Cost of Living

...the annual median cost of long term care services in Hawaii increased an average of 5.51 percent from 2016 to 2017....

...Last year biodiesel represented 2 percent of HECO’s oil and diesel consumption. (Translation: Its an expensive fig leaf for diesel plants.)....

...The last rate hike was two years ago--the next increase could happen in 2019....

...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....

...Because of the high real estate prices, Hawaii also had the second-lowest percentage of homeowners....

...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....

...Castle & Cooke Hawaii ready to break ground at Koa Ridge....

...These rates are expected to affect approximately 34,000 individuals currently purchasing ACA individual plans....

...one of the best perks of living in a city with a relatively smaller population? Affordability (but not in Hawaii)....

...Hawaii is the most unaffordable housing market in USA....

...Honolulu’s adjusted salaries are the lowest in the country, more than $7,000 below the next lowest, Tucson, AZ....

... Only five states had statistically significant increases in single coverage premiums 2015 to 2016 -- Hawaii is 5th ....

...HECO has acknowledged rates could rise by more than 44 percent when PSIP is fully implemented....

...Elon Musk made lots of campaign contributions.  He expects to be repaid....

...If you retire with $1 million in Hawaii, you have just shy of a dozen years to ride out your savings....

... Honolulu is the most expensive city in the USA, but in rural Hawaii $100 is worth $99.90 ....

...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....

...Hawaii has no soda tax. But that's not for lack of trying.....

...the same amount of cash can buy you more in a low-price state than in a high-price state....

...Since the 21st Century Flood Reform Act of 2017 (H.R. 2874) passed out of committee in June, it has been subject to intense industry lobbying....

...“Flip or Flop”....

...Hawaiian Electric Company will host a public meeting on Monday, Aug. 7, at McKinley High School....

...U.S. Pacific Command announced changes to the 2017 Hawaii Cost of Living Allowance effective Sept. 1, 2017....

...23 key indicators of market attractiveness, affordability and quality of life....

...Hawaii ranks 37th in monthly energy cost....

Dr. Keli’i Akina gave the following speech on June 30th, 2017, at the 2017 Maui County Affordable Housing Summit, hosted by the Maui Chamber of Commerce and Maui County Department of Housing & Human Concerns....

It really comes down to workers not getting much out of their paychecks because of a high cost of living and high taxes....

At $10,670, the average in-state tuition and fees are by no means the highest in the nation. However, the cost of necessities is higher here than in any other state....

...More sweetheart contracts to buy overpriced electricity from campaign contributors....

...Hawaii has he lowest Median Annual Income (adjusted for cost of living) of all 50 states....

Where you live can have a big impact on your wallet....

The Grassroot Institute of Hawaii reached almost half a million people in just six days with a video about how locals are fleeing Hawaii’s high taxes and cost of living....

We're the Hawaii expats....

...a breakdown of the most and least expensive states to call home....

...the phenomenon of locals leaving Hawaii to live on the mainland has been increasing significantly in recent years....

In 2015, Hawaii had the highest SNAP spending at $222.99, while New Hampshire had the lowest at $103.87—a difference of 115 percent....

Gov. Ige’s signing of the new IECC will pave the way for the eventual adoption of the code by Hawai‘i’s counties, requiring that all new commercial and residential construction meet the code....

Honolulu ranks first for installed solar capacity per capita in the United States....

Hawaii Ranks #1 for Fewest Hours of Sleep per Night ....

Only 20.2 percent of younger households own their homes, the lowest among the states....

SB107 would raise the minimum wage 62% from $9.25 / hour ....

...42 key indicators of affordability, economic strength, quality of education and health, and overall living standards....

Because the savings rate is calculated from local price comparisons, it will vary by region due to differences in the cost of living, even when commissary prices remain uniform and constant....

...UHERO: ‘Discriminatory’ HSTA Property Tax Plan hits Renters Hardest....

...six components: housing, utilities, grocery items, transportation, health care, and miscellaneous goods and services....

...unaffordable housing is almost everywhere and every time caused by the same factor: housing supply restrictions....

Hawaii lawmakers want to make unlicensed short-term rentals a class C felony....