Hawaii Statistics

... score improves from D+ ....

... Goods and services in the state are 19.3% more expensive than they are on average nationwide, and the average 65 year old should plan on spending $1,481,336 throughout retirement, nearly $361,000 more than the national average .... 

... New weekly unemployment claims increased by 291 in Hawaii to 1,615 for the week ending Dec. 18 ....

... Connecticut has the best dental health, followed by the District of Columbia, Massachusetts, Hawaii and New Jersey ....

... Compared with November 2019, RevPAR was 3.8 percent lower, driven by lower occupancy (-19.4 percentage points) which could not be offset by increased ADR (+27.5%) ....

... Residents in each state rated their local roads on a scale from 1 to 10 ....

... Assessing the Status of State Election Fairness and Security ....

... 2021’s Neediest Cities ....

... $942.3 million over the current appropriation level of $7.759 billion ....

... States Whose Unemployment Rates Are Bouncing Back Most from COVID ....

... Honolulu travelers spend a minimum of $754 for a rental car Christmas week ....

... unemployment rate for November was 6.0 percent compared to the revised rate of 6.4 percent in October ....

... Honolulu gives three times less than first place Tulsa, Memphis, Atlanta, Wichita ....

... As Crisis Intensifies, Union Dons Push For Even More Spending ....

... There were an estimated 268 fatal overdoses in Hawaii over the 12 months ending in April 2021, compared to 252 over the same period the year prior ....

... In Hawaii, the median amount of debt in collections fell from $1,999 to $1,926 between February and October, 2020 ....

... There were a total of 41 murders in Hawaii in 2020, or 2.9 for every 100,000 people -- the seventh lowest murder rate among states ....

... Hawaii has experienced a net outflow of residents to the rest of the United States since at least the beginning of the past decade ....

... Hawaii colleges and universities saw a 3.3% increase in students transferring to their institutions amid the pandemic ....

... DBEDT revised its economic growth projection for 2021 to 3.9 percent, up from the 2.7 percent projected in August  ....

... The minimum income to be in the top 5% in Hawaii is $150,863; that is second only to California among West Coast states ....

...“Riding a motorcycle in Hawaii is a mixture of absorbing breathtaking views and then nearly dying by driving into a pothole big enough to be a bomb crater”....

... 2021’s States with the Best Elder-Abuse Protections ....

... A total of 550,781 visitors arrived by air service to the Hawaiian Islands in October 2021, mainly from the U.S. West and U.S. East. ...

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... Hawaii is the 4th most Vegan state ....

... but Hawaii has the highest transmission rate in USA ....

... NOTE: Hospitals ranking best for outcomes and efficiency rank lowest for equity ....

... the millennial homeownership rate in Hawaii is 32.7% ....

... The state’s pavement quality is very poor, among the worst in the country and the primary driver for the state’s low ranking ....

... DBEDT today announced that the seasonally adjusted unemployment rate for October was 6.3 percent compared to 6.6 percent in September ....

... more than seven in 10 U.S. adults aged 20 and older are either overweight or obese ....

... Twenty-two states earned distinction this year for providing the public with candid and transparent information about their government’s fiscal health ....

... Solid majorities agree there are too many regulations and they hurt small businesses ....

... U.S. donors in 2020 still gave more than $471 billion to charity, with 69% of the funds coming directly from individuals ....

... The poll of nearly 1,000 Hawaii residents also found significant agreement that private firms should be more involved in delivering public services ....

... The cost of moving up in Hawaii is 84.9% higher than the national average ....

...A Tax Break for the Rich Could End up Being the Largest Part of the 'Build Back Better' Plan....

... Many Hawaii policymakers support the protectionist federal shipping law, but a new survey indicates they might be out of step with Hawaii's public ....

... the Index is designed to show how well states structure their tax systems and provides a road map for improvement ....

... total spending by visitors who came to the islands in September 2021 was $1.05 billion ....

... Kaneohe is #1...Waipahu not so much ....

... 77 months until Hawaii returns to pre-COVID unemployment rates .... 

... Hawaii Increase in Unemployment (September 2021 vs September 2019) 175.50% ....

... The coronavirus crisis understandably is front and center for most Hawaii residents, but other big issues still are mentioned in a new survey ....

... the seasonally adjusted unemployment rate for September was 6.6 percent compared to 7.0 percent in August ....

... When compared to September 2019, statewide ADR was higher in September 2021 but RevPAR was lower due to less occupancy ....

... The fall 2021 systemwide headcount credit enrollment of 49,773 students is a 0.4% increase compared to fall 2020 ....

... High School Students --  16.4% Obesity Rate 15 of 51 Hawaii state rank ....

... an additional 8% of employees were estimated to have been vaccinated as a result of the mandates. We also observed that 5.9% of employees elected regular COVID-19 testing, while 1.7% were either dismissed or resigned ....