Hawaii Statistics

... Hawaii students in the COVID cohort can expect on average 3.7 percent lower lifetime earnings ....

... Though visitor spending decreased by 4.5 percent in January 2024, state general excise tax (GET) collections were up by 2.4 percent during the same month, an increase which can be attributed to household spending ....

... $6,360,465.69 was collected in criminal actions and $278,322.42 was collected in civil actions ....

... January 2024, total visitor arrivals to the Hawaiian Islands (763,480 visitors, -3.6%) and total visitor spending measured in nominal dollars ($1.81 billion, -4.5%) declined compared to January 2023 ....

... for middle income earners, taxes take 13.62% of income--highest in the USA ....

... the study from Washington, D.C.-based Smart Growth America commissioned by AARP Hawai‘i didn’t account for numerous affordable-housing projects ....

... Employees in Hawaii can expect to shell out more than a quarter of the median household income to work from the office ....

... The tobacco industry spends an estimated $22 million on marketing in Hawaiʻi each year costing the state $611 million in annual health care costs, $1.1 billion in lost productivity, and nearly $1,000 per household in state and federal tax burden ....

... Hawaii ranks last with an adjusted after-tax income per capita of only $47,894 ....

... Honolulu has $3.8 billion available to pay $6.6 billion worth of bills ....

... Hawaii: 23.14% of drivers in fatal crashes found not to have a valid license ....

... About half of Maui residents impacted by the August wildfires say their health is worse now compared to a year ago ....

... Since the August 2023 Maui wildfires, visitor arrivals have decreased in four out of the last five months while visitor spending recorded five straight months of decline compared to 2022 ....

... States with the Biggest and Smallest Wealth Gaps by Race/Ethnicity (2024) ....

... American Lung Association “State of Tobacco Control” report releases Hawai‘i grades for tobacco control policies, outlines steps to reduce burden of tobacco ....

... Hawaii 46th ....

... 2024’s Best & Worst States to Start a Business ....

 ... road quality ranks 49th ....

... dead last ....

... Honolulu prices up 0.80% in just two months .... 

... Hawaii annual retirement expenditures highest in USA: $103,610 ....

... Hawaii 8th highest cost of smoking ....  

... Hawaii 3rd biggest loser ....

... Spending was down 2.4% in November when compared to the previous year. However, the number of tourists increased by 0.3% to 731,233 ....

... In November, 655,600 persons were employed and 19,550 were unemployed statewide ....

... Hawaii has recovered only 81% of lost jobs since COVID ....

... 12 people per day ....

“The total state debt balance of $19.7 billion represents 19.49% of the state’s GDP."

"... Almost three-fourths (72 percent) of its teachers are alternatively certified ...."

... As of December 13, 2023, 92 fatalities caused by motor vehicle collisions were reported statewide. This is a decrease from the 112 lives lost at this time in 2022 ....

... DBEDT lowered the economic growth rate for 2024 to 1.3 percent ....

... States with the Most People in Financial Distress in 2023 .... 

... An analysis of average electricity prices by state shows Hawaii is easily the most expensive at 30.31 cents per kilowatt ....

... Maui: 35,526 visitors in October 2023, compared to 59,372 visitors (-40.2%) in October 2022 and 59,620 visitors (-40.4%) in October 2019 ....

... Hawaii is 6th at $7,746 per capita ....

... “It has among the strictest restrictions on residential building in the country. And in 2022, the state worsened the problem by enacting a statewide urban growth boundary that limits land development.” ....

... at $52.85, Hawaii has the highest average turkey prices of all the states ....

... Enrollment at the 10 campuses of the University of Hawaiʻi is up 1.2% in the fall 2023 semester compared to fall 2022 ....

... American Lung Association’s ‘State of Lung Cancer’ report reveals improvement in survival rate for people of color, examines toll of lung cancer state-by-state ....

... unemployment on Maui Island stands at 7.4% ....

... Hawaii is one of 21 states that fail to prohibit the criminalization of minors for prostitution offenses, thus allowing commercially sexually exploited minors to be held criminally accountable for their own victimization ....

... $288 stolen per resident ....

... 28% of Hawaii respondents — or 410,410 people — said they suffer from insomnia because of concern over their debt ....

... Hawaii residents had the largest debt increase in Q3 2023 at $1,093 per household ....

... data collected from 200+ insurers ....

"...It’s the only state where a six-figure salary is required to live comfortably...."

... absenteeism drifts from 37% to 30% as some students age out of system ....

... The greatest needs identified by the community included financial recovery (26%), finding permanent residence (24%), and finding employment (9%) ....

... Hawaii is the only state where a six-figure salary is required to live comfortably — and no other state even comes close ....

... spending on Maui down more than 50% in September ....