Hawaii Statistics

...Honolulu tops the City Sanitation ranking, followed by Helsinki and Ottawa in joint second, whereas Dhaka (230) and Port au Prince (231) fill the bottom places....

...Alaska and Hawaii are the two states with the lowest concentration of wealth in the top 1 percent....

...the sales tax bases in Hawaii, New Mexico, and South Dakota are incredibly broad, so it’s not surprising that they would tax these types of transactions....

...In 2016, Hawaii had the highest life expectancy at birth (81.3 years) and Mississippi had the lowest (74.7 years), a 6.6-year difference....

...last year Hawaii Tax Freedom Day was April 19....

...Grassroot Institute president urges removal of barriers to economic mobility....

...and these figures are not adjusted for cost of living....

...2018’s Best & Worst States for Millennials....

...only New York State is higher....

... Place Where You Need the Highest Salary to Afford the Average Home  --  Hawaii: $153,520 for a house worth $610,000 ....

...Recently, states have moved away from these taxes or raised the exemption levels....

...Each year, the survey ranks nearly 70 of the nation’s major cities by megawatts of solar energy....

...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....

Politicians' hyperbolic campaign promises don't seem to be making life much better....

...Other Post-Employment Benefit Liabilities, 2017 surveys the more than 100 state-administered post-employment benefit plans, such as health insurance, Medicare advantage, life insurance, and other non-pension benefits....

...where do taxpayers get the least bang for their buck?....

...Hawai‘i Visitor Spending Generated $1.52 Billion in February 2018....

...projected to increase overall after-tax income in every quintile of taxpayers....

...different life styles among the 14 top race groups in Hawaii....

...but has the 5th-least punative Medical Board....

...Below are the 2018 rankings of the top 500 Healthiest Communities nationwide, and how they scored across each of the 10 categories....

...Hawaii is only building half of the units necessary to keep up with demand....

...Rank 47th – 8th Grade Math & Science Performance....

...our annual County Health Rankings show that where we live makes a difference in how well and how long we live....

...some states receive a far higher return on their federal income-tax contributions than others....

...2018’s States Most Dependent on the Gun Industry....

...Hawaii has 35 affordable and available units for every 100 ELI renter households....

...results of 20 years of tobacco prevention and control policies and programs with an estimated total savings of $1 billion in health care costs to the state....

...Six-Month Monitoring Levels Meet State & Federal Water Quality Standards....

...WalletHub compared 100 of the most populated U.S. metro areas across 18 key indicators of weight-related problems....

...186 communities ranked based on their Well-Being Index scores....

...$8,277 -- Annual Hawaii State & Local Taxes on Median State Household....

...Hawaii Democrats Bitter, Spiteful....

...We focused on 10 common aspects of the landlord-tenant relationship, which include security deposits, rent increases, the warranty of habitability and eviction notices....

... the proportion of renters in Honolulu rose from 44.6% in 2006 to 56.1% in 2016 ....

... Hawaii has reinstated its formerly temporary individual income tax brackets, ranging from 8.25 to 11 percent .... 

...the 50 states and the District of Columbia compared across 23 key indicators of living standards for women....

...View Details of all Hawaii Goals, Targets, & Indicators....

...Democrat media unanimous: 'Nothing to see here'....

...Nine towns in Hawaii rank in lowest quintile....

...José Torra, an economist and research director for Caminos de la Libertad in Mexico City....

...Air Service to Hawai‘i Increased 9.7 percent in January....

...Hawaii’s total consumer debt per capita of $64,642 averaged more than $20,000 above the nation....

...Hawaii shines in one area of 'best states' ranking....

...Hawaii Annual Taxes on Home Priced at State Median Value -- $1,459 (33rd–highest)....

...just 14 traditional public schools offer AP Computer Science....

...More than 69 million passengers in Honolulu ride TheBus annually....

...Hawaii ranks as 4th most expensive state for aging parents, study finds....

...Residents of Hawaii spend, on average, 36.2% of their monthly paychecks on credit card, student loan, and housing payments—the highest percentage in the nation....

...Some states are more well-behaved than others....