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Wednesday, July 13, 2016 |
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CNBC: Top States for Business—Hawaii Ranks 49th
By Selected News Articles @ 7:52 PM :: 6988 Views :: Economy, Hawaii Statistics, Small Business
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...costs are the highest in the nation....
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Sunday, June 19, 2016 |
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Video: How Free is Hawaii Economically?
By Grassroot Institute @ 7:13 PM :: 5863 Views :: Economy, Hawaii Statistics
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Hawaii Ranked in Bottom Five States for Economic Freedom....
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Sunday, June 12, 2016 |
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Hawaii Economy 10th-Worst in USA
By News Release @ 8:53 PM :: 6509 Views :: Economy, Hawaii Statistics
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...2016’s States with the Best & Worst Economies....
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Wednesday, June 1, 2016 |
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Honolulu Third-Fastest Construction Job Growth
By News Release @ 3:31 PM :: 9141 Views :: Development, Economy, Hawaii Statistics, Labor
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Honolulu Metro Area Hits All-Time April Construction Employment High as Employers add 5,000 New Jobs....
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Monday, May 23, 2016 |
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Hawaii: Worst State to make a Living
By Selected News Articles @ 3:44 AM :: 8948 Views :: Economy, Hawaii Statistics, Cost of Living
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...For the sixth year in a row Hawaii was named the worst state to make a living for its 68.6 percent higher cost of living than the national average....
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Sunday, May 22, 2016 |
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UHERO Releases County Economic Forecasts
By News Release @ 5:46 PM :: 6658 Views :: Economy, Hawaii Statistics
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Hawaii’s four counties are moving steadily forward, accommodating new visitors, restoring lost jobs, and growing household incomes....
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Monday, May 9, 2016 |
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UHERO: Hawaii Innovation Matters
By UHERO @ 9:17 PM :: 6350 Views :: Economy, Small Business
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Innovation is the key to economic growth and prosperity....
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Tuesday, April 12, 2016 |
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National Report Sees Hawaii Drop to 42nd in Economic Competitiveness
By Grassroot Institute @ 12:27 AM :: 6291 Views :: Economy, Hawaii Statistics, Taxes
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...Grassroot Institute says state tax burden continues to stifle economic growth in Hawaii....
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Wednesday, March 2, 2016 |
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CTA Innovation Scorecard: Hawaii Dead Last, Likely to Stay There
By News Release @ 1:50 PM :: 6207 Views :: Economy, Hawaii Statistics
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The Consumer Technology Association (CTA) just released their annual Innovation Scorecard and Hawaii ranked in the lowest of four tiers....
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Friday, February 12, 2016 |
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Video: Free Market Economics for Hawaii (with Erik Root)
By Grassroot Institute @ 10:55 PM :: 4821 Views :: Economy
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...economist Eric Root and Dr. Keli'i Akina discuss free market economics as applied to Hawaii....
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Thursday, February 11, 2016 |
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DBEDT: Residential building permits jump 67.5 percent
By News Release @ 6:02 PM :: 6151 Views :: Economy, Hawaii Statistics
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The Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism (DBEDT) released its first quarter 2016 Statistical and Economic Report....
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Thursday, February 11, 2016 |
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UHERO: Recent Trends in Hawaii's Green Economy: Agriculture, Energy and Natural Resource Management
By UHERO @ 5:55 PM :: 9095 Views :: Energy, Agriculture, Economy, Hawaii Statistics
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...three sectors that are key to future sustainability in Hawai‘i - energy, agriculture and natural resource management....
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Friday, February 5, 2016 |
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Business in Hawaii: Regulatory barriers and crippling tax rates
By Grassroot Institute @ 1:20 PM :: 6575 Views :: Economy, Hawaii State Government, Taxes
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...the state’s economy will continue to suffer until the regulatory barriers and crippling tax rates for businesses are removed....
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Thursday, January 21, 2016 |
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Hawaii Economic Outlook Slips in National Standings
By Grassroot Institute @ 4:57 AM :: 5007 Views :: Economy, Hawaii Statistics
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'Rich States, Poor States' Report Provides Road Map to Prosperity for Aloha State....
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Tuesday, December 15, 2015 |
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Hawaii Ranked in Bottom Five States for Economic Freedom
By Grassroot Institute @ 4:30 PM :: 6462 Views :: Economy, Hawaii Statistics
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The comparative survey of economic freedom is based on ten different factors in the areas of government spending, taxes, and labor market freedom....
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Friday, December 11, 2015 |
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UHERO Hawaii Forecast: Expansion Will Continue, Despite Global Challenges
By UHERO @ 2:36 PM :: 4956 Views :: Economy
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Next year will see some easing of visitor growth....
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Thursday, November 19, 2015 |
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Tourism: US Arrivals Make up for Japanese Decline
By News Release @ 3:30 AM :: 7256 Views :: Economy, Hawaii Statistics, Tourism
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The report indicates a shift in the visitor market....
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Tuesday, October 13, 2015 |
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Gallup: Hawaii Leads U.S. in Financial Well-Being
By Selected News Articles @ 3:59 AM :: 5512 Views :: Economy, Hawaii Statistics
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Hawaii residents had the highest financial well-being in the nation in 2014, followed closely by Alaska residents....
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Tuesday, October 13, 2015 |
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Moody's -- Hawaii outlook positive
By News Release @ 3:47 AM :: 5380 Views :: Economy, Hawaii Statistics
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What could make this rating go up--Increased economic diversification and reduced economic volatility....
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Tuesday, September 29, 2015 |
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Economic Growth? Honolulu Ranks 428th
By Selected News Articles @ 3:45 PM :: 6033 Views :: Economy, Hawaii Statistics
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WalletHub compared 515 U.S. cities across 10 key metrics, ranging from population growth rate to unemployment rate decrease....
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Friday, September 25, 2015 |
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UHERO: Tourism, Construction Lead Economy
By UHERO @ 4:41 PM :: 7372 Views :: Economy, Rail, Tourism
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Tourism is pushing toward new records, and the construction upswing is building in strength....
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Friday, September 25, 2015 |
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Smart Growth Policies Worsened Hawaii Housing Crash
By Selected News Articles @ 2:37 AM :: 6683 Views :: Economy, Land Use
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...areas with restrictive land use regulations, often referred to as “smart growth,” were hit the hardest when housing crisis hit....
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Monday, September 14, 2015 |
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Recession Recovery? Honolulu Ranks 59th
By Selected News Articles @ 8:40 PM :: 5395 Views :: Economy, Hawaii Statistics
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Hillview, Ky. filing for Chapter 9 bankruptcy in late August, brought the national total of municipal bankruptcies to 14 since 2008....
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Thursday, August 20, 2015 |
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DBEDT: Hawaii Growth Up but Still Short of 5% Dream
By News Release @ 5:25 PM :: 6372 Views :: Economy, Hawaii Statistics
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"...we haven’t seen the 5.0 to 6.0 percent economic growth rates experienced during the previous business cycle...."
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Thursday, July 16, 2015 |
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Time Warner to Sell Oceanic to Charter Communications
By News Release @ 3:38 AM :: 7070 Views :: Economy, Hawaii State Government
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DCCA Cable Television Divison received an application from Charter Communications, Inc. and Time Warner Cable, Inc....
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Monday, July 6, 2015 |
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America’s Future: California Or Texas?
By Selected News Articles @ 3:46 AM :: 5302 Views :: Economy
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If California is America’s future, then that future is overrun with poverty....
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Sunday, June 7, 2015 |
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UHERO: Neighbor Island Tourism Still Has Room to Grow
By UHERO @ 3:08 PM :: 6315 Views :: Economy, Tourism
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Tourism will see additional healthy gains on the Neighbor Islands for the next two years, before rising occupancy and costs begin to bring down growth rates, something that has already occurred on Oahu....
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Wednesday, May 13, 2015 |
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DBEDT: Hawaii Economic Growth Slows
By News Release @ 8:58 PM :: 5247 Views :: Economy
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...mainly due to the slower than expected growth of the U.S. economy during the first quarter and the decline in Japanese visitor spending....
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Monday, May 11, 2015 |
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Best City to Start a Career? Its not Honolulu
By Selected News Articles @ 1:32 PM :: 6538 Views :: Economy, Hawaii Statistics, Small Business
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Honolulu Ranks 101st: 95th for 'Professional Opportunities' and 107th for 'Quality of Life'....
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Wednesday, May 6, 2015 |
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Hawaii seed industry estimated at $159M--Down 14%
By News Release @ 3:24 AM :: 8688 Views :: Agriculture, Economy, Hawaii Statistics, GMOs
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Outshipments of seed are projected to total 7.97 million pounds during the 2013-14 season, down 3 percent from the revised 8.25 million pounds shipped during the previous season....
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Saturday, May 2, 2015 |
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We stand to lose more than a telescope
By Grassroot Institute @ 3:53 AM :: 8833 Views :: Economy, Higher Education, OHA
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Is Hawaii's Government Safe for Investors?
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Wednesday, April 8, 2015 |
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DBEDT: International Students Contribute Over $205M to Economy
By News Release @ 3:44 PM :: 6867 Views :: Economy, Hawaii Statistics, Higher Education
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DBEDT today released an economic report analyzing, “The Economic Impact of International Students in Hawaii.”
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Tuesday, March 31, 2015 |
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Hawaii Consumers 'Least Sustainable Spending Habits' in USA
By Selected News Articles @ 3:12 PM :: 7822 Views :: Economy, Hawaii Statistics, Cost of Living
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The percentage of people overspending their income is twice as high in Hawaii and Nevada than in Maryland....
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Friday, March 27, 2015 |
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UHERO: Despite Kakaako, Residential building permits fell last year
By UHERO @ 11:03 PM :: 10501 Views :: Development, Economy, Hawaii Statistics, Labor, Rail
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...Assuming affirmative resolution of ongoing entitlement battles for Hoopili and Koa Ridge, single-family building will begin to pick up over the next two years....
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Friday, March 13, 2015 |
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Council on Revenues Increases Growth Forecast by 1% for Fiscal Year 2015
By News Release @ 3:43 PM :: 6595 Views :: Economy, Hawaii Statistics, Taxes
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This translates to an additional $191.4 million in anticipated revenues to the state general fund for fiscal biennium 2016-17....
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Wednesday, March 11, 2015 |
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UHERO: Economic Impact of NELHA
By UHERO @ 12:40 PM :: 7054 Views :: Congressional Delegation, Economy, Small Business
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NELHA currently accommodates 37 tenants ranging from companies bottling deep sea water to solar and biofuel companies....
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Friday, February 27, 2015 |
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UHERO: Economy in 2015 will look a lot like 2014
By UHERO @ 2:34 PM :: 5160 Views :: Economy
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...not all damage from the past recession has been repaired....
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Wednesday, January 28, 2015 |
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United States Ranks Twelfth for Economic Freedom
By NCPA @ 12:37 PM :: 5224 Views :: Economy
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...America's public debt "exceeds the value of the economy's annual production."....
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Monday, January 26, 2015 |
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State of the State Fails To Endorse Robust Economic Reform
By Grassroot Institute @ 8:46 PM :: 5841 Views :: Economy, Hawaii State Government
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...the measures proposed stop short of what is needed for long-term reform and robust development of the Hawaii economy....
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Sunday, January 25, 2015 |
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Chamber of Commerce Hawaii: State of the Economy Presentation
By UHERO @ 4:25 PM :: 4761 Views :: Economy
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Carl Bonham presented this 2014 economic recap and 2015 forecast on January 20, 2015 at an event hosted by the Chamber of Commerce Hawaii....
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Wednesday, January 21, 2015 |
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Survey: Hawaii Millionaire Lead Slipping
By News Release @ 9:12 PM :: 6231 Views :: Economy, Hawaii Statistics
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Hawaii ranks 4th with 32,829 millionaire households out of 473,750 total households = 6.93%....
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Saturday, January 17, 2015 |
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Dropping Oil Prices Boost Hawaii's Economy
By UHERO @ 2:30 AM :: 6389 Views :: Energy, Economy
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The drop in crude oil prices from $112/ barrel in June of 2014 to $46/barrel today will, if sustained, provide a nice boost to Hawaii’s economy....
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Wednesday, January 14, 2015 |
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Hawaii Senate Minority announces legislative agenda for 2015
By News Release @ 6:50 PM :: 11202 Views :: Education K-12, Energy, Economy, Health Care, Taxes, Cost of Living
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Top concerns include the state economy, education, the Hawaii Health Connector, oversight of the Public Utilities Commission in light of the Hawaiian Electric Industries/NextEra merger, and positively affecting the cost of living for Hawaii residents....
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Saturday, December 20, 2014 |
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The Economic Impact of Astronomy in Hawaii
By UHERO @ 12:50 AM :: 6225 Views :: Economy, Higher Education
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Including indirect and induced benefits and adjusting for inter-county feedback and spillover effects, the astronomy sector had a total impact of $167.86 million statewide....
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Friday, December 5, 2014 |
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The Trans-Pacific Partnership: Opportunities for International Trade and Internal Growth
By NCPA @ 10:05 AM :: 7588 Views :: World News, Economy
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Completing the agreement will create the largest free trade area, in terms of both goods and services, in which the United States participates....
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Tuesday, December 2, 2014 |
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Hawaii ranks 40th in economic freedom
By Grassroot Institute @ 2:00 PM :: 5892 Views :: Economy, Hawaii Statistics
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"Hawaii's poor ranking--tied for 40th out of all states and in the bottom 3rd quartile overall--demonstrates the need for statewide economic reform," stated Keli'i Akina, Ph.D., President of the Grassroot Institute....
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Friday, November 7, 2014 |
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Decreases in Federal Funding Require New Path for Hawaii's Policy Makers
By Grassroot Institute @ 3:07 PM :: 5821 Views :: Economy, Hawaii State Government
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Emphasis should be on creating opportunity, stronger economy....
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Sunday, October 26, 2014 |
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Goliath is Desperate
By News Release @ 2:57 PM :: 9193 Views :: Economy, Politicians, Cost of Living
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... it’s one of the reasons that Hawaii has the highest cost of living in the nation ....
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Sunday, October 26, 2014 |
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UHERO State Forecast Update: Hawaii's Economy In Need of An Engine
By UHERO @ 2:00 PM :: 7230 Views :: Economy, Hawaii Statistics, Tourism
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Weak tourism and federal downsizing are holding down growth. Construction has disappointed this year....
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