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Friday, February 16, 2018 |
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UH Prof: Sustainability Means Cutting off Mortgage Credit so the Little People Can't Buy Homes
By News Release @ 2:34 PM :: 6508 Views :: Environment, Land Use, Cost of Living
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“...By signaling the importance of financial flows we have highlighted a potential leverage point for implementing sustainable policies….”
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Saturday, February 10, 2018 |
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Hawaiian Electric: $36M Rate Hike
By News Release @ 4:24 AM :: 5015 Views :: Energy, Cost of Living
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...The bill impact of the interim rate is expected to be reduced by the application of anticipated corporate tax savings that are the result of the new federal tax law that took effect on Jan. 1, 2018....
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Thursday, February 1, 2018 |
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Ige will not sign HCDA 30-Year Resale Restriction on Affordable Units
By News Release @ 3:33 PM :: 6096 Views :: Honolulu County, Development, Cost of Living
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...Gov. Ige has informed the Authority that he would be open to considering a 10-year restriction on re-sales....
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Wednesday, January 31, 2018 |
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Report: Hawaii is an Expensive Place to Get Married
By Selected News Articles @ 2:47 PM :: 7821 Views :: Family, Hawaii Statistics, Small Business, Tourism, Cost of Living
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...the cost only adds more stress, with the average couple shelling out over $35,000 for their big day....
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Friday, January 26, 2018 |
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Hawaii Cigarette Taxes 5th Highest in USA
By Tax Foundation @ 3:55 PM :: 7250 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Health Care, Taxes, Cost of Living
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...Connecticut and New York share the highest tax rate with $4.35 per pack, trailed by Rhode Island ($4.25), Massachusetts ($3.51), and Hawaii ($3.20)....
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Thursday, January 25, 2018 |
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Wednesday, January 24, 2018 |
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Hawaii 2nd-Fewest Car Repair Shops per Capita
By Selected News Articles @ 3:59 PM :: 6075 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Small Business, Cost of Living
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... Auto Repair Shops per Capita – 49th ....
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Wednesday, January 24, 2018 |
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Hawaii Residents Most Indebted in Nation
By Selected News Articles @ 12:46 AM :: 4604 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Cost of Living
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...Residents of Hawaii spend, on average, 36.2% of their monthly paychecks on credit card, student loan, and housing payments—the highest percentage in the nation....
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Sunday, January 21, 2018 |
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SB2654: Tax E-Liquids, Ban Online Tobacco Purchases
By Selected News Articles @ 1:08 AM :: 5706 Views :: Small Business, Taxes, Cost of Living
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...adds e-liquid to the definition of “tobacco products”, which would make all provisions of the cigarette tax and tobacco tax law that relate to tobacco products applicable to e-liquid....
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Friday, January 19, 2018 |
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Stacks of rules for renters
By Grassroot Institute @ 6:40 PM :: 4734 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Cost of Living
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...award-winning cartoonist and illustrator David Swann....
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Wednesday, January 17, 2018 |
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Best States to Retire--Hawaii Ranks 42nd
By Selected News Articles @ 4:01 PM :: 5967 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Health Care, Cost of Living
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...highest cost of living in USA....
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Wednesday, January 17, 2018 |
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Hawaii: Smoking Costs $40K Per Year
By Selected News Articles @ 3:50 PM :: 5729 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Health Care, Cost of Living
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...Smoking doesn’t just ruin your health. It can also burn a nasty hole through your wallet....
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Saturday, January 13, 2018 |
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Saturday, January 13, 2018 |
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Permit Purgatory--Cost of Housing on the Rise
By News Release @ 1:59 AM :: 5757 Views :: Republican Party, Small Business, Cost of Living
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...Hawai'i has the longest average wait time for a building or construction permit - 17 months....
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Friday, January 12, 2018 |
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Study: Hawaii Most Expensive Electric Car Ownership in USA
By News Release @ 1:12 AM :: 6762 Views :: Energy, Hawaii Statistics, Cost of Living
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...The current average annual cost of driving a typical new gasoline vehicle in the United States is $1,117, with a maximum of $1,509 in Hawaii and a minimum of $993 in Alabama....
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Thursday, January 11, 2018 |
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DCCA Releases Hawaii Insurance Premium Price Comparison Guide
By News Release @ 3:56 PM :: 5398 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Cost of Living
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...Hawaii Insurance Division Releases Annual Premium Comparison Guides to Help Consumers Compare Insurance Premiums....
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Wednesday, January 10, 2018 |
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Republican Tax Cuts Will Lower Hawaii Electric Bills
By News Release @ 11:44 PM :: 5958 Views :: Energy, Taxes, Cost of Living
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...State and federal taxes are included in the base electric rate and with a lower federal tax, the tax rate imbedded in the bill will be reduced....
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Wednesday, January 10, 2018 |
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Report: 48% of Hawaii Households Can't Afford basics
By News Release @ 1:51 AM :: 5915 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Cost of Living
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...not high enough to afford a basic household budget that includes housing, child care, food, transportation and health care....
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Monday, January 8, 2018 |
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Overcharged: Why Healthcare Costs Too Much
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 9:39 PM :: 5809 Views :: Health Care, Cost of Living
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...would expansion of Medicare be good for America?....
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Monday, January 8, 2018 |
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Hawaii--Lowest Family Salary in USA
By Selected News Articles @ 2:05 PM :: 4624 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Cost of Living
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...and the least affordable housing....
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Thursday, January 4, 2018 |
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DBEDT: 31% of Hawaii families can't cover basic needs
By News Release @ 2:54 AM :: 6592 Views :: Family, Hawaii Statistics, Cost of Living
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...this study defines economic self-sufficiency as the amount of money that individuals and families require to meet their basic needs without government and/or other subsidies....
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Tuesday, January 2, 2018 |
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Have Honolulu Rents Peaked?
By News Release @ 10:59 PM :: 5793 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Cost of Living
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...Currently, median rents in Honolulu stand at $1,550 for a one-bedroom apartment and $2,060 for a two-bedroom....
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Tuesday, January 2, 2018 |
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Best Place to Find a Job? With Record Low Unemployment Honolulu Still Ranks 42nd
By Selected News Articles @ 2:13 PM :: 5256 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Labor, Cost of Living
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...comparind more than 180 U.S. cities across 26 key indicators of job-market strength....
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Wednesday, December 20, 2017 |
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Caldwell: Affordable Housing is a Monster Which Must be Killed
By News Release @ 9:40 PM :: 5499 Views :: Honolulu County, Cost of Living
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...Caldwell is calling upon the Honolulu City Council to pass legislation that places a moratorium on their construction....
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Friday, December 15, 2017 |
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Study: Third of Honolulu renters spend half their income on rent
By News Release @ 9:45 PM :: 3746 Views :: Cost of Living
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...More than half of renters in Honolulu are spending more than a third of their income on rent each month, and 29 percent are spending more than 50 percent of their monthly income....
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Tuesday, December 12, 2017 |
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Child Care: Hawaii Among Most Unaffordable States
By News Release @ 11:57 PM :: 6011 Views :: Family, Cost of Living
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...Cost of Care Report Shows No State Has Affordable Care Massachusetts, Utah, Oregon, Minnesota, New York, Washington, and Hawaii Top Nation's Unaffordability List for Infants and Toddlers....
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Monday, December 11, 2017 |
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Throwing Money at Housing Won’t Work
By Selected News Articles @ 11:47 PM :: 5266 Views :: Homelessness, Cost of Living
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...government’s real job is to out of the way, not create more costly programs that don’t work....
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Monday, December 11, 2017 |
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Friday, December 8, 2017 |
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HUD: Hawaii #1 State for Homelessness
By News Release @ 12:50 AM :: 7070 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Homelessness, Cost of Living
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...Hawaii still leads nation in homeless count per capita....
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Saturday, December 2, 2017 |
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Zoning, Land-Use Planning, and Housing Affordability
By Selected News Articles @ 12:35 AM :: 7145 Views :: Development, Land Use, Cost of Living
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...regulations have also tended to reduce the supply of housing, including multifamily and low-income housing....
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Friday, December 1, 2017 |
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Hawaii Child Care Most Expensive in USA
By News Release @ 12:45 PM :: 6799 Views :: Education K-12, Family, Cost of Living
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...care for only one child in Hawai‘i consumes approximately 13 percent of the typical Hawai‘i family’s income....
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Monday, November 20, 2017 |
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Honolulu 3rd-Worst City to Live In When You’re Struggling to Pay Off Debt
By Selected News Articles @ 5:32 PM :: 4866 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Cost of Living
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...Honolulu cost of living is 86 percent above national average ....
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Wednesday, November 15, 2017 |
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2017 Survey: Home Health Care Costs Increase in Hawaii
By News Release @ 8:39 PM :: 5251 Views :: Health Care, Cost of Living
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...the annual median cost of long term care services in Hawaii increased an average of 5.51 percent from 2016 to 2017....
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Wednesday, November 15, 2017 |
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HECO Biofuel Contract—$7.69 per gallon
By News Release @ 3:34 AM :: 8332 Views :: Energy, Cost of Living
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...Last year biodiesel represented 2 percent of HECO’s oil and diesel consumption. (Translation: Its an expensive fig leaf for diesel plants.)....
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Wednesday, November 8, 2017 |
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$150M Rate Hike Plan--BWS Accepting Comments
By News Release @ 12:12 AM :: 4767 Views :: Honolulu County, Cost of Living
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...The last rate hike was two years ago--the next increase could happen in 2019....
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Tuesday, November 7, 2017 |
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Honolulu--4th Highest Veteran Homelessness in USA
By Selected News Articles @ 9:03 PM :: 6794 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Homelessness, Military, Cost of Living
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...veterans in many cities continue to suffer from long delays in mental-health treatment despite a $10 billion effort to expand veterans’ access to such care....
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Tuesday, November 7, 2017 |
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Hawaii--The Worst State for Middle-Class Income Earners
By News Release @ 3:19 PM :: 5692 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Cost of Living
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...Because of the high real estate prices, Hawaii also had the second-lowest percentage of homeowners....
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Friday, November 3, 2017 |
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GOP Tax Plan Will End Federal Subsidy for Unaffordable Housing and High Tax Localities
By Americans for Tax Reform @ 4:10 AM :: 9188 Views :: National News, Republican Party, Tax Credits, Taxes, Cost of Living
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...repeals the state and local tax deduction for income and sales taxes and caps the SALT deduction for property taxes at $10,000. The home mortgage interest is grandfathered in and preserved for new homes up to $500,000....
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Thursday, November 2, 2017 |
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Wednesday, November 1, 2017 |
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Obamacare: Ins Div Approves Yet Another Round of Massive Rate Hikes
By News Release @ 5:01 PM :: 5259 Views :: Health Care, Cost of Living
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...These rates are expected to affect approximately 34,000 individuals currently purchasing ACA individual plans....
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Monday, October 30, 2017 |
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Best Small Cities: Waipahu Worse Than Gary, Indiana?
By Selected News Articles @ 5:26 PM :: 4864 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Cost of Living
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...one of the best perks of living in a city with a relatively smaller population? Affordability (but not in Hawaii)....
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Saturday, October 7, 2017 |
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Hawaii: Median Family Spends 6.8 years income to buy median home
By Selected News Articles @ 4:35 PM :: 6194 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Cost of Living
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...Hawaii is the most unaffordable housing market in USA....
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Thursday, October 5, 2017 |
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Cost of Living: Honolulu adjusted salaries lowest in USA
By Grassroot Institute @ 1:39 PM :: 6546 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Cost of Living
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...Honolulu’s adjusted salaries are the lowest in the country, more than $7,000 below the next lowest, Tucson, AZ....
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Monday, September 18, 2017 |
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Report: Hawaii Health Insurance Jumps by Avg of $341
By News Release @ 2:54 AM :: 6004 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Health Care, Cost of Living
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... Only five states had statistically significant increases in single coverage premiums 2015 to 2016 -- Hawaii is 5th ....
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Thursday, September 7, 2017 |
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Hawaii Braces for High Costs of Renewable Energy Mandates
By Selected News Articles @ 11:42 PM :: 7178 Views :: Energy, Environment, Cost of Living
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...HECO has acknowledged rates could rise by more than 44 percent when PSIP is fully implemented....
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Wednesday, August 30, 2017 |
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HEI to Burn $205M Helping Tax Credit Scammers Make More Money on Alt Energy
By News Release @ 3:26 AM :: 5691 Views :: Energy, Cost of Living
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...Elon Musk made lots of campaign contributions. He expects to be repaid....
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Saturday, August 26, 2017 |
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Hawaii Millionaire Will Go Broke Faster Than Any Other State
By Selected News Articles @ 5:36 PM :: 6770 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Cost of Living
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...If you retire with $1 million in Hawaii, you have just shy of a dozen years to ride out your savings....
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Thursday, August 17, 2017 |
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Honolulu: $100 worth only $80.32
By Tax Foundation @ 3:29 PM :: 5122 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Cost of Living
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... Honolulu is the most expensive city in the USA, but in rural Hawaii $100 is worth $99.90 ....
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Saturday, August 12, 2017 |
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Honolulu Rents Jump Another 6.7%
By News Release @ 2:51 AM :: 5569 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Cost of Living
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...Honolulu, HI, hit #3 in July with an increase of 8%, and returns to the list at #4 in August for another 6.7% increase. For August, that means median one-bedroom rent is $1,766 — the tenth highest in the country....
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Saturday, August 5, 2017 |
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Why a Tax on Soda is Unhealthy
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 5:14 PM :: 6361 Views :: Health Care, Taxes, Cost of Living
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...Hawaii has no soda tax. But that's not for lack of trying.....
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