Hawaii Statistics

Upcoming projects this year include the repaving of N. King Street and Kalākaua and Nu‘uanu avenues in town, and across O‘ahu projects in Mākaha, Makakilo/Kapolei, Waialua and St. Louis Heights....

Hawaii’s 2017 Highlights Report includes summarized results based on each of the nearly 40 indicators that make up Quality Counts’ overall grading rubric....

Nationally, Orkin's bed bug revenue is up more than 10 percent over last year....

This is an interesting and useful result of an unofficial public-private partnership....

Visitors to the Hawaiian Islands spent a total of $1.2 billion in November 2016, a gain of 5.6 percent versus last November....

...Renewable? 100% Does not Really Mean 100%....

With the high mainland out-migration tallies, Hawaii's population grew by an anemic 0.2 percent from 2015 to 2016....

...data set ranges from “percentage of sheltered homeless persons” to “number of volunteering hours per capita” to “percentage of income donated to charity”....

This means the electorate cannot be blamed for the government....

...no mention of the massive rate hikes....

...based on 10 key indicators of elder-abuse protection....

Hawaii had the second largest military spending as a percent of its GDP at 9.8 percent....

...Years of Positive Health Gains in the United States Threatened by Rise in Cardiovascular and Drug Deaths....

Hawaii Head Start enrolled 3,167 children during the 2014-2015 program year----about 10 percent of the state’s low-income children under age 5....

Over 9% of Hawaii’s population were surveyed....

...The State is the senior partner in the tobacco industry....

The best and worst states for drivers: See how each state measures up....

Charter-wide averages in achievement and growth in English Language Arts, math and science continue to be slightly below the statewide average. However, in college readiness measures charter schools outperform the state....

Hawaii's ranking was dragged down by especially low scores in income tax (49th), sales tax (50th), and union density (48th)....

2015 Gallup Healthways State Well-Being Rankings for Older Americans...

Hawaii’s total Index Crime rate in 2015 was 0.3% below the rate reported in 2014, and 24.7% below the rate reported a decade earlier (2006)....

...most home buyers in the Honolulu area don’t have enough money for a 20 percent down payment....

...one of the 10 best law schools in the country in terms of starting salaries that exceed the debt that law graduates carry....

MADD wants tougher Hawaii law for DUI with kids in car....

...presentation for the Building Industry Association of Hawaii's 2016 summit, "Still Houseless in Honolulu."....

...18 Nene killed by the Kaheawa Pastures turbines with ridiculously small search areas and infrequent search intervals....

...fourth quarter 2016 Statistical and Economic Report....

...making the islands only one of 14 states and territories that saw their homeless numbers grow....

In response to community feedback....

One of the interesting things about elections is that so little attention is paid to issues that have major, long-term consequences....

...a study done by Dr. Ralph McLaughlin, an economist at Trulia, concluded that delays in the permitting process are the greatest factor for lack of affordable housing....

Civic participation is a key ingredient of a well-functioning democracy....

Is Hawaii Too Big to Fail?

...IUCN, Other Conventions Contributed to Strong Showing in September....

...premiums have continued to grow by 5 percent per year or more in Alaska, Hawaii, Idaho, Kentucky, Maryland, New Hampshire, New York, and Utah....

463 of the 479 active primary care practices in Oahu were contacted between 2/11/16 and 8/26/16 and questioned about current acceptance of new patients....

...voters’ choices for senators in swing states hold much more power because they determine which political party controls the Senate....

42 REITs were identified operating in Hawaii....

As of the end of Fiscal Year 2016 Hawaii’s Pipeline balance is $548 million....

In total, Governor Ige increased spending by $1.8 billion since he took office....

Excessive taxes and fees, especially regressive per-line taxes, impose a disproportionate burden on low-income consumers....

Election history reveals a perpetually glaring problem....

...analysts compared 515 U.S. cities of varying population sizes based on 14 key indicators of rapid economic growth....

...we calculated the standard deviation of donor ideology - the average distance between any two donors - for each city....

Kaiser rates are going up 25.9% ....

General fund spending rose 7 percent in 2016, and Ige proposed to increase it 12 percent in 2017....

"We will be taking a close look at our highest achieving schools and determine best practices that can be implemented in schools that need supports."

...51 percent of students tested met or exceeded the achievement standard in ELA, up three percentage points from the previous year....

...The Case for Inclusion, an annual ranking of how well State Medicaid programs serve Americans with intellectual and developmental disabilities....

"...Our numbers come from the DOT submittals to the federal government for the HI state-owned road system, so if they are ‘wrong’ then the DOT needs to say why they submitted them ‘wrong’...."