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Wednesday, February 6, 2019 |
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The Simon Abundance Index: Population growth equals greater resources
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 12:43 AM :: 4483 Views :: Environment, Economy
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...instead of making resources scarcer, population growth has gone hand in hand with greater resource abundance....
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Friday, January 18, 2019 |
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How we can keep our children in Hawaii?
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 5:52 PM :: 5640 Views :: Economy, Jones Act, Taxes
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...Senate President Ron Kouchi talked about how his “greatest passion was to create a Hawaii where each and every one one of our children could come home.”....
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Friday, January 18, 2019 |
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Hawaii Construction Employment Down 4.8% for 2018
By News Release @ 5:35 PM :: 5273 Views :: Economy, Hawaii Statistics, Labor
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...Hawaii suffered the second-largest construction employment decline in USA....
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Friday, January 11, 2019 |
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Hawaii's coming recession--Are legislators Listening?
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 5:03 PM :: 5454 Views :: Economy, Hawaii State Government, Taxes
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...The economic boom of the last few years allowed them to continue spending at high levels, and many of them would like to keep it that way....
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Saturday, December 22, 2018 |
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Grassroot: Our Santa wish list for Hawaii
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 1:31 PM :: 3924 Views :: Economy
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...Well, it’s Christmas season again, so here is what I drafted recently for Santa to consider....
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Friday, December 14, 2018 |
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Ige: Lofty ideals, few practical solutions
By Grassroot Institute @ 5:03 PM :: 3614 Views :: Economy
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...Expanding economic freedom in Hawaii is the first step....
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Friday, December 14, 2018 |
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UHERO Economic Forecast: Record-high Visitor Numbers--Unimpressive Income Gains
By UHERO @ 4:59 PM :: 3741 Views :: Economy
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...record-high visitor numbers, record-low unemployment, and ongoing—if unimpressive—income gains....
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Wednesday, November 28, 2018 |
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DBEDT: International Students Contribute $498M to Economy
By News Release @ 4:35 PM :: 5526 Views :: Economy, Hawaii Statistics, Higher Education
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...direct spending by foreign students in Hawaii was $241.5 million for the calendar year 2017. This estimate includes the total living expenses and institutional tuition and fees....
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Thursday, November 22, 2018 |
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State economic growth downgraded
By News Release @ 2:52 PM :: 4568 Views :: Economy, Hawaii Statistics
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...DBEDT revised its projection on Hawaii’s economic growth downward to 1 percent for 2018 from 1.5 percent....
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Wednesday, November 14, 2018 |
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Hawaii 39% of Homeowners are 'Equity Rich'
By News Release @ 1:19 AM :: 5351 Views :: Economy, Hawaii Statistics
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...second only to California....
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Tuesday, November 13, 2018 |
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Hawaii rank goes up, but not its economic freedom
By Grassroot Institute @ 4:31 PM :: 4580 Views :: Economy, Hawaii Statistics
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...The Economic Freedom of North America 2018 outlines Hawaii's statistical paradox....
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Friday, September 28, 2018 |
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Hawaii Construction Forecast: After Pullback, Construction Prospects Firm
By UHERO @ 11:33 PM :: 6240 Views :: Development, Economy, Labor
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...Following two years of decline, the pace of building in Hawaii has stabilized. The value of construction permits is posting healthy gains across all sub-sectors this year....
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Friday, September 28, 2018 |
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DBEDT Report: Top 20 Occupations in Hawaii
By News Release @ 5:19 AM :: 5605 Views :: Economy, Hawaii Statistics, Labor
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...Retail Sales Workers topped the list at 42,445 workers in 2016, which accounted for 5.9 percent of Hawaii’s civilian workforce; followed by Food and Beverage Serving Workers at 40,775, 5.7 percent ... Construction Trade Workers ranked third place 34,137, 4.8 percent....
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Friday, September 21, 2018 |
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UHERO: Hawaii's Growth Down, But Not Out
By UHERO @ 2:49 PM :: 3867 Views :: Economy
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...Global tourism continues to power forward, and there remains a healthy pipeline of construction work. And even with the recent labor market weakness, Hawaii continues to enjoy its lowest unemployment in many years....
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Monday, August 27, 2018 |
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Hawaii--6th Best Economy in USA
By Selected News Articles @ 10:24 PM :: 4733 Views :: Economy, Hawaii Statistics
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...Hawaii has the most expensive real estate in the country. However, it also has one of the most affluent populations in the country....
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Thursday, August 23, 2018 |
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DBEDT Slashes Hawaii economic growth projection from 1.9% to 1.5%
By News Release @ 3:17 AM :: 4636 Views :: Economy, Hawaii Statistics
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...Hawaii’s economic growth during the first quarter of 2018 was at 1 percent and the Honolulu consumer inflation was at 1.6 percent for the first half of 2018. Both numbers came out much lower than projected....
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Friday, June 29, 2018 |
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DBEDT: "Population and Economic Projections for the State of Hawaii to 2045"
By News Release @ 11:32 AM :: 4535 Views :: Economy, Hawaii Statistics
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...The report projects that Hawaii’s economy, measured by real gross domestic product (GDP), will grow at 1.7 percent per year between 2016 and 2045....
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Tuesday, June 26, 2018 |
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Misunderstanding Economics: Interview with Paul Brewbaker
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 7:05 PM :: 4482 Views :: Economy
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...What do volcanoes, trade wars, and housing bubbles have to do with each other? These are just a few of the economic topics with which many of Hawaii's policymakers are woefully unfamiliar....
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Sunday, June 17, 2018 |
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Manufacturing and Logistics Report Card -- Hawaii Stuck on 'F'
By News Release @ 2:09 AM :: 6049 Views :: Economy, Hawaii Statistics, Small Business
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...The 2018 Manufacturing & Logistics Report Card shows how each state ranks among its peers in several categories that are of particular interest to site selection experts for the manufacturing and logistics industries....
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Monday, June 11, 2018 |
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Public-Private Partnerships in Hawaii
By Grassroot Institute @ 9:41 PM :: 6138 Views :: Economy, Hawaii State Government, Labor
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...how to ease barriers to public-private partnerships in the state, and the benefits that could result if done right....
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Friday, June 8, 2018 |
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As least we’re not as bad as California
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 2:05 PM :: 4474 Views :: Economy, Hawaii Statistics
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...Hawaii does not perform well on the annual EFNA Index, ranking 45th out of the 50 states in terms of economic freedom....
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Saturday, June 2, 2018 |
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2017: Google Generates $171M of Economic Activity in Hawaii
By News Release @ 10:00 PM :: 5530 Views :: Economy, Hawaii Statistics, Small Business
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...The value of Google Search and AdWords for businesses is the profit they receive from clicks on search results and ads minus their cost of advertising, estimated as $8 profit for every $1 spent....
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Friday, June 1, 2018 |
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UHERO: Healthy county economies face growing pains
By UHERO @ 9:47 PM :: 3467 Views :: Economy
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...Tourism keeps surprising to the upside, even as visitor numbers strain infrastructure and communities....
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Thursday, May 31, 2018 |
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Hawaii Job Market Schizophrenic
By Selected News Articles @ 9:53 AM :: 6002 Views :: Economy, Hawaii Statistics, Cost of Living
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...lowest unemployment AND lowest starting salaries....
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Wednesday, May 16, 2018 |
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VIDEO: Free Market Thinking is Good for You
By Video @ 2:57 AM :: 3598 Views :: Economy
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...Keli'i Akina and Professor Schoolland demonstrate how free market thinking is good for the economy and our personal lives....
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Saturday, May 5, 2018 |
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Hawaii Towns Ranked for Economic Diversity
By Selected News Articles @ 1:47 PM :: 4728 Views :: Economy, Hawaii Statistics
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...America’s transformation is more than skin-deep — it’s economic, too....
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Friday, May 4, 2018 |
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UHERO: Hawaii set for more growth
By UHERO @ 4:59 PM :: 4598 Views :: Economy, Hawaii Statistics
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...Tourism has surged again in the first part of 2018, extending one of the longest periods of sustained visitor growth. Construction, while volatile month to month, also remains on a high plateau....
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Friday, April 20, 2018 |
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Boom Over? Hawaii Construction Employment Drops
By News Release @ 2:03 PM :: 6733 Views :: Economy, Hawaii Statistics, Labor, Rail
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...Hawaii lost 1.9 percent of construction jobs between February and March....
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Thursday, April 5, 2018 |
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Grassroot: Low unemployment masks Hawaii’s unhealthy economy
By Grassroot Institute @ 4:37 PM :: 6063 Views :: Economy, Hawaii State Government, Labor
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....Grassroot president says high taxes, regulations discourage higher-paying jobs....
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Wednesday, April 4, 2018 |
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Financial Literacy--Hawaii Ranks 41st
By Selected News Articles @ 2:12 PM :: 6146 Views :: Family, Economy, Hawaii Statistics
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...The housing-market collapse and following financial crisis reminded Americans of our obsession with debt and the dangers of quick access to finances for under-informed consumers....
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Sunday, March 4, 2018 |
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Republican Tax Cuts Pump $1.3B into Hawaii Economy
By UHERO @ 1:30 AM :: 6522 Views :: Economy, Hawaii Statistics, Taxes
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...Democrat media unanimous: 'Nothing to see here'....
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Thursday, March 1, 2018 |
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VIDEO: Why economic freedom matters to Hawaii
By Grassroot Institute @ 2:59 PM :: 6970 Views :: Economy, Hawaii Statistics
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...José Torra, an economist and research director for Caminos de la Libertad in Mexico City....
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Thursday, February 1, 2018 |
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Hawaii Tourism Industry Set New Record Totals in 2017
By News Release @ 4:03 PM :: 5435 Views :: Economy, Hawaii Statistics, Tourism
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...$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....
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Tuesday, January 30, 2018 |
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Hawaii: Economic Impact of Immigration
By Selected News Articles @ 1:13 PM :: 4680 Views :: Economy, Hawaii Statistics
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...comparing the economic impact of foreign-born populations on the 50 states and the District of Columbia...
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Tuesday, January 30, 2018 |
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Captive Insurance Puts $1B into Hawaii Banks
By News Release @ 12:46 PM :: 4780 Views :: Economy, Hawaii Statistics
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...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....
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Friday, December 15, 2017 |
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UHERO: Hawaii’s Long Expansion Gets Global Economic Lift
By UHERO @ 3:38 PM :: 5501 Views :: Economy, Tourism
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...Improving global conditions provide a favorable environment for continued expansion in the Islands....
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Friday, December 15, 2017 |
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One Down—44 to go
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 1:21 PM :: 4888 Views :: Economy, Hawaii Statistics
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...Hawaii's extremely modest creep up the ladder of economic freedom....
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Monday, November 27, 2017 |
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New DLIR Website Tracks Military Spending in Hawaii
By News Release @ 3:16 PM :: 6546 Views :: Economy, Military
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The Hawaii Defense Economy project is focused on enhancing understanding of the economic impact of U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) contracts and grants....
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Thursday, November 23, 2017 |
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DBEDT: 9.5M Tourists Expected in 2018
By News Release @ 4:13 AM :: 5963 Views :: Economy, Hawaii Statistics, Tourism
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"...air seats will increase by 8.5 percent during the first three quarters of 2018....”
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Monday, October 30, 2017 |
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HR3990: Congress Moves to Limit Presidential Monument Authority
By News Release @ 9:06 PM :: 7228 Views :: Environment, Economy, Obama
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...“Congress never intended to give one individual the power to unilaterally seize enormous swathes of our nation’s public lands…."
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Tuesday, October 3, 2017 |
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Fastest Growing? Honolulu Ranks 333rd
By Selected News Articles @ 2:39 PM :: 4689 Views :: Economy, Hawaii Statistics
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... Shortage of Affordable housing: Its not the demand, its the supply ....
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Friday, September 29, 2017 |
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UHERO: Economy Slowing, Despite Arrivals Boom
By UHERO @ 3:49 PM :: 4199 Views :: Economy
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...the consequence of a flattening construction path and the natural effects of tightening labor markets....
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Friday, September 22, 2017 |
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Oahu Construction Boom Ending: What Excuse Will HART Use Next?
By UHERO @ 4:04 PM :: 6926 Views :: Honolulu County, Economy, Rail
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...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....
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Saturday, August 12, 2017 |
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DBEDT: Hawaii Economy Slowing
By News Release @ 3:58 PM :: 5316 Views :: Economy, Hawaii Statistics
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...After two years of consecutive growth above 2 percent, Hawaii’s economy grew by 0.9 percent during the first quarter of 2017....
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Tuesday, August 1, 2017 |
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Matson: Construction-Related Shipments Down
By Michael Hansen @ 11:59 PM :: 5403 Views :: Economy, Jones Act
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...lower construction related cargo to Hawaii as the boom of high-rise condominium developments in Honolulu has begun to ebb....
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Tuesday, June 6, 2017 |
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2017’s Best State Economies–Hawaii 39th
By Selected News Articles @ 11:47 PM :: 7002 Views :: Economy, Hawaii Statistics
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...48th – Percentage of Jobs in High-Tech Industries....
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Thursday, June 1, 2017 |
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Paris Protocol: Devastating Economic Costs, Essentially Zero Environmental Benefits
By Heritage Foundation @ 10:59 PM :: 9556 Views :: Energy, Environment, Economy
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...policies like those resulting from the Paris agreement will have little impact on global temperatures....
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Wednesday, May 31, 2017 |
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Honolulu Construction Employment Down 1%–Maui up 8%
By News Release @ 9:35 PM :: 8549 Views :: Economy, Labor, Rail
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...boom over, Honolulu down 300 jobs....
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Friday, May 19, 2017 |
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UHERO County Forecast: Economies Still Growing, But Slowing
By UHERO @ 11:59 PM :: 5371 Views :: Economy, Tourism
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Prospects are good for continued growth in each of Hawaii’s four counties, if at a slower pace than in recent years....
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