Hawaii Statistics

The Hawaii GE Tax base is far wider than the national median, where the sales tax base applies to 34.46 percent of personal income....

...an in-depth analysis of 2014’s Most & Least Happy States in America....

"The Abercrombie-Ige policy agenda has piled taxes and a higher cost of living on Hawaii families...."

Hawaii's AP test-taking rate and passing rate has significantly increased in recent years. The number of students receiving AP honors has steadily risen since 2012, when 385 students were named scholars.....

...Connecticut had the next highest administrative costs at $77,000 per mile. Meanwhile in Texas administration costs were less than $4,000 per mile....

...Hawaii.gov was named “Best Government Website” today as part of the Web Marketing Association’s 2014 WebAwards....

...statewide reading and science proficiency rates improve slightly over previously reported figures, after adjustments were made to 12 schools' data....

Hawaii, Idaho and Kentucky each imprisoned 5 percent fewer sentenced prisoners at yearend 2013 than at yearend 2012....

The middle class is most overtaxed in Arkansas, New York and Hawaii....

...To keep the utilities running in a small apartment in Honolulu, you're facing a cost of around $285 per month....

Even over the last 40 years, the Hilo, Kahului, and Lihue regions all show non-significant trends with negative – cooling – correlations....

...in 1991, no state was above 20 percent....

...your dollars go the furthest in Mississippi, where the relative value of $100 is $161.03. Your dollars get you the least in Hawaii, with a relative value of $62.89....

The median adjusted salaries in the 60 metro areas range from $32,312 in Honolulu, Hawaii to $73,078 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin....

A report by a fiscal watchdog deems Hawaii one of the worst “sinkhole” states for its growing debt burden to taxpayers....

The six top-scoring states are Hawaii, Illinois, Maryland, New York, Oklahoma, and Utah....

...Total expenditures by visitors who came to the Hawaiian Islands in July 2014 rose 2.6 percent from the same month last year to $1.4 billion....

The largest occupational groups in Hawaii are retail sales followed by general office clerks and cashiers....

Statistics show that without income from a paying job an ex-offender often will return to criminal activity....

The percentage of students absent 15 days or more in the 2013-14 school year dropped to 11 percent from 18 percent a year ago....

...To gauge the scope of gender-based disparities in the United States, WalletHub ranked each of the 50 states based on 10 key metrics....

Hawaii is making progress when it comes to passing policies to prevent and reduce suffering and death from cancer, according to a new report by the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network....

Hawaii ranked lowest, with an average composite score of 18.2....

Hawaii remains among the worst 5 states for taxpayer burden of debt and continues to use overly optimistic accounting....

The states where $100 is worth the least are the District of Columbia ($84.60), Hawaii ($85.32), New York ($86.66), New Jersey ($87.64), and California ($88.57)....

...Rail boss Grabauskas blames "red hot" construction market for rail cost overruns, but....

...WalletHub assessed the affordability of homes as well as the conditions of the real estate market and community environment in the 300 largest U.S. cities....

...four members of the Western collaborative -- Hawaii, Idaho, Oregon and Washington -- agreed to share educational and workforce data....

The state’s Data Book is the most comprehensive statistical book about Hawaii in a single compilation....

Abercrombie’s defeat by 36.1 points is the largest primary loss by of any sitting governor in U.S. history....

...Kauai’s economy only returned to pre-Iniki levels 7-8 years after the storm....

...just 34% of spending, compared with 54% nationally....

...2014 April General Excise Tax (GET) collections are still down compared to the same month last year, although slightly improved on March 2014....

...WalletHub used data from 47 states to construct a health-related return on investment metric....

...Honolulu performed better through the recession than most other major American cities. Unfortunately, Honolulu’s recovery was not as impressive....

...Overall non-Medicaid expansion states improved their median INDEX score by 0.6% while Medicaid expansion states median INDEX scores declined by (0.80%)....

...The math? Simple. The FY2013 state expenditure divided by the state's 2013 GDP....

“In 2013, we posted an ending balance of $844 million. We have now posted a positive ending balance of $664.8 million for 2014...."

...Can anything be in worse condition than unfunded government pensions? Unfortunately, yes – and it’s called OPEB....

State figures show net enrollment increased 12 percent between Oct. 1 and June 30....

...lack of community-based resources to support patients with underlying mentally illness in managing their other medical conditions....

The High Cost of Big Labor looks at the economic impact of labor policies on U.S. states....

Hawai‘i ranks 25th out of 50 states on overall child well-being....

A few years ago, a Princeton prof and a renowned psychologist found that income of $75,000 a year is the threshold for daily happiness....

Many people in Hawaii already had health insurance because of a 1976 Hawaii Prepaid Healthcare law....

...ranked first in percentage of households without children....

Only five states—Hawaii, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota and Vermont— had no wiretap requests during 2013....