Economy

... Hawaii’s population has been declining over the past four years ....

... Magic Money from the Sky: Hawaii Getting $1.7B from New COVID 'Stimulus' ....

... If only it were possible to fill a stocking with economic freedom and leave lots of new jobs under the tree .... 

... steps state officials could take to turn things around ....

... The number of people leaving in fiscal 2020 was almost 5 times what local economic researchers were predicting just weeks ago ....

...more free money from the sky....

... Hawaii ranks 25th ....

... DHHL has extended the postponement of mortgage loan payments for all DHHL direct loans and loans assigned to the Department for an additional three-month period, through March 31, 2021 ....

... Annual Hawaii Forecast With Global Outlook: Mainland COVID-19 surge means a bleak winter, but vaccines promise 2021 growth ....

... Hawaii’s unemployment insurance system is in crisis, with stalled payments, rampant fraud, and massive debt leading to higher taxes ....

... With a population with a strong demographic base, what has happened to the job situation which makes it so high? The answer in a word is “tourism” ....

...“There are three kinds of lies: lies, damned lies, and statistics.”....

"The improvements ... are mainly attributed to the federal government assistance programs and the starting of the pre-travel testing program for trans-Pacific passengers."

...the looming massive increase in the state’s unemployment insurance tax....

...The largest percentage decline in non-farm payroll occurred in Hawaii (-17.3 percent)....

“Just when you thought we’re sort of getting back to some system of normalcy — not the case!”

...32,000 eligible PUA individuals will receive a preloaded, prepaid card containing $500 in the mail beginning November 20....

...Failure to address the legally required increase could discourage employers from hiring back employees after the lockdowns....

... to get right to the heart of what it means to have a healthy economy ....

...to bail out Hawaii's politicians at the local level, who have been doing little during our prolonged coronavirus lockdowns to trim the state's extravagant spending, despite the collapse of the state's private sector and evaporation of its tax stream....