Hawaii Statistics

...After two years of consecutive growth above 2 percent, Hawaii’s economy grew by 0.9 percent during the first quarter of 2017....

...Honolulu, HI, hit #3 in July with an increase of 8%, and returns to the list at #4 in August for another 6.7% increase. For August, that means median one-bedroom rent is $1,766 — the tenth highest in the country....

... Hawaii ranks 4th with an average deduction of $2629 ....

...2017’s Best & Worst States for Health Care....

Texas has no personal income tax....

...the same amount of cash can buy you more in a low-price state than in a high-price state....

...data set ranges from average student debt to unemployment rate among the population aged 25 to 34 to share of students with past-due loan balances....

...“Flip or Flop”....

...Visitor Arrivals Increased 4.3 Percent to 4.6 Million....

...Hawaii among states with lowest median scores on college admissions test, study finds....

... Before the latest increase, Hawaii ranked 11th ....

... report analyzes the impact of international students on Hawaii’s economy ....

...2017’s States with the Most At-Risk Youth....

...23 key indicators of market attractiveness, affordability and quality of life....

...the share of state and local road spending that is covered by tolls, user fees, and taxes varies drastically. It ranges from only 12 percent in Alaska to 76.3 percent in Hawaii....

...Hawaii ranks 37th in monthly energy cost....

...average gas prices to average annual hours of traffic delays to auto-repair shops per capita....

... Hawaii's disadvantages, like the regulatory regime and the roads, are not beyond its control ....

...Hawaii GET taxes many products multiple times and ultimately taxes 99.21 percent of the state’s personal income compared to the national median sales tax which applies to 34.46 percent of personal income....

...access to cash, human capital and affordable office space....

...In addition, total visitor arrivals rose 4.5 percent to 751,191....

It really comes down to workers not getting much out of their paychecks because of a high cost of living and high taxes....

...Hawaii also stood out as having one of the lowest average home size of all states.... 

...Hawaii taxes the spirit at $5.98 per gallon....

...2017’s Most & Least Independent States....

Honolulu raked in over $50 million in property taxes last year, from the top 10 taxpaying properties alone....

...economic security of women and men aged 65 and older in Hawaii, including their marital status, poverty, and various sources and amounts of income....

...Check out today’s map below to see where your state lies on the wine tax spectrum....

Honolulu average Internet download speed ranks 99th of 100 US cities....

Clients were 64% less likely to visit the emergency room and 74% less likely to be admitted to a hospital....

...families continue to offer a strong foundation for Hawaiʻi’s children, according to the 2017 KIDS COUNT Data Book....

The laggards are Alaska, Hawaii, New Mexico, Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Tennessee, Kentucky and West Virginia....

All fifty states and the District of Columbia impose some tax on beer above and beyond the general sales tax....

At $10,670, the average in-state tuition and fees are by no means the highest in the nation. However, the cost of necessities is higher here than in any other state....

...37 key safety indicators grouped into five different categories....

...The number of Hawaii residents commuting 90 minutes or more increased 63 percent from 2010 to 2015, to almost 17,000....

...48th – Percentage of Jobs in High-Tech Industries....

...Transforming the Health of Native Hawaiian Men, a 45-page report on the well-being of Hawaiian kāne....

...Hawaii has he lowest Median Annual Income (adjusted for cost of living) of all 50 states....

...17% of US newlyweds were married to someone of a different race or ethnicity in 2015 -- in Honolulu is was 42%....

...Hawaii continues to support only a few hundred children in public preschool....

...Four Largest Visitor Markets Reported Growth in Spending and Arrivals....

Where you live can have a big impact on your wallet....

Property taxes are assessed as a percentage of home values, so it follows that higher property taxes are paid where housing prices are higher than average....

...comparing the 50 states and the District of Columbia across 15 key metrics, ranging from arrest and overdose rates to opioid prescriptions and meth-lab incidents per capita....

The Grassroot Institute of Hawaii reached almost half a million people in just six days with a video about how locals are fleeing Hawaii’s high taxes and cost of living....