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Entries for 'UHERO'
Tuesday, July 8, 2025 |
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Good Jobs Hawaiʻi participants see significant wage gains, UHERO finds
By UHERO @ 9:15 PM :: 232 Views :: Higher Education, Labor
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... Wage gains were particularly significant in the skilled trades and clean energy sectors, where completers earned 35% more than non-completers ....
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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 :: 771 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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Saturday, May 17, 2025 |
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UHERO: Challenges and Opportunities Facing Maui’s Immigrant Community
By UHERO @ 2:53 AM :: 759 Views :: Maui County, Cost of Living
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... Most participants work in low-wage, non-unionized jobs—often seasonal or gig-based—in sectors like hospitality, domestic work, and landscaping ....
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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 :: 1444 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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Friday, May 9, 2025 |
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UHERO: Federal policies push Hawaii toward mild recession
By UHERO @ 2:09 PM :: 944 Views :: Economy
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... volatile fiscal and immigration policies are undermining consumer confidence, raising inflation expectations, and worsening the business outlook ....
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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 :: 946 Views :: Hawaii Statistics
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... domestic out-migration, particularly among young adults, continues ....
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Wednesday, April 2, 2025 |
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Maui transient vacation rental phaseout means fewer jobs
By UHERO @ 1:59 PM :: 1046 Views :: Maui County, Land Use, Tourism
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... the policy could also reduce visitor spending by nearly $900 million annually, resulting in job and income losses, declining property values and an estimated $60 million drop in county property tax revenues ....
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Monday, March 17, 2025 |
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Persistent income, employment, housing challenges for Maui’s fire-impacted households
By UHERO @ 6:54 PM :: 1091 Views :: Maui County, Hawaii Statistics, Tourism
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... rising poverty rates, persistent displacement, and limited job opportunities continue to hinder full economic recovery ....
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Wednesday, March 12, 2025 |
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Construction Defect Litigation, Housing Affordability, and Homeownership in Hawai‘i
By UHERO @ 4:14 PM :: 1059 Views :: Development, Judiciary, Cost of Living
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... litigation is becoming an increasingly significant source of uncertainty and risk in Hawai‘i’s housing market ....
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Saturday, March 1, 2025 |
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UHERO: Federal job cuts raise risk of Hawaii downturn
By UHERO @ 1:22 PM :: 893 Views :: Economy
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... The clearest near-term risk is federal layoffs, which will result in a loss of more than 2,000 local jobs ....
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Saturday, March 1, 2025 |
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Hawaiʻi Cost Of Living Is Creating A Mental Health Crisis For Workers
By UHERO @ 1:01 PM :: 1086 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Health Care, Cost of Living
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... Residents who spend a high percentage of their income on housing — even if they are well above the poverty line — are also more likely to experience mental health issues ....
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Monday, February 3, 2025 |
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Small business struggles highlighted in new UHERO report
By UHERO @ 7:19 PM :: 842 Views :: Small Business
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... UHERO: Investigating and Tackling Barriers and Needs for Small Business Success ....
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Friday, January 24, 2025 |
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How to use Control of Water to Block Lahaina Rebuild
By UHERO @ 7:17 PM :: 1514 Views :: DHHL, Maui County, Development, OHA
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... In June 2022, the State Commission on Water Resource Management (CWRM) designated the Lahaina Aquifer Sector Area as both a ground and surface water management area ....
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Saturday, January 18, 2025 |
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City partners with UHERO to launch Subsidized Housing Tracker
By UHERO @ 2:09 AM :: 1117 Views :: Honolulu County, Development, Hawaii Statistics
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... tracker consolidates data on government-subsidized housing units across Honolulu County ....
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Tuesday, January 14, 2025 |
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UHERO: Maui wildfires trigger population loss, economic impact
By UHERO @ 2:35 PM :: 1387 Views :: Maui County, Hawaii Statistics
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“These preliminary estimates likely underestimate the magnitude of the effect.”
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Friday, January 3, 2025 |
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Aging and Hawaii’s Generational Economy
By UHERO @ 11:40 PM :: 1535 Views :: Economy, Hawaii Statistics, Health Care
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...By 2035 one in four people in Hawaii will be 65 or older....
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Friday, December 13, 2024 |
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UHERO: 'Housing affordability continues to deteriorate'
By UHERO @ 12:29 PM :: 1170 Views :: Economy, Cost of Living
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... The median price of a single-family home is up 9% statewide and 15% on Maui this year, and mortgage rates hover near 7%. Rising homeowner insurance premiums ....
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Tuesday, November 26, 2024 |
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Tuesday, October 8, 2024 |
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One year after the wildfires: Rents up 43%, Poverty Doubles
By UHERO @ 2:58 PM :: 2996 Views :: Maui County, Economy, Cost of Living
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... 29% of fire-affected households now live below the poverty line, compared to 14% before the fires ....
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Tuesday, September 24, 2024 |
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Rule Change will put 14,000 more families on food stamps
By UHERO @ 4:12 AM :: 2289 Views :: Family, Hawaii State Government, Cost of Living
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... an extra 13,000 to 14,000 households will be eligible for an average of $3,200 a year in SNAP benefits, commonly known as food stamps ....
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Friday, September 20, 2024 |
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Lagging Maui recovery, slower overall Hawaiʻi growth, UHERO forecasts
By UHERO @ 6:00 AM :: 3499 Views :: Maui County, Economy, Hawaii Statistics
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... Hawaiʻi has long seen dismal growth in per capita income, hampering our ability to attract in-migration of new families or to provide opportunities that would prevent out-migration of Hawaiʻi residents ....
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Saturday, August 31, 2024 |
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Tuition Hike Coming: UH volunteers to pay higher electric bills to boost wind, solar.
By UHERO @ 3:54 PM :: 4009 Views :: Energy, Higher Education
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"... charge customers based on the hourly marginal cost of electricity production ...."
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Tuesday, July 2, 2024 |
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UHERO: Where can Hawaiʻi diversify its economy?
By UHERO @ 10:26 PM :: 1721 Views :: Agriculture, Economy, Tourism
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... industries with significant growth potential that are currently facing obstacles such as inadequate infrastructure, skills shortages, and market and government failures ....
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Tuesday, June 25, 2024 |
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Maui Short-Term Rentals, the Minatoya List, and Housing Supply
By UHERO @ 6:37 PM :: 2319 Views :: Maui County, Small Business, Tourism, Cost of Living
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... we would expect to see significant–possibly double digit–declines in condominium prices on Maui ....
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Wednesday, May 29, 2024 |
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UHERO: Hawai‘i gender pay gap largely driven by motherhood
By UHERO @ 3:39 AM :: 1744 Views :: Family, Hawaii Statistics
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... In Hawaiʻi, mothers earn 74% of what fathers earn, while women without children make 99% of the income of men without children ....
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Tuesday, May 21, 2024 |
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UHERO Factbook: 80% of Hawaii Families Cannot Afford Mortgage
By UHERO @ 4:54 AM :: 1970 Views :: Development, Hawaii Statistics, Cost of Living
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... Twenty-eight percent of Hawaii residents spend more than 50% of their income on rent, and only 1-in-5 households can afford a median-priced home mortgage ....
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Thursday, May 16, 2024 |
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40% of Lahaina Burn Zone Survivors Face Difficulty Accessing Medical Care
By UHERO @ 2:54 PM :: 2029 Views :: Maui County, Hawaii Statistics, Health Care
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... More than four in ten people reported difficulties accessing medical care and medications, compared to about one in ten before the fires ....
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Saturday, May 11, 2024 |
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UHERO: 'Population slowing will reduce future growth'
By UHERO @ 2:58 AM :: 2436 Views :: Maui County, Economy, Tourism
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... Hawaii’s economy will grow at a slower pace than in past years ....
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Monday, April 22, 2024 |
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How does Hawai‘i’s economic geography affect its healthcare industry?
By UHERO @ 9:42 PM :: 1714 Views :: Health Care, Cost of Living
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... The state’s high cost of living likely compounds these problems by hindering the recruitment of healthcare professionals ....
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Thursday, March 21, 2024 |
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Mortgage Delinquencies Spike After Lahaina Fires
By UHERO @ 6:38 PM :: 2252 Views :: Maui County, Hawaii Statistics
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... In total, 296 mortgages have been delinquent sometime in the period between August and November 2023; only 17 of which had already been delinquent in July 2023 prior to the fires .....
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Friday, February 23, 2024 |
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UHERO: Hawaii Economy Slowing
By UHERO @ 6:17 AM :: 2541 Views :: Maui County, Economy, COVID-19
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... disasters from COVID to Lahaina are the only thing holding Hawaii's economy together ....
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Tuesday, February 20, 2024 |
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Hawaiʻi’s future jobs: 70% require postsecondary education by 2031
By UHERO @ 1:55 PM :: 2274 Views :: Economy, Higher Education
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“...I think there is a misconception now that there are jobs that are great right here in Hawaiʻi that you can get right after high school with just a high school diploma and that’s just not the case....”
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Thursday, February 8, 2024 |
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UHERO: After Six Months of 'Relief' Lahaina Survivors Health Worsens
By UHERO @ 3:30 PM :: 2277 Views :: Maui County, Hawaii Statistics
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... About half of Maui residents impacted by the August wildfires say their health is worse now compared to a year ago ....
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Tuesday, November 7, 2023 |
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Homeowner Politics and Housing Supply
By UHERO @ 12:48 AM :: 2509 Views :: Development, Land Use
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... councillors representing a higher number of homeowners are more likely to oppose housing bills ....
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Tuesday, October 24, 2023 |
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UHERO: Reduce fire risk with regulation, restoration of fallow ag lands
By UHERO @ 10:12 PM :: 2741 Views :: Maui County, Agriculture, Land Use
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... Fallow agricultural lands now comprise approximately 40% of all agricultural lands or 25% of lands across the state ....
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Tuesday, October 24, 2023 |
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Honolulu Businesses Invited to Participate in Small Business Survey
By UHERO @ 9:25 PM :: 1462 Views :: Honolulu County, Small Business
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... Results from this survey will help the city allocate resources to better support the business community ....
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Thursday, September 28, 2023 |
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New dashboard highlights areas of Hawaiʻi housing crisis
By UHERO @ 10:04 PM :: 3174 Views :: Development, Hawaii Statistics, Land Use, Cost of Living
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... customize data reports based on location, with information such as property and rental market, demographics, zoning and housing stock ....
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Friday, September 22, 2023 |
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Wildfires deliver heavy blow to Maui economy
By UHERO @ 4:30 PM :: 2885 Views :: Maui County, Economy, Hawaii Statistics, Tourism
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... Hawaii economists say Lahaina locals could be priced out of rebuilt town without zoning changes ....
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Saturday, September 9, 2023 |
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Economic Perspective of Maui’s Devastating Wildfires
By UHERO @ 3:35 AM :: 2685 Views :: Maui County, Economy
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“Tourism…dropped off the edge of the Earth.”
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Friday, September 1, 2023 |
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UHERO: Maui wildfire impacts and recovery challenges
By UHERO @ 4:28 AM :: 2086 Views :: Maui County
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... displaced families are now searching for housing in one of the nation’s most expensive markets ....
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Wednesday, August 23, 2023 |
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Solar Users Hit Hard by HECO 'Time of Use' Rate Increases
By UHERO @ 11:03 PM :: 5019 Views :: Energy, Cost of Living
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... NEM solar users bills increase: 100%, 200%, or more ...
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Tuesday, August 15, 2023 |
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What Does It Mean for HTA to be Administratively Attached to DBEDT?
By UHERO @ 9:07 PM :: 2870 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Tourism
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... HRS Chapter 26-35 spells out the requirements that apply to an agency administratively attached to a state department ....
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Wednesday, July 12, 2023 |
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35 Years of Stagnation: Tourism Income Flat Since 1988
By UHERO @ 4:36 PM :: 9356 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Tourism
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... in recent decades visitor spending stopped growing while the number of tourists continued to increase ....
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Saturday, July 1, 2023 |
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Long COVID and Unemployment in Hawaii
By UHERO @ 8:50 PM :: 2795 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Labor, COVID-19
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...Roughly 10-30% of people who get COVID, suffer persistent symptoms colloquially known as “long COVID”....
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Friday, May 12, 2023 |
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Promise and peril for Hawaiʻi’s economy, UHERO forecasts
By UHERO @ 6:01 PM :: 2682 Views :: Economy
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... A national recession will weigh on Hawaiʻi later this year ....
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