Cost of Living

... inflation 4.8% year over year for urban Honolulu ....

... Groceries, Gas, Electricity, Housing, Taxes, and more ....

"Making ratepayers to pay for the cost of their negligence and mismanagement is not the way to go"

... Total salary needed for two working adults with two children $299,520 ....

... The bills would enable starter homes, widen mixed-use housing, attract nurses to Hawaii and exempt doctors from the state GET ....

... there's a price to be paid for preening and posturing .... 

...When government is finally saying it is the problem, it’s on the right track to finding a solution....

... outmigration since 2020 has resulted in the loss of $185 million in general excise taxes and state income taxes, or approximately $61.8 million per year ....

... The average mortgage balance in Hawaii was $366,362 in Q4 2023 ....

... Hawaii boasts the lowest percentages and costs in several key metrics ....

... 2024 Legislature resumes session and Grassroot Institute is on the case ....

... a comprehensive outline of the Green Administration’s plans to confront key issues facing the state of Hawai‘i ....

... HB1630 and SB3202 would allow homeowners to subdivide their lots and build additional homes ....

... The Senate passed the bill 23-2, with Republican Sens. Brenton Awa and Kurt Fevella casting the lone "no" votes ....

... One state made the top five on all lists ....

... monsters lurk behind every corner ....

... a new “administrative directive” that requires all state construction projects worth more than $1.5 million to be performed under so-called project labor agreements ....

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

... clean energy procurements aimed at stabilizing rates and advancing energy equity ....

"...a more fair, equal and sustainable capitalism...."

... the study from Washington, D.C.-based Smart Growth America commissioned by AARP Hawai‘i didn’t account for numerous affordable-housing projects ....

... Employees in Hawaii can expect to shell out more than a quarter of the median household income to work from the office ....

... inflation means you’re not making any more money, but you’re being taxed a lot more for the money that you’re making ....

... Starting in 2023, buildings 100,000 square feet and larger were required to begin annually reporting their utility data to the City. By June 30, 2024, buildings 50,000 square feet and larger must report, followed by buildings 25,000 square feet and larger by June 30, 2025 ....

... Green assigns the BBB’s duties to the Hawai‘i Housing Finance and Development Corporation (HHFDC), which will review developer applications for eligibility and process fee waiver exemptions ....

... good housing bills, awful tax bills at Legislature ....

... Hawaii ranks last with an adjusted after-tax income per capita of only $47,894 ....

... ‘What will it cost, and at what price in terms of reliability?’ ....

... On Thursday, February 8, the House Committee on Consumer Protection and Commerce will take up three measures aimed at reducing the financial burden for Hawaiʻi's residents ....

“...We get used to the low level of economic freedom here in Hawaii, but we don’t realize that that’s the reason our children are leaving...."

"... The estimated impact on a typical monthly bill for a residential customer using 500 kilowatt hours will be $0.17 on Oahu, $0.47 on Hawaii Island and $0.39 in Maui County ...."

... Have a day job?  You are sooo screwed ....

... reduce housing regulations, support reform of the federal Jones Act and cut taxes ....

... the minimum lot size on Maui of 6,000 square feet incentivizes the construction of large homes rather than smaller, more affordable ones ....

... In the 2023 legislative session, that legislation was amended beyond recognition in both the House and Senate ....

... the report presents “aggressive scenarios of emission-reduction targets that will be incredibly challenging" ....

 ... road quality ranks 49th ....

... dead last ....

... Hawaii annual retirement expenditures highest in USA: $103,610 ....

... Hawaii 8th highest cost of smoking ....  

... Small, focused policies could free up homebuilders and generate a wave of new housing construction ....

... they often foot the bill for property tax increases in the form of higher rent ....

... Hawaii 3rd biggest loser ....

... the plan will not only continue to exacerbate the rental market's hyperinflation but also displace West Maui families by relocating them to long-term accommodations at Maui Lani ....

... 12 people per day ....

... Honolulu consumers will be subjected to a double whammy next year ....

... a roadmap that can help make it happen ....

... “The BWS’ decision to raise water rates by about 50% may create a hardship for many residents. It’s important for the BWS to take advantage of available federal funding to reduce the costs it passes on to O‘ahu residents,” said Governor Josh Green, M.D. ....

... Whether we’re talking about buying groceries, paying utilities or just keeping roofs over your heads, Hawaii is always at or near the top of the national rankings for cost ....

... if Hawaii is so popular, why has its population declined for seven years in a row? ....