Hawaii Statistics

Study sheds new light on e-cigarette behaviors in teens as regulators consider curbing sales to minors....

according to a national report released today by a coalition of public health organizations....

Low Ranking on Small Business Policy Index Points to Need for Economic Reform....

WalletHub ranked the 100 most populated U.S. cities to find the ones that offer the most cost-effective and accessible fitness and sports facilities....

“Evidence suggests that e-cigarettes are being used by students who are not cigarette smokers....”

...the “2014 Congressional Pigbook,” published by the Citizens Against Government Waste identifies federal government “pork” spending in the millions of dollars in Hawaii....

Hawaii’s strengths include low prevalence of obesity and low rate of preventable hospitalizations; state’s challenges include high prevalence of binge drinking and high incidence of infectious disease....

...2014’s Cities with the Highest and Lowest Population in Need....

... California, Colorado, Florida, and Hawaii all moved up by at least 10 positions on our ranking ....

In Hawaii and Utah total borrowing by students at public institutions spiked by more than 100 percent since the start of the Great Recession....

WalletHub conducted an in-depth analysis of 2014’s Most & Least Charitable States....

"Hawaii's poor ranking--tied for 40th out of all states and in the bottom 3rd quartile overall--demonstrates the need for statewide economic reform," stated Keli'i Akina, Ph.D., President of the Grassroot Institute....

DHRD’s jurisdiction consisted of 21,783 positions, of which 15,069 were civil service and 6,714 exempt....

...residents will see a 6% average increase in their annual insurance costs for three years after the infraction....

...Hawaii income taxes cost a single parent of two children $272 at poverty level....

In Hawaii 215 people have assets in excess of $30M....

But Hawaii is #1 for “highest percentage of the population spending more than they make”....

...Hawaii taxpayers can now breathe easier because he was defeated in the Democratic primary....

...Hawaii’s $30-billion unfunded liability per resident is $21,852, the seventh highest in the nation....

We crunched the numbers using the six criteria below to determine if the state you live in is prime habitat for a downer of a Thanksgiving....

...Families are changing, with fewer married couples and more single-parent families and cohabiting unions....

...life amid the palm trees can cost, especially at quality nursing facilities and hospitals. Special needs transport is adequate, but work commutes are time-consuming....

...the number of states sharing teacher performance information with educator preparation programs has more than tripled....

...the state may one day be forced to break the promise it made to its employees regarding their pensions and benefits....

...adults 20 and older represented 84 percent of bicyclist fatalities in 2012, compared to only 21 percent in 1975....

The homeless are everywhere but a national report shows Hawaii is 6th lowest for child homelessness....

“Hawaii’s driving never really went down – it just flattened out and then started going up again as opposed to the mainland, which made a U-turn....”

...four categories: attorney access for low-income litigants; support for self-represented litigants; support for litigants with limited language proficiency; and support for people with disabilities....

New report shows student loan debt still rising for bachelor’s degree recipients; includes state-by-state and college-by-college debt levels....

Hawaii has one of the most onerous business tax situations. Another drawback: the highest cost of living....

WalletHub ranked the 50 U.S. states and the District of Columbia based on 11 key metrics....

When businesses suffer losses in a calendar year, well-structured corporate tax codes allow them to deduct those losses against previous or future tax returns....

In Hawaii 12.5% of births are premature....

...by calculating the number of elected officials in the federal government per adult population in each state for the most recent election years....

...businesses and workers with specialized skills congregate together....

But combined enrollment for grades 1-12 continues to grow, with 823 more students in 2014-15....

...gains/losses on the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) fourth and eighth-grade reading and mathematics exams from 2003 to 2013....

Nationally, the combined net income of sole proprietors, LLCs, Partnerships, and S corporations has increased fivefold and now accounts for more than 50 percent of all business income....

We score all 50 states on 56 measures of competitiveness, developed using input from business groups, economic development experts, companies and the states themselves.....

...the State Business Tax Climate Index, released this morning by the nonpartisan Tax Foundation....

... but 13th in Total Political Contributions per Adult Population ....

Weak tourism and federal downsizing are holding down growth.  Construction has disappointed this year....

...the magnitude of these payments exceeds the average salary of an American teacher, as well as a soldier deployed in Afghanistan, by at least $10,000 per year....

Fitch Ratings has assigned an 'AA' rating to the following State of Hawaii general obligation (GO) bonds....

A new data map courtesy of Fitch Ratings shows which states have the highest college tuition growth....

...the Law School on the UH Mānoa campus was named fourth in the country for “Most Diverse Faculty,” and seventh in the nation as the law school “Most Chosen by Older Students.”....

Hawaii salaries are 16th highest in USA.  When adjusted for cost of living, Hawaii salaries drop to 50th....

...Honolulu’s airport is hardly the welcome to Hawaii that you might expect.....

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