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Monday, June 17, 2019 |
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Economic Well-Being of Children: Hawaii Ranks 34th
By News Release @ 7:32 PM :: 6786 Views :: Education K-12, Family, Economy, Hawaii Statistics
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...conditions have shown little to no improvements in more recent years, with the state’s rank for this domain slipping from 30 in 2018 to 34 in 2019....
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Friday, June 14, 2019 |
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Hawaii needs a handy ‘adjust policy’ tab
By Grassroot Institute @ 4:37 AM :: 3348 Views :: Economy
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...I just gave Hawaii the best economic outlook in the country, and all it took was a few mouse clicks....
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Wednesday, June 5, 2019 |
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Panos: Some Ways To Stop The Exodus To The Mainland
By Panos Prevedouros PhD @ 4:02 AM :: 5257 Views :: Economy, Cost of Living
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...For decades now, the young ones have heard this message loud and clear....
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Monday, June 3, 2019 |
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Hawaii Economy is Booming--And It's the 4th Worst
By Selected News Articles @ 6:50 PM :: 4654 Views :: Economy, Hawaii Statistics
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...low tech, low patents, low innovation....
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Sunday, June 2, 2019 |
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Earth Is Nearly 520 Percent More Abundant Now Than in 1980
By Selected News Articles @ 8:30 PM :: 6305 Views :: Energy, Environment, Economy
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...Thanks to the ultimate resource: the human mind....
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Sunday, June 2, 2019 |
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Shining Light on Revenue Estimates
By Tom Yamachika @ 5:00 AM :: 4383 Views :: Economy, Taxes
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...DOTAX justified the shroud of darkness surrounding its revenue projections with a theory, derived from federal Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) law, called “deliberative process privilege.”....
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Thursday, May 30, 2019 |
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Hawaii 3rd-lowest Employment Growth as Many Jobs go Begging
By Selected News Articles @ 5:01 PM :: 4522 Views :: Economy, Hawaii Statistics
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...lots of jobs sit unfilled as Hawaii has the 5th-lowest avg starting salaries (adjusted for cost of living) in the USA....
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Wednesday, May 22, 2019 |
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DBEDT Predicts Anemic Economy for Years to Come
By News Release @ 3:30 AM :: 4237 Views :: Economy
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...DBEDT expects that Hawaii’s economy will continue the slower growth for the next few years between 1.2 and 1.4 percent....
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Friday, May 17, 2019 |
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UHERO: Counties see synchronized slowing
By UHERO @ 7:23 PM :: 5444 Views :: Economy, Hawaii Statistics, Tourism
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...each has seen a falloff in tourism activity and a slowing of employment growth in a number of sectors....
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Friday, May 3, 2019 |
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UHERO: Recent data confirm weaker growth
By UHERO @ 4:24 PM :: 3820 Views :: Economy
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...The number of visitor days remains below last year’s peak, with more worrying signs from falling visitor spending. Job growth has largely stalled and income gains have receded....
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Thursday, May 2, 2019 |
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BEA: Hawaii Economic Growth Slows to 1%
By News Release @ 4:02 AM :: 4530 Views :: Economy, Hawaii Statistics
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...Gross Domestic Product by State: Fourth Quarter and Annual 2018....
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Monday, April 15, 2019 |
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Rich States, Poor States: Hawaii Ranks 45th
By News Release @ 3:22 PM :: 7625 Views :: Economy, Hawaii Statistics, Labor, Taxes
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...Try out the “adjust performance” feature. You can abolish the GE Tax and cut other taxes, eliminate public employees, enact a right to work law, raise or lower the minimum wage, and see how each move affects Hawaii’s economic performance....
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Friday, April 12, 2019 |
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Want higher wages? Try economic freedom
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 3:24 PM :: 7200 Views :: Economy, Labor, Small Business, Cost of Living
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...Hawaii policymakers cannot mandate people into prosperity....
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Tuesday, March 19, 2019 |
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Liberty and Economics -- Hawaii Together with Keli'i Akina
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 4:54 PM :: 3465 Views :: Economy
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...Economist Ken Schoolland and host Keli'i Akina discuss how economics and liberty interact as they explore a variety of public policy issues that impact our lives....
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Wednesday, March 6, 2019 |
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DBEDT Projects Slower Economy, Rising Unemployment
By News Release @ 9:12 PM :: 4775 Views :: Economy, Hawaii Statistics
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...Hawaii economic growth well below U.S. average over the past 10 years....
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Friday, March 1, 2019 |
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UHERO: Hawaii Economy slows markedly. Is more in store?
By UHERO @ 3:48 PM :: 4688 Views :: Economy, Hawaii Statistics
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...Tourism challenges were not limited to the aftermath of flood and fire, but also reflected weakening in some key markets and a falloff in spending. At home, population growth has been negative for the past two years, weighing on demand....
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Saturday, February 16, 2019 |
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Hawaii Construction Industry: Wood Looks Good for 2019
By News Release @ 10:15 AM :: 6084 Views :: Development, Economy, Hawaii Statistics
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...HLPA Predicts Residential and Commercial Building Increase in 2019....
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Wednesday, February 6, 2019 |
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The Simon Abundance Index: Population growth equals greater resources
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 12:43 AM :: 4833 Views :: Environment, Economy
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...instead of making resources scarcer, population growth has gone hand in hand with greater resource abundance....
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Friday, January 18, 2019 |
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How we can keep our children in Hawaii?
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 5:52 PM :: 6039 Views :: Economy, Jones Act, Taxes
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...Senate President Ron Kouchi talked about how his “greatest passion was to create a Hawaii where each and every one one of our children could come home.”....
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Friday, January 18, 2019 |
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Hawaii Construction Employment Down 4.8% for 2018
By News Release @ 5:35 PM :: 5621 Views :: Economy, Hawaii Statistics, Labor
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...Hawaii suffered the second-largest construction employment decline in USA....
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Friday, January 11, 2019 |
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Hawaii's coming recession--Are legislators Listening?
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 5:03 PM :: 5827 Views :: Economy, Hawaii State Government, Taxes
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...The economic boom of the last few years allowed them to continue spending at high levels, and many of them would like to keep it that way....
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Saturday, December 22, 2018 |
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Grassroot: Our Santa wish list for Hawaii
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 1:31 PM :: 4176 Views :: Economy
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...Well, it’s Christmas season again, so here is what I drafted recently for Santa to consider....
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Friday, December 14, 2018 |
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Ige: Lofty ideals, few practical solutions
By Grassroot Institute @ 5:03 PM :: 3841 Views :: Economy
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...Expanding economic freedom in Hawaii is the first step....
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Friday, December 14, 2018 |
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UHERO Economic Forecast: Record-high Visitor Numbers--Unimpressive Income Gains
By UHERO @ 4:59 PM :: 3969 Views :: Economy
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...record-high visitor numbers, record-low unemployment, and ongoing—if unimpressive—income gains....
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Wednesday, November 28, 2018 |
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DBEDT: International Students Contribute $498M to Economy
By News Release @ 4:35 PM :: 5909 Views :: Economy, Hawaii Statistics, Higher Education
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...direct spending by foreign students in Hawaii was $241.5 million for the calendar year 2017. This estimate includes the total living expenses and institutional tuition and fees....
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Thursday, November 22, 2018 |
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State economic growth downgraded
By News Release @ 2:52 PM :: 4847 Views :: Economy, Hawaii Statistics
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...DBEDT revised its projection on Hawaii’s economic growth downward to 1 percent for 2018 from 1.5 percent....
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Wednesday, November 14, 2018 |
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Hawaii 39% of Homeowners are 'Equity Rich'
By News Release @ 1:19 AM :: 5637 Views :: Economy, Hawaii Statistics
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...second only to California....
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Tuesday, November 13, 2018 |
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Hawaii rank goes up, but not its economic freedom
By Grassroot Institute @ 4:31 PM :: 4880 Views :: Economy, Hawaii Statistics
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...The Economic Freedom of North America 2018 outlines Hawaii's statistical paradox....
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Friday, September 28, 2018 |
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Hawaii Construction Forecast: After Pullback, Construction Prospects Firm
By UHERO @ 11:33 PM :: 6610 Views :: Development, Economy, Labor
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...Following two years of decline, the pace of building in Hawaii has stabilized. The value of construction permits is posting healthy gains across all sub-sectors this year....
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Friday, September 28, 2018 |
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DBEDT Report: Top 20 Occupations in Hawaii
By News Release @ 5:19 AM :: 5966 Views :: Economy, Hawaii Statistics, Labor
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...Retail Sales Workers topped the list at 42,445 workers in 2016, which accounted for 5.9 percent of Hawaii’s civilian workforce; followed by Food and Beverage Serving Workers at 40,775, 5.7 percent ... Construction Trade Workers ranked third place 34,137, 4.8 percent....
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Friday, September 21, 2018 |
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UHERO: Hawaii's Growth Down, But Not Out
By UHERO @ 2:49 PM :: 4079 Views :: Economy
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...Global tourism continues to power forward, and there remains a healthy pipeline of construction work. And even with the recent labor market weakness, Hawaii continues to enjoy its lowest unemployment in many years....
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Monday, August 27, 2018 |
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Hawaii--6th Best Economy in USA
By Selected News Articles @ 10:24 PM :: 5050 Views :: Economy, Hawaii Statistics
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...Hawaii has the most expensive real estate in the country. However, it also has one of the most affluent populations in the country....
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Thursday, August 23, 2018 |
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DBEDT Slashes Hawaii economic growth projection from 1.9% to 1.5%
By News Release @ 3:17 AM :: 4897 Views :: Economy, Hawaii Statistics
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...Hawaii’s economic growth during the first quarter of 2018 was at 1 percent and the Honolulu consumer inflation was at 1.6 percent for the first half of 2018. Both numbers came out much lower than projected....
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Friday, June 29, 2018 |
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DBEDT: "Population and Economic Projections for the State of Hawaii to 2045"
By News Release @ 11:32 AM :: 4877 Views :: Economy, Hawaii Statistics
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...The report projects that Hawaii’s economy, measured by real gross domestic product (GDP), will grow at 1.7 percent per year between 2016 and 2045....
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Tuesday, June 26, 2018 |
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Misunderstanding Economics: Interview with Paul Brewbaker
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 7:05 PM :: 4758 Views :: Economy
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...What do volcanoes, trade wars, and housing bubbles have to do with each other? These are just a few of the economic topics with which many of Hawaii's policymakers are woefully unfamiliar....
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Sunday, June 17, 2018 |
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Manufacturing and Logistics Report Card -- Hawaii Stuck on 'F'
By News Release @ 2:09 AM :: 6483 Views :: Economy, Hawaii Statistics, Small Business
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...The 2018 Manufacturing & Logistics Report Card shows how each state ranks among its peers in several categories that are of particular interest to site selection experts for the manufacturing and logistics industries....
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Monday, June 11, 2018 |
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Public-Private Partnerships in Hawaii
By Grassroot Institute @ 9:41 PM :: 6558 Views :: Economy, Hawaii State Government, Labor
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...how to ease barriers to public-private partnerships in the state, and the benefits that could result if done right....
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Friday, June 8, 2018 |
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As least we’re not as bad as California
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 2:05 PM :: 4736 Views :: Economy, Hawaii Statistics
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...Hawaii does not perform well on the annual EFNA Index, ranking 45th out of the 50 states in terms of economic freedom....
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Saturday, June 2, 2018 |
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2017: Google Generates $171M of Economic Activity in Hawaii
By News Release @ 10:00 PM :: 5905 Views :: Economy, Hawaii Statistics, Small Business
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...The value of Google Search and AdWords for businesses is the profit they receive from clicks on search results and ads minus their cost of advertising, estimated as $8 profit for every $1 spent....
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Friday, June 1, 2018 |
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UHERO: Healthy county economies face growing pains
By UHERO @ 9:47 PM :: 3700 Views :: Economy
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...Tourism keeps surprising to the upside, even as visitor numbers strain infrastructure and communities....
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Thursday, May 31, 2018 |
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Hawaii Job Market Schizophrenic
By Selected News Articles @ 9:53 AM :: 6319 Views :: Economy, Hawaii Statistics, Cost of Living
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...lowest unemployment AND lowest starting salaries....
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Wednesday, May 16, 2018 |
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VIDEO: Free Market Thinking is Good for You
By Video @ 2:57 AM :: 3846 Views :: Economy
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...Keli'i Akina and Professor Schoolland demonstrate how free market thinking is good for the economy and our personal lives....
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Saturday, May 5, 2018 |
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Hawaii Towns Ranked for Economic Diversity
By Selected News Articles @ 1:47 PM :: 5006 Views :: Economy, Hawaii Statistics
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...America’s transformation is more than skin-deep — it’s economic, too....
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Friday, May 4, 2018 |
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UHERO: Hawaii set for more growth
By UHERO @ 4:59 PM :: 4888 Views :: Economy, Hawaii Statistics
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...Tourism has surged again in the first part of 2018, extending one of the longest periods of sustained visitor growth. Construction, while volatile month to month, also remains on a high plateau....
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Friday, April 20, 2018 |
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Boom Over? Hawaii Construction Employment Drops
By News Release @ 2:03 PM :: 7159 Views :: Economy, Hawaii Statistics, Labor, Rail
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...Hawaii lost 1.9 percent of construction jobs between February and March....
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Thursday, April 5, 2018 |
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Grassroot: Low unemployment masks Hawaii’s unhealthy economy
By Grassroot Institute @ 4:37 PM :: 6423 Views :: Economy, Hawaii State Government, Labor
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....Grassroot president says high taxes, regulations discourage higher-paying jobs....
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Wednesday, April 4, 2018 |
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Financial Literacy--Hawaii Ranks 41st
By Selected News Articles @ 2:12 PM :: 6566 Views :: Family, Economy, Hawaii Statistics
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...The housing-market collapse and following financial crisis reminded Americans of our obsession with debt and the dangers of quick access to finances for under-informed consumers....
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Sunday, March 4, 2018 |
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Republican Tax Cuts Pump $1.3B into Hawaii Economy
By UHERO @ 1:30 AM :: 6887 Views :: Economy, Hawaii Statistics, Taxes
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...Democrat media unanimous: 'Nothing to see here'....
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Thursday, March 1, 2018 |
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VIDEO: Why economic freedom matters to Hawaii
By Grassroot Institute @ 2:59 PM :: 7362 Views :: Economy, Hawaii Statistics
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...José Torra, an economist and research director for Caminos de la Libertad in Mexico City....
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