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Entries for 'UHERO'
Thursday, September 19, 2013 |
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UHERO: School Furloughs = Less Crime
By UHERO @ 12:33 PM :: 5766 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 :: 6146 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 :: 3755 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 :: 5397 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 :: 5540 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 :: 5383 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 :: 6629 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 :: 59068 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 :: 4374 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 :: 5504 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 :: 4318 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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Friday, June 28, 2013 |
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Study: Most of Hawaii's commercial seafood is imported
By UHERO @ 3:29 AM :: 5840 Views :: Environment, Agriculture
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Hawaii sits in the middle of the largest ocean on earth. So the majority of the seafood consumed on these islands must then come from local waters, right?
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Monday, June 17, 2013 |
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UHERO: Hawaii Costs 16% More than US Average
By UHERO @ 5:11 PM :: 4177 Views :: Hawaii Statistics
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Regional Price Parities (RPPs) measure differences in the price levels of goods and services across states....
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Tuesday, April 16, 2013 |
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UH Claims Economic Impact over $3.6B
By UHERO @ 7:49 PM :: 3218 Views :: Higher Education
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...we define economic impact to be the direct, indirect, and induced economic activities generated by the university....
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Tuesday, April 16, 2013 |
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Investigating the Potential for Seawater Air Conditioning in Waikiki
By UHERO @ 3:59 AM :: 4453 Views :: Energy
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....SWAC may be more costly than other efficiency/conservation options....
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