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Thursday, February 13, 2025
Lahaina FEMA Housing: Rent to be collected starting March 1
By News Release @ 11:45 AM :: 169 Views :: Maui County, Cost of Living

... The rental requirement will be in effect for the remainder of FEMA’s housing assistance program, which has been extended through Feb. 10, 2026 ....  

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Wednesday, February 12, 2025
Honolulu 4th Highest Inflation in USA
By Selected News Articles @ 2:02 PM :: 203 Views :: Honolulu County, Economy, Hawaii Statistics, Cost of Living

... Honolulu inflation is up 1% in just the last two months ....

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Friday, February 7, 2025
GE Tax Imposed on 119% of State Personal Income
By Tax Foundation @ 3:14 PM :: 504 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Taxes, Cost of Living

... GE Tax: Audit Shows Tourists Pay 14.1%--not 30% ....

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Friday, February 7, 2025
Honolulu Rate Commission seeks input on recommended fare hikes
By News Release @ 1:21 PM :: 318 Views :: Honolulu County, Rail, Cost of Living

... Feb 10, 11 and 13 ...

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Thursday, February 6, 2025
California Home Insurance Crisis Provides Another Example of the Pitfalls of Government Intervention
By Selected News Articles @ 1:26 AM :: 374 Views :: Maui County, Cost of Living

... government price controls come with negative consequences ....

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Wednesday, February 5, 2025
Here’s the Salary a Single Person Needs to Live Comfortably in Hawaii
By News Release @ 3:51 PM :: 1435 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Cost of Living

... your bank account will be overwhelmed by the cost ....

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Sunday, February 2, 2025
Honolulu Egg Prices up 52%
By News Release @ 5:38 PM :: 742 Views :: Honolulu County, Agriculture, Cost of Living

... between 2021 and 2024, the price for a dozen locally produced eggs rose by 28.4% from $6.91 to $8.87 while the price of imported mainland eggs increased by 51.8% from $5.50 to $8.35 ....

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Friday, January 31, 2025
'Severe Housing Problems' Drag Down Hawaii Health Rankings
By News Release @ 2:46 PM :: 512 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Health Care, Cost of Living

... crowded housing, dependency, low levels of education, per capita income, poverty and unemployment ....

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Sunday, January 26, 2025
Lowering our cost of living is worth cheering
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 2:36 AM :: 709 Views :: Taxes, Cost of Living

... the governor’s state income tax cut — approved unanimously last year by the Legislature — will reduce our taxes by as much as 71% for some families ....

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Wednesday, January 22, 2025
Hawaii Worst State for Drivers
By Selected News Articles @ 12:00 PM :: 646 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Cost of Living

... gas prices, rush-hour traffic, road quality ....

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Tuesday, January 21, 2025
Case, Moylan Reintroduce 'Affordable Shipping for All Act'
By Ed Case @ 11:52 PM :: 523 Views :: Jones Act, Small Business, Cost of Living

“...HR380 will ensure that no shipping company, including the United States Postal Service, can impose discriminatory rates or exclude non-contiguous areas from receiving shipments. It will also require that shipping rates for non-contiguous areas reflect the actual cost of service, rather than arbitrary price increases....”

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Sunday, January 19, 2025
Housing Affordability: Regulations or Spending?
By Grassroot Institute @ 4:21 PM :: 516 Views :: Development, Cost of Living

... “it’s much easier to spend money than it is to deal with regulations, and that’s what’s going on here.” ...

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Sunday, January 19, 2025
Military Personnel 14% of Oahu Rental Market -- but nearly 0% of Sister Isle Rental Market
By News Release @ 3:15 PM :: 786 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Military, Cost of Living

... Since DoD personnel occupy almost no rentals on the Sister Isles, DoD impact may be inferred by comparing Sister Isle rental rates to Oahu rental rates ....

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Saturday, January 11, 2025
14% of Hawaii Healthcare Jobs Vacant
By News Release @ 8:52 PM :: 630 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Health Care, Labor, Small Business, Cost of Living

... 34,181 healthcare positions in the state and a 14% vacancy rate, a significant decrease from the 17% vacancy rate reported in 2022 ....

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Saturday, January 11, 2025
ALICE REPORT: 37% of Households Consider Leaving Hawaii
By News Release @ 8:34 PM :: 1453 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Cost of Living

... 27% of households statewide fear being forced to move within a year—a figure that jumps to 41% among ALICE households ....

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Saturday, January 11, 2025
House Majority Outlines 2025 Priorities
By News Release @ 2:43 PM :: 441 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Cost of Living

"...our focus remains on tackling the cost of living and improving the quality of life...."

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Friday, January 10, 2025
Is another great year too much to ask?
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 11:36 PM :: 529 Views :: Health Care, Taxes, Cost of Living

... a modest but workable list of policy resolutions for 2025 ....

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Friday, January 10, 2025
The growing crisis in the insurance market further exacerbates Hawaiʻi’s cost of living crisis
By News Release @ 1:21 AM :: 752 Views :: Maui County, Cost of Living

... Hawaii cannot afford to wait ....

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Friday, January 10, 2025
Hawaiian Electric to close Shift and Save time-of-use rates program to new enrollments
By News Release @ 12:34 AM :: 619 Views :: Energy, Cost of Living

... To date, about 14,000 residential and commercial customers have enrolled in Shift and Save ....

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Wednesday, January 8, 2025
Hawaii #1 -- lost greatest share of population to other states
By Tax Foundation @ 3:07 AM :: 1747 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Taxes, Cost of Living

... Hawaii lost 0.65% of its population to other states in FY2024 ....

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Wednesday, January 1, 2025
City announces next two town hall meetings on proposed sewer fee increases
By News Release @ 1:45 PM :: 592 Views :: Honolulu County, Environment, Cost of Living

... Jan 3 and 6, 2025 ....

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Sunday, December 29, 2024
Why is inflation higher in Hawaii?
By Selected News Articles @ 2:46 PM :: 1029 Views :: Development, Hawaii Statistics, Cost of Living

... It mostly comes down to one thing: housing ....

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Saturday, December 28, 2024
Hawaii worst state to work in 2024
By Selected News Articles @ 1:00 PM :: 1156 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Labor, Cost of Living

... Hawaii has the lowest average disposable income, $5,929 per working resident ....

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Saturday, December 21, 2024
My wish list for Santa
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 11:26 PM :: 690 Views :: Development, Jones Act, Taxes, Cost of Living

... a few requests for the people of Hawaii ....

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Friday, December 20, 2024
Hawaiʻi Taxpayers to See More Take-Home Pay Resulting from Historic Tax Cuts
By News Release @ 11:36 PM :: 1159 Views :: Labor, Taxes, Cost of Living

... The Department of Taxation Requires Employers Decrease Withholding Amounts Beginning January 1, 2025 ....

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Sunday, December 15, 2024
Honolulu: The Real Value of $100 -- $88.57
By Tax Foundation @ 3:54 PM :: 744 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Cost of Living

... Bureau of Economic Analysis data details disparities in spending power across metropolitan and nonmetropolitan areas of each state ....

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Saturday, December 14, 2024
"Empty homes" tax deferral shows your voice matters
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 11:51 PM :: 1771 Views :: Honolulu County, Taxes, Cost of Living

... the credit for this win goes to you, the people who got involved and made their voices heard ....

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Friday, December 13, 2024
UHERO: 'Housing affordability continues to deteriorate'
By UHERO @ 12:29 PM :: 729 Views :: Economy, Cost of Living

... The median price of a single-family home is up 9% statewide and 15% on Maui this year, and mortgage rates hover near 7%. Rising homeowner insurance premiums ....

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Wednesday, December 11, 2024
Survey: 40% consider moving out of state
By News Release @ 3:54 AM :: 1222 Views :: Economy, Hawaii Statistics, Cost of Living

... The economy (73%), personal finances (73%), and housing costs (64%) rank as the most significant stressors for residents, particularly for households with incomes below $50,000 ....

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Saturday, December 7, 2024
Why Hawaii's housing costs are among the highest in the nation
By Grassroot Institute @ 6:24 PM :: 1274 Views :: Development, Land Use, Cost of Living

... State land use laws significantly restrict urban development, meaning neighborhoods or condos can only make up about 5 percent of the state ....

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Friday, December 6, 2024
City announces next five town hall meetings on proposed sewer fee increases
By News Release @ 5:08 PM :: 802 Views :: Honolulu County, Cost of Living

... $10.1 billion ....

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Friday, December 6, 2024
Affordable Housing: City Touts 'Year of Progress'
By News Release @ 4:49 PM :: 872 Views :: Honolulu County, Development, Tax Credits, Cost of Living

"...restrictive regulations...."

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Wednesday, December 4, 2024
DBEDT: Tax Reform Improves Economic Outlook
By News Release @ 8:50 PM :: 859 Views :: Economy, Taxes, Cost of Living

... With the income tax reform and the increase in the supply of affordable housing, we expect that living in Hawaii will be more affordable and our state’s outmigration will be mitigated ....

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Wednesday, December 4, 2024
Insurance Emergency: Green Extends Proclamation Again
By News Release @ 2:47 PM :: 1067 Views :: Cost of Living

... Reinsurance rates have increased 20-50% per year for the past few years ....

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Tuesday, December 3, 2024
How to make Hawaii more livable
By Grassroot Institute @ 1:41 AM :: 952 Views :: Land Use, Cost of Living

... we only build in Hawaii on 5% of the land mass — 95% is agriculture or preservation land ....

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Sunday, December 1, 2024
‘Empty Homes Tax’ Drives Rent up 37%
By Andrew Walden @ 5:40 PM :: 2291 Views :: Honolulu County, Development, Taxes, Cost of Living

...Even the bill’s supporters don’t pretend rents will come down....

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Wednesday, November 27, 2024
Hawaii Claims the Highest Median Rent in the U.S.
By Selected News Articles @ 2:55 PM :: 2110 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Cost of Living

... 12 states now have median market rents exceeding $2,000 per month, an increase from nine states last year. Hawaii leads the list with a median rent of $2,909 ....

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Tuesday, November 26, 2024
​UHERO Grudgingly Admits ‘Uncertainties’ in Empty Homes Tax
By UHERO @ 2:26 PM :: 1090 Views :: Honolulu County, Development, Small Business, Cost of Living

... there are three major sources of uncertainty ....

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Sunday, November 24, 2024
Put "empty homes" tax proposal on pause
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 8:10 PM :: 1379 Views :: Honolulu County, Taxes, Cost of Living

... the third time won’t be the charm ....

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Saturday, November 23, 2024
FEMA adjusting Lahaina rental assistance to wind down inflated rental prices
By Selected News Articles @ 12:00 PM :: 1002 Views :: Maui County, Cost of Living

... FEMA will now attempt to wind down the inflated rental prices they have been paying on Maui.  Will it work? ....

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Saturday, November 16, 2024
I see people leaving
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 11:56 PM :: 2008 Views :: Development, Cost of Living

... it could get worse ....

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Saturday, November 9, 2024
Hawaii's permitting headaches: 'stories of anger and frustration'
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 2:50 PM :: 1453 Views :: Development, Cost of Living

... these roadblocks hinder homebuilding, which fuels the ongoing housing crisis that impacts us all ....

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Tuesday, October 29, 2024
Seven low-cost ways to speed up permitting in Hawaii
By Grassroot Institute @ 2:22 PM :: 1085 Views :: Development, Cost of Living

... The Grassroot Institute of Hawaii proposals are intended to help speed up permitting and relieve the Aloha State’s housing crisis ....

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Monday, October 28, 2024
Hawaii Childcare Cost: 20% of Family Income
By Selected News Articles @ 6:41 PM :: 939 Views :: Family, Cost of Living

... The analysis found that New Mexico, Hawaii and New York are the least affordable states for full-time center-based infant care ....

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Sunday, October 27, 2024
Self-Insurance Is No Insurance
By Tom Yamachika @ 6:00 AM :: 1238 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Politicians, Cost of Living

... One of our newer lawmakers recently penned a piece, “Consumer-Centered Property Insurance Can Help Condo Owners” ....

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Sunday, October 27, 2024
Hawaii's historic tax cut must be protected not because we want it, but because we need it
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 1:35 AM :: 1050 Views :: Taxes, Cost of Living

... Hawaii’s lawmakers listened to the people and did the most effective thing they could to significantly lower our incredibly high cost of living ....

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Thursday, October 24, 2024
Sewer Fees to go up 224%
By News Release @ 4:01 AM :: 2358 Views :: Honolulu County, Cost of Living

... the average family bill will go up from $110 to $248 per month ....

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Tuesday, October 22, 2024
Honolulu 2nd-Lowest Mortgage Delinquency Rate in USA
By Selected News Articles @ 3:50 PM :: 674 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Cost of Living

... Hawaii's high cost of housing looks very different if you already own your own home ....

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Friday, October 18, 2024
Federal jobs in Hawaii and Alaska—Sounds like a dream. So why are they so hard to fill?
By Selected News Articles @ 2:09 AM :: 1129 Views :: Cost of Living

... the federal government has struggled to find workers with the skills it needs to fill jobs in these more remote parts of the United States ....

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Thursday, October 17, 2024
Fixing Hawai`iʻs Housing Crisis - A Visit With Peter Savio
By Video @ 2:43 PM :: 1140 Views :: Development, Land Use, Cost of Living

... Hawai`i homes are unaffordable, many Hawaiians and others have moved away and the ones still here are renters who work multiple jobs just to make ends meet ....

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