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Tuesday, November 29, 2022 |
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Accounting for Inflation, Tourist Spending is Down from 2019
By News Release @ 2:10 AM :: 2106 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Tourism
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... Inflation is 17% from 2019 to 2022 so a 15.1% 'nominal' increase means 'real dollar' spending is down, not up ....
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Sunday, November 27, 2022 |
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Economic Freedom: Hawaii Ranks 48th
By Grassroot Institute @ 9:30 PM :: 2093 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Taxes
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“...our residents will continue to suffer and flee the state....”
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Friday, November 25, 2022 |
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Hawaii Unemployment 3.4%
By News Release @ 1:54 PM :: 2378 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Labor, Small Business
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... total nonagricultural jobs increased by 4,900 in October over September ....
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Tuesday, November 22, 2022 |
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Saturday, November 19, 2022 |
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Hawaii's public school enrollment decreased during the pandemic
By Selected News Articles @ 3:18 AM :: 2385 Views :: Education K-12, Hawaii Statistics, COVID-19
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... Hawaii public schools saw enrollment drop by 4.75% from 2019 to 2022. Meanwhile, charter schools experienced a 1.85% enrollment increase ....
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Thursday, November 17, 2022 |
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Hawaii Short 3,873 Healthcare Professionals
By News Release @ 7:58 PM :: 2268 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Health Care
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... The state’s need for healthcare professionals has grown 76 percent – from 2,200 job openings in 2019 to 3,873 openings today ....
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Tuesday, November 15, 2022 |
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Fitch: Public Employee Pay Hikes, Higher Interest Rates Will Push Hawaii Liabilities Higher
By News Release @ 4:48 PM :: 2244 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Hawaii Statistics, Cost of Living
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"...higher inflation will pressure pension liabilities via rising employee wages, which raise projected benefits, and automatic cost of living adjustment mechanisms...."
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Thursday, November 10, 2022 |
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Respiratory Syncytial Virus and influenza are increasing in Hawaii
By News Release @ 8:20 PM :: 2534 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Health Care, COVID-19
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... RSV is a common respiratory virus that usually causes mild, cold-like symptoms ....
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Tuesday, November 8, 2022 |
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75% of Hawaii Rural Hospitals at Risk of Closing
By News Release @ 7:41 PM :: 3098 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Health Care
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... Hawaii has the highest percentage of at-risk rural hospitals in USA ...
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Saturday, November 5, 2022 |
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Unemployment Trust Fund Grows to $205M
By News Release @ 3:58 AM :: 2823 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Hawaii Statistics, Labor, Small Business, Taxes
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... Hawaii’s unemployment insurance (UI) program is funded exclusively by employers via state and federal payroll taxes on wages ....
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Thursday, October 27, 2022 |
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Tourist Count Reaches 95.5% of Pre-COVID Number--Spending Flat
By News Release @ 7:19 PM :: 2025 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Tourism
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... accounting for inflation, the actual dollar increase in tourist spending is a paltry $30M ....
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Thursday, October 27, 2022 |
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Voting Power? Hawaii Ranks 10th
By Selected News Articles @ 6:41 PM :: 2491 Views :: Congressional Delegation, Hawaii Statistics, Office of Elections
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... how much your individual vote counts ....
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Tuesday, October 25, 2022 |
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2023 State Business Tax Climate Index--Hawaii Ranks 43rd
By Tax Foundation @ 10:46 PM :: 1936 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Taxes
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... The Tax Foundation’s State Business Tax Climate Index enables business leaders, government policymakers, and taxpayers to gauge how their states’ tax systems compare ....
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Monday, October 24, 2022 |
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Fake it to Make it: The whole DoE gets shut down and test scores don’t drop
By News Release @ 4:15 PM :: 3707 Views :: Education K-12, Hawaii Statistics
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... The worst performing students are now chronically absentee, so we aren't testing them. So these 'steady' test numbers actually show that the top DoE students have dropped to the pre-COVID level of the average students ....
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Friday, October 21, 2022 |
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UH enrollment dips
By News Release @ 4:27 AM :: 2227 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Higher Education
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... There are 48,373 students currently enrolled at UH, down from 49,773 students in 2021, a 2.8% decrease ....
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Friday, October 21, 2022 |
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Hawaii Unemployment Drops to 3.5%
By News Release @ 3:59 AM :: 2498 Views :: Economy, Hawaii Statistics, Labor
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...Job gains occurred in Leisure & Hospitality (+2,700); Education & Health Services (+500); Construction (+400); and Professional & Business Services (+200)....
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Sunday, October 16, 2022 |
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Honolulu Among Worst Cities to Drive In
By Selected News Articles @ 9:35 PM :: 2186 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Cost of Living
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... Honolulu ranks 90th of 100 cities ....
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Sunday, October 16, 2022 |
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State Financial Condition Still Dismal
By Tom Yamachika @ 6:00 AM :: 2161 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Hawaii Statistics
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... $37,000 of shortfall per taxpayer ....
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Sunday, October 16, 2022 |
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Hawaii highest earning hotels in USA
By News Release @ 4:53 AM :: 2074 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Tourism
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... Hawaii's 277 hotel businesses average over $25M annual revenue ....
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Saturday, October 15, 2022 |
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Ige Scores 'C' on Fiscal Policy Report Card
By Cato Foundation @ 4:50 AM :: 2206 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Hawaii Statistics, Taxes
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... The report examines the tax and spending choices made by the governors and discusses recent policy trends ....
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Friday, October 14, 2022 |
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Moody's revises Hawaii's outlook downward
By News Release @ 3:19 AM :: 2137 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Hawaii Statistics
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... the state's sound financial position and strong governance, offset by economic concentration in tourism, elevated leverage (combined debt, pension, OPEB and other liabilities) and associated fixed costs ....
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Wednesday, October 12, 2022 |
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Strive HI--Hawaii Public School Chronic Absenteeism Jumps to 37%, May Account for Improved Test Scores
By News Release @ 11:59 PM :: 3320 Views :: Education K-12, Hawaii Statistics
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... The bottom 37% of students are chronically absent, let's see how much their absence improves test scores ....
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Tuesday, October 11, 2022 |
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How Do Taxes Affect Interstate Migration?
By Tax Foundation @ 7:37 PM :: 3143 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Taxes, Cost of Living
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... four of the top five states Hawaii residents moved to—Washington, Texas, Nevada, and Florida—forgo individual income taxes on wage income ....
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Saturday, October 8, 2022 |
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Hawaii gas prices hold steady but remain among the highest in the nation
By Selected News Articles @ 5:48 PM :: 2441 Views :: Energy, Hawaii Statistics, Cost of Living
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... The cost for a regular unleaded gallon of gas was $5.22 on Wednesday, the same as Tuesday's price, according to AAA ....
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Wednesday, October 5, 2022 |
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Hawaii 2nd Highest Benefit from Food Stamps
By Selected News Articles @ 10:27 PM :: 2205 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Cost of Living
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... only Alaska pays more ....
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Wednesday, October 5, 2022 |
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Hawaii 5th-Worst State Finances
By Selected News Articles @ 10:06 PM :: 2062 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Hawaii Statistics
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... For 2021, Hawaii had $6.5 billion to pay its bills of $24.5 billion ....
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Friday, September 30, 2022 |
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Honolulu Ranks 112th for People with Disabilities
By Selected News Articles @ 10:13 PM :: 2514 Views :: Honolulu County, Hawaii Statistics, Health Care
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... The average monthly Social Security disability benefit as of August 2022 was only $1,231.80 ....
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Friday, September 30, 2022 |
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Tourist Spending Up 14%, Tourist Count Down 10%
By News Release @ 2:47 AM :: 1924 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Tourism
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... 13.8% growth without accounting for 3 yrs of inflation which is about 16% ....
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Sunday, September 25, 2022 |
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12,603 Hawaii residents left last year
By Grassroot Institute @ 7:42 PM :: 2571 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Cost of Living
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... Hawaii residents are leaving the state in droves because the cost of living is too high ....
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Sunday, September 25, 2022 |
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Our Kids Are Going Away
By Tom Yamachika @ 6:00 AM :: 2334 Views :: Education K-12, Hawaii Statistics, Cost of Living
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... Not considering charter schools, enrollment dropped from 168,152 in 2018-19 to 156,518 in 2022-23, and it is projected to decrease further to 148,096 by 2027-28 ....
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Wednesday, September 21, 2022 |
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Analysis of religious liberties ranks Hawaii 30th
By Selected News Articles @ 10:18 PM :: 2238 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Religion
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... The state received a score of 34% based on 29 items that formed six groups of safeguards ....
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Saturday, September 17, 2022 |
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Hawaii Unemployment at 4.1% in August
By News Release @ 8:16 PM :: 2013 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Labor
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... Statewide, 651,550 were employed and 27,650 unemployed in August ....
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Saturday, September 17, 2022 |
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Public Schools Lose 1.9% of Students--But Charter Schools Continue to Grow
By News Release @ 4:01 AM :: 2270 Views :: Education K-12, Hawaii Statistics
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... families’ leading reason for removing their students from public schools is for relocation to mainland states ....
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Tuesday, September 13, 2022 |
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How Much Money Gen Z Makes in Hawaii
By Selected News Articles @ 5:05 PM :: 2586 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Labor
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... median weekly and annual earnings for 16- to 19-year-olds and 20- to 24-year-olds ....
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Tuesday, September 13, 2022 |
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States that Vaccinate the Most--Hawaii 34th
By Wallet Hub @ 9:58 AM :: 2365 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Health Care
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... there is still a significant chunk of the population that is hesitant to get the vaccine ....
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Monday, September 12, 2022 |
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School Choice: Hawaii Ranks Dead Last
By Heritage Foundation @ 12:40 PM :: 2605 Views :: Education K-12, Hawaii Statistics
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... Hawaii is #41 in overall education freedom. The state ranks last in School Choice but fourth in Regulation ....
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Sunday, September 11, 2022 |
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Hawaii 3rd Highest Unemployment Claims Per Capita
By Selected News Articles @ 1:23 AM :: 2456 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Labor, COVID-19
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... 189 Unemployment Claims per 100,000 People in the Labor Force ....
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Wednesday, September 7, 2022 |
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2022’s Most & Least Ethnically Diverse Towns in Hawaii
By News Release @ 2:53 PM :: 2286 Views :: Hawaii Statistics
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... We examined each city based on ethnicity and race, language and birthplace ....
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Sunday, September 4, 2022 |
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No. 1 In the World – In Tourist Taxes
By Tom Yamachika @ 6:00 AM :: 4131 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Taxes, Tourism
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... Honolulu is 75% higher in taxes than the second most tourist-taxed city in the world ....
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Wednesday, August 31, 2022 |
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Hawaii Teachers Earn 18.7% More than Average--6th Highest in USA
By News Release @ 4:21 AM :: 2744 Views :: Education K-12, Hawaii Statistics, Labor
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... We compared the average salary of primary and secondary school teachers to the average salary for all jobs in each state ....
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Tuesday, August 30, 2022 |
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Tourist Count Reaches 92.4% of Pre-COVID Number
By News Release @ 12:02 AM :: 1778 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Tourism
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... meet the new tourism, just like the old tourism ....
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Thursday, August 25, 2022 |
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Hawaii Ranks #1 for Student Loan Deadbeats
By Selected News Articles @ 6:32 PM :: 2495 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Higher Education, Cost of Living
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... No state has a higher percentage of student-loan balances past due or in default ....
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Wednesday, August 24, 2022 |
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The cost of employment in each state--Hawaii 7th Highest
By Selected News Articles @ 10:52 PM :: 3477 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Labor, Small Business
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... How much does it cost to hire an employee in Hawaii? ....
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Tuesday, August 23, 2022 |
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Hawaii Taxes are 2nd Largest Household Expense
By News Release @ 2:19 PM :: 2719 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Cost of Living
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... Exceeded only by Housing--but on the Big Island, Taxes are the largest household expense item ....
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Tuesday, August 23, 2022 |
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COVID: Hawaii Lifespan Drop Lowest in USA
By News Release @ 1:14 PM :: 2008 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, COVID-19
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... From 2019 to 2020, life expectancy declined for all 50 states and D.C., from 0.2 years for Hawaii to 3.0 years for New York ....
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Saturday, August 20, 2022 |
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Hawaii Community Colleges Ranked
By Selected News Articles @ 11:48 PM :: 2352 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Higher Education
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... Hawaii's six community colleges vary in quality ....
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Saturday, August 20, 2022 |
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Hawaii: Which Counties have the longest commute?
By Selected News Articles @ 10:55 PM :: 1861 Views :: Hawaii Statistics
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... on Oahu 10.6% of employees have a 60+ minute commute ....
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Saturday, August 20, 2022 |
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Hawaii Construction Employment Down 6.6%
By News Release @ 9:02 PM :: 2046 Views :: Economy, Hawaii Statistics
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... Hawaii had the second-largest percentage shortfall -6.6 percent, -2,500 jobs ....
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Friday, August 19, 2022 |
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Hawaii Unemployment Rate 4.1% for July, 2022
By News Release @ 12:28 PM :: 1870 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Labor
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... the seasonally adjusted unemployment rate for July was 4.1 percent, compared to the revised rate of 4.2 percent in June ....
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Thursday, August 18, 2022 |
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DoH Survey: Just as Many Concerned about COVID as in 2020
By News Release @ 10:51 AM :: 2089 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, COVID-19
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... Sixty-nine percent of Kauaʻi households remain very or somewhat concerned about their household members getting sick with COVID-19. This is unchanged from the level of concern reported in the 2020 CASPER survey....
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