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Friday, December 1, 2017 |
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Hawaii Child Care Most Expensive in USA
By News Release @ 12:45 PM :: 7306 Views :: Education K-12, Family, Cost of Living
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...care for only one child in Hawai‘i consumes approximately 13 percent of the typical Hawai‘i family’s income....
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Monday, November 20, 2017 |
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Honolulu 3rd-Worst City to Live In When You’re Struggling to Pay Off Debt
By Selected News Articles @ 5:32 PM :: 5244 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Cost of Living
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...Honolulu cost of living is 86 percent above national average ....
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Wednesday, November 15, 2017 |
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2017 Survey: Home Health Care Costs Increase in Hawaii
By News Release @ 8:39 PM :: 5774 Views :: Health Care, Cost of Living
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...the annual median cost of long term care services in Hawaii increased an average of 5.51 percent from 2016 to 2017....
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Wednesday, November 15, 2017 |
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HECO Biofuel Contract—$7.69 per gallon
By News Release @ 3:34 AM :: 9071 Views :: Energy, Cost of Living
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...Last year biodiesel represented 2 percent of HECO’s oil and diesel consumption. (Translation: Its an expensive fig leaf for diesel plants.)....
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Wednesday, November 8, 2017 |
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$150M Rate Hike Plan--BWS Accepting Comments
By News Release @ 12:12 AM :: 5170 Views :: Honolulu County, Cost of Living
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...The last rate hike was two years ago--the next increase could happen in 2019....
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Tuesday, November 7, 2017 |
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Honolulu--4th Highest Veteran Homelessness in USA
By Selected News Articles @ 9:03 PM :: 7350 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Homelessness, Military, Cost of Living
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...veterans in many cities continue to suffer from long delays in mental-health treatment despite a $10 billion effort to expand veterans’ access to such care....
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Tuesday, November 7, 2017 |
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Hawaii--The Worst State for Middle-Class Income Earners
By News Release @ 3:19 PM :: 6081 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Cost of Living
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...Because of the high real estate prices, Hawaii also had the second-lowest percentage of homeowners....
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Friday, November 3, 2017 |
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GOP Tax Plan Will End Federal Subsidy for Unaffordable Housing and High Tax Localities
By Americans for Tax Reform @ 4:10 AM :: 9953 Views :: National News, Republican Party, Tax Credits, Taxes, Cost of Living
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...repeals the state and local tax deduction for income and sales taxes and caps the SALT deduction for property taxes at $10,000. The home mortgage interest is grandfathered in and preserved for new homes up to $500,000....
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Thursday, November 2, 2017 |
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Wednesday, November 1, 2017 |
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Obamacare: Ins Div Approves Yet Another Round of Massive Rate Hikes
By News Release @ 5:01 PM :: 5663 Views :: Health Care, Cost of Living
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...These rates are expected to affect approximately 34,000 individuals currently purchasing ACA individual plans....
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Monday, October 30, 2017 |
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Best Small Cities: Waipahu Worse Than Gary, Indiana?
By Selected News Articles @ 5:26 PM :: 5279 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Cost of Living
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...one of the best perks of living in a city with a relatively smaller population? Affordability (but not in Hawaii)....
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Saturday, October 7, 2017 |
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Hawaii: Median Family Spends 6.8 years income to buy median home
By Selected News Articles @ 4:35 PM :: 6615 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Cost of Living
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...Hawaii is the most unaffordable housing market in USA....
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Thursday, October 5, 2017 |
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Cost of Living: Honolulu adjusted salaries lowest in USA
By Grassroot Institute @ 1:39 PM :: 7030 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Cost of Living
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...Honolulu’s adjusted salaries are the lowest in the country, more than $7,000 below the next lowest, Tucson, AZ....
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Monday, September 18, 2017 |
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Report: Hawaii Health Insurance Jumps by Avg of $341
By News Release @ 2:54 AM :: 6491 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Health Care, Cost of Living
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... Only five states had statistically significant increases in single coverage premiums 2015 to 2016 -- Hawaii is 5th ....
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Thursday, September 7, 2017 |
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Hawaii Braces for High Costs of Renewable Energy Mandates
By Selected News Articles @ 11:42 PM :: 7714 Views :: Energy, Environment, Cost of Living
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...HECO has acknowledged rates could rise by more than 44 percent when PSIP is fully implemented....
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Wednesday, August 30, 2017 |
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HEI to Burn $205M Helping Tax Credit Scammers Make More Money on Alt Energy
By News Release @ 3:26 AM :: 6166 Views :: Energy, Cost of Living
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...Elon Musk made lots of campaign contributions. He expects to be repaid....
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Saturday, August 26, 2017 |
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Hawaii Millionaire Will Go Broke Faster Than Any Other State
By Selected News Articles @ 5:36 PM :: 7265 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Cost of Living
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...If you retire with $1 million in Hawaii, you have just shy of a dozen years to ride out your savings....
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Thursday, August 17, 2017 |
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Honolulu: $100 worth only $80.32
By Tax Foundation @ 3:29 PM :: 5670 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Cost of Living
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... Honolulu is the most expensive city in the USA, but in rural Hawaii $100 is worth $99.90 ....
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Saturday, August 12, 2017 |
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Honolulu Rents Jump Another 6.7%
By News Release @ 2:51 AM :: 5977 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Cost of Living
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...Honolulu, HI, hit #3 in July with an increase of 8%, and returns to the list at #4 in August for another 6.7% increase. For August, that means median one-bedroom rent is $1,766 — the tenth highest in the country....
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Saturday, August 5, 2017 |
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Why a Tax on Soda is Unhealthy
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 5:14 PM :: 6904 Views :: Health Care, Taxes, Cost of Living
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...Hawaii has no soda tax. But that's not for lack of trying.....
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Friday, August 4, 2017 |
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Hawaii Value of $100? -- $84.18
By Tax Foundation @ 12:23 PM :: 6297 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Cost of Living
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...the same amount of cash can buy you more in a low-price state than in a high-price state....
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Thursday, August 3, 2017 |
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Break the Government Monopoly on Flood Insurance
By Heritage Foundation @ 5:56 AM :: 7408 Views :: National News, Congressional Delegation, Cost of Living
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...Since the 21st Century Flood Reform Act of 2017 (H.R. 2874) passed out of committee in June, it has been subject to intense industry lobbying....
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Wednesday, August 2, 2017 |
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Tuesday, August 1, 2017 |
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HECO Public Meetings to Discuss Plan for Massive Rate Hikes
By News Release @ 5:41 PM :: 5870 Views :: Energy, Cost of Living
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...Hawaiian Electric Company will host a public meeting on Monday, Aug. 7, at McKinley High School....
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Wednesday, July 19, 2017 |
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Oahu Military to Get 20% for Cost of Living
By News Release @ 2:46 AM :: 6575 Views :: Military, Cost of Living
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...U.S. Pacific Command announced changes to the 2017 Hawaii Cost of Living Allowance effective Sept. 1, 2017....
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Monday, July 17, 2017 |
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2017’s Best & Worst Places for First-Time Home Buyers--Honolulu Ranks 268th
By Selected News Articles @ 8:28 PM :: 5405 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Cost of Living
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...23 key indicators of market attractiveness, affordability and quality of life....
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Wednesday, July 12, 2017 |
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Hawaii Energy Costs--Low Usage vs High Rates
By Selected News Articles @ 9:23 PM :: 6541 Views :: Energy, Hawaii Statistics, Cost of Living
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...Hawaii ranks 37th in monthly energy cost....
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Saturday, July 8, 2017 |
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Economic freedom needed to increase affordable housing
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 1:31 PM :: 7223 Views :: Jones Act, Land Use, Cost of Living
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Dr. Keli’i Akina gave the following speech on June 30th, 2017, at the 2017 Maui County Affordable Housing Summit, hosted by the Maui Chamber of Commerce and Maui County Department of Housing & Human Concerns....
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Sunday, June 25, 2017 |
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Hawaii named 'worst state to make a living' (again)
By Selected News Articles @ 1:41 AM :: 11107 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Labor, Taxes, Cost of Living
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It really comes down to workers not getting much out of their paychecks because of a high cost of living and high taxes....
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Friday, June 9, 2017 |
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Hawaii: To Afford 2BR Must Earn $73K
By News Release @ 12:38 AM :: 3833 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Cost of Living
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...Out of Reach documents the gap between renters’ wages and the cost of rental housing....
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Wednesday, June 7, 2017 |
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Hawaii: Most Expensive State to Put Your Kid Through College
By Selected News Articles @ 12:03 AM :: 5231 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Higher Education, Cost of Living
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At $10,670, the average in-state tuition and fees are by no means the highest in the nation. However, the cost of necessities is higher here than in any other state....
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Friday, June 2, 2017 |
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Hawaii: Lowest Pay in the USA
By Selected News Articles @ 11:10 PM :: 6805 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Cost of Living
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...Hawaii has he lowest Median Annual Income (adjusted for cost of living) of all 50 states....
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Wednesday, May 24, 2017 |
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Trying to Save Money? Honolulu Among Worst Places to do it
By News Release @ 4:18 AM :: 7209 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Cost of Living
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Where you live can have a big impact on your wallet....
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Monday, May 22, 2017 |
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DBEDT: Hawaii Consumers Highest Mortgage Debt in USA
By News Release @ 3:43 PM :: 6737 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Cost of Living
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...Hawaii’s home ownership increased 10 percentage points from 46.9 percent in 1970 to 56.9 percent in 2015 while the U.S. home ownership increased less than one percentage point from 62.9 percent to 63.8 percent during the same time period....
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Saturday, May 13, 2017 |
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Grassroot Institute video goes viral
By Grassroot Institute @ 12:29 AM :: 5366 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Cost of Living
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The Grassroot Institute of Hawaii reached almost half a million people in just six days with a video about how locals are fleeing Hawaii’s high taxes and cost of living....
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Thursday, May 11, 2017 |
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Cost of Living? $75,698 in Honolulu
By Selected News Articles @ 11:59 PM :: 6573 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Cost of Living
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...a breakdown of the most and least expensive states to call home....
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Thursday, April 27, 2017 |
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Are local families fleeing Hawaii taxes?
By Grassroot Institute @ 9:37 PM :: 6882 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Taxes, Cost of Living
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...the phenomenon of locals leaving Hawaii to live on the mainland has been increasing significantly in recent years....
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Wednesday, April 12, 2017 |
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Family Prosperity Index: Hawaii Ranks 41st
By News Release @ 12:44 AM :: 7268 Views :: Family, Hawaii Statistics, Cost of Living
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In 2015, Hawaii had the highest SNAP spending at $222.99, while New Hampshire had the lowest at $103.87—a difference of 115 percent....
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Friday, April 7, 2017 |
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Ige Energy Code: Increase Home Construction Costs by $4700 per unit
By News Release @ 3:56 PM :: 6139 Views :: Energy, Cost of Living
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Gov. Ige’s signing of the new IECC will pave the way for the eventual adoption of the code by Hawai‘i’s counties, requiring that all new commercial and residential construction meet the code....
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Monday, April 3, 2017 |
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Survey: Hawaii Stressed over Money, not Family
By Selected News Articles @ 5:41 PM :: 7314 Views :: Family, Hawaii Statistics, Cost of Living
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Hawaii Ranks #1 for Fewest Hours of Sleep per Night ....
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Tuesday, February 28, 2017 |
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Hawaii 2nd-Toughest State for First Time Homebuyers
By Selected News Articles @ 5:38 PM :: 5582 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Cost of Living
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Only 20.2 percent of younger households own their homes, the lowest among the states....
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Saturday, February 25, 2017 |
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62% Hike in Minimum Wage Hike Will Hit Consumers, Small Business Hard
By Grassroot Institute @ 2:58 AM :: 7275 Views :: Labor, Small Business, Cost of Living
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SB107 would raise the minimum wage 62% from $9.25 / hour ....
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Friday, February 24, 2017 |
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Honolulu Most Unaffordable State Capital
By Selected News Articles @ 4:12 AM :: 5306 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Cost of Living
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...42 key indicators of affordability, economic strength, quality of education and health, and overall living standards....
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Saturday, February 18, 2017 |
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Hawaii Military Commissaries Offer 32.6% Savings—Highest in USA
By News Release @ 4:35 AM :: 8301 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Military, Cost of Living
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Because the savings rate is calculated from local price comparisons, it will vary by region due to differences in the cost of living, even when commissary prices remain uniform and constant....
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Monday, February 13, 2017 |
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HSTA Rallies for $500M Tax Hike on Renters—House Approves on 2nd Read
By News Release @ 11:03 PM :: 8495 Views :: Education K-12, Labor, Taxes, Cost of Living
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...UHERO: ‘Discriminatory’ HSTA Property Tax Plan hits Renters Hardest....
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Wednesday, February 8, 2017 |
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Cost of Living: Only Manhattan is More Expensive than Honolulu
By News Release @ 12:57 AM :: 5507 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Cost of Living
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...six components: housing, utilities, grocery items, transportation, health care, and miscellaneous goods and services....
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Wednesday, February 1, 2017 |
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HECO Solar Deal: Wholesale Rate Finally Equals Average Mainland Retail Rate
By News Release @ 2:32 AM :: 6701 Views :: Energy, Cost of Living
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For the first time ever, green energy schemers in Hawaii are getting a wholesale rate equal to the average mainland retail rate—10.42 cents per kWh....
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