Entries for 'UHERO'

... 29% of fire-affected households now live below the poverty line, compared to 14% before the fires ....

... an extra 13,000 to 14,000 households will be eligible for an average of $3,200 a year in SNAP benefits, commonly known as food stamps ....

... Hawaiʻi has long seen dismal growth in per capita income, hampering our ability to attract in-migration of new families or to provide opportunities that would prevent out-migration of Hawaiʻi residents ....

"... charge customers based on the hourly marginal cost of electricity production ...."

... industries with significant growth potential that are currently facing obstacles such as inadequate infrastructure, skills shortages, and market and government failures ....

... we would expect to see significant–possibly double digit–declines in condominium prices on Maui ....

... In Hawaiʻi, mothers earn 74% of what fathers earn, while women without children make 99% of the income of men without children ....

... Twenty-eight percent of Hawaii residents spend more than 50% of their income on rent, and only 1-in-5 households can afford a median-priced home mortgage ....

... More than four in ten people reported difficulties accessing medical care and medications, compared to about one in ten before the fires ....

... Hawaii’s economy will grow at a slower pace than in past years ....

... over one third—or $15.3 million—went unclaimed ....

... disparities exist in local schools ....

... The state’s high cost of living likely compounds these problems by hindering the recruitment of healthcare professionals ....

... In total, 296 mortgages have been delinquent sometime in the period between August and November 2023; only 17 of which had already been delinquent in July 2023 prior to the fires .....

... regulatory costs $387,000 per unit ....

... disasters from COVID to Lahaina are the only thing holding Hawaii's economy together ....

“...I think there is a misconception now that there are jobs that are great right here in Hawaiʻi that you can get right after high school with just a high school diploma and that’s just not the case....”

... About half of Maui residents impacted by the August wildfires say their health is worse now compared to a year ago ....

... councillors representing a higher number of homeowners are more likely to oppose housing bills ....

... Fallow agricultural lands now comprise approximately 40% of all agricultural lands or 25% of lands across the state ....

... Results from this survey will help the city allocate resources to better support the business community ....

... customize data reports based on location, with information such as property and rental market, demographics, zoning and housing stock ....

... Hawaii economists say Lahaina locals could be priced out of rebuilt town without zoning changes  ....

“Tourism…dropped off the edge of the Earth.”

... displaced families are now searching for housing in one of the nation’s most expensive markets ....

... NEM solar users bills increase: 100%, 200%, or more ... 

... HRS Chapter 26-35 spells out the requirements that apply to an agency administratively attached to a state department ....

... in recent decades visitor spending stopped growing while the number of tourists continued to increase ....

...Roughly 10-30% of people who get COVID, suffer persistent symptoms colloquially known as “long COVID”....

... A national recession will weigh on Hawaiʻi later this year ....

... In Waikiki, Lahaina, and Kihei, 10,000s of hotel condo units were built as STRs in the 1980s and 1990s long before anybody ever heard of AirBnB and long before the recent housing inflation.  'Removing all STRs' would include stripping these units of their rights.  You are not supposed to notice this fatuous little trick, but now you have ....

"...HTA’s statutory authority lacks force .... HTA did not have sufficient authority or resources to require others to help carry out (the) plan...."

... Hawai‘i has had a system of partial public financing in place for more than forty years, but few candidates participate ....

... Policy “cliffs” occur when a large benefit is suddenly withdrawn when income exceeds some threshold, even if by only $1. Cliffs may also reduce incentives to work and earn more ....

... "7.2% of the individuals were furloughed, or reduced their working hours while 6.6% of them reported having someone in their family furloughed or reducing working hours" ....

... Rising interest rates, dwindling pandemic era savings and the coming U.S. downturn will cause a pause in growth next year. But the belated recovery of the Japanese visitor market and surging public sector construction will prevent a recession in the islands ....

... comparing the actual outcomes during the affected period with the pre-pandemic forecast ....

... Rethinking HTA’s “Regenerative Tourism Fee” ....

... UHERO Executive Director Carl Bonham participated in a panel on supply-side constraints to expanding residential housing at the Hawaii Economic Association’s 2022 Annual Conference ....

"...The problem has been implementation...."

... high inflation, higher travel costs, and the Fed’s interest rate hikes will still adversely impact Hawaii households and businesses ....

... taxes on the purchases of those expenditures disproportionately hurt low income households ....

... almost 1 in 3 adults in Hawai‘i infected with COVID-19 experience Long-COVID ....

“...In many concentrated insurance markets such as Hawaiʻi, insurers have few incentives to negotiate lower prices. They can easily pass these costs onto premiums without losing market share....”

... on September 13, 2021, the counties of Honolulu and Maui mandated that customers and employees provide proof of full vaccination or a recent negative COVID-19 test ....

... Inflation in the Islands hit 7.5% in March ....

... The extent of astronomy’s economic impact on the state goes well beyond the standard economic measurements when “spillover” effects are included ....

... inflation has not been over 7.5% since 1991 ....

... One of the factors that may explain Hawaii’s high home prices are government regulations that limit the ability of the housing market to create the units necessary to meet demand ....

... Optimistic UHERO forecast with Omicron end, expected return of international visitors ....