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Entries for 'UHERO'
Saturday, December 20, 2014 |
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The Economic Impact of Astronomy in Hawaii
By UHERO @ 12:50 AM :: 6259 Views :: Economy, Higher Education
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Including indirect and induced benefits and adjusting for inter-county feedback and spillover effects, the astronomy sector had a total impact of $167.86 million statewide....
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Saturday, November 8, 2014 |
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UHERO: LNG Could Save Hawaii Ratepayers $800M/Year
By UHERO @ 8:18 PM :: 8704 Views :: Energy, Environment, Cost of Living
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...to estimate the impacts of Hawaii importing LNG for use in the electric sector....
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Sunday, October 26, 2014 |
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UHERO State Forecast Update: Hawaii's Economy In Need of An Engine
By UHERO @ 2:00 PM :: 7259 Views :: Economy, Hawaii Statistics, Tourism
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Weak tourism and federal downsizing are holding down growth. Construction has disappointed this year....
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Tuesday, October 14, 2014 |
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UHERO: PV Growth in Hawaii?
By UHERO @ 6:43 AM :: 4598 Views :: Energy
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Under the current rate structure, DG providers are providing “cheap” electricity while consuming “expensive” electricity....
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Friday, August 8, 2014 |
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UHERO: Stall in Tourism Slows Hawaii Economy
By UHERO @ 3:32 PM :: 5774 Views :: Economy, Tourism
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...and no other sector has yet emerged to provide offsetting stimulus....
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Friday, August 8, 2014 |
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Iniki: Years later Kauai Population, Workforce Still Suffered
By UHERO @ 1:11 AM :: 6805 Views :: Hawaii History, Hawaii Statistics
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...Kauai’s economy only returned to pre-Iniki levels 7-8 years after the storm....
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Friday, June 6, 2014 |
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UHERO: The Good, Bad, and Ugly of Watershed Management
By UHERO @ 4:22 PM :: 4452 Views :: Environment
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The removal of and protection against “bad” and "ugly" natural capital such as invasive plants and feral animals....
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Friday, June 6, 2014 |
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Revolution of ‘54? Inequality Increases Since Statehood
By UHERO @ 4:14 PM :: 7112 Views :: Economy, Hawaii Statistics
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...the share of income going to the “Dominant Class” increases while the share going to the “Lower Class” decreases steadily from the mid 1950s up to the present....
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Saturday, May 24, 2014 |
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UHERO: Tourism Weakness Continues
By UHERO @ 4:56 AM :: 6328 Views :: Economy, Tourism
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Last year’s tourism weakness continued in the first quarter of this year, and incremental gains for 2014 will be slight....
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Friday, May 23, 2014 |
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UHERO: Natural Gas is Cheaper and Cleaner
By UHERO @ 4:51 AM :: 4656 Views :: Energy
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...HECO released an RFP in March for 800,000 tons of containerized LNG per year over 15 years, beginning in 2016 or 2017....
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Wednesday, April 23, 2014 |
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UHERO: Managing a Grid with Green Energy
By UHERO @ 9:02 PM :: 6418 Views :: Energy, Tax Credits
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...a windfall gain for the typically wealthy households able to take advantage of the situation....
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Wednesday, April 23, 2014 |
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Cost Implications of GHG Regulation in Hawai‘i
By UHERO @ 8:58 PM :: 5283 Views :: Energy, Environment
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...this finding would not hold if fuel prices were substantively lower than current levels, either from falling prices or fuel-switching to lower cost products....
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Friday, April 11, 2014 |
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UHERO: The Costs and Benefits of installing PV solar
By UHERO @ 3:52 AM :: 4503 Views :: Ethics
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This calculator should help you to decide how large of a system to install and maybe help you comparison shop across solar providers....
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Thursday, April 3, 2014 |
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UHERO: Why are Hawai’i’s Electricity Prices So High?
By UHERO @ 4:49 PM :: 6784 Views :: Energy, Cost of Living
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...well over two thirds of the state’s generated electricity is used by commercial businesses and industry, which factor into the prices we pay for everything else....
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Tuesday, April 1, 2014 |
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UHERO Looks at Lanai, Molokai Windfarm Proposals
By UHERO @ 10:05 PM :: 4401 Views :: Energy
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...its net positive macroeconomic impacts are small....
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Friday, March 28, 2014 |
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Hotels and Condos Drive Construction Upturn
By UHERO @ 8:36 PM :: 4764 Views :: Economy
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New condo towers in Kakaako are spurring double-digit growth in permits for residential construction. A sharp rise in commercial construction, much of it in resort areas, is on the horizon....
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Saturday, March 15, 2014 |
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UHERO: Impact of Federal PURPA Subsidies on Hawaii Alternative Energy market
By UHERO @ 6:38 AM :: 6347 Views :: Energy, Hawaii Statistics
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In this policy brief, we identify the existing PURPA-based contracts in Hawai'i ....
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Friday, March 7, 2014 |
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UHERO: Is Monopoly a Barrier to Hawai’i’s Ascent?
By UHERO @ 9:02 PM :: 5991 Views :: Energy, Jones Act
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In 2012 Joseph Stiglitz, a Nobel Prize winning economist and Columbia University Business School Professor visited Hawaii....
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Tuesday, March 4, 2014 |
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UHERO: Climate Change Behind Push for Water Conservation
By UHERO @ 11:20 PM :: 7706 Views :: Honolulu County, Environment, Agriculture
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Drawdown of existing groundwater stocks is likely still decades away....
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Friday, February 28, 2014 |
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UHERO: 2013 Hawaii Growth 'Disappointing', 2014 'Marked Down'
By UHERO @ 1:10 PM :: 6079 Views :: Economy, Hawaii Statistics
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Our projections for 2014 growth have been marked down....
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Thursday, February 13, 2014 |
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SB2196: Barrel Tax Snatches $80M out of Consumers Pockets
By UHERO @ 8:59 PM :: 6085 Views :: Energy, Taxes
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...its major impact has been as a funding source for energy and food security initiatives....
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Sunday, February 9, 2014 |
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Is inequality actually lower in Honolulu?
By UHERO @ 8:39 PM :: 4864 Views :: Hawaii Statistics
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On the 50th anniversary of the ‘War on Poverty’, poverty and income inequality are major policy issues ....
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Monday, February 3, 2014 |
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In Search of the Glass Ceiling: Deciphering Data on Gender and Wages
By UHERO @ 8:03 PM :: 5378 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Labor
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...the bottom line is that things might not be what they seem....
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Monday, February 3, 2014 |
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UHERO: Hawaii's minimum wage, poverty, and job creation
By UHERO @ 7:48 PM :: 7460 Views :: Labor, Small Business, Cost of Living
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Ten different bills have been introduced at the legislature this session to raise Hawaii's minimum wage....
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Thursday, January 2, 2014 |
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Monday, December 23, 2013 |
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UHERO: Ethanol Harms Public Welfare, Does Little to Reduce Greenhouse Gasses
By UHERO @ 9:27 PM :: 7743 Views :: Energy, Tax Credits, Cost of Living
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...impacts on gross state product are estimated to be negative (up to -$63 million)....
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Friday, December 6, 2013 |
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UHERO Asia-Pacific Forecast: Pacific Rim Will Edge Forward After Weak 2013
By UHERO @ 1:48 PM :: 2789 Views
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The developed world has continued to perform below potential this year ....
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Friday, November 29, 2013 |
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UHERO: The Confusing World of PV
By UHERO @ 4:09 PM :: 6098 Views :: Energy, Cost of Living
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This UHERO 101 intends to clarify some of the rate and policy aspects of PV in Hawai‘i, and explores the two opposite driving forces of PV adoption....
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Friday, November 29, 2013 |
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UHERO: Water Trading to Control Hawaii Aquifers?
By UHERO @ 4:03 PM :: 5677 Views :: Environment, Cost of Living
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While an untrammeled water market would fail to provide the optimal solution, regulators can facilitate efficient water trading by setting appropriate exchange rates....
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Tuesday, November 26, 2013 |
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Catch Shares and Implications for Hawaii Fishing Industry
By UHERO @ 8:43 PM :: 4849 Views :: Environment
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A controversial new method to manage fisheries is to assign “catch shares”....
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Thursday, November 21, 2013 |
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UHERO: Solar Tax Credits Boost Profitability of Investment for Rich
By UHERO @ 1:44 PM :: 5955 Views :: Energy, Tax Credits
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...the vast majority of installations are demanded by households with the median income and higher....
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Sunday, November 17, 2013 |
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UHERO: Biofuel Scheme Enriches Landowners, Soaks Consumers
By UHERO @ 6:32 PM :: 7353 Views :: Energy, Land Use, Cost of Living
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...impacts to gross state product are negative (up to -$63 million)....
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Friday, October 25, 2013 |
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UHERO: Shutdown did not Stop Hawaii Growth
By UHERO @ 3:51 PM :: 6192 Views :: Economy, Tourism
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Growth is holding up in Hawaii, driven by still-strong tourism and rising construction....
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Tuesday, October 15, 2013 |
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Now and Later: The Impact of the Government Shutdown
By UHERO @ 2:24 AM :: 7833 Views :: National News, Hawaii Statistics, Military
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There are about 34,000 civilian federal jobs in Hawaii, a fraction of which were deemed essential....
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Wednesday, October 9, 2013 |
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The UHERO Dashboard Project Jobs Explorer: Occupations in Hawaii
By UHERO @ 12:31 AM :: 6127 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Labor
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The Hawaii Jobs Explorer, the first interactive tool to be released as a part of the ongoing UHERO Dashboard Project, is now available for public use....
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Friday, October 4, 2013 |
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UHERO: Furlough Fridays = Less Juvenile Crime
By UHERO @ 3:12 PM :: 6432 Views :: Education K-12, Law Enforcement
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The authors attribute the reduction in crime to two factors. The first is a lack of "concentration" allowing for less opportunity to engage in criminal activity, and the second is possibly increased monitoring by parents....
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Friday, October 4, 2013 |
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E-RAT-icate: Cost-effectiveness of Eradication vs. Control
By UHERO @ 3:02 PM :: 5182 Views :: Environment
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Ecological non-use benefits and the costs of eradication and control programs are often difficult to quantify....
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Friday, September 20, 2013 |
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UHERO: Hawaii's Energy Future
By UHERO @ 11:01 PM :: 5643 Views :: Energy, Cost of Living
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UHERO's ongoing research is looking at ways to cost-effectively achieve GHG reduction and meet the state's clean energy goals....
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Thursday, September 19, 2013 |
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UHERO: School Furloughs = Less Crime
By UHERO @ 12:33 PM :: 6620 Views :: Education K-12
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...time off from school is associated with significantly fewer juvenile assault and drug-related arrests....
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Thursday, September 19, 2013 |
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UHERO: The Unintended Consequences of Affordable Housing Policy
By UHERO @ 3:15 AM :: 7012 Views :: Development, Cost of Living
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Honolulu City Council member Ron Menor has introduced a resolution to amend city policy on household income thresholds for affordable for-sale and/or rental housing....
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Wednesday, August 21, 2013 |
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UHERO: Are All Tax Credits Created Equal?
By UHERO @ 6:06 AM :: 4238 Views :: Tax Credits
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Recently, the Rhode Island legislature adopted a law requiring that state tax credits undergo a process of regular and rigorous evaluations....
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Friday, August 9, 2013 |
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Sequestration Cost Hawaii $684M
By UHERO @ 7:29 PM :: 6003 Views :: Economy
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federal tax increases and the spending sequester have weighed on growth in the year’s first half....
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Thursday, August 8, 2013 |
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UHERO: Coastal Zone Management in Hawaii
By UHERO @ 5:01 PM :: 6368 Views :: Environment, Development
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Hawaii has 750 linear miles of coastline....
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Thursday, August 8, 2013 |
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UHERO: School's Out, Unemployment Up?
By UHERO @ 4:51 PM :: 6249 Views :: Economy, Labor
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Last week's Star Advertiser reported that Honolulu’s unemployment rate increased from May’s 4.0% to 4.7% in June....
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Friday, July 26, 2013 |
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$217M: Fake Bribe Offered to Hawaii for Fake ‘Marriage’
By UHERO @ 3:16 PM :: 7495 Views :: Family
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The same author in 2011 made the same type of claims in the run-up to Civil Unions....
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Friday, July 5, 2013 |
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An Insight on the Cost of Paradise
By UHERO @ 1:57 PM :: 59763 Views :: Energy, Cost of Living
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While the US average for April 2013 hovered at 12 cents/kwh, Hawai‘i paid 37 cents/kwh for electricity....
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Wednesday, July 3, 2013 |
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Hawaii Electric Vehicle Fuel Cost Nearly the Same as Gasoline
By UHERO @ 4:08 AM :: 5008 Views :: Energy
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both of the objectives mentioned by the US Energy Secretary are harder to achieve in Hawai‘i....
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Wednesday, July 3, 2013 |
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UHERO: Is Hawaii Losing Its Middle Class?
By UHERO @ 4:04 AM :: 6306 Views :: Energy, Cost of Living
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rising food and housing costs, a challenged public school system and few professional opportunities in a tourist-driven economy....
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Friday, June 28, 2013 |
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Can the Median Household afford the Median Home on Oahu?
By UHERO @ 3:47 AM :: 4944 Views :: Cost of Living
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Do families have enough for the down payment, and will the median household income qualify for a loan? How will a monthly mortgage payment compare to the rent you are currently paying?
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