 383 (of these, 276 cases had no HIDOE facility impact) ....

... in comparison with July 2020 nonfarm jobs have risen by 53,000, or 10.0 percent. However, in comparison with March 2020 (last month prior to pandemic effects), nonfarm jobs were down by 72,400, or -11.1 percent. ...

... More than 90% of students attending the 10 campuses of the University of Hawaiʻi have been vaccinated for the COVID-19 virus or plan to be ....

... just $3.1 million shy of UH’s best extramural funding year total of $488.6 million in FY2011 .... 

... The book is in electronic form and is available on the DBEDT website ....

... The study ranked the schools and their systems through cost and financing, educational outcomes and career outcomes ....

... This tool can help the public and policymakers identify areas that are particularly dangerous for drivers and pedestrians ....

... the Hawaii apportionment commission has been waiting for this data ....

... veterinary care costs highest in USA ....

... the vaccination rate among the Native Hawaiian community may be as low as 35% ....

... DoE reports 105 COVID cases this week but 78 'have no DoE facility impact' ....

... Compared to June 2019, visitor spending decreased 11.9 percent from $1.63 billion ....

... but down 32.9% vs. 2019 ....

... but don't worry. DoE and HSTA are working to solve this problem by eliminating standardized testing ....

... Hawaii no longer has the nation’s highest unemployment rate ....

... Over the past four years, Hawaii’s population has declined by more than 22,000 people, equaling the third-fastest population decline per capita in the entire nation ....

... The cost to insure underage and 30-year-old drivers increases by 214% on average after just one violation ....

... Hawaii County 3rd worst, Maui 5th, Kauai 13th ....

... 2021’s Most & Least Energy-Expensive States ....

... Honolulu ranks 269th out of 300 ....

... Access to in person learning varied by state with the lowest mean percent of all students with access in Hawaii (1.3%) and highest in Wyoming and Montana (100%) ....

... Hawaii is 3rd-highest at $0.93 per gallon, just ahead of 4th place Kentucky .... 

... except for Hawaii, ​all recent US population growth comes from people of color, new census estimates show ....

... When compared to 2019, visitor arrivals in May 2021 were down 25.7 percent from the May 2019 count of 847,396 visitors, and visitor spending decreased 22.2 percent from the $1.41 billion spent in May 2019 ....

... Repeat visitors were more likely to be fully vaccinated along with college graduates and those with household incomes above $100,000 ....

... the highest percentage of respondents who said they do not think tourism is worth the issues came from residents ... who have lived in Hawaii for less than one year ....

... Hawaii Unemployment Rates Are Bouncing Back Least ....

... and 2nd for Military Engagement ....

... Hawaii wine taxes are 14th highest in USA ....

... Hawaii’s ranking in children’s economic well-being dropped in one year from 25th to 44th, according to the 2021 KIDS COUNT® Data Book, a 50-state report analyzing how families fared between the Great Recession and the start of the COVID-19 crisis ....

... Statewide 595,300 were employed and 52,150 unemployed in May ....

... State taxes a major driver of the exodus ....

... States Hurt the Most by the European Travel Ban -- Hawaii 5th ....

... The biggest gainer in this year’s index is Honolulu. The city rose 46 places to fourteenth after its strong progress in containing the pandemic and rolling out its vaccination programme .... 

... Hawaii is struggling with the highest unemployment rate in the country, at 9% ....