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Monday, December 22, 2014 |
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Commuter-Adjusted Daytime Population on Oahu
By News Release @ 7:16 PM :: 5455 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 :: 5991 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 :: 7349 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 :: 6044 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 :: 4394 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 :: 5154 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 :: 3678 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 :: 4625 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 :: 6257 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 :: 4461 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 :: 5009 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 :: 3871 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 :: 4750 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 :: 4062 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 :: 5159 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 :: 6391 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 :: 5600 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 :: 5210 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 :: 6256 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 :: 5050 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 :: 5708 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 :: 4010 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 :: 6185 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 :: 4424 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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Thursday, November 20, 2014 |
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HONOLULU Ranks 12th for Successful Aging
By News Release @ 4:23 AM :: 4313 Views :: Hawaii Statistics
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...life amid the palm trees can cost, especially at quality nursing facilities and hospitals. Special needs transport is adequate, but work commutes are time-consuming....
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Thursday, November 20, 2014 |
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Report: Hawaii DoE 'Ahead of the Curve' on Data Governance
By News Release @ 12:01 AM :: 5328 Views :: Education K-12, Hawaii Statistics
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...the number of states sharing teacher performance information with educator preparation programs has more than tripled....
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Tuesday, November 18, 2014 |
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Hawaii Unfunded Liabilities Could Become a "Broken Promise"
By Grassroot Institute @ 8:39 PM :: 5859 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Hawaii Statistics, Labor
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...the state may one day be forced to break the promise it made to its employees regarding their pensions and benefits....
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Tuesday, November 18, 2014 |
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Bicyclist Fatalities Rise As More Urban Workers Pedal to Work
By News Release @ 1:27 PM :: 3098 Views :: Hawaii Statistics
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...adults 20 and older represented 84 percent of bicyclist fatalities in 2012, compared to only 21 percent in 1975....
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Monday, November 17, 2014 |
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National Report Shows Hawaii 6th Lowest Child Homelessness
By News Release @ 2:23 PM :: 5080 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Homelessness
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The homeless are everywhere but a national report shows Hawaii is 6th lowest for child homelessness....
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Friday, November 14, 2014 |
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As the Nation Turns, Hawaii is Still Driven
By Panos Prevedouros PhD @ 6:00 PM :: 5068 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Rail
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“Hawaii’s driving never really went down – it just flattened out and then started going up again as opposed to the mainland, which made a U-turn....”
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Thursday, November 13, 2014 |
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Hawaii Ranks Third in Nationwide Access to Justice Study
By News Release @ 8:03 PM :: 5305 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Judiciary
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...four categories: attorney access for low-income litigants; support for self-represented litigants; support for litigants with limited language proficiency; and support for people with disabilities....
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Thursday, November 13, 2014 |
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Hawaii a Low-Debt State for Students
By News Release @ 4:54 AM :: 4882 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Higher Education
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New report shows student loan debt still rising for bachelor’s degree recipients; includes state-by-state and college-by-college debt levels....
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Wednesday, November 12, 2014 |
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Forbes: Hawaii Ranks 45th for Business, Careers
By Selected News Articles @ 3:15 PM :: 5591 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Small Business, Taxes
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Hawaii has one of the most onerous business tax situations. Another drawback: the highest cost of living....
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Wednesday, November 12, 2014 |
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Study: Hawaii Best at Combating Lung Cancer
By News Release @ 1:27 PM :: 4788 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Health Care
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WalletHub ranked the 50 U.S. states and the District of Columbia based on 11 key metrics....
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Saturday, November 8, 2014 |
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Operating Loss? How Hawaii Corporate Income Taxes Compare
By Selected News Articles @ 2:56 AM :: 6533 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Small Business, Taxes
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When businesses suffer losses in a calendar year, well-structured corporate tax codes allow them to deduct those losses against previous or future tax returns....
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Thursday, November 6, 2014 |
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Hawaii Premature Birth Report Card -- 'C'
By News Release @ 4:08 PM :: 5417 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Health Care
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In Hawaii 12.5% of births are premature....
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Monday, November 3, 2014 |
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Hawaii Voters 11th Most Powerful in USA
By Selected News Articles @ 5:54 PM :: 5378 Views :: Congressional Delegation, Hawaii Statistics
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...by calculating the number of elected officials in the federal government per adult population in each state for the most recent election years....
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Monday, November 3, 2014 |
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New Jersey Has Therapists, Hawaii Has Tour Guides
By Heritage Foundation @ 4:22 PM :: 6606 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Tourism
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...businesses and workers with specialized skills congregate together....
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Friday, October 31, 2014 |
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DoE Enrollment Drops Under New Kindergarten Plan
By News Release @ 3:52 AM :: 4990 Views :: Education K-12, Hawaii Statistics
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But combined enrollment for grades 1-12 continues to grow, with 823 more students in 2014-15....
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Thursday, October 30, 2014 |
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ALEC: Hawaii Educational Progress Ranks 6th in USA
By News Release @ 4:39 PM :: 5954 Views :: Education K-12, Hawaii Statistics
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...gains/losses on the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) fourth and eighth-grade reading and mathematics exams from 2003 to 2013....
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Thursday, October 30, 2014 |
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Hawaii Dead Last for ‘Pass Through’ Business Employment
By Selected News Articles @ 1:54 PM :: 4325 Views :: Hawaii Statistics
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Nationally, the combined net income of sole proprietors, LLCs, Partnerships, and S corporations has increased fivefold and now accounts for more than 50 percent of all business income....
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Thursday, October 30, 2014 |
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CNBC: Hawaii ranks 49th for Business Friendliness
By Selected News Articles @ 5:05 AM :: 5141 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Small Business
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We score all 50 states on 56 measures of competitiveness, developed using input from business groups, economic development experts, companies and the states themselves.....
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Tuesday, October 28, 2014 |
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Hawaii Ranks 30th on Business Taxes
By News Release @ 6:19 PM :: 5122 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Taxes
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...the State Business Tax Climate Index, released this morning by the nonpartisan Tax Foundation....
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Tuesday, October 28, 2014 |
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Cayetano Blames One Party System for Low Turnout
By Malia Zimmerman @ 4:09 PM :: 9873 Views :: Democratic Party, Hawaii Statistics, Office of Elections, Politicians, Republican Party
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“The Democrats who run against each other are pretty much on the same side on social issues, so it just comes down who has greater resources and who is more popular.”
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Monday, October 27, 2014 |
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Hawaii Is the 3rd Least Politically Engaged State
By News Release @ 12:17 PM :: 4038 Views :: Hawaii Statistics
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... but 13th in Total Political Contributions per Adult Population ....
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Sunday, October 26, 2014 |
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UHERO State Forecast Update: Hawaii's Economy In Need of An Engine
By UHERO @ 2:00 PM :: 6453 Views :: Economy, Hawaii Statistics, Tourism
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Weak tourism and federal downsizing are holding down growth. Construction has disappointed this year....
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Saturday, October 25, 2014 |
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Hawaii Welfare Pays Better Than Teaching, Military
By Selected News Articles @ 1:40 AM :: 6848 Views :: Education K-12, Hawaii Statistics
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...the magnitude of these payments exceeds the average salary of an American teacher, as well as a soldier deployed in Afghanistan, by at least $10,000 per year....
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Saturday, October 25, 2014 |
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Bonds: Fitch Rates Hawaii's Next $1.1B 'AA'
By News Release @ 1:11 AM :: 3636 Views :: Hawaii Statistics
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Fitch Ratings has assigned an 'AA' rating to the following State of Hawaii general obligation (GO) bonds....
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Saturday, October 25, 2014 |
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Hawaii tuition increases 34% in five years--#1 in USA
By Selected News Articles @ 12:52 AM :: 4718 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Higher Education
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A new data map courtesy of Fitch Ratings shows which states have the highest college tuition growth....
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Saturday, October 25, 2014 |
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UH Law School again tops nation as 'Best Environment for Minority Students'
By News Release @ 12:09 AM :: 4819 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Higher Education
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...the Law School on the UH Mānoa campus was named fourth in the country for “Most Diverse Faculty,” and seventh in the nation as the law school “Most Chosen by Older Students.”....
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