Cost of Living

... Hawaiian Electric is in the process of notifying customers nearing the end of their seven-year enrollment period ....

... States With the Best and Worst Budgeters in 2024 ....

... The Hot Dog Combo is 70 Percent Cheaper ....

"... unlawful scheme to decrease competition among landlords in apartment pricing ...."

... If you can’t get insurance on the unit, you can’t get financing ....

... it’s important to differentiate between good intentions and good policy ....

... 4.5% increase vs 1 year ago ....

... This spring, Hawaii joined the growing list of states that have loosened restrictions on Accessory Dwelling Units (ADUs) to alleviate the housing shortage ....

... based on the ten most common household bill categories ....

... a flurry of bills related to housing and other important issues being considered by the county councils ....

... After three years of nonpayment, the city would be allowed to seize the property ....

... skyrocketing insurance rates for condos, some increasing by as much as 1,000% ....

... The Hawaii State Teachers Association says more than 60,000 of Hawaii's children are not taught by a certified teacher ....

... the whole plan is predicated on insurance companies walking away from $1.4B.  It may fail ....

" ... The main value of the edicts so far has been to focus attention on barriers to homebuilding and prompt positive legislative action .... "

... Hawaii has the lowest average monthly consumption of electricity per consumer ....

... prices are up 5.2% year over year ....

... severe restrictions on homebuilding have resulted in too few homes and some of the nation’s highest housing prices ....

... Most eligible families will get SUN Bucks automatically without the need for an application ....

... Customers urged to review bills, take action if they choose not to continue ....

... The positions and appointees are listed below; House and Senate appointees also are included ....

"...There's going to be some pain...."

... The settlement provides benchmarks for a greenhouse gas reduction plan that will be overseen and enforced by a court through 2045 ....

... virtually all local economists realize the main cause of Hawaii’s housing crisis is the state’s extremely high number of land-use and other housing-related regulations that have hindered homebuilding ....

... requires large commercial and multi-family buildings to annually report aggregate energy and water utility data to the City and County of Honolulu ....

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

... we don’t know what we don’t know ....

... industry experts discuss the rising costs of condo insurance ....

... Hilo vs Haleiwa ... or ... Kapolei vs Makawao ....

... $1 million might not be enough to get you through your retirement ....

... Hawaii taxes beer at $0.93 per gallon ....

... Area prices were up 0.7 percent over the past two months, up 5.2 percent from a year ago ....

... The crisis stems principally from land use policies that artificially restrict housing supply ....

... Most of the pain can be traced to home purchases, which cost an astounding 313% more than average ....

... the Sixth Proclamation Relating to Affordable Housing—remains in full effect ....

... Hawaii tops the list with $17,966.04 of unexpected fees on average ....

... It was mostly a good year for Hawaii at the 2024 Legislature, and policy experts from Grassroot will explain how that came to be ....

... premiums are rising at astronomical rates ....

... passing the biggest income tax cut in state history ....

... The County Council actually improved on a tax cut proposed by Mayor Roth, but neither version gives a break to industrial or commercial properties ....

... designed to streamline processes, enhance management practices, and increase accessibility to clean energy programs ....

... Hawaii emerges as the state with the highest average price for a medium cheese pizza, reaching $18.99 ....

... bills designed to expand the affordable housing inventory and improve the governance of rental laws under the Residential Landlord-Tenant Code ....

... What makes some states better than others for renters? ....

... To make a buck, CNHA will help move Hawaiians out of Hawaii ....

... 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 ....

... there is still plenty of work to be done to reduce the cost of living in Hawaii ....

... WalletHub compared 23 major MSAs (Metropolitan Statistical Areas) ....

... helping to defeat many measures that would have harmed Hawaii’s economy and added to our already high cost of living ....

... the average salary in the Aloha State is $61,420, or $23.35 an hour, putting it behind 16 other states whose average employees earn more ....