Hawaii Statistics

...Currently, median rents in Honolulu stand at $1,550 for a one-bedroom apartment and $2,060 for a two-bedroom....

...comparind more than 180 U.S. cities across 26 key indicators of job-market strength....

...Hawaii reported the lowest levels of adequate sleep at 56 percent, while South Dakota got the most sleep at 72 percent....

...Visitors to the Hawaiian Islands spent a total of $1.29 billion in November 2017, an increase of 4.5 percent compared to a year ago....

...this could make Hawaii and other high-tax states less competitive for their wealthiest earners, since those residents will be less able to deduct the high local taxes....

...and 5th for speeding....

...Labor force drops 1% -- from 690,800 to 684,350 year over year....

...Hawaii lost 1,145 residents between 2016 and 2017....

...Hawaii's Flu Vaccination Rate is 49.2 Percent, 18th Highest....

...Crime and Inability to Join Military or Workforce Present National Crisis....

...share of sheltered homeless persons to number of volunteering hours per capita to share of income donated to charity....

...The ACUF has reviewed each piece of legislation voted on in both the Senate and House of Representatives to produce average scores for each chamber as well as individual scores for each sitting member....

...Hawaii's extremely modest creep up the ladder of economic freedom....

...Online Tool Helps Users Pull Election Data for Specific State and Local Jurisdictions, Compare with Others....

...The 2017 Economic Freedom of North America report helps explain why life is tough in the Aloha State....

...High costs of living stretch Hawaii workers’ paychecks thin and leave them with far less disposable income than residents in other states, making it the worst state for student loan affordability....

... Hawaii is spending $6.6 million this year on tobacco prevention and cessation programs, which is 48.1 percent of the $13.7 million recommended by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ....

...Honolulu is #1 for Homelessness, Pearl City is the 2nd-least needy city in USA....

... In the past three years, violent crime increased 29% ....

...$4,540 a year in tax revenue per resident....

...The U.S. Census Bureau released its 2012-2016 American Community Survey (ACS) 5-year estimates on December 7, 2017....

...Hawaii still leads nation in homeless count per capita....

...2017’s States with the Best Elder-Abuse Protections....

...Seniors in Hawaii are sick less often than those in any other state....

...the State of Hawaii Dashboard and the Office of Hawaiian Affairs Dashboard are only current up to 2013 for most of the categories presented....

...Monsanto took first place, scoring an impressive 91.6 percent....

... but Hawaii ranks 5th in Percentage of Population who Donate Time ....

...WalletHub’s data crunchers compared more than 180 U.S. cities across 32 key indicators of evil deeds....

"...air seats will increase by 8.5 percent during the first three quarters of 2018....”

...Department rolls out more data visuals for public to view....

...inbound air cargo volume from the U.S. mainland jumped in 2002 due to e-commerce and has been at that high level ever since....

...Honolulu cost of living is 86 percent above national average .... 

...Overstock Began Accepting Bitcoin in January 2014....

...The increase in family incomes is the result of both the income tax cuts and the broader rise in productivity and wages due to economic growth....

...Approximately 300 Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) recipients live in Hawaii....

...The Institute for Justice finds Hawaii to be ‘most burdensome’ in USA due to the large number of professions requiring licensure.   In contrast, the Wisconsin study finds Hawaii to be the 'least burdensome' based on an analysis of 10 specific professions and the requirements to attain license in each....

...“Fat” is becoming the new normal in America....

...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....

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...32 communities ranked from smartest to dumbest....

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

...Hawaii dropped from 11th for 2017 to 14th for 2018....

...Honolulu Rates F but the State overall rates C-....

...Impact Also Includes 31,727 Jobs and $263 Million in State & Local Taxes....

...Did DOTAX Turn the Corner on Customer Service?....

...Nowhere are drivers angrier than in Hawaii, analysis suggests....

...Hawaii has enough in cash reserves to weather next recession, report says....

...The State Business Tax Climate Index is a measure of how well states structure their tax systems....

...Median gross rent as a percentage of monthly income 46.5%....