Cost of Living

...This year’s Legislature has produced some unique proposed solutions to deal with our housing crisis....

...the tax on gasoline would begin at $8.22 per barrel in 2021 and top out at $23.16 per barrel in 2030....

...HHFDC to decide how many units go to OHA and/or DHHL.... 

...More mandates and government red tape won’t build houses....

...These are the kind of people who make Hawaii what it is today....

...The study was done by Augenblick, Palaich and Associates (APA), which (previously demonstrated its reliability by conducting) a salary study in 2014 for HIDOE and the Hawaii State Teachers Association....

...Personalized Elder Index -- How Much do you need to live in your community in Hawaii?....

...the state in which you live can play a big role in how early you can retire....

...a big reason why construction budgets are about 25% higher than the rest of the country....

...STEM workers are in fierce demand and Honolulu is just not competitive....

...‘Cost of Ownership & Maintenance’ highest in USA....

...how do we attract more doctors to Hawaii — and keep the ones we still have?....

...no land shortage....

...Manufacturers of everything from tablets to toasters to tractors make it too difficult and too expensive to repair their products when they break....

...Exempting medical services would help patients and stem the doctor shortage....

...The Hawaii Financial Health Pulse provides a new, in-depth view of the financial struggles faced by people in Hawaii....

...Couples in Hawaii spent $37,827 in 2018....

...Included in the study are data on housing supply, demand, and estimates of housing units needed by levels of affordability....

...Measures tackle housing, childcare, wage issues highlighted in ALICE report....

...What ails Hawaii is too much government and too much spending. The last thing we need is more of the same....

...after adjusting for Hawaii’s high prices, the purchasing power of income per person was the fourth lowest in the nation....

...the elephant in the room—the cost of living—got a little larger and harder to deal with each year....

...Smoking doesn’t just ruin your health. It can also burn a nasty hole through your wallet....

...Hawaii County had the lowest self-sufficiency income requirements among all counties....

...the reasons for an ever-increasing “living wage” have been a second tier topic of discussion....

...video takes on Hawaii's high cost of living, with some quick examples, then some suggestions advising how to help fix it....

...ultimately, it comes down to how far do those retirement dollars go....

...For years PGV had been paid on an 'avoided cost' basis, thus preventing consumers from enjoying the benefit of cheap geothermal energy.  This, in turn, makes overpriced wind and solar look good....

...reject the idea that the “price of paradise” must inevitably be unreasonable....

...a commentary by Keli'i Akina published this past weekend by The Wall Street Journal generated hundreds of comments and was even picked up by the Drudge Report....

...The Grassroot Institute of Hawaii cites Hawaii's cost of living and lack of opportunities....

...The young adult and prime-working age population in ages 18-34 was the largest age group among migrants....

...With an 11% top rate, many Hawaii residents are looking for two tickets out of paradise....

...Honolulu, HI – Ownership Cost per square foot -- $684.31....

...Hawaii’s cost of living was 201.3 percent of, or double, the national average, with the primary problem being housing costs that punched in at a staggering 347.1 percent of the national average. Our grocery costs were at 160.8, utilities at 185.2, transportation at 135.7, and health care at 120.3 percent of the national average respectively....

...The state’s population has been declining for the past three years, in part because of outward migration....

...“My three bills aim directly at one of the key drivers of our astronomically high cost of living in Hawai‘i and other locations in our country that are not part of the continental U.S,” said Case....

...Hawaii residents pay over $20,000 more per year than the second-most expensive state, California....

...smaller steps that could lead to big results....

...Hawaii is the single most difficult state for workers to get ahead, requiring $96.1K to enjoy a comfortable life and 91-hour workweeks to get there....

...Annual Median Cost of Long Term Care Support Services for Hawaii....

...2nd-highest in the USA....

...Hawaii Median household income in 2018: $80,212....

...We ranked 827 counties by the ratio of rent-to-income....

...and the lowest average interest rates....

...energy, housing and occupational licensing. The “best practice” policies we have been learning about here will help us address the economic and social challenges we all face in Hawaii....

...if we work to do good for all people of Hawai'i, we end up helping Hawaiians....

...We discuss the common issues of the Golden State and the Aloha State – affordable housing, high poverty, a pension crisis, and the high cost of living."....

...the Honolulu City Council is considering Bill 25, which would add numerous energy conservation requirements for any residential dwelling that is new or remodeled....