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Thursday, January 29, 2015 |
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Hawaii Ranks 50th in Payroll from Sole Proprietors, S-Corps, LLCs
By Selected News Articles @ 3:24 PM :: 6382 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Labor, Small Business
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Pass-through businesses pay a significant role in the US economy. They account for 95 percent of all businesses, more than 60 percent of all business income, and more than 50 percent of all employment....
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Wednesday, January 28, 2015 |
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Tax Foundation: Hawaii Failing Small Businesses on Depreciation
By Selected News Articles @ 12:49 PM :: 5284 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Taxes
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...Correcting this problem and allowing businesses to deduct the full cost in the first year is known as “full expensing”....
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Wednesday, January 28, 2015 |
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Inequality State: Top 1% Grab 71% of Income Growth
By Selected News Articles @ 2:06 AM :: 4430 Views :: Hawaii Statistics
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...the share of all income held by the top 1% is on a three-decade upswing....
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Tuesday, January 27, 2015 |
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Rail Fail: Hawaii Ranks 49th--Lost 4.5% of Construction Jobs in Last 12 mos
By Andrew Walden @ 3:06 PM :: 7135 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Labor, Rail
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Making excuses for price-gouging rail contractors, HART Director Daniel Grabauskas points to the “red-hot construction market” as the cause for HART cost overruns....
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Sunday, January 25, 2015 |
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How Progressive Is Our System?
By Tom Yamachika @ 4:01 AM :: 5569 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Taxes
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...the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy (ITEP) has released a report. ranking the states in terms of how progressive their tax systems are....
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Friday, January 23, 2015 |
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Hawaii Union Membership Slips to 21.8% -- 3rd in USA
By News Release @ 9:25 PM :: 5665 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Labor
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Hawaii union membership slips from 22.1% in 2013 to 21.8% in 2014 ....
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Thursday, January 22, 2015 |
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Hawaii is Dead Last in Employment by Sole Proprietors, S-Corps, LLCs
By Selected News Articles @ 4:56 PM :: 5801 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Labor, Small Business
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Delaware (49.5 percent) and Hawaii (48 percent) are the only states with pass-through employment less than 50% share of total private sector employment....
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Wednesday, January 21, 2015 |
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Survey: Hawaii Millionaire Lead Slipping
By News Release @ 9:12 PM :: 5539 Views :: Economy, Hawaii Statistics
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Hawaii ranks 4th with 32,829 millionaire households out of 473,750 total households = 6.93%....
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Wednesday, January 21, 2015 |
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Honolulu Bed Bugs Crawl Up to 42nd Place
By News Release @ 8:40 PM :: 4819 Views :: Hawaii Statistics
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Nationally, bed bug business increased 18 percent last year with nearly half of cities showing a rise in bed bug treatments....
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Wednesday, January 21, 2015 |
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Hawaii #1 in Homelessness (again)
By Selected News Articles @ 7:46 PM :: 6744 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Homelessness
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In 2014, Mississippi had the lowest number of homeless people per 100,000, as it did for the previous three years....
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Tuesday, January 20, 2015 |
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Smoking is a Million Dollar Habit--and Hawaii is More Expensive than Most
By Selected News Articles @ 1:54 PM :: 5855 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Health Care, Cost of Living
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The cost of tobacco for every smoker is $1,029,646 over a lifetime....
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Saturday, January 17, 2015 |
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Pro-Life? Hawaii Ranks 45th
By News Release @ 2:59 AM :: 5275 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Life
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This annual resource, dubbed “the playbook” of model legislation, combines more than 50 pieces of our model legislation, expert analysis, and 50 state report cards into a single nonpartisan guide for legislators....
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Saturday, January 17, 2015 |
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Report: Low Income Students a Majority in Hawaii Public Schools
By News Release @ 1:03 AM :: 11426 Views :: Education K-12, Hawaii Statistics
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"...the trends of the last decade will be prologue for a nation not at risk, but a nation in decline.…"
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Thursday, January 15, 2015 |
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Insurance Risk to Drivers: Hawaii Ranks 20th
By Selected News Articles @ 1:49 PM :: 4908 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Cost of Living
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What kind of financial risks do drivers take when they take to the road?
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Wednesday, January 14, 2015 |
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Hawaii Second Highest Taxes on the Poor
By News Release @ 9:00 PM :: 5915 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Taxes
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Hawaii's Effective 13.4% rate of taxation on the poorest 20% is second only to Washington State....
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Wednesday, January 14, 2015 |
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Best Cities for STEM Professionals: Honolulu Ranks 79th
By Selected News Articles @ 1:46 PM :: 4809 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Cost of Living
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The annual median wage for STEM workers (adjusted for cost of living) is two times higher in Houston than in Honolulu....
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Monday, January 12, 2015 |
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Study: Obamacare Drives Up Medical Costs, But Hawaii Prepaid Protects State
By Selected News Articles @ 9:33 PM :: 5221 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Health Care
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...five states with the lowest costs Alabama, Arkansas, Idaho, Mississippi, Hawaii....
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Monday, January 12, 2015 |
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Which States Receive the Most Federal Aid? -- Hawaii is 47th
By Selected News Articles @ 10:45 AM :: 5238 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Hawaii Statistics
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Hawaii receives 23.5 percent of its total state general revenues from the federal government....
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Thursday, January 8, 2015 |
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Education Week Quality Counts: Hawaii Ranks 23rd in USA
By News Release @ 3:14 AM :: 4243 Views :: Education K-12, Hawaii Statistics
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The 2015 edition of Education Week’s Quality Counts report—Preparing to Launch: Early Childhood’s Academic Countdown....
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Wednesday, January 7, 2015 |
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American Cancer Society Hawaii: 6,730 New Cases of Cancer Expected in 2015
By News Release @ 4:43 PM :: 5165 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Health Care
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...It is projected that 2,470 will lose their lives this year in Hawaii because of cancer....
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Wednesday, December 31, 2014 |
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HTA: Visitor Arrivals, Expenditures Up for November
By News Release @ 2:18 AM :: 5259 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Tourism
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Total expenditures by visitors who came to the Hawaiian Islands in November 2014 increased 3.4 percent to $1.1 billion, compared to last November....
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Tuesday, December 30, 2014 |
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DBEDT: Social, Business and Economic Trends in Hawaii 1990-2013
By News Release @ 2:02 PM :: 4308 Views :: Hawaii Statistics
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This report presents annual statistics on social, business and economic trends for the State and each of its four counties, from 1990 to 2013....
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Sunday, December 28, 2014 |
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Hawaii Ranks 17th: 10.3% Smoke Marijuana
By Selected News Articles @ 1:15 AM :: 5729 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Drugs
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As marijuana legalization took hold in Colorado, the estimated percentage of regular cannabis users in the state jumped to the second-highest level in the country....
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Friday, December 26, 2014 |
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College Town? Honolulu Ranks 185th
By News Release @ 12:00 PM :: 5220 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Higher Education
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WalletHub conducted an in-depth analysis of 2014’s Best & Worst College Cities & Towns in America....
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Wednesday, December 24, 2014 |
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HTA Study: Vacation Rental Units are 25% of Total Lodging
By News Release @ 2:26 PM :: 5906 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Tourism
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...these units would account for up to 25 percent of Hawai‘i’s total lodging inventory. In comparison, hotels units make up approximately 50 percent of visitor accommodations....
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Wednesday, December 24, 2014 |
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New report ranks Hawaii among worst places for business
By Malia Zimmerman @ 5:08 AM :: 5492 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Small Business
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The study did note three positives: a low corporate capital gains tax; low property taxes and low wireless taxes....
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Monday, December 22, 2014 |
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Commuter-Adjusted Daytime Population on Oahu
By News Release @ 7:16 PM :: 5514 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Rail
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...how many workers commute in and out of the area on a typical workday? ....
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Saturday, December 20, 2014 |
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Flying to Hawaii: Comparing the Cost and Frequency Across States
By UHERO @ 12:56 AM :: 6067 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Tourism
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...The latest installment in the UHERO dashboard project is packed with information on the cost of travel to Hawaii from the US mainland....
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Wednesday, December 17, 2014 |
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Only 3,500 Sign Up for Obamacare in Hawaii
By Selected News Articles @ 12:26 AM :: 7462 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Health Care
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3,500 is far short of the 130,000 cited by Kissel in a Nov 28 Star-Adv interview as a break-even figure for the Connector....
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Monday, December 15, 2014 |
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Hawaii Teens #1 in E-Cigarette Use
By News Release @ 2:08 AM :: 6109 Views :: Education K-12, Hawaii Statistics, Health Care
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Study sheds new light on e-cigarette behaviors in teens as regulators consider curbing sales to minors....
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Friday, December 12, 2014 |
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National Report: Hawaii Ranks 5th in Protecting Kids from Tobacco
By News Release @ 12:22 PM :: 4452 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Health Care
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according to a national report released today by a coalition of public health organizations....
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Friday, December 12, 2014 |
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Hawaii 4th-Worst State for Small Business
By Grassroot Institute @ 1:45 AM :: 5214 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Small Business
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Low Ranking on Small Business Policy Index Points to Need for Economic Reform....
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Thursday, December 11, 2014 |
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Active Lifestyle? Honolulu Ranks 24th
By News Release @ 2:06 PM :: 3736 Views :: Hawaii Statistics
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WalletHub ranked the 100 most populated U.S. cities to find the ones that offer the most cost-effective and accessible fitness and sports facilities....
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Wednesday, December 10, 2014 |
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Hawaii DoH: Significant Increase in E-Cigarette Use among Public School Teens
By News Release @ 4:37 PM :: 4680 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Health Care
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“Evidence suggests that e-cigarettes are being used by students who are not cigarette smokers....”
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Wednesday, December 10, 2014 |
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Is it wasteful or watchful government spending?
By Rachelle Chang @ 4:03 PM :: 6326 Views :: Congressional Delegation, Hawaii Statistics
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...the “2014 Congressional Pigbook,” published by the Citizens Against Government Waste identifies federal government “pork” spending in the millions of dollars in Hawaii....
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Wednesday, December 10, 2014 |
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Hawaii Ranks No. 1 Among All U.S. States in Overall Health
By News Release @ 3:30 PM :: 4515 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Health Care
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Hawaii’s strengths include low prevalence of obesity and low rate of preventable hospitalizations; state’s challenges include high prevalence of binge drinking and high incidence of infectious disease....
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Monday, December 8, 2014 |
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Honolulu 31st Lowest Concentration of Disadvantaged
By News Release @ 12:21 PM :: 5071 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Homelessness
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...2014’s Cities with the Highest and Lowest Population in Need....
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Thursday, December 4, 2014 |
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Wall Street: Hawaii 12th Best-Run State in USA
By Selected News Articles @ 1:28 PM :: 3921 Views :: Hawaii Statistics
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... California, Colorado, Florida, and Hawaii all moved up by at least 10 positions on our ranking ....
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Wednesday, December 3, 2014 |
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Univ. of Hawaii Student Loans Up 100%
By News Release @ 4:54 PM :: 4810 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Higher Education
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In Hawaii and Utah total borrowing by students at public institutions spiked by more than 100 percent since the start of the Great Recession....
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Tuesday, December 2, 2014 |
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Hawaii 30th Most Charitable State
By Selected News Articles @ 8:47 PM :: 4120 Views :: Hawaii Statistics
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WalletHub conducted an in-depth analysis of 2014’s Most & Least Charitable States....
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Tuesday, December 2, 2014 |
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Hawaii ranks 40th in economic freedom
By Grassroot Institute @ 2:00 PM :: 5225 Views :: Economy, Hawaii Statistics
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"Hawaii's poor ranking--tied for 40th out of all states and in the bottom 3rd quartile overall--demonstrates the need for statewide economic reform," stated Keli'i Akina, Ph.D., President of the Grassroot Institute....
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Monday, December 1, 2014 |
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Audit: 67% of 'Exempt' State Positions Vacant
By News Release @ 7:15 PM :: 6463 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Hawaii Statistics, Labor
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DHRD’s jurisdiction consisted of 21,783 positions, of which 15,069 were civil service and 6,714 exempt....
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Monday, December 1, 2014 |
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The True Cost of Speeding in Hawaii
By Selected News Articles @ 6:41 PM :: 5664 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Law Enforcement
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...residents will see a 6% average increase in their annual insurance costs for three years after the infraction....
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Tuesday, November 25, 2014 |
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Hawaii Taxes on Poverty-Level Income 2nd Highest in USA
By Selected News Articles @ 9:25 PM :: 5275 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Taxes
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...Hawaii income taxes cost a single parent of two children $272 at poverty level....
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Tuesday, November 25, 2014 |
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Hawaii, Alaska Only States to add No Ultra-Rich for 2013
By News Release @ 4:06 AM :: 6333 Views :: Hawaii Statistics
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In Hawaii 215 people have assets in excess of $30M....
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Monday, November 24, 2014 |
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Hawaii Is the State with the 8th Most Frugal Consumers
By News Release @ 1:43 PM :: 5121 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Cost of Living
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But Hawaii is #1 for “highest percentage of the population spending more than they make”....
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Thursday, November 20, 2014 |
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CATO: Abercrombie Boosted Spending $900M
By Selected News Articles @ 7:48 PM :: 5786 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Hawaii Statistics, Taxes
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...Hawaii taxpayers can now breathe easier because he was defeated in the Democratic primary....
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Thursday, November 20, 2014 |
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Report: Hawaii’s $30B unfunded retirement liabilities part of national trend
By Malia Zimmerman @ 1:19 PM :: 4052 Views :: Hawaii Statistics
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...Hawaii’s $30-billion unfunded liability per resident is $21,852, the seventh highest in the nation....
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Thursday, November 20, 2014 |
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Lack of Vegans Makes Hawaii Best State for Thanksgiving
By Selected News Articles @ 12:32 PM :: 6246 Views :: Family, Hawaii Statistics
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We crunched the numbers using the six criteria below to determine if the state you live in is prime habitat for a downer of a Thanksgiving....
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Thursday, November 20, 2014 |
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Inequality: Hawaii the only Blue State Among America's Most Equal
By News Release @ 4:24 AM :: 4478 Views :: Hawaii Statistics
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...Families are changing, with fewer married couples and more single-parent families and cohabiting unions....
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