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Sunday, January 15, 2023 |
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Searching for a Side Job? In Hawaii you've got lots of company
By Selected News Articles @ 9:02 PM :: 1945 Views :: Economy, Hawaii Statistics, Labor, Cost of Living
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... According to recent data, searches for side jobs have seen an increase of 49.89%, with Hawaii ranking sixth among the states ....
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Tuesday, January 10, 2023 |
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Feds Collect $2M in Fines
By News Release @ 11:36 PM :: 1509 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Law Enforcement
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... $1,534,259.15 was collected in criminal actions and $554,363.58 was collected in civil actions ....
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Tuesday, January 10, 2023 |
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2022: Hawaii Had Largest Increase in Energy Costs
By News Release @ 4:14 AM :: 1945 Views :: Energy, Hawaii Statistics, Cost of Living
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... Hawaii residents paid on average $210.26 a month up by $38.08 ....
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Saturday, January 7, 2023 |
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Hawaii Grade 'C' on Low Income School Funding Fairness
By News Release @ 6:30 PM :: 1570 Views :: Education K-12, Hawaii Statistics
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... Because of persistent funding inadequacies and inequities, many schools, especially those serving low-income communities, were not equipped to educate students ....
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Saturday, January 7, 2023 |
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Most Expensive US Cities -- Honolulu 5th
By Selected News Articles @ 6:19 PM :: 1766 Views :: Honolulu County, Hawaii Statistics, Cost of Living
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... and that doesn’t account for state tax rates, which are among the highest in the nation ....
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Saturday, January 7, 2023 |
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Hawaii Most Expensive Pizza in USA
By Selected News Articles @ 4:32 AM :: 2138 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Cost of Living
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... The Price of Pizza Hut and Domino’s in Every Country and State ....
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Wednesday, January 4, 2023 |
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State with worst roads--Hawaii
By News Release @ 5:55 PM :: 1503 Views :: Hawaii Statistics
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... 16% of Hawaiʻi’s rural roads and 26% of urban roads rated with poor pavement roughness ....
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Tuesday, January 3, 2023 |
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Taxes, housing drive people from Hawaii, policy group says
By Selected News Articles @ 8:25 PM :: 2042 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Taxes, Cost of Living
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... more than 15,000 left the state between July 2021 and July 2022 ....
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Tuesday, January 3, 2023 |
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79% of Hawaii Criminals' Guns Smuggled from Out-of-State
By Selected News Articles @ 3:16 AM :: 1704 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Second Amendment
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... According to 2021 data from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives, 78.9% of traced guns in Hawaii were sold by an out-of-state retailer - the third largest share in the country. Firearms traced by the ATF typically have been used, or are suspected to have been used, to commit a crime ....
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Sunday, January 1, 2023 |
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Lives Matter
By Tom Yamachika @ 5:00 AM :: 1717 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Hawaii Statistics
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... the important thing isn’t money for the sake of money, but whether it’s being used wisely to make our lives better ....
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Friday, December 30, 2022 |
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The trend continues: Hawaii's population declines — again
By Grassroot Institute @ 8:14 PM :: 2077 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Cost of Living
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... Hawaii’s population dropped by almost 7,000 people, or 0.5%, between July 2021 and July 2022 ....
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Friday, December 30, 2022 |
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November 2022 Tourist Count 90.9% of November 2019
By News Release @ 2:06 AM :: 1595 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Tourism
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... Inflation is 17% from 2019 to 2022 so a 13.7% 'nominal' increase means 'real dollar' spending is down, not up ....
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Thursday, December 29, 2022 |
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Hawaii: Long, expensive road for government permission to work
By Selected News Articles @ 5:31 PM :: 2157 Views :: Education K-12, Hawaii Statistics, Health Care, Small Business
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... spend nearly three times as long on educational requirements and be faced with shelling out twice as much in associated fees ....
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Thursday, December 22, 2022 |
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American Dream? Hawaii Business Environment Worst in USA
By News Release @ 11:52 AM :: 1903 Views :: Economy, Hawaii Statistics
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... According to the Index, Hawaii’s areas for improvement include business environment (ranked 51st), economic quality (ranked 51st), infrastructure (ranked 35th) and education (ranked 28th) ....
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Tuesday, December 20, 2022 |
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Hawaii Gender Gap #2 in USA--Failing Boys Account for All of DoE Shortfall
By Selected News Articles @ 8:47 PM :: 3227 Views :: Education K-12, Hawaii Statistics
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... Hawaii English test scores relative to US average: Female: 0.07 grades above US average -- Male: 1.04 grades below US average ....
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Tuesday, December 20, 2022 |
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Families in Debt: Latest Study Analyzes Hawaii Debt Predicament
By News Release @ 8:02 PM :: 1860 Views :: Family, Hawaii Statistics
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... From credit card debt and student loans, to mortgages and medical bills ....
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Tuesday, December 20, 2022 |
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Hawaii November Unemployment 3.3%
By News Release @ 7:36 PM :: 2014 Views :: Economy, Hawaii Statistics, Labor, Small Business
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... Jobs increased by 25,800 over-the-year ....
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Tuesday, December 20, 2022 |
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Hawaii Worst Roads in USA
By Selected News Articles @ 7:23 PM :: 1600 Views :: Hawaii Statistics
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... More than a quarter of Hawaii’s urban roads come in at more than 170 inches per mile on the International Roughness Index (IRI), a measure of how much a vehicle vibrates based on the roughness of the road and how the wheel hits it ....
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Tuesday, December 20, 2022 |
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Artificial Shortage: 74% of Oahu Land is Vacant
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 7:08 PM :: 2180 Views :: Development, Hawaii Statistics, Land Use
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... Since the state Land Use Commission was created in 1976, “there’s just been a massive falloff on development,” Akina said. Indeed, only 2% of Hawaii island’s land is committed to urban housing and development. Statewide, that percentage is 4% for Kauai and Maui and 26% for Oahu. ...
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Tuesday, December 20, 2022 |
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Hawaii Among Nine States Running Long-Term Structural Deficits
By Selected News Articles @ 1:48 PM :: 1845 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Hawaii Statistics, Taxes
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... revenue will continue to fall short of spending absent policy changes ....
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Sunday, December 18, 2022 |
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Hawaii: Burn Thru $1M Retirement Fund in 10 Years
By Selected News Articles @ 11:00 AM :: 2311 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Cost of Living
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... retirees can expect to burn money fastest in Hawaii ....
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Saturday, December 17, 2022 |
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Report: Inflation is easing in Honolulu
By Selected News Articles @ 4:50 PM :: 1771 Views :: Economy, Hawaii Statistics
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... Honolulu showed a Consumer Price Index change of -0.6% over the last two months ....
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Saturday, December 17, 2022 |
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Report: Hawaii among five healthiest states
By News Release @ 2:57 AM :: 1750 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Health Care
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... The healthiest states were New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Vermont, Connecticut and Hawaii ....
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Wednesday, December 14, 2022 |
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Native Hawaiian Girls LESS Likely to be 'Missing'
By News Release @ 11:46 PM :: 3772 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Law Enforcement, Military, Drugs
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... Obvious bias: The word “military” occurs 20 times in this report. The word “drug” four times, “methamphetamines” zero times, “pimp", once, "foster" three times ....
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Saturday, December 3, 2022 |
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How Secure Are Hawaii Public Pensions?
By Selected News Articles @ 6:22 PM :: 2216 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Hawaii Statistics, Labor
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... Hawaii, pension liabilities totaled an estimated $32.7 billion in 2020. Meanwhile, the state's pension assets totaled $17.4 billion. Considering both assets and liabilities, Hawaii's pension funding ratio is 53.2%, the seventh lowest in the country ....
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Friday, December 2, 2022 |
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Hilo Housing Cost Half of Statewide Median
By Selected News Articles @ 10:01 PM :: 1718 Views :: Hawaii County , Hawaii Statistics
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... in Hilo, the typical home is worth $341,500 - compared to the typical home in Hawaii, which is worth $636,400 ....
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Friday, December 2, 2022 |
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DBEDT Economic Projections Unchanged
By News Release @ 9:17 PM :: 1540 Views :: Economy, Hawaii Statistics
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... DBEDT kept economic growth projections for 2022 and 2023 for the State unchanged at 2.6 percent and 1.7 percent, respectively ....
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Wednesday, November 30, 2022 |
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Hawaii Parents Most Reliant on Child Support in USA
By News Release @ 2:42 AM :: 1667 Views :: Family, Hawaii Statistics
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... In Hawaii, parents receive an average of $16,656 in child support annually; this makes up 25.1% of their income ....
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Tuesday, November 29, 2022 |
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Accounting for Inflation, Tourist Spending is Down from 2019
By News Release @ 2:10 AM :: 1644 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Tourism
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... Inflation is 17% from 2019 to 2022 so a 15.1% 'nominal' increase means 'real dollar' spending is down, not up ....
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Sunday, November 27, 2022 |
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Economic Freedom: Hawaii Ranks 48th
By Grassroot Institute @ 9:30 PM :: 1676 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Taxes
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“...our residents will continue to suffer and flee the state....”
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Friday, November 25, 2022 |
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Hawaii Unemployment 3.4%
By News Release @ 1:54 PM :: 1904 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Labor, Small Business
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... total nonagricultural jobs increased by 4,900 in October over September ....
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Tuesday, November 22, 2022 |
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Saturday, November 19, 2022 |
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Hawaii's public school enrollment decreased during the pandemic
By Selected News Articles @ 3:18 AM :: 1796 Views :: Education K-12, Hawaii Statistics, COVID-19
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... Hawaii public schools saw enrollment drop by 4.75% from 2019 to 2022. Meanwhile, charter schools experienced a 1.85% enrollment increase ....
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Thursday, November 17, 2022 |
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Hawaii Short 3,873 Healthcare Professionals
By News Release @ 7:58 PM :: 1856 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Health Care
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... The state’s need for healthcare professionals has grown 76 percent – from 2,200 job openings in 2019 to 3,873 openings today ....
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Tuesday, November 15, 2022 |
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Fitch: Public Employee Pay Hikes, Higher Interest Rates Will Push Hawaii Liabilities Higher
By News Release @ 4:48 PM :: 1767 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Hawaii Statistics, Cost of Living
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"...higher inflation will pressure pension liabilities via rising employee wages, which raise projected benefits, and automatic cost of living adjustment mechanisms...."
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Thursday, November 10, 2022 |
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Respiratory Syncytial Virus and influenza are increasing in Hawaii
By News Release @ 8:20 PM :: 1959 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Health Care, COVID-19
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... RSV is a common respiratory virus that usually causes mild, cold-like symptoms ....
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Tuesday, November 8, 2022 |
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75% of Hawaii Rural Hospitals at Risk of Closing
By News Release @ 7:41 PM :: 2557 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Health Care
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... Hawaii has the highest percentage of at-risk rural hospitals in USA ...
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Saturday, November 5, 2022 |
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Unemployment Trust Fund Grows to $205M
By News Release @ 3:58 AM :: 2127 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Hawaii Statistics, Labor, Small Business, Taxes
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... Hawaii’s unemployment insurance (UI) program is funded exclusively by employers via state and federal payroll taxes on wages ....
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Thursday, October 27, 2022 |
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Tourist Count Reaches 95.5% of Pre-COVID Number--Spending Flat
By News Release @ 7:19 PM :: 1592 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Tourism
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... accounting for inflation, the actual dollar increase in tourist spending is a paltry $30M ....
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Thursday, October 27, 2022 |
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Voting Power? Hawaii Ranks 10th
By Selected News Articles @ 6:41 PM :: 1939 Views :: Congressional Delegation, Hawaii Statistics, Office of Elections
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... how much your individual vote counts ....
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Tuesday, October 25, 2022 |
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2023 State Business Tax Climate Index--Hawaii Ranks 43rd
By Tax Foundation @ 10:46 PM :: 1536 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Taxes
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... The Tax Foundation’s State Business Tax Climate Index enables business leaders, government policymakers, and taxpayers to gauge how their states’ tax systems compare ....
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Monday, October 24, 2022 |
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Fake it to Make it: The whole DoE gets shut down and test scores don’t drop
By News Release @ 4:15 PM :: 3178 Views :: Education K-12, Hawaii Statistics
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... The worst performing students are now chronically absentee, so we aren't testing them. So these 'steady' test numbers actually show that the top DoE students have dropped to the pre-COVID level of the average students ....
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Friday, October 21, 2022 |
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UH enrollment dips
By News Release @ 4:27 AM :: 1779 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Higher Education
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... There are 48,373 students currently enrolled at UH, down from 49,773 students in 2021, a 2.8% decrease ....
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Friday, October 21, 2022 |
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Hawaii Unemployment Drops to 3.5%
By News Release @ 3:59 AM :: 1969 Views :: Economy, Hawaii Statistics, Labor
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...Job gains occurred in Leisure & Hospitality (+2,700); Education & Health Services (+500); Construction (+400); and Professional & Business Services (+200)....
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Sunday, October 16, 2022 |
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Honolulu Among Worst Cities to Drive In
By Selected News Articles @ 9:35 PM :: 1718 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Cost of Living
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... Honolulu ranks 90th of 100 cities ....
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Sunday, October 16, 2022 |
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State Financial Condition Still Dismal
By Tom Yamachika @ 6:00 AM :: 1766 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Hawaii Statistics
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... $37,000 of shortfall per taxpayer ....
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Sunday, October 16, 2022 |
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Hawaii highest earning hotels in USA
By News Release @ 4:53 AM :: 1712 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Tourism
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... Hawaii's 277 hotel businesses average over $25M annual revenue ....
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Saturday, October 15, 2022 |
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Ige Scores 'C' on Fiscal Policy Report Card
By Cato Foundation @ 4:50 AM :: 1746 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Hawaii Statistics, Taxes
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... The report examines the tax and spending choices made by the governors and discusses recent policy trends ....
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Friday, October 14, 2022 |
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Moody's revises Hawaii's outlook downward
By News Release @ 3:19 AM :: 1710 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Hawaii Statistics
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... the state's sound financial position and strong governance, offset by economic concentration in tourism, elevated leverage (combined debt, pension, OPEB and other liabilities) and associated fixed costs ....
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