Hawaii Statistics

... In the past three years, violent crime increased 29% ....

...$4,540 a year in tax revenue per resident....

...The U.S. Census Bureau released its 2012-2016 American Community Survey (ACS) 5-year estimates on December 7, 2017....

...Hawaii still leads nation in homeless count per capita....

...2017’s States with the Best Elder-Abuse Protections....

...Seniors in Hawaii are sick less often than those in any other state....

...the State of Hawaii Dashboard and the Office of Hawaiian Affairs Dashboard are only current up to 2013 for most of the categories presented....

...Monsanto took first place, scoring an impressive 91.6 percent....

... but Hawaii ranks 5th in Percentage of Population who Donate Time ....

...WalletHub’s data crunchers compared more than 180 U.S. cities across 32 key indicators of evil deeds....

"...air seats will increase by 8.5 percent during the first three quarters of 2018....”

...Department rolls out more data visuals for public to view....

...inbound air cargo volume from the U.S. mainland jumped in 2002 due to e-commerce and has been at that high level ever since....

...Honolulu cost of living is 86 percent above national average .... 

...Overstock Began Accepting Bitcoin in January 2014....

...The increase in family incomes is the result of both the income tax cuts and the broader rise in productivity and wages due to economic growth....

...Approximately 300 Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) recipients live in Hawaii....

...The Institute for Justice finds Hawaii to be ‘most burdensome’ in USA due to the large number of professions requiring licensure.   In contrast, the Wisconsin study finds Hawaii to be the 'least burdensome' based on an analysis of 10 specific professions and the requirements to attain license in each....

...“Fat” is becoming the new normal in America....

...veterans in many cities continue to suffer from long delays in mental-health treatment despite a $10 billion effort to expand veterans’ access to such care....

...Because of the high real estate prices, Hawaii also had the second-lowest percentage of homeowners....

...Upgrades provide easier navigation and more information....

...32 communities ranked from smartest to dumbest....

...one of the best perks of living in a city with a relatively smaller population? Affordability (but not in Hawaii)....

...Hawaii dropped from 11th for 2017 to 14th for 2018....

...Honolulu Rates F but the State overall rates C-....

...Impact Also Includes 31,727 Jobs and $263 Million in State & Local Taxes....

...Did DOTAX Turn the Corner on Customer Service?....

...Nowhere are drivers angrier than in Hawaii, analysis suggests....

...Hawaii has enough in cash reserves to weather next recession, report says....

...The State Business Tax Climate Index is a measure of how well states structure their tax systems....

...Median gross rent as a percentage of monthly income 46.5%....

...and this is before the legislature raised the TAT and increased the Income Tax.... 

...comparing nearly 1,000 higher-education institutions in the U.S. across 27 key measures....

...Hawaii has the 8th highest amount of taxation per capita in the USA....

...Fiscal Stability#41....

...Hawaii is the most unaffordable housing market in USA....

...Honolulu’s adjusted salaries are the lowest in the country, more than $7,000 below the next lowest, Tucson, AZ....

... Hawaii moved up from 11th to 7th ....

... Shortage of Affordable housing:  Its not the demand, its the supply ....

...According to the Social Security Administration, one in five Americans lives with a disability, and one in 10 has a severe disability....

...Gallup says it's exercise, Bloomberg says it's labor unions....

Total visitor arrivals rose 4.8 percent to 818,581....

...CMS data show that total costs for new Medicaid beneficiaries in Hawaii rose from $249.1 million in 2014 to $437.4 million in 2015-a 76 percent single-year increase. Costs per-enrollee jumped 73 percent in that same period, going from $7,462 in 2014 to $12,910 in 2015....

...2017’s Most & Least Financially Savvy States....

...Working towards achieving a shared goal of functional zero by December 2018, which means that every family in Hawai‘i that becomes homeless can be placed into housing within 30 days....

...but Atty Gen Chin's news release was titled "CRIME IN HAWAI`I AT RECORD LOW LEVEL IN 2016".... 

...The accountability system includes multiple measures of school performance including proficiency in Science, Math and Language Arts/Literacy; chronic absenteeism; school climate; graduation rates; and achievement gaps....

...Excise taxes are particular taxes levied on specific goods or activities....

...The State of Girls 2017: Emerging Truths and Troubling Trends....