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Thursday, March 12, 2020 |
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Hawaii Cost of Living 92% Above US Average
By News Release @ 9:55 PM :: 4099 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Cost of Living
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...Hawaii housing costs are 329% of US average....
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Tuesday, March 10, 2020 |
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Credit Card Debt: Ewa Beach #1 in USA
By News Release @ 1:25 AM :: 3574 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Cost of Living
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...Ewa Beach has the highest credit card debt in the USA at $29,658 per household. Waipahu is 10th at $25,258....
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Tuesday, March 3, 2020 |
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Hawaii is 8th-Richest State--But you'll never see any of it
By News Release @ 2:29 AM :: 5119 Views :: Economy, Hawaii Statistics, Cost of Living
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...Hawaii is the 8th-richest state but has the 5th-lowest per capita income in USA....
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Wednesday, February 26, 2020 |
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Quality of Life? Residents Say Honolulu Ranks 391st
By News Release @ 10:01 AM :: 5654 Views :: Honolulu County, Homelessness, Cost of Living
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... 1 in 4 Honolulu residents say they plan to be gone by 2025 ....
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Monday, February 24, 2020 |
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Honolulu 18th -- Hardest Working Cities in USA
By Selected News Articles @ 7:30 PM :: 3347 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Cost of Living
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...Multiple jobs. Doubling up. Hawaii adults say they’re doing it all and still struggling....
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Monday, February 24, 2020 |
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Raise Minimum Wage? What Hawaii Can Learn from Seattle
By Grassroot Institute @ 10:00 AM :: 5147 Views :: Labor, Small Business, Cost of Living
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...An expert on Seattle's experience will address 2 Hawaii events....
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Sunday, February 23, 2020 |
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Do You Buy Fuel? Then Be Very Afraid!
By Tom Yamachika @ 4:00 AM :: 5552 Views :: Small Business, Taxes, Cost of Living
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...if this bill passes, guess what is going to happen to your electric bill....
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Saturday, February 22, 2020 |
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$13 Minimum Wage Passes Another Committee
By News Release @ 2:11 AM :: 4287 Views :: Labor, Small Business, Cost of Living
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...HB 2541 HD1 would make the state earned income tax credit refundable and permanent, and increase the refundable food/excise tax credit. In addition, the bill would increase the minimum wage....
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Friday, February 21, 2020 |
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Public Invited to Testify on 233% Bus Fare Hike
By News Release @ 4:02 AM :: 5011 Views :: Honolulu County, Rail, Cost of Living
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...Railroaded: City proposes Mind-Blowing 233% increase in bus fares....
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Friday, February 21, 2020 |
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Gap Between Buying & Renting Narrows on Big Island
By Selected News Articles @ 2:31 AM :: 5549 Views :: Hawaii County , Maui County, Hawaii Statistics, Cost of Living
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...Hawaii County's median listing price decreased by 10%....
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Wednesday, February 19, 2020 |
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Animal Activists Pressure Young Brothers to Strangle Cattle Industry
By News Release @ 9:57 PM :: 4678 Views :: Agriculture, Small Business, Cost of Living
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...said state Sen. Mike Gabbard (D-Kapolei-Makakilo), who introduced the measure, “This is the right thing to do!”....
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Tuesday, February 18, 2020 |
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Hawaii one of the top 10 population losers
By Selected News Articles @ 8:48 PM :: 3514 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Cost of Living
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...Hawaii Population lost: -7,047 -- Population decrease: -0.50%....
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Tuesday, February 18, 2020 |
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Who’s to blame for high housing costs? It’s more complicated than you think.
By Selected News Articles @ 8:37 PM :: 5137 Views :: Development, Land Use, Cost of Living
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...Public debate falls into two schools of thought as to why housing costs are so high....
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Sunday, February 16, 2020 |
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The Flippin’ Surcharge and Other Housing Solutions
By Tom Yamachika @ 4:00 AM :: 4288 Views :: Tax Credits, Taxes, Cost of Living
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...This year’s Legislature has produced some unique proposed solutions to deal with our housing crisis....
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Saturday, February 15, 2020 |
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Hawaii Carbon Tax Would Be a Big Burden for Families and Businesses
By Selected News Articles @ 3:15 AM :: 4840 Views :: Environment, Taxes, Cost of Living
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...the tax on gasoline would begin at $8.22 per barrel in 2021 and top out at $23.16 per barrel in 2030....
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Friday, February 14, 2020 |
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SB3104: OHA to be Given Free 'Affordable' Housing Units?
By News Release @ 6:05 PM :: 4459 Views :: DHHL, OHA, Cost of Living
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...HHFDC to decide how many units go to OHA and/or DHHL....
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Friday, February 14, 2020 |
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Five little words could solve Hawaii's housing crisis
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 5:06 PM :: 4453 Views :: Development, Land Use, Cost of Living
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...More mandates and government red tape won’t build houses....
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Friday, February 7, 2020 |
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Free Golf, Methamphetamines, and Building Permits
By Andrew Walden @ 12:00 PM :: 14539 Views :: Honolulu County, Ethics, Development, Small Business, Cost of Living
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...These are the kind of people who make Hawaii what it is today....
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Thursday, February 6, 2020 |
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DoE Funds HSTA Pay Hike Propaganda 'Study'
By News Release @ 2:27 PM :: 4187 Views :: Education K-12, Labor, Cost of Living
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...The study was done by Augenblick, Palaich and Associates (APA), which (previously demonstrated its reliability by conducting) a salary study in 2014 for HIDOE and the Hawaii State Teachers Association....
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Tuesday, February 4, 2020 |
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Report: Hawaii seniors have highest poverty rate in the US
By Selected News Articles @ 9:49 PM :: 3421 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Cost of Living
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...Personalized Elder Index -- How Much do you need to live in your community in Hawaii?....
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Monday, February 3, 2020 |
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Need $2.3M to Retire in Hawaii
By Selected News Articles @ 10:16 PM :: 5245 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Cost of Living
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...the state in which you live can play a big role in how early you can retire....
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Friday, January 31, 2020 |
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Honolulu 79th Worst Metro Areas for STEM Professionals
By Selected News Articles @ 8:56 PM :: 4492 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Small Business, Cost of Living
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...STEM workers are in fierce demand and Honolulu is just not competitive....
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Friday, January 31, 2020 |
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Hawaii Most Expensive State for Car Owners
By Selected News Articles @ 8:41 PM :: 4157 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Taxes, Cost of Living
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...‘Cost of Ownership & Maintenance’ highest in USA....
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Friday, January 31, 2020 |
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Stop Taxing Healthcare
By News Release @ 8:13 PM :: 4220 Views :: Health Care, Taxes, Cost of Living
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...how do we attract more doctors to Hawaii — and keep the ones we still have?....
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Friday, January 31, 2020 |
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Hawaii’s housing crisis, in 63 seconds
By Grassroot Institute @ 4:35 PM :: 3560 Views :: Land Use, Cost of Living
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...no land shortage....
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Friday, January 31, 2020 |
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HB1884: Right to Repair
By News Release @ 4:19 PM :: 3647 Views :: Small Business, Cost of Living
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...Manufacturers of everything from tablets to toasters to tractors make it too difficult and too expensive to repair their products when they break....
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Thursday, January 30, 2020 |
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Hawaii GE Tax adds $222M to healthcare costs
By Grassroot Institute @ 3:17 AM :: 5081 Views :: Health Care, Taxes, Cost of Living
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...Exempting medical services would help patients and stem the doctor shortage....
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Wednesday, January 29, 2020 |
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Hawaii: 69% Struggle Financially
By News Release @ 3:12 PM :: 3731 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Cost of Living
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...The Hawaii Financial Health Pulse provides a new, in-depth view of the financial struggles faced by people in Hawaii....
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Saturday, January 25, 2020 |
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Full Text: DBEDT Releases Housing Planning Study
By News Release @ 11:29 PM :: 4331 Views :: Development, Economy, Cost of Living
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...Included in the study are data on housing supply, demand, and estimates of housing units needed by levels of affordability....
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Saturday, January 25, 2020 |
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Eight Bills Behind 'Joint Economic Package'
By News Release @ 2:13 AM :: 4208 Views :: Labor, Small Business, Cost of Living
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...Measures tackle housing, childcare, wage issues highlighted in ALICE report....
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Friday, January 24, 2020 |
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State of the State: Right diagnosis, wrong prescription
By Grassroot Institute @ 4:56 PM :: 3615 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Cost of Living
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...What ails Hawaii is too much government and too much spending. The last thing we need is more of the same....
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Tuesday, January 21, 2020 |
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Cost of Living: Hawaii Per Capita Income 4th-Lowest in USA
By UHERO @ 8:07 PM :: 3551 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Cost of Living
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...after adjusting for Hawaii’s high prices, the purchasing power of income per person was the fourth lowest in the nation....
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Tuesday, January 21, 2020 |
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Full Text: State of the State Address
By News Release @ 4:51 PM :: 3226 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Cost of Living
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...the elephant in the room—the cost of living—got a little larger and harder to deal with each year....
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Friday, January 17, 2020 |
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Hawaii Cost of Smoking $2.2M per Smoker
By Selected News Articles @ 3:00 AM :: 3681 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Health Care, Cost of Living
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...Smoking doesn’t just ruin your health. It can also burn a nasty hole through your wallet....
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Thursday, January 16, 2020 |
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DBEDT: Family of 4 Needs $80K for a frugal lifestyle--But only $67K on Big Island
By News Release @ 5:17 AM :: 4087 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Cost of Living
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...Hawaii County had the lowest self-sufficiency income requirements among all counties....
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Sunday, January 12, 2020 |
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What Really Is a Minimum Wage?
By Tom Yamachika @ 4:00 AM :: 4696 Views :: Labor, Small Business, Cost of Living
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...the reasons for an ever-increasing “living wage” have been a second tier topic of discussion....
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Thursday, January 9, 2020 |
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In Hawaii $100 Buys Only $84 Worth of Goods
By Video @ 6:30 PM :: 3117 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Cost of Living
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...video takes on Hawaii's high cost of living, with some quick examples, then some suggestions advising how to help fix it....
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Saturday, January 4, 2020 |
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Hawaii 2nd-Worst State for Retirement
By Selected News Articles @ 2:06 AM :: 4835 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Tourism, Cost of Living
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...ultimately, it comes down to how far do those retirement dollars go....
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Friday, January 3, 2020 |
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Electric Rates Going Down: HECO, PGV Agree to Dump 'Avoided Cost' Scam
By News Release @ 12:37 PM :: 4664 Views :: Hawaii County , Energy, Cost of Living
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...For years PGV had been paid on an 'avoided cost' basis, thus preventing consumers from enjoying the benefit of cheap geothermal energy. This, in turn, makes overpriced wind and solar look good....
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Friday, January 3, 2020 |
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How to Stop the Exodus
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 11:48 AM :: 3857 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Cost of Living
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...reject the idea that the “price of paradise” must inevitably be unreasonable....
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Thursday, January 2, 2020 |
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Akina article in Wall Street Journal strikes a nerve
By Grassroot Institute @ 12:25 PM :: 4147 Views :: Cost of Living
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...a commentary by Keli'i Akina published this past weekend by The Wall Street Journal generated hundreds of comments and was even picked up by the Drudge Report....
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Tuesday, December 31, 2019 |
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Exodus from Hawaii continued in fiscal 2019
By Grassroot Institute @ 12:48 AM :: 3867 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Cost of Living
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...The Grassroot Institute of Hawaii cites Hawaii's cost of living and lack of opportunities....
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Monday, December 30, 2019 |
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DBEDT: Hawaii Losing 13,200 Civilians Per Year
By News Release @ 12:59 PM :: 3687 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Cost of Living
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...The young adult and prime-working age population in ages 18-34 was the largest age group among migrants....
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Saturday, December 28, 2019 |
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WSJ: Aloha Increasingly Means Goodbye Thanks to High Taxes
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 3:29 PM :: 6689 Views :: Jones Act, Land Use, Taxes, Cost of Living
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...With an 11% top rate, many Hawaii residents are looking for two tickets out of paradise....
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Monday, December 23, 2019 |
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Honolulu 3rd Most Expensive Homes Per Square Foot
By Selected News Articles @ 6:10 PM :: 5167 Views :: Honolulu County, Hawaii Statistics, Cost of Living
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...Honolulu, HI – Ownership Cost per square foot -- $684.31....
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Sunday, December 22, 2019 |
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Ninety-One Hours in a Work Week?
By Tom Yamachika @ 4:00 AM :: 3460 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Cost of Living
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...Hawaii’s cost of living was 201.3 percent of, or double, the national average, with the primary problem being housing costs that punched in at a staggering 347.1 percent of the national average. Our grocery costs were at 160.8, utilities at 185.2, transportation at 135.7, and health care at 120.3 percent of the national average respectively....
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Saturday, December 21, 2019 |
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UHERO: Hawaii economy enters soft patch
By UHERO @ 1:00 AM :: 4231 Views :: Economy, Hawaii Statistics, Cost of Living
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...The state’s population has been declining for the past three years, in part because of outward migration....
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