Hawaii Statistics

...Hawaii annual per capita tax collections are $6,640....

...Analysis of the vaping industry in Hawaii, including economic data, state health department findings on vaping-related lung illnesses, youth e-cigarette use, tobacco retail compliance checks, and state funding dedicated to tobacco control programs....

...Hawaii Population lost: -7,047 -- Population decrease: -0.50%....

...As Threats Increase, Annual Assessment Finds Hawaii's Level of Readiness for Health Emergencies dropping....

...Waipahu is the least Spanish-speaking place in the USA....

...measures of quality of life and community well-being for 42 communities throughout the state....

...CLUE: 28.4% RPS does not equal 28.4% of electricity coming from so-called renewables.  It means that the nameplate capacity of renewable producers is equal to 28.4% of electricity production.  They hope you don’t know this but now you do....

...Federal aid is allocated to states for a variety of purposes, primarily to supplement state funding for programs or projects deemed to be of national interest, such as Medicaid payments, education funding assistance, infrastructure assistance, and more....

...Hawaii individual income tax tops out at 11%....

...More than 6,300 students, or 15.5 percent of UH’s approximately 40,861 adult students participated in the 2019 survey....

...Hawaii reported an integrated employment rate of 2 percent, the lowest rate in the nation....

...Hawaii 46 -- ‘Dental Habits & Care’ Rank....

...Personalized Elder Index -- How Much do you need to live in your community in Hawaii?....

...Meanwhile: ACT Scores Released: Hawaii 4th Lowest in USA....

...the state in which you live can play a big role in how early you can retire....

...which states benefit the most — and least — from immigration using 23 key indicators....

...STEM workers are in fierce demand and Honolulu is just not competitive....

...‘Cost of Ownership & Maintenance’ highest in USA....

...On average, there were 249,021 visitors in the Hawaiian Islands on any given day in 2019, up 3.0 percent from 2018....

...The Hawaii Financial Health Pulse provides a new, in-depth view of the financial struggles faced by people in Hawaii....

...The 18th annual “State of Tobacco Control” report grades states and the federal government on policies proven to prevent and reduce tobacco use....

...Couples in Hawaii spent $37,827 in 2018....

...Hawaii has the highest union membership rate at 23.5 percent....

...after adjusting for Hawaii’s high prices, the purchasing power of income per person was the fourth lowest in the nation....

...The completion of large grid-scale projects and thousands of residential solar systems provided the largest-ever annual increase in solar capacity....

...The sales tax in Hawaii has a broad base that include many business-to-business services....

...2020’s States with the Most Racial Progress....

...Smoking doesn’t just ruin your health. It can also burn a nasty hole through your wallet....

...The average age of death amongst this vulnerable population here on O‘ahu was 54.4 years old....

...Hawaii County had the lowest self-sufficiency income requirements among all counties....

...video takes on Hawaii's high cost of living, with some quick examples, then some suggestions advising how to help fix it....

...Hawaii women who were full-time wage and salary workers had median usual weekly earnings of $797, or 82.6 percent of the $965 median usual weekly earnings of their male counterparts....

...ultimately, it comes down to how far do those retirement dollars go....

...reject the idea that the “price of paradise” must inevitably be unreasonable....

...but depression rate jumps 17.76% from 2014-2018....

...The exodus of doctors from practice in Hawai’i this year was much worse than was indicated in preliminary figures released just a few months ago....

...The Grassroot Institute of Hawaii cites Hawaii's cost of living and lack of opportunities....

...The young adult and prime-working age population in ages 18-34 was the largest age group among migrants....

...Hawaii taxes champagne at the rate of $2.12 per gallon--5th highest in USA....

...and tourist spending is up 3.4%....

...Lung Assn: Ready to Quit Smoking? ‘Quit, Don’t Switch’ to E-Cigarettes....

...Hawaii is #1 for DUI and #4 for speeding....

...On O‘ahu, the vacation rental supply in November was 252,000 unit nights. This is a decrease of 4.4 percent from a year ago....

...Honolulu, HI – Ownership Cost per square foot -- $684.31....

...Hawaii’s cost of living was 201.3 percent of, or double, the national average, with the primary problem being housing costs that punched in at a staggering 347.1 percent of the national average. Our grocery costs were at 160.8, utilities at 185.2, transportation at 135.7, and health care at 120.3 percent of the national average respectively....

...The state’s population has been declining for the past three years, in part because of outward migration....

...Well-designed UI tax systems emphasize greater stability and predictability....

..."Failing States" do not meet even basic standards of online spending transparency for economic development subsidies....

...the property tax component of the 2020 State Business Tax Climate Index....