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Tuesday, June 24, 2025
Lahaina fire rebuild will be complete in 2038 at current pace
By Selected News Articles @ 4:56 PM :: 505 Views :: Maui County, Development, Hawaii Statistics

... Maui is averaging just under 21 approved permits per month ....

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Tuesday, June 24, 2025
Hawaii 2nd-Healthiest State
By News Release @ 2:50 PM :: 429 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Health Care

... While Hawai‘i performed strongly in most categories, the report identified several areas where performance declined ....

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Tuesday, June 24, 2025
Bills, Backers, and Blocs: A Data-Driven Look at Lobbying in Hawai‘i
By UHERO @ 2:12 PM :: 458 Views :: Ethics, Hawaii State Government, Hawaii Statistics

... 7,188 positions taken by 340 organizations on 1,747 bills ....

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Saturday, June 21, 2025
Saving for a Home in Hawaii Takes 29 Years
By Selected News Articles @ 12:10 AM :: 735 Views :: Development, Hawaii Statistics, Cost of Living

... with just $489 left over each month after covering essential living expenses, residents are left with little room to save ....

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Thursday, June 19, 2025
Priced out: The growing challenge of teacher pay and housing costs
By News Release @ 6:33 PM :: 602 Views :: Education K-12, Hawaii Statistics, Labor, Cost of Living

... in Hawaii, rent for a one-bedroom unit costs 46% of beginning, bachelor-degree-holding teacher salary ....

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Thursday, June 19, 2025
Maui residents’ recovery sees gains, but health and housing challenges persist
By UHERO @ 4:27 AM :: 464 Views :: Maui County, Hawaii Statistics, Health Care

... Nearly half of participants are still in temporary housing ....

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Wednesday, June 18, 2025
HMSA: 2nd Worst Health Insurance Company in USA
By Selected News Articles @ 5:43 PM :: 2505 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Health Care

... submitting claims multiple times before they’re paid is necessary and sometimes claims are completely ignored ....

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Saturday, June 14, 2025
$294K Income Needed for Family of Four in Hawaii
By Selected News Articles @ 4:40 PM :: 1056 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Cost of Living

... This is up 9.48% from just a year ago ....

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Saturday, June 14, 2025
Hawaii: Fewest Boat Owners Per Capita
By Selected News Articles @ 3:49 PM :: 615 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Small Business

... Hawaii has only 2.5 registered boats per 100 residents--dead last in USA ....

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Friday, June 13, 2025
Against all odds, Hawaii’s children are returning
By Court House News @ 2:54 PM :: 719 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Cost of Living

"...they have grandparents who just passed away recently or moved into assisted living, so now they can move back home and live in that house....”

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Thursday, June 12, 2025
Cost of Bills Index: Hawaii 32% Above US Median
By News Release @ 4:52 PM :: 568 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Cost of Living

... residents in the most expensive states like California, Hawaii, and New Jersey paying up to 39% more than the national median, while those in the most affordable states like West Virginia, Mississippi, and Oklahoma pay up to 44% less ....

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Thursday, June 12, 2025
Hawaii is a Leader for Preschool Quality But Last in Access Among Pacific States
By News Release @ 4:42 PM :: 841 Views :: Education K-12, Family, Hawaii Statistics, Cost of Living

...Hawaii serves just 5% of its four-year-olds and 2% of three-year-olds in state-funded preschool programs, dead last among Pacific states....

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Thursday, June 12, 2025
Hawaii 3rd-Highest Beer Taxes in USA
By Tax Foundation @ 4:19 PM :: 572 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Small Business, Taxes, Cost of Living

... Hawaii taxes beer at $0.93 per gallon .....

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Monday, June 9, 2025
In Hawaii Only Military Water Systems are Fluoridated
By Selected News Articles @ 2:48 PM :: 909 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Health Care, Military

... 70.6% of third graders in Hawaii experience tooth decay—the highest rate in the nation ....

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Monday, June 9, 2025
Hawai‘i children hit hard by high cost of housing
By News Release @ 12:22 PM :: 751 Views :: Education K-12, Family, Hawaii Statistics, Cost of Living

... Hawaiʻi ranks 24th in overall children’s well-being in the Data Book, as well as 33rd in the economic well-being ....

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Sunday, June 8, 2025
REPORT: Hawaii Math Instruction 'Unacceptable'
By News Release @ 5:29 PM :: 853 Views :: Education K-12, Hawaii Statistics, Higher Education

... an estimated 3,120 students in 4th grade likely cannot perform skills like adding and subtracting multidigit whole numbers, fractions, and decimals ....

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Monday, June 2, 2025
Hawaii 3rd Worst Economy in USA
By Selected News Articles @ 3:48 PM :: 1206 Views :: Economy, Hawaii Statistics

... 49th for innovation, 50th for high-tech jobs ....

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Friday, May 30, 2025
Visitor Industry Grows Again in April 2025
By News Release @ 8:31 PM :: 746 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Tourism

... There were 833,219 visitors to the Hawaiian Islands in April 2025, up 7.9 percent from April 2024. Total visitor spending measured in nominal dollars was $1.69 billion, which was growth of 9.4 percent from April 2024 ....

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Friday, May 23, 2025
UHERO Survey Documents Declining Physical and Mental Health
By UHERO @ 12:29 AM :: 679 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Health Care, COVID-19

... Among Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander (NHPI) and low-income respondents, ratings dropped from 40% describing their health as excellent or very good to 23%—a 17 percentage point decrease in 18 months ....

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Thursday, May 22, 2025
Medical Malpractice? Hawaii 5th Worst
By News Release @ 11:57 PM :: 832 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Health Care, Judiciary

... Hawaii medical malpractice claim count is 71% higher than the national average ....

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Thursday, May 22, 2025
Hawaii Mortgage Delinquency Jumps
By Selected News Articles @ 11:45 PM :: 733 Views :: Economy, Hawaii Statistics

... Hawaii has the 4th-largest increase in mortgage delinquency ....

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Tuesday, May 20, 2025
Study: More Housing Units Built-But Fewer Available for Residents
By News Release @ 8:38 PM :: 948 Views :: Development, Hawaii Statistics, Land Use, Cost of Living

... 64,490 additional units are needed through 2027 but only 13,471 units are currently in development pipelines and anticipated to be available by 2027 .... 

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Tuesday, May 20, 2025
Honolulu Ranks #3 in U.S. for Micro-Housing — New Study Finds
By Selected News Articles @ 5:48 PM :: 871 Views :: Honolulu County, Development, Hawaii Statistics, Cost of Living

... 11.6% of Honolulu rentals are under 348 square feet ....

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Monday, May 19, 2025
Hawaii has third-lowest percentage of single-mother households, study reveals
By Selected News Articles @ 5:34 PM :: 1123 Views :: Family, Hawaii Statistics

... Hawaii has the third-lowest percentage of single-mother households at 3%.  Single-father households make up 1.4% of the 493,898 households in Hawaii ....

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Wednesday, May 14, 2025
UHERO: 75% of Hawaii Households Cannot Afford Mortgage
By UHERO @ 4:21 PM :: 1353 Views :: Maui County, Development, Hawaii Statistics, Cost of Living

... The pace of new housing construction remains historically low. Housing permitting times continue to be long, especially in Honolulu and Maui ....

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Wednesday, May 14, 2025
Disasters? Hawaii Still not Ready
By News Release @ 3:50 PM :: 1121 Views :: Maui County, Hawaii Statistics

... Hawaii among 13 states ranked low for emergency readiness ....

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Tuesday, May 13, 2025
Hawaii 4th Highest State and Local Taxes Per Capita
By Tax Foundation @ 6:05 PM :: 899 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Taxes

.... Hawaii extracts $9,503 per person ....

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Monday, May 12, 2025
Teaching Personal Finance? Hawaii Ranks 42nd
By Selected News Articles @ 12:00 PM :: 732 Views :: Education K-12, Family, Hawaii Statistics

... States With the Best Budgeting Education in High Schools ....

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Friday, May 2, 2025
Visitor Industry Expanded in March 2025
By News Release @ 12:00 PM :: 1242 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Tourism

... There were 903,891 visitors to the Hawaiian Islands in March 2025, up 3.0 percent from the same month last year ....

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Tuesday, April 29, 2025
Honolulu 3rd-Worst City to Start a Business
By Selected News Articles @ 3:01 PM :: 1034 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Small Business

... only San Jose and Washington, DC are worse ....

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Thursday, April 24, 2025
Hawaii Housing Costs 53.47% of Median Income
By Selected News Articles @ 1:34 AM :: 1070 Views :: Energy, Hawaii Statistics, Cost of Living

... Hawaii Residents Spend the Highest Percentage of Income on Housing ....

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Wednesday, April 16, 2025
How many people are receiving substance use treatment in Hawaii?
By Selected News Articles @ 4:53 AM :: 1414 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Health Care, Drugs

... Hawaii ranks #50 among states for the share of its population seeking treatment ....

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Thursday, April 10, 2025
AG: 2,200 Concealed Gun Permits in Hawaii
By News Release @ 3:42 PM :: 1178 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Second Amendment

... 2,456 licenses were issued (some licensees hold multiple licenses in order to select between different carry guns), 119 were denied, and six were revoked ....

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Tuesday, April 8, 2025
Hawaii Homes More than Double US Average
By News Release @ 11:58 PM :: 1216 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Cost of Living

... Hawaii ranks as the least affordable state, with a median home price of $840,256 and a relatively high cost of living ....

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Tuesday, April 8, 2025
Hawaii Taxes: $145K salary needed to take home $100K
By Selected News Articles @ 4:10 PM :: 1260 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Taxes, Cost of Living

... you need a gross salary of roughly $145,000 in order to actually take home $100,000 in Hawaii.  This is the third-worst in USA ....

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Monday, April 7, 2025
Hawaii most expensive state to raise a child
By Selected News Articles @ 12:54 PM :: 1388 Views :: Family, Hawaii Statistics, Cost of Living

... Hawaii has the highest annual costs associated with raising a small child, at $36,472 ....

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Thursday, April 3, 2025
Report: 34% of DoE Students 'Chronically Absentee'
By News Release @ 6:47 PM :: 1135 Views :: Education K-12, Hawaii Statistics

... The absence of these low-performing students artificially increases average test scores ....

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Thursday, April 3, 2025
Hawaiʻi HS class of ‘24 ties record 86% grad rate, college enrollment up
By News Release @ 1:27 AM :: 933 Views :: Education K-12, Hawaii Statistics, Higher Education

... completers of Dual Credit classes up 3% from 24% to 27% ....

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Thursday, April 3, 2025
UHERO: Hawaiʻi migration trends show more balance than expected
By UHERO @ 1:08 AM :: 904 Views :: Hawaii Statistics

... domestic out-migration, particularly among young adults, continues ....

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Thursday, April 3, 2025
Hawaii #1 Tax Burden in USA
By Selected News Articles @ 12:48 AM :: 1129 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Taxes

... Hawaii residents pay nearly 14% of their income in taxes: 4.2% on income taxes, 2.6% on property taxes, and 7.2% in sales and excise taxes ....

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Tuesday, April 1, 2025
Hawaii: Work 17 days of month to afford mortgage payment
By Selected News Articles @ 6:29 PM :: 867 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Cost of Living

... at $796,947, homeowners purchasing a home at this price point will need to work 17 days each month just to cover the payment of $5,222 ....

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Tuesday, April 1, 2025
Hawaii Egg Prices Nearly Double Mainland
By News Release @ 4:38 PM :: 1053 Views :: Agriculture, Hawaii Statistics, Cost of Living

... Hawai‘i still pays significantly higher prices than the rest of the U.S., which averages at $4.90 per dozen ....

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Monday, March 31, 2025
50-State Individual Income Tax Rates and Brackets, 2025
By Tax Foundation @ 11:59 PM :: 1627 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Taxes

... Hawaii significantly revised its individual income tax brackets under H.B. 2404, enacted in June 2024 ....

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Monday, March 31, 2025
Hawaii Road Taxes Cover 97.2% of Spending
By Tax Foundation @ 11:38 PM :: 804 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Taxes

... Hawaii has increased its proportion of roadway spending furnished by road users from 78 percent to 97.2 percent--7th highest in the USA ....

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Saturday, March 29, 2025
Hawaii 3rd Most Expensive State to Start a Business 
By Selected News Articles @ 1:26 AM :: 1585 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Small Business, Cost of Living

... Hawaii has the highest average commercial rent at $36 per square foot (#51) and the second-highest monthly electricity cost at $1,514.20 (#50) ....

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Thursday, March 27, 2025
February: Canadian Tourism Down Only 1.4%--Spending up
By News Release @ 11:12 PM :: 1173 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Tourism

... In February 2025, the average daily census of 20,686 Canadian visitors decreased from February 2024 (20,977 visitors, -1.4%) ....

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Tuesday, March 25, 2025
Hawaii 2nd-Highest State Tax Collections Per Capita
By Tax Foundation @ 9:00 PM :: 1098 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Taxes

... the State of Hawaii takes $7,070 per person in taxes ....

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Tuesday, March 25, 2025
Hawaii 2nd Worst Taxpayer Return on Investment
By Selected News Articles @ 4:02 PM :: 1127 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Taxes

...Tax Day can be a painful reminder of how much we have to invest in federal, state and local governments, though many of us aren’t sure exactly what we get in return....

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Wednesday, March 19, 2025
Hawaii Worst State for Doctors
By Selected News Articles @ 11:31 PM :: 1497 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Health Care, Small Business, Cost of Living

... Hawaii ranks dead last for medical environment ....

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Tuesday, March 18, 2025
43% of HECO Customers now have solar--but Hawaii Energy Remains 90.8% Fossil Fuel
By News Release @ 10:40 PM :: 1085 Views :: Energy, Hawaii Statistics

... Hawaii has among the highest rates of rooftop solar adoption in the nation and yet we are 90.8% fossil fuel ....

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