| People's Pulse Winter, 2014 From OmniTrak Group While Hawaii’s economy remains the state’s No. 1 issue for residents, the level of urgency which economic issues have drawn in the past is clearly diminishing. Initial mentions of the economy, the recession, budget deficits and jobs have fallen from a high of 52% in 2010 to just 22% at the end of 2013. Today, only 1 in 5 residents name economic issues as the top concern - a far cry from a few years ago when half of residents mentioned them top-of-mind. read ... People's Pulse Winter, 2014 SA: New survey reveals renewed optimism |