Hawaii Statistics

... In Honolulu, health care costs 8.69% of median monthly income, 15th highest in USA.  And most of the top 15 cities have substantially lower median incomes ....

... life expectancy in Hawaiʻi declined by 1.4 years, from 82.1 in 2019 to 80.7 in 2021 ....

... A tourism downturn is now underway, and job losses will occur in a number of sectors in 2026 ....

... Jobs Increased by 9,500 Year Over Year ....

... Every year, DBEDT and the Council of Revenues invent these numbers for the purpose of manipulating the legislative session.  In March or April, there will be a 'dramatic' shift in the numbers designed to pressure legislators into hiking taxes.  They do this EVERY year ...

... The dashboard displays police-level crime statistics produced through Hawaiʻi’s participation in the FBI’s Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program ....

... Visitors in October 2025 spent more on an average daily basis ($277 per person, +12.0%) which offset a 2.9 percent decrease in total arrivals to 749,095 visitors ....

... Rail Ridership 27 Times Lower Than Projection ....

... survey of over 3,200 local workers from across industries shows the cost-of-living crisis affects families across the economic spectrum ....

... and increasing ...

... the general excise tax (GET) has an extremely broad base that includes virtually all business inputs, both goods and services, leading to significant tax pyramiding ....

... Hawaii public pension debt is $9,784 per person ....

... there were 690,858 total visitors to the Hawaiian Islands in September 2025, a 2.5 percent decline compared to September 2024 ....

... Green became the first governor in the nation to declare their state’s housing crisis a statewide public emergency in summer 2023 ....

... Out of 94,000 votes cast during the 2025 session of the Legislature, 92,000 were “Yes.” ....

... The 106 were a combination of motor vehicle occupants, pedestrians, motorcyclists, scooter riders, bicyclists and people on non-traditional conveyances like skateboards, foot scooters and Utility Task Vehicles ....

"... Other Pacific Islanders: 69.6 years ...."

... Nearly half a million Hawaii residents live in mental health deserts, with just one provider for every 335 patients ....

... Hawaii is tied with MD and DC for the largest share of federal employees ....

... the state that relies the least is Hawaii at 26.3% ....

... Hawaiʻi ranked No. 37 for identifying students with emotional disturbance (ED) for individualized education programs (IEPs) ....

... at the upper end, the Census data also shows households reporting costs of $4,000 or more, making Hawaii one of the few states in that category ....

... UH Community Colleges: 25,461 (+2.2%) ....

... the religious exemption rate increased in Hawaiʻi from 5.3% for the 2023-2024 school year to 5.4% for the 2024-2025 school year, and from 3.1% to 3.4% nationally ....

... now, each taxpayer would have to contribute 'only' $8,800 to help pay off the state’s debt ....

... visitor numbers are down, job growth has stalled, and housing activity remains weak ....

... HPU ranks 86th in the west in the US News and World Report College Rankings for 2026 ....

... This means that the least motivated 24% of students are likely to have skipped the testing, which is still running below pre-COVID numbers.  Meanwhile DoE is aging COVID-failed students out of the system ....

... the average student owes $38,929 in Hawaii .... 

... Public debate about tourism in Hawai‘i is often cast in binary terms, either for or against the industry, yet the reality is far more complex ....

... Value-to-income ratios below 4 are affordable ....

... rates among boys in general were lower overall ....

• 50th – Avg. Starting Salary for Teachers (Adjusted for Cost of Living)
• 51st – Avg. Salary for Teachers (Adjusted for Cost of Living)

... Educational innovation plays a pivotal role in shaping the future of jobs and communities ....

... Hawaii’s economy to expand by 1.3 percent in 2025, a small upward revision from its previous forecast ....

... Total visitor spending measured in nominal dollars was $1.95 billion, a 4.3 percent decrease from July 2024 ....

... residents’ perspectives on community needs and access to social services, including kūpuna services, early childhood programs, services for disabled residents and more ....

... Hawaii average tax cut $3,030 for 2026.  Hawaii long-term jobs created 3,519 ....

... Hawaii has the highest cost of living in the USA ....

... WalletHub compared the pet-friendliness of the 100 largest U.S. cities across 23 key metrics ....

... The book is in electronic form and is available on the DBEDT website ....

... how does your community college stack up? ....

... 'equality' imposed by a tourism-driven economy and high cost of living ....

... this success comes at a time when concerns over cuts in federal research funding continue to grow. As of August 5, 66 grants totaling more than $89 million have been terminated at UH due to shifting federal priorities ....

... and 34.6% of Hawaii homeowners sitting on $500K capital gain ....

... many remain displaced, face high rent burdens, or continue to deal with long-term income loss ....

... 857,102 total visitors to the Hawaiian Islands in June 2025, down 1.8 percent from the same month last year ....

... Hawaii harbor mouths opening towards Kamchatka saw larger tsunami effects ....

... $6.3M salary for 'administrative leave' ....

... 16,879 personal/private applications for permits to acquire firearms were processed statewide during 2024, marking a 28.3% decrease ....