Hawaii Statistics

... Case counts and vaccination updates will be published on the DOH COVID-19 dashboard every Wednesday beginning March 16 ....

... the 2020 baseline report for the state has 886,211 total agricultural acres, a decrease of 27,050 acres, or minus 3 percent from 2015. Total acres in planted crops in 2020 was 120,632, a decrease of 31,199 acres or minus 21 percent. The loss in planted acres was attributed to the closure of the Hawai`i Commercial & Sugar Company on Maui in 2016 which removed 38,810 acres in crop acreage ....

... nine out of the top 10 states are State Plan states ....

... Hawaii gasoline prices are increasing more slowly than other states .... 

... Changing economic conditions are making it more difficult for people to afford household expenses ....

... Visitor arrivals are projected to increase to 9.7 million in 2023, 10.0 million in 2024, and 10.4 million in 2025 ....

... tourist headcount down 29.8% ....

... Total COVID-19 deaths in Hawaii: 91 per 100,000 people ....

... The average household size in Hawaii is 2.95 ....

... where employers are struggling the most in hiring ....

... analysts looked at the latest information on vaccine hesitancy to find the main reasons why parents don’t want to vaccinate their children ....

... University of Hawaiʻi campuses across the state achieved record highs in important graduation and retention metrics for the academic year 2020–21, the first full academic year impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic ....

... the cost of living in Hawaii ranks as the highest among states ....

... Hawaii Pothole complaints: 20.6 for every 1,000 km of road ....

... in Hawaii the increase in the cost for assisted living facility care surpassed the national trend while the increase in costs for home care services was less than what was seen nationally ....

... 16 Hawaii towns compared ....

... These figures are up from 2020 (85 fatalities), when nationwide traffic fatalities trended up, but down from the 108 fatalities recorded for 2019 ....

... Return of geothermal boosts Hawaii Island to 60% ....

... auto-loan balances have grown ....

... 16,000 people in Hawaii quit their jobs in November 2021, the most recent month of available data - a 45.5% increase from one year earlier ....

... States Whose Unemployment Rates Are Bouncing Back Most ....

... 2022's States with the Biggest and Smallest Wealth Gaps by Race/Ethnicity ....

... The total economic impact of $221 million, which also accounts for indirect and induced impacts, is nearly as much as farming statewide ....

... In Hawaii, an estimated 6,458 people are experiencing homelessness - or about 45.6 for every 10,000 people, the second highest homeless rate among states ....

... Hawaii has the highest union membership rate at 22.4 percent ....

... the tourist headcount is down 20.9% ....

... The states in the bottom 10 tend to have a number of afflictions in common: complex, nonneutral taxes with comparatively high rates ....

... Hawaii ranks 13th ....

... The 20th annual American Lung Association "State of Tobacco Control" report evaluates states ....

... On top of the federal gasoline tax of 18.4 cents per gallon, Hawaii levies an additional excise tax of 51.7 cents - the fourth highest gas tax rate among states ....

... HONOLULU remained a Sinkhole City because it needed more than $3.9 billion, or $31,700 from each taxpayer, to pay its bills ....

... the seasonally adjusted unemployment rate for December was 5.7 percent compared to 6.0 percent in November. Statewide, 610,350 were employed and 37,050 unemployed ....

... This revision results in the current percentage of the population that has received a booster dose increasing from 31.4% last Friday to 33.1% today ....

... In a 2019 poll by Pacific Resource Partnership, 45% of the island residents surveyed said they were leaving the state or considering a move. Of those contemplating leaving, 47% named the cost of living as the most important reason ....  

... Free needles.  Lots of free needles ....

... the amount of money that individuals and families require to meet their basic needs without government and/or other subsidies ....

... 2022’s Best & Worst States to Drive in ....

... Nearly 4,700 rooftop solar systems installed in 2021; 92,500 now online ....

... LawnStarter ranked nearly 200 of the largest U.S. cities on remote worker-friendliness ....

... According to the study, Maui County ranked as the top place in Hawaii for small business owners ....

...  In Hawaii, smoking can burn a nasty hole through your wallet .... 

... 2022’s States with the Most Racial Progress ....

... the fifth year in a row that the state has shown a population decline ....

... The study showed a statistically significant correlation between how severe state governmental actions were in shutting down their economies and negative impacts on employment more than a year after the COVID-19 pandemic began ....

... There were a total of 33,928 property crimes reported in Hawaii in 2020 ....

... seven fatalities to date occurred in 2021 among twenty-three major incidents reported unrelated to the COVID-19 Pandemic ....

... life expectancy at birth in Hawaii is 82.3 years, the highest among states and well above the comparable national average of 79.2 years ....

... November 2021 visitor spending was lower compared to the $1.34 billion (-11.5%) reported for November 2019 ....

... score improves from D+ ....

... Goods and services in the state are 19.3% more expensive than they are on average nationwide, and the average 65 year old should plan on spending $1,481,336 throughout retirement, nearly $361,000 more than the national average ....