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... it is premature to commit funding for major new rail transit projects before we have some idea of the extent of transit ridership in the first several years after nationwide vaccinations ....

... The state where people are most likely to face an expected loss of employment income is Hawaii, at 26.5% ....

“...Requiring so-called COVID-19 vaccine passports for taking part in everyday life — such as attending a sporting event, patronizing a restaurant, or going to a movie theater— would create two cases of citizens based on vaccination....”

... States With the Most Pandemic-Proof Small Businesses -- Hawaii 50th ....

... After the Great Recession, it became clear that more people needed to learn financial literacy ....

... Hawaii lags the nation’s economic momentum by an astonishing 5.14% ....

... Hawaii is now the 11th-most restrictive state ....

... the lower COVID-19 transmission and deaths are in a state, the more that state is able to eliminate restrictions on businesses ....

... Coronavirus isn’t just a danger to Americans’ health. It’s also a menace to our wallets .... 

... the 11,260 Hawaii RNs annual mean salary is $104,830 ....

... If you are a registered voter, you will receive a passcode in the mail which will allow you to vote online ....

... tax burden measures the proportion of total personal income that residents pay toward state and local taxes ....

... Federal corruption probe targets DPP staffers and one local architect ....

... 11 of 16 Hawaii towns are in the top 10% of most overextended mortgage borrowers ....

... Two Democratic senators backed down from their threats to block all future Biden administration non-minority nominees after just eight hours ....

... do people in high-tax states receive superior government services ....

... Hawaii: 31.5% “expect someone in their household to have a loss in employment income in the next 4 weeks” ....

... Hawaii has the 5th lowest Avg. Annual Wage for Physicians (adj for cost of living) ....

... Hawaii Waiters/Waitresses: average annual wage: $55,200; employment: 19,500 ....

... in Hawaii, 54 out of about 10,000 veterans were homeless ....

... Federal assistance to states has come into the spotlight recently during the coronavirus pandemic ....

... Hawaii and California had the highest jobless rates in January, at 10.2% and 9.0%, respectively. At the far end of the spectrum, South Dakota and Utah had the lowest rates, each at 3.1% ....

... Hawaii ranks 47th for 8th Grade Math & Science Performance ....

... eastern O'ahu has the highest emissions, at 324 pounds of carbon dioxide equivalent per ounce. That’s roughly equivalent to burning 16 gallons of gasoline....

... Latency is the time in milliseconds it takes for data to be transferred between source and destination ....

... the manipulation of federal Indian law and policy in an ongoing process ....

... 2021 Hawaii Towns with the Highest & Lowest Credit Scores ....

... the technological backbone of the state’s UI program is an antiquated mainframe system that runs on a Natural database language ....

... In December, Hawaii had the highest unemployment rate among the states at 9.3%, followed by Nevada at an unemployment rate of 9.2%. Both of these rates are higher than the national unemployment rate of 6.7%....

“...The Ninth Circuit… decides over 11,000 appeals each year....”

... Where They Moved To: California, Texas and Washington ....

... Waipahu ranks 256th in USA for 'ethnoracial diversity' ....

... Car Loan Debt-to-Income Ratios for 16 Hawaii towns .... 

"... those payments came with a 3.5% convenience fee — higher than any other vendor taking electronic payments ...."

... Hawaii has a fast-food joint for every 1,025 residents ....

... but not so much with Corona Virus rates ....

... Davis Price was admitted to Kaiser Hospital Emergency Room for evaluation. He was diagnosed with two broken ribs, and multiple contusions ....

... Institutions in Hawaii have only spent 40 percent of total allocated funds ....

... Honolulu’s financial problems stem mostly from unfunded retirement obligations that have accumulated over the years ....

... "@Styx666Official has an edgy name and frequently uses profanity - his commentary and analysis is generally high quality," the Hawaii GOP tweeted ....

... “What is the truth?” the Hawaii GOP said, and asserted that followers of QAnon “don’t deserve mockery” and that they “were largely motivated by a sincere and deep love for America.” ....

... Hawaii vs Alaska Safest COVID States ....

... gas prices to rush-hour traffic congestion to road quality ....

... All that was required of Trump was to show up at the Imperial Hotel ballroom in Tokyo to gladhand a bunch of Japanese buyers and have his photo taken with them under the US and Japanese flags....

... Honolulu is the only city where mortgages have taken up more than 40% of homeowners’ incomes in 2010, as well as in 2015 and 2020 ....

... 33 Hours worked to afford median rent for nurses -- Hawaii ranks 43rd ....

... Nickie Lum Davis has retained Potomac International Partners to push for a grant of clemency. One of the lobbyists on the account is Mark Cowan, who was a member of Trump’s transition team ....

... gaps between black people and white people ....

... potential monetary losses — including both the lifetime and annual cost of a cigarette pack per day, health care expenditures, income losses and other costs ....