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Thursday, October 29, 2015 |
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Half a Million Dollars of Public Pension Money Paid to Dead People in Hawaii
By Grassroot Institute @ 3:13 AM :: 6212 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Hawaii Statistics, Labor
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...at least 134 deceased persons received over-payments from the Employee Retirement System, with some over-payments in excess of $50,000....
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Thursday, October 29, 2015 |
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Honolulu Average Weekly Wages Below US Average
By News Release @ 1:56 AM :: 5052 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Labor
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Honolulu County had average weekly wages of $918 ranked near the middle (172nd) of the national ranking among the 342 largest counties. Nationally, the average weekly wage was $1,048 in the first quarter of 2015....
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Thursday, October 29, 2015 |
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Visitor Arrivals Reach Record High in September
By News Release @ 1:30 AM :: 4515 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Tourism
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...an increase of 4.7 percent to 652,616 visitors....
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Wednesday, October 21, 2015 |
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Strive HI Test Results--How Did your School Do?
By News Release @ 3:31 PM :: 6347 Views :: Education K-12, Hawaii Statistics
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...This annual report provides a snapshot of how schools are doing in achievement, growth, readiness and reducing the achievement gap....
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Saturday, October 17, 2015 |
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Labor Market Effects: Obamacare vs Hawaii Prepaid Health Care
By NCPA @ 12:15 PM :: 6072 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Health Care, Labor
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...0.5 to 1 percentage point increase in the part-time fraction in high-uninsurance states relative to low-uninsurance states....
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Friday, October 16, 2015 |
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IRS Report Reveals Average Property Tax Deductions in Hawaii
By Selected News Articles @ 3:40 PM :: 4650 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Taxes
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...the average property tax deduction taken on the Schedule A, per tax return, for each county....
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Tuesday, October 13, 2015 |
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IT Upgrades Could Save Hawaii $101M -- Report
By News Release @ 3:18 PM :: 3928 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Hawaii Statistics
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...why and how states should better harness information technology to drive public-sector productivity and generate savings for governments, businesses, and citizens....
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Tuesday, October 13, 2015 |
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Gallup: Hawaii Leads U.S. in Financial Well-Being
By Selected News Articles @ 3:59 AM :: 4930 Views :: Economy, Hawaii Statistics
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Hawaii residents had the highest financial well-being in the nation in 2014, followed closely by Alaska residents....
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Tuesday, October 13, 2015 |
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Moody's -- Hawaii outlook positive
By News Release @ 3:47 AM :: 4742 Views :: Economy, Hawaii Statistics
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What could make this rating go up--Increased economic diversification and reduced economic volatility....
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Saturday, October 10, 2015 |
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#5 in USA: Hawaii Collects $4361 Taxes Per Capita
By Selected News Articles @ 1:08 AM :: 4136 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Taxes
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Today’s map looks at state tax collections per capita....
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Saturday, October 10, 2015 |
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Hawaii public school enrollment dips
By News Release @ 12:50 AM :: 4153 Views :: Education K-12, Hawaii Statistics
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...total enrollment for school year 2015-16 is 180,409, compared with 180,895 in school year 2014-15, and 185,273 the year before that....
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Friday, October 9, 2015 |
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Fitch: Hawaii debt levels are high
By News Release @ 4:15 PM :: 5689 Views :: Education K-12, Hawaii State Government, Hawaii Statistics
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...and Fitch expects them to remain so. This largely reflects the state's direct responsibility for many functions delegated to local governments in other states, particularly K-12 education....
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Friday, October 9, 2015 |
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Cost of Illegal Immigration in Hawaii
By Selected News Articles @ 4:05 PM :: 4981 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Law Enforcement
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The cost of illegal immigration in Hawaii may be associated with several state policies which are friendly towards undocumented workers....
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Friday, October 9, 2015 |
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Hawaii Organic Farm Crops Worth $13.9M
By News Release @ 4:01 AM :: 4548 Views :: Agriculture, Hawaii Statistics
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The 2014 Organic Production Survey conducted in Hawaii found 166 farms with 3,505 acres....
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Thursday, October 8, 2015 |
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Factors that Explain Honolulu's High Pedestrian Accident Rate
By Panos Prevedouros PhD @ 10:27 AM :: 6581 Views :: Honolulu County, Hawaii Statistics, Rail
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Hawaii is shown to have the 4th worst pedestrian accident rate in the nation....
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Wednesday, October 7, 2015 |
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Promising Too Much Endangers Hawaii's Fiscal Health
By Grassroot Institute @ 4:48 AM :: 4382 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Hawaii Statistics, Taxes
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...when a child is born in Hawaii, he or she can count on $26,500 in debt that the state owes per citizen....
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Wednesday, October 7, 2015 |
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Hawaii: Child Care Costs More than College Tuition
By Selected News Articles @ 4:37 AM :: 7962 Views :: Family, Hawaii Statistics, Higher Education, Small Business, Cost of Living
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In Hawaii annual costs for 4-year-old care are equal to 55.8 percent of minimum-wage earnings....
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Tuesday, September 29, 2015 |
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Economic Growth? Honolulu Ranks 428th
By Selected News Articles @ 3:45 PM :: 5341 Views :: Economy, Hawaii Statistics
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WalletHub compared 515 U.S. cities across 10 key metrics, ranging from population growth rate to unemployment rate decrease....
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Monday, September 28, 2015 |
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Hawaii 6th Worst Sinkhole State--Out-dated accounting policies blamed
By News Release @ 10:39 PM :: 4320 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Hawaii Statistics
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States are not held to the same accounting standards as most businesses and publicly traded companies. Therefore, states do not use the proper tools to balance their budgets....
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Monday, September 28, 2015 |
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Electric Rates: Hawaii 90% Higher Than #2 State
By Selected News Articles @ 10:05 PM :: 6556 Views :: Energy, Hawaii Statistics, Cost of Living
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...customers in deregulated states and areas can shop around for electric plans....
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Friday, September 25, 2015 |
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Study: Hawaii #1 for Minority-Owned Firms
By News Release @ 1:20 PM :: 5866 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Small Business
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Hawaii: 21% of middle market firms are minority-owned ....
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Thursday, September 24, 2015 |
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Study: Hawaii Hispanics 7th Most Assimilated
By Selected News Articles @ 10:03 PM :: 3998 Views :: Hawaii Statistics
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WalletHub conducted an in-depth analysis of 2015’s States Where Hispanics Are Most Assimilated....
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Thursday, September 24, 2015 |
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Kiplinger: Hawaii 4th Least Tax Friendly State
By News Release @ 4:39 AM :: 5579 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Tax Credits, Taxes
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The Aloha State, one of Kiplinger's top ten least tax-friendly states, is known for its high cost of living....
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Monday, September 21, 2015 |
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Diabetes Rates Increase in Hawaii
By News Release @ 8:05 PM :: 4502 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Health Care
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But Hawaii has 3rd lowest obesity rates....
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Monday, September 21, 2015 |
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Hawaii's Poor, Middle Class Among Most Overtaxed in US
By Selected News Articles @ 4:39 PM :: 4219 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Taxes
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4th-States Where Middle Class Most Overtaxed
2nd-States Where Poor Most Overtaxed
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Sunday, September 20, 2015 |
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Feds Rate Hawaii Health Insurance Plans
By News Release @ 2:26 PM :: 4174 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Health Care
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...health plans are rated based on performance and quality of care....
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Friday, September 18, 2015 |
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Federal Funds for Road Building? Hawaii Dead Last
By Selected News Articles @ 6:52 PM :: 4622 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Taxes
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The share of infrastructure expenditures funded by tolls, user fees, and user taxes ranges from 14.2 percent in Alaska to 86.4 percent in Hawaii....
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Friday, September 18, 2015 |
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'Smart Growth' Causes Hawaii Losses in Affordable Housing
By NCPA @ 5:57 PM :: 7896 Views :: Development, Hawaii Statistics, Land Use, Cost of Living
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...Hawaii, California, Oregon, Vermont, Florida and Washington, which adopted some type of restrictive land-use policy over the last 30 years, all experienced some of the largest losses, in terms of home affordability....
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Thursday, September 17, 2015 |
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Report: Challenges Facing Hawaii 40 Years After the Prepaid Health Care Act
By News Release @ 2:38 AM :: 5441 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Health Care
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...premiums are expected to rise further as a result of various Affordable Care Act-related fees....
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Wednesday, September 16, 2015 |
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DoE Releases First Common Core Test Results
By News Release @ 3:52 AM :: 5427 Views :: Education K-12, Hawaii Statistics
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...The results show that 48 percent meet or exceed the achievement standard in ELA. In math, 41 percent of students tested meet or exceed achievement standards....
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Wednesday, September 16, 2015 |
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Study: Hawaii Ranks 4th in Safer Sex
By News Release @ 3:44 AM :: 4491 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Health Care
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...ranking states on two measures of safer sex: sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) and contraception across eight (8) indicators....
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Tuesday, September 15, 2015 |
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Tuesday, September 15, 2015 |
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Study: Hawaii #1 in Hedonism and Depression
By Selected News Articles @ 2:15 PM :: 3659 Views :: Hawaii Statistics
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"Hedonometer Score measures personal expression of hedonism on social media"
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Tuesday, September 15, 2015 |
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Illegal Immigration Demographics in Hawaii
By Selected News Articles @ 2:24 AM :: 7672 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Law Enforcement
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The illegal immigration situation in Hawaii is different than the rest of the country....
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Monday, September 14, 2015 |
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Livable? Honolulu 37th
By News Release @ 9:00 PM :: 4657 Views :: Honolulu County, Hawaii Statistics
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Livability.com has released its third-annual Top 100 Best Places to Live list....
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Monday, September 14, 2015 |
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Recession Recovery? Honolulu Ranks 59th
By Selected News Articles @ 8:40 PM :: 4823 Views :: Economy, Hawaii Statistics
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Hillview, Ky. filing for Chapter 9 bankruptcy in late August, brought the national total of municipal bankruptcies to 14 since 2008....
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Saturday, September 12, 2015 |
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Report: Meth use among older Hawaii adults nearly doubles
By News Release @ 12:47 AM :: 5823 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Health Care, Drugs
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For adults 18 to 49 years, methamphetamine was the most frequently reported primary substance at the time of admission (42% - 50%)....
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Friday, September 11, 2015 |
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Hawaii: $10,137 State, Local Bond Debt Per Capita
By Selected News Articles @ 4:12 PM :: 4153 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Hawaii Statistics
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...figures here are for bonded debt, and do not include other outstanding obligations—including pensions—which add substantially to governments’ future liabilities and are often considered in broader definitions of governmental debt....
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Thursday, September 10, 2015 |
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Hawaii 4th Best State to Have a Baby
By Selected News Articles @ 12:36 AM :: 4283 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Health Care
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Our data set includes such metrics as delivery costs, average annual infant-care costs, the per-capita number of midwives and OB-GYNs, and the per-capita number of child care centers....
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Sunday, September 6, 2015 |
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The State of Fathers in the State of Hawai‘i
By Selected News Articles @ 1:38 AM :: 4882 Views :: Family, Hawaii Statistics
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...the percent of single-mother households of all family households with own minor children was 18.9% in Hawai‘i versus 24.1% in the nation....
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Saturday, September 5, 2015 |
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Statewide immunization rates for HPV lagging
By News Release @ 6:10 PM :: 4465 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Health Care
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Only 34% of females and 15% of males in Hawai'i have been fully immunized....
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Friday, September 4, 2015 |
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Report: Hawaii 1st in solar energy per capita
By News Release @ 3:03 PM :: 4842 Views :: Energy, Hawaii Statistics
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Lighting the Way III: The Top States that Helped Drive America’s Solar Energy Boom in 2014....
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Thursday, September 3, 2015 |
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High Tax Rates on Manufacturers Stifle Hawaii Agriculture
By Selected News Articles @ 1:28 PM :: 5611 Views :: Agriculture, Hawaii Statistics, Taxes
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Without food processors in the islands, Hawaii agriculture will always be limited....
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Tuesday, September 1, 2015 |
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Tuesday, September 1, 2015 |
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Hawaii Community Colleges Ranked
By Selected News Articles @ 1:09 AM :: 5278 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Higher Education
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WalletHub compared 670 community colleges across 17 key metrics....
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Sunday, August 30, 2015 |
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Manufacturing a (Tax) Problem
By Grassroot Institute @ 9:55 PM :: 7344 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Small Business, Tax Credits, Taxes
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Hawaii's tax structure is 2nd-worst in the US for labor-intensive manufacturing....
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Sunday, August 30, 2015 |
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Hawaii is Worst State to Start Post-College Life
By News Release @ 5:46 PM :: 7065 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Higher Education, Cost of Living
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...the combination of one of the country's most expensive housing markets and relatively low employment opportunities....
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Friday, August 28, 2015 |
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Excise Taxes: Hawaii Ranks #5
By Selected News Articles @ 3:09 PM :: 5082 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Taxes
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...and this doesn't include the General Excise Tax....
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Wednesday, August 26, 2015 |
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ACT: Hawaii Scores Lowest in USA, Again
By News Release @ 11:50 PM :: 9586 Views :: Education K-12, Hawaii Statistics, Higher Education
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...ACT score in Hawaii are still the lowest in the USA....
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