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Friday, September 6, 2024 |
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Hawaii Solar: Seven Years Later the Deal Suddenly Changes
By News Release @ 11:14 PM :: 2852 Views :: Energy, Cost of Living
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... Hawaiian Electric is in the process of notifying customers nearing the end of their seven-year enrollment period ....
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Friday, September 6, 2024 |
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Study: Hawaii Has the Best Budgeters in the U.S.
By Selected News Articles @ 10:56 PM :: 2540 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Cost of Living
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... States With the Best and Worst Budgeters in 2024 ....
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Friday, September 6, 2024 |
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Sunday, August 25, 2024 |
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Justice Department Sues RealPage for Algorithmic Pricing Scheme that Harms Honolulu Renters
By News Release @ 5:57 PM :: 1943 Views :: Small Business, Cost of Living
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"... unlawful scheme to decrease competition among landlords in apartment pricing ...."
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Sunday, August 18, 2024 |
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Another Emergency Proclamation for … Insurance
By Tom Yamachika @ 6:00 AM :: 3017 Views :: Cost of Living
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... If you can’t get insurance on the unit, you can’t get financing ....
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Saturday, August 17, 2024 |
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Empty homes tax haunts us again
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 10:18 PM :: 3012 Views :: Honolulu County, Taxes, Cost of Living
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... it’s important to differentiate between good intentions and good policy ....
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Thursday, August 15, 2024 |
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Honolulu 5th Highest Inflation in USA
By Selected News Articles @ 3:11 AM :: 2292 Views :: Economy, Hawaii Statistics, Cost of Living
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... 4.5% increase vs 1 year ago ....
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Wednesday, August 14, 2024 |
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What Hawaii can learn from California’s long and bumpy road to ADU stardom
By Selected News Articles @ 4:57 AM :: 3151 Views :: Development, Land Use, Cost of Living
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... This spring, Hawaii joined the growing list of states that have loosened restrictions on Accessory Dwelling Units (ADUs) to alleviate the housing shortage ....
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Monday, August 12, 2024 |
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Hawaii most expensive state based on average monthly costs
By Selected News Articles @ 2:39 AM :: 2832 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Cost of Living
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... based on the ten most common household bill categories ....
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Sunday, August 11, 2024 |
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Thirteen Ways for Counties to Cut Regulations
By Grassroot Institute @ 5:32 PM :: 2157 Views :: Agriculture, Development, Health Care, Cost of Living
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... a flurry of bills related to housing and other important issues being considered by the county councils ....
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Wednesday, August 7, 2024 |
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Raising Taxes on So-Called 'Empty' Houses will not create More Housing
By Grassroot Institute @ 11:04 PM :: 3210 Views :: Honolulu County, Taxes, Cost of Living
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... After three years of nonpayment, the city would be allowed to seize the property ....
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Wednesday, August 7, 2024 |
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Green Signs Emergency Proclamation on Condo Insurance Prices
By News Release @ 9:02 PM :: 2529 Views :: Cost of Living
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... skyrocketing insurance rates for condos, some increasing by as much as 1,000% ....
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Saturday, July 27, 2024 |
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Half of Hawaii's teachers quit within five years
By Selected News Articles @ 1:11 PM :: 1923 Views :: Education K-12, Cost of Living
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... The Hawaii State Teachers Association says more than 60,000 of Hawaii's children are not taught by a certified teacher ....
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Thursday, July 18, 2024 |
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FAIL: Hawaiian Electric Among Firms in $4 Billion Maui Fire Deal
By Selected News Articles @ 9:10 PM :: 4485 Views :: Maui County, Energy, Ethics, Cost of Living
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... the whole plan is predicated on insurance companies walking away from $1.4B. It may fail ....
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Wednesday, July 17, 2024 |
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Housing Emergency Proclamations: What has been accomplished?
By Grassroot Institute @ 8:01 PM :: 1883 Views :: Maui County, Development, Land Use, Cost of Living
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" ... The main value of the edicts so far has been to focus attention on barriers to homebuilding and prompt positive legislative action .... "
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Tuesday, July 16, 2024 |
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Hawaii: Highest Electric Rates, Lowest Electric Usage
By Wallet Hub @ 1:31 AM :: 1756 Views :: Energy, Hawaii Statistics, Cost of Living
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... Hawaii has the lowest average monthly consumption of electricity per consumer ....
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Sunday, July 7, 2024 |
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Hawaii's chance to expand housing freedom
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 8:55 PM :: 1241 Views :: Development, Cost of Living
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... severe restrictions on homebuilding have resulted in too few homes and some of the nation’s highest housing prices ....
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Saturday, July 6, 2024 |
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'Sun Bucks' -- $177 per kid Boost on EBT Cards
By News Release @ 2:29 AM :: 2918 Views :: Education K-12, Family, Cost of Living
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... Most eligible families will get SUN Bucks automatically without the need for an application ....
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Thursday, July 4, 2024 |
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'Shift and Save' -- 16,000 Hawaiian Electric Customers Can Escape --if they act now
By News Release @ 12:22 AM :: 1700 Views :: Energy, Cost of Living
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... Customers urged to review bills, take action if they choose not to continue ....
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Sunday, June 30, 2024 |
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Green Announces Appointments, Creates Insurance Task Force
By News Release @ 8:39 PM :: 1727 Views :: Maui County, Hawaii State Government, Cost of Living
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... The positions and appointees are listed below; House and Senate appointees also are included ....
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Saturday, June 29, 2024 |
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Can Hawaii afford climate change lawsuit settlement?
By Selected News Articles @ 4:33 AM :: 1676 Views :: Energy, Environment, Taxes, Cost of Living
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"...There's going to be some pain...."
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Friday, June 28, 2024 |
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Did Hawaii just pave the way for court enforcement of California's climate promises?
By Selected News Articles @ 6:12 PM :: 1240 Views :: Environment, Cost of Living
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... The settlement provides benchmarks for a greenhouse gas reduction plan that will be overseen and enforced by a court through 2045 ....
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Tuesday, June 25, 2024 |
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Maui TVR phase-out wrong means for good goal
By Grassroot Institute @ 7:45 PM :: 1768 Views :: Maui County, Development, Land Use, Small Business, Tourism, Cost of Living
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... 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 ....
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Tuesday, June 25, 2024 |
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Building Benchmarking Report -- deadline extended
By News Release @ 7:12 PM :: 1375 Views :: Honolulu County, Energy, Cost of Living
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... requires large commercial and multi-family buildings to annually report aggregate energy and water utility data to the City and County of Honolulu ....
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Tuesday, June 25, 2024 |
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Maui Short-Term Rentals, the Minatoya List, and Housing Supply
By UHERO @ 6:37 PM :: 1976 Views :: Maui County, Small Business, Tourism, Cost of Living
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... we would expect to see significant–possibly double digit–declines in condominium prices on Maui ....
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Sunday, June 23, 2024 |
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Your Input Inspires Us
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 4:51 AM :: 1127 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Cost of Living
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... we don’t know what we don’t know ....
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Saturday, June 22, 2024 |
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VIDEO: Condo Insurance Town Hall Meeting
By Video @ 2:56 AM :: 1114 Views :: Cost of Living
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... industry experts discuss the rising costs of condo insurance ....
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Thursday, June 20, 2024 |
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These Hawaii Cities Have the Highest and Lowest Cost of Living in 2024
By Selected News Articles @ 2:38 PM :: 2527 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Cost of Living
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... Hilo vs Haleiwa ... or ... Kapolei vs Makawao ....
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Monday, June 17, 2024 |
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7 Reasons $1 Million Will Only Last You 9 Years in Retirement in Hawaii
By Selected News Articles @ 4:22 PM :: 1726 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Cost of Living
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... $1 million might not be enough to get you through your retirement ....
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Monday, June 17, 2024 |
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Hawaii Beer Taxes 4th-Highest in USA
By Tax Foundation @ 3:45 PM :: 1568 Views :: Small Business, Taxes, Tourism, Cost of Living
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... Hawaii taxes beer at $0.93 per gallon ....
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Sunday, June 16, 2024 |
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Honolulu Inflation Picking Up Again
By News Release @ 7:01 PM :: 1368 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Cost of Living
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... Area prices were up 0.7 percent over the past two months, up 5.2 percent from a year ago ....
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Saturday, June 15, 2024 |
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How Urban Planning Made Honolulu 'Impossibly Unaffordable'
By Selected News Articles @ 9:44 PM :: 2919 Views :: Honolulu County, Development, Hawaii Statistics, Land Use, Cost of Living
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... The crisis stems principally from land use policies that artificially restrict housing supply ....
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Wednesday, June 5, 2024 |
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Hawaii Cost of Living 80% Above US Average
By Selected News Articles @ 4:53 AM :: 1735 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Cost of Living
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... Most of the pain can be traced to home purchases, which cost an astounding 313% more than average ....
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Tuesday, June 4, 2024 |
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Court Upholds Governor's Emergency Proclamation on Affordable Housing
By News Release @ 8:52 PM :: 1355 Views :: Maui County, Development, Cost of Living
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... the Sixth Proclamation Relating to Affordable Housing—remains in full effect ....
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Monday, June 3, 2024 |
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Hawaii Ranks #1 for Hidden Home Buyer Fees
By Selected News Articles @ 4:00 PM :: 1303 Views :: Cost of Living
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... Hawaii tops the list with $17,966.04 of unexpected fees on average ....
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Sunday, June 2, 2024 |
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Kauai: Grassroot Legislative Wrapup
By Grassroot Institute @ 4:42 PM :: 1832 Views :: Kauai County, Development, Hawaii State Government, Taxes, Cost of Living
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... It was mostly a good year for Hawaii at the 2024 Legislature, and policy experts from Grassroot will explain how that came to be ....
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Sunday, June 2, 2024 |
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Dealing with the Insurance Crisis
By Tom Yamachika @ 6:00 AM :: 1694 Views :: Small Business, Cost of Living
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... premiums are rising at astronomical rates ....
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Sunday, June 2, 2024 |
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Keeping more of your own money is a good thing
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 3:26 AM :: 1801 Views :: Taxes, Cost of Living
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... passing the biggest income tax cut in state history ....
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Friday, May 31, 2024 |
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Hawaii County Property Tax Cuts for Homeowners and 'Affordable Rentals'
By Grassroot Institute @ 4:51 PM :: 2000 Views :: Hawaii County , Small Business, Taxes, Cost of Living
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... The County Council actually improved on a tax cut proposed by Mayor Roth, but neither version gives a break to industrial or commercial properties ....
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Friday, May 31, 2024 |
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Green Signs Condo Bills
By News Release @ 4:28 PM :: 1466 Views :: Energy, Cost of Living
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... designed to streamline processes, enhance management practices, and increase accessibility to clean energy programs ....
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Thursday, May 30, 2024 |
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Hawaii Highest Fast Food Prices in USA
By Selected News Articles @ 4:59 PM :: 2601 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Tourism, Cost of Living
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... Hawaii emerges as the state with the highest average price for a medium cheese pizza, reaching $18.99 ....
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Wednesday, May 29, 2024 |
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Green Signs Six Housing Bills Into Law
By News Release @ 3:04 AM :: 2373 Views :: Development, Cost of Living
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... bills designed to expand the affordable housing inventory and improve the governance of rental laws under the Residential Landlord-Tenant Code ....
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Tuesday, May 28, 2024 |
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Hawaii 2nd Worst State for Renters
By Selected News Articles @ 4:50 PM :: 1769 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Cost of Living
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... What makes some states better than others for renters? ....
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Thursday, May 23, 2024 |
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Green Announces Plan: Fly 3,000 Lahaina Survivors to Mainland
By News Release @ 4:00 PM :: 5327 Views :: Maui County, Tourism, Cost of Living
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... To make a buck, CNHA will help move Hawaiians out of Hawaii ....
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Tuesday, May 21, 2024 |
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UHERO Factbook: 80% of Hawaii Families Cannot Afford Mortgage
By UHERO @ 4:54 AM :: 1745 Views :: Development, Hawaii Statistics, Cost of Living
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... 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 ....
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Thursday, May 16, 2024 |
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Tax cut great. Now let’s cut regulations.
By Grassroot Institute @ 9:31 PM :: 1642 Views :: Taxes, Cost of Living
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... there is still plenty of work to be done to reduce the cost of living in Hawaii ....
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Wednesday, May 15, 2024 |
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Honolulu Highest Inflation in USA
By Wallet Hub @ 5:44 PM :: 1949 Views :: Honolulu County, Hawaii Statistics, Cost of Living
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... WalletHub compared 23 major MSAs (Metropolitan Statistical Areas) ....
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Saturday, May 11, 2024 |
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Defeating Bad Bills Also a Form of Winning
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 9:31 PM :: 2022 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Cost of Living
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... helping to defeat many measures that would have harmed Hawaii’s economy and added to our already high cost of living ....
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Saturday, May 11, 2024 |
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How Long $2 Million Will Last in Retirement in Hawaii
By Selected News Articles @ 3:00 PM :: 2524 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Cost of Living
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... 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 ....
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