Hawaii Statistics

Hawaii has much room to improve. It scores poorly on all three dimensions of freedom....

Environment America (who?) released a new report: “Shining Cities: At the Forefront of America’s Solar Energy Revolution”....

The government watchdog group called this a “huge improvement” for Hawaii, because in the past the state received an “F” grade....

Hawaii was again last in voter turnout in 2012, with its rate decreasing 4.6 percentage points from a nation’s worst 2008 rate....

States with the largest percentage increase were North Dakota (27.8 percent), California (15.6 percent), Hawaii (10.5 percent)....

Providers across the country were surveyed to determine the average costs....

Hawaii moved from 14th to 20th....

The Connector's customer support center staff is making more than 1,000 calls per day to reach out to consumers who have started, but have not completed, the enrollment process....

In this policy report, the Annie E. Casey Foundation explores the intersection of kids, race and opportunity....

Residents identified homeless and/or homelessness as a priority for the City to address....

...350 individuals and 17 businesses last week signed up for the Hawaii Health Connector with one week to go....

...in households spending a high share of their income on medical care....

Out of Reach 2014 reveals the drastic difference between what renters need to earn to afford rent and what the average renter actually earns....

Only 5,394 enrollments in the individual marketplace....

The long-term unemployed have problems finding work wherever they are, even in states with the lowest unemployment – Hawaii....

...34,000 uninsured Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders (AANHPIs) in Hawai‘i are likely eligible for no cost health care coverage (such as Medicaid or CHIP)....

...rates and rankings of all 50 states on 39 different measures of tax and fiscal policy....

Is it a loss of wealth by the rich or an increase in wealth to the poor? The latter, according to research....

In this policy brief, we identify the existing PURPA-based contracts in Hawai'i ....

For more than a decade, the college has made it into the top 50 to 100 teacher preparation schools....

The Richardson Law School was ranked in 100th place among 146 law schools... Richardson was tied for 80th last year ....

Californians face the highest top marginal personal dividend tax rate in the United States of 33 percent, followed by taxpayers in New York (31.5 percent), and Hawaii (31.6 percent)....

Since October 1, 69,041 people have been found eligible for Medicaid in Hawaii.  3,249 are eligible for CHIP.  Another 24,583 were deemed ineligible....

...the construction industry will lead the economic recovery with the fastest growth rate (16.7 percent), as well as by creating the most jobs (4,960)....

...this data is updated monthly and is calculated from multiple economic and demographic factors related to three primary data categories—employment, income and housing....

Our projections for 2014 growth have been marked down....

Average characteristic of an area over the entire 5-year time period.  Data is based on a survey....

...union membership rate for the state was at the series high of 29.9 percent in 1989, and at the series low of 21.5 percent in 2011....

"Aloha!" highlights the ways in which Obamacare is harming American families....

...DBEDT economists slightly reduced the projected growth rate due to continued modest tourism growth but identified potential in construction....

...residential electricity rates are three times the national average....

The first report of its scope in nearly 14 years, it examines the past performance of Hawaii’s construction industry and forecasts future growth....

Hawaii held the top spot for the previous four years, but fell slightly last year....

In Hawaii, the top 1 percent captured 70.9 percent of all income growth between 1979 and 2007....

Just 3,614 people enrolled in the state’s exchange, but the report does not disclose how many of those who registered also paid for their health care policies....

The Obama administration gave Hawaii $205 million in grants over the past three years to set up its state-run exchange....

...90% of the exposures occurred in a residence, 4.4% in the workplace and 1% in a school. The remaining 4% consisted of miscellaneous locations....

How vibrant Hawaii’s fiscal health is depends on who you ask....

On the 50th anniversary of the ‘War on Poverty’, poverty and income inequality are major policy issues ....

...the conservatives in this survey may be disproportionally counted among the non-voters....

Any change, as the bill proposes, would require a change to the current collective bargaining agreement with the HSTA, which runs through 2017....

...the bottom line is that things might not be what they seem....

...the cost of auto insurance varies depending on the month you purchase a policy....

On average, 204,120 visitors were in the state on any given day of 2013 (average daily census) a 1.4 percent gain compared to 2012....

The Governor's $850 million Surplus is imaginary, given his $9,000 million Retirement System Deficit....