Economy

...$16.78 Billion in Visitor Spending; $1.96 Billion in Generated Tax Revenue; 9.38 Million Visitor Arrivals; 12.23 Million Air Seats Serving Hawai‘i; 204,000 Jobs Supported Statewide....

...comparing the economic impact of foreign-born populations on the 50 states and the District of Columbia...

...Hawaii was ranked third in the U.S. based upon total premium, fourth in the U.S. for largest captive domiciles and eleventh in the world based on total number of active captive licenses....

...Improving global conditions provide a favorable environment for continued expansion in the Islands....

...Hawaii's extremely modest creep up the ladder of economic freedom....

The Hawaii Defense Economy project is focused on enhancing understanding of the economic impact of U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) contracts and grants....

"...air seats will increase by 8.5 percent during the first three quarters of 2018....”

...“Congress never intended to give one individual the power to unilaterally seize enormous swathes of our nation’s public lands…."

... Shortage of Affordable housing:  Its not the demand, its the supply ....

...the consequence of a flattening construction path and the natural effects of tightening labor markets....

...number of significant condo and retail projects have wrapped up on Oahu, while fewer new buildings have broken ground, resulting in an overall reduction in construction activity and employment....

...After two years of consecutive growth above 2 percent, Hawaii’s economy grew by 0.9 percent during the first quarter of 2017....

...lower construction related cargo to Hawaii as the boom of high-rise condominium developments in Honolulu has begun to ebb....

...48th – Percentage of Jobs in High-Tech Industries....

...policies like those resulting from the Paris agreement will have little impact on global temperatures....

...boom over, Honolulu down 300 jobs....

Prospects are good for continued growth in each of Hawaii’s four counties, if at a slower pace than in recent years....

...Hawaii's elected officials have been pursuing the same economic policies which led Puerto Rico, Detroit and Greece to become economic basket cases....

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...the economic outlook for Hawaiʻi, which remains favorable, despite tremendous uncertainty about future U.S. policy....

The most recent version of Rich States, Poor States has been released, and once again, Hawaii ends up on the wrong end of that title....

...after the Legislature finishes raising taxes, Hawaii will be back up to 50th....

Affordable housing, homelessness, the high cost of living, and unfunded state worker liabilities. These are just a few of the serious problems facing Hawaii's economy....

"...Trump and the Republican Congress could disrupt health care, government employment, and public services...."

...we have adjusted upward modestly our forecast for gross domestic product in 2017 to 2019....

...China (is not) as large a risk as the possibility of policy errors by the incoming Trump administration....

...OHA milked $12,684,000 from Harbors Division in 2015....

...a prosperous society is where the rich get richer and the poor get richer....

Is Hawaii Too Big to Fail?

...signs of a slowdown ahead....

Tourism and Construction....

...costs are the highest in the nation....

Hawaii Ranked in Bottom Five States for Economic Freedom....

...2016’s States with the Best & Worst Economies....

Honolulu Metro Area Hits All-Time April Construction Employment High as Employers add 5,000 New Jobs....

...For the sixth year in a row Hawaii was named the worst state to make a living for its 68.6 percent higher cost of living than the national average....

Hawaii’s four counties are moving steadily forward, accommodating new visitors, restoring lost jobs, and growing household incomes....

Innovation is the key to economic growth and prosperity....

...Employment Forecasts for the Short-Term Future – 2017....

...Grassroot Institute says state tax burden continues to stifle economic growth in Hawaii....

...economist Eric Root and Dr. Keli'i Akina discuss free market economics as applied to Hawaii....

The Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism (DBEDT) released its first quarter 2016 Statistical and Economic Report.... 

...three sectors that are key to future sustainability in Hawai‘i - energy, agriculture and natural resource management....

...the state’s economy will continue to suffer until the regulatory barriers and crippling tax rates for businesses are removed....

'Rich States, Poor States' Report Provides Road Map to Prosperity for Aloha State....

The comparative survey of economic freedom is based on ten different factors in the areas of government spending, taxes, and labor market freedom....

Next year will see some easing of visitor growth....