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Tuesday, June 24, 2025 |
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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
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... Maui is averaging just under 21 approved permits per month ....
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Tuesday, June 24, 2025 |
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Hawaii 2nd-Healthiest State
By News Release @ 2:50 PM :: 429 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Health Care
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... While Hawai‘i performed strongly in most categories, the report identified several areas where performance declined ....
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Saturday, June 21, 2025 |
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Saving for a Home in Hawaii Takes 29 Years
By Selected News Articles @ 12:10 AM :: 735 Views :: Development, Hawaii Statistics, Cost of Living
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... 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 |
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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
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... in Hawaii, rent for a one-bedroom unit costs 46% of beginning, bachelor-degree-holding teacher salary ....
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Wednesday, June 18, 2025 |
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HMSA: 2nd Worst Health Insurance Company in USA
By Selected News Articles @ 5:43 PM :: 2505 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Health Care
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... submitting claims multiple times before they’re paid is necessary and sometimes claims are completely ignored ....
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Saturday, June 14, 2025 |
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$294K Income Needed for Family of Four in Hawaii
By Selected News Articles @ 4:40 PM :: 1056 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Cost of Living
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... This is up 9.48% from just a year ago ....
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Saturday, June 14, 2025 |
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Hawaii: Fewest Boat Owners Per Capita
By Selected News Articles @ 3:49 PM :: 615 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Small Business
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... Hawaii has only 2.5 registered boats per 100 residents--dead last in USA ....
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Friday, June 13, 2025 |
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Against all odds, Hawaii’s children are returning
By Court House News @ 2:54 PM :: 719 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Cost of Living
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"...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 |
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Cost of Bills Index: Hawaii 32% Above US Median
By News Release @ 4:52 PM :: 568 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Cost of Living
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... 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 |
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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
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...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 |
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Hawaii 3rd-Highest Beer Taxes in USA
By Tax Foundation @ 4:19 PM :: 572 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Small Business, Taxes, Cost of Living
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... Hawaii taxes beer at $0.93 per gallon .....
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Monday, June 9, 2025 |
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In Hawaii Only Military Water Systems are Fluoridated
By Selected News Articles @ 2:48 PM :: 909 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Health Care, Military
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... 70.6% of third graders in Hawaii experience tooth decay—the highest rate in the nation ....
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Monday, June 9, 2025 |
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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
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... 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 |
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REPORT: Hawaii Math Instruction 'Unacceptable'
By News Release @ 5:29 PM :: 853 Views :: Education K-12, Hawaii Statistics, Higher Education
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... 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 |
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Hawaii 3rd Worst Economy in USA
By Selected News Articles @ 3:48 PM :: 1206 Views :: Economy, Hawaii Statistics
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... 49th for innovation, 50th for high-tech jobs ....
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Friday, May 30, 2025 |
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Visitor Industry Grows Again in April 2025
By News Release @ 8:31 PM :: 746 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Tourism
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... 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 |
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UHERO Survey Documents Declining Physical and Mental Health
By UHERO @ 12:29 AM :: 679 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Health Care, COVID-19
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... 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 |
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Medical Malpractice? Hawaii 5th Worst
By News Release @ 11:57 PM :: 832 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Health Care, Judiciary
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... Hawaii medical malpractice claim count is 71% higher than the national average ....
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Thursday, May 22, 2025 |
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Hawaii Mortgage Delinquency Jumps
By Selected News Articles @ 11:45 PM :: 733 Views :: Economy, Hawaii Statistics
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... Hawaii has the 4th-largest increase in mortgage delinquency ....
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Tuesday, May 20, 2025 |
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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
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... 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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Monday, May 19, 2025 |
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Hawaii has third-lowest percentage of single-mother households, study reveals
By Selected News Articles @ 5:34 PM :: 1123 Views :: Family, Hawaii Statistics
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... 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 |
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UHERO: 75% of Hawaii Households Cannot Afford Mortgage
By UHERO @ 4:21 PM :: 1353 Views :: Maui County, Development, Hawaii Statistics, Cost of Living
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... 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 |
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Disasters? Hawaii Still not Ready
By News Release @ 3:50 PM :: 1121 Views :: Maui County, Hawaii Statistics
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... Hawaii among 13 states ranked low for emergency readiness ....
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Tuesday, May 13, 2025 |
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Hawaii 4th Highest State and Local Taxes Per Capita
By Tax Foundation @ 6:05 PM :: 899 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Taxes
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.... Hawaii extracts $9,503 per person ....
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Monday, May 12, 2025 |
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Teaching Personal Finance? Hawaii Ranks 42nd
By Selected News Articles @ 12:00 PM :: 732 Views :: Education K-12, Family, Hawaii Statistics
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... States With the Best Budgeting Education in High Schools ....
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Friday, May 2, 2025 |
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Visitor Industry Expanded in March 2025
By News Release @ 12:00 PM :: 1242 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Tourism
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... 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 |
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Honolulu 3rd-Worst City to Start a Business
By Selected News Articles @ 3:01 PM :: 1034 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Small Business
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... only San Jose and Washington, DC are worse ....
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Thursday, April 24, 2025 |
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Hawaii Housing Costs 53.47% of Median Income
By Selected News Articles @ 1:34 AM :: 1070 Views :: Energy, Hawaii Statistics, Cost of Living
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... Hawaii Residents Spend the Highest Percentage of Income on Housing ....
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Wednesday, April 16, 2025 |
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How many people are receiving substance use treatment in Hawaii?
By Selected News Articles @ 4:53 AM :: 1414 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Health Care, Drugs
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... Hawaii ranks #50 among states for the share of its population seeking treatment ....
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Thursday, April 10, 2025 |
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AG: 2,200 Concealed Gun Permits in Hawaii
By News Release @ 3:42 PM :: 1178 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Second Amendment
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... 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 |
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Hawaii Homes More than Double US Average
By News Release @ 11:58 PM :: 1216 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Cost of Living
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... 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 |
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Hawaii Taxes: $145K salary needed to take home $100K
By Selected News Articles @ 4:10 PM :: 1260 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Taxes, Cost of Living
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... 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 |
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Hawaii most expensive state to raise a child
By Selected News Articles @ 12:54 PM :: 1388 Views :: Family, Hawaii Statistics, Cost of Living
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... Hawaii has the highest annual costs associated with raising a small child, at $36,472 ....
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Thursday, April 3, 2025 |
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Report: 34% of DoE Students 'Chronically Absentee'
By News Release @ 6:47 PM :: 1135 Views :: Education K-12, Hawaii Statistics
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... The absence of these low-performing students artificially increases average test scores ....
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Thursday, April 3, 2025 |
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UHERO: Hawaiʻi migration trends show more balance than expected
By UHERO @ 1:08 AM :: 904 Views :: Hawaii Statistics
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... domestic out-migration, particularly among young adults, continues ....
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Thursday, April 3, 2025 |
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Hawaii #1 Tax Burden in USA
By Selected News Articles @ 12:48 AM :: 1129 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Taxes
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... 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 |
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Hawaii: Work 17 days of month to afford mortgage payment
By Selected News Articles @ 6:29 PM :: 867 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Cost of Living
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... 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 |
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Hawaii Egg Prices Nearly Double Mainland
By News Release @ 4:38 PM :: 1053 Views :: Agriculture, Hawaii Statistics, Cost of Living
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... 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 |
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50-State Individual Income Tax Rates and Brackets, 2025
By Tax Foundation @ 11:59 PM :: 1627 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Taxes
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... Hawaii significantly revised its individual income tax brackets under H.B. 2404, enacted in June 2024 ....
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Monday, March 31, 2025 |
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Hawaii Road Taxes Cover 97.2% of Spending
By Tax Foundation @ 11:38 PM :: 804 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Taxes
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... 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 |
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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
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... 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 |
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February: Canadian Tourism Down Only 1.4%--Spending up
By News Release @ 11:12 PM :: 1173 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Tourism
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... 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 |
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Hawaii 2nd-Highest State Tax Collections Per Capita
By Tax Foundation @ 9:00 PM :: 1098 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Taxes
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... the State of Hawaii takes $7,070 per person in taxes ....
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Tuesday, March 25, 2025 |
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Hawaii 2nd Worst Taxpayer Return on Investment
By Selected News Articles @ 4:02 PM :: 1127 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Taxes
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...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 |
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Hawaii Worst State for Doctors
By Selected News Articles @ 11:31 PM :: 1497 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Health Care, Small Business, Cost of Living
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... Hawaii ranks dead last for medical environment ....
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Tuesday, March 18, 2025 |
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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
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... 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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