Hawaii Statistics

“When the Supreme Court rejected Texas’ abortion safety standards, abortion advocates celebrated, but they ignored the fine print....”

We're the Hawaii expats....

...other kinds of diversity, ranked....

...a breakdown of the most and least expensive states to call home....

Hawai‘i County saw the largest decrease at 32 percent, Maui County saw a 22 percent decline and Kaua‘i County a seven percent drop compared to 2016. O‘ahu saw a half percent increase in homeless ....

For this week’s map, we look at state cigarette tax rates across the country....

... Hawaii ranks 31st at 21.5% of collections ....

Hawaii--Avg Annual Wage for Nurses (adj for cost of living) – 51st

...Construction employment in Urban Honolulu dropped 4% from 28,400 in March, 2016 to 27,200 in March, 2017 for a net loss of 1,200 jobs....

...Japan Market Led the Growth in Spending and Arrivals....

There are two factors contributing to this regional variation. The first is that higher-income taxpayers tend to take larger deductions....The second factor for county-by-county variation is that state and local tax regimes differ substantially....

On average, 23.3% of state and local tax revenues came from sales taxes in fiscal year 2014.  For Hawaii 37.6%....

The most recent version of Rich States, Poor States has been released, and once again, Hawaii ends up on the wrong end of that title....

...the phenomenon of locals leaving Hawaii to live on the mainland has been increasing significantly in recent years....

The experts at Anderson Economic Group have considered 11 taxes that businesses pay in order to produce the most comprehensive business tax burden ranking to date....

There are six silver medal schools and five bronze medal schools from Hawaii included in the 2017 rankings of U.S. News Best High Schools....

Hawaii ranks 8th for problem gambling treatment ....

Preparedness Index assesses all 50 states & District of Columbia for health security and preparedness....

28 key indicators of cost, quality and access to children’s health care....

....Kahului, Pearl City, Waipahu, Hilo, Kaneohe....

Corporate income taxes are one of the smallest sources of state and local tax revenue....

...after the Legislature finishes raising taxes, Hawaii will be back up to 50th....

Tax Freedom Day is the day when the state as a whole has earned enough money to pay its total tax bill for the year....

There have been a raft of studies recently isolating the effect of certain elements of the House GOP tax reform “Blueprint” on various industries and even the 50 states....

This is the first in a four-part map series in which we will examine the primary sources of state and local tax collections....

...Hawaii has 8 ‘A’ Hospitals out of 12 total hospitals....

In 2015, Hawaii had the highest SNAP spending at $222.99, while New Hampshire had the lowest at $103.87—a difference of 115 percent....

In our third year of rating the state, ACU found that the Republican average decreased by 21 points—from 67 out of 100 in 2015, to 46 out of 100 in 2016....

Pension obligations must be fulfilled eventually....

...Total Tax Burden: 11.27% – #2 in USA....

The life expectancy at birth in Hawaii in 2010 was 82.4 years....

Hawaii Ranks #1 for Fewest Hours of Sleep per Night ....

After burning $2B, the state received a pathetic $27.1 million in taxes from 150 companies tied to the High Technology Development Corporation....

Just 20 out of more than 530,000 refugees settled in the United States since 2010 were brought to Hawaii....

Rates of youth disconnection are higher in rural counties than in urban counties....

...contrasting state and local tax collections with the quality of the services residents receive....

...Avg Annual Wage for Physicians (adj for cost of living) – 50th....

“Deaths of despair” in midlife rose most dramatically for white non-Hispanic Americans with a high school degree or less and more on the Sister Isles than on Oahu....

...College and Career Readiness Indicators Report (CCRI) for the Class of 2016....

...the potential rate of return for associate’s degrees, bachelor’s degrees, and post-graduate degrees....

...American Telemedicine Association Releases Report Highlighting Critical Gaps in Coverage and Physician Practice Standards....

DBEDT is measuring dollars not taxpayers. One out-of-state owner of a shopping mall, golf course, or hotel equals 1000s of individual local homeowners....

The Hawaiian Electric Companies reached a nearly 26 percent Renewable Portfolio Standard in 2016, up from 23 percent the year before....

...during fiscal year 2015, the state accepted all of seven refugees, according to data from the Office of Refugee Resettlement. Only one jurisdiction, the District of Columbia, accepted fewer....

This report, part of the Gallup-Healthways State of American Well-Being series, examines well-being across the nation, with 189 communities ranked....

County workers throughout the state make higher wages than nearly all of their mainland counterparts adjusted for the cost of living....

Note low scores in all government functions: Education, Crime, Infrastructure and ‘Government’ – High scores in non-government functions: Health Care, Opportunity, Economy....

Only 20.2 percent of younger households own their homes, the lowest among the states....

... Hawaii Corporate Income over $100K is taxed at 6.4% ....