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Annual Hawaii Forecast With Global Outlook
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In order to understand the impact of the COVID-19 crisis on Hawaii’s rental housing, UHERO is fielding a monthly survey of rental property owners and managers.
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Legalizing Casino Gaming to Fund Homes for Native Hawaiians
By James Mak Times are hard at the state legislature as lawmakers grapple with the fiscal crisis caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. Several bills to …
Publication: Priority watershed management areas for groundwater recharge and drinking water protection: A case study from Hawai‘i Island
Targeted investment in native forest protection and restoration translates into groundwater recharge and drinking water benefits on Hawaiʻi Island. UHERO Environmental Policy and Planning Group’s …
Reviving Agriculture to Diversify Hawaii’s Economy
Hawaii state policymakers have identified agriculture as a sector capable of substantial expansion as part of the state’s efforts to diversify the economy. Agriculture has, …
Annual Hawaii Forecast With Global Outlook: Mainland COVID-19 surge means a bleak winter, but vaccines promise 2021 growth
The Hawaii economy began to recover from the COVID-19 downturn by the end of the second quarter, but subsequent global waves of the pandemic have …
Implications of a “Green Tariff” for the University of Hawai‘i, Hawaiian Electric Company, and other Customers
In June 2015 the State passed a law setting a goal for the University of Hawai‘i (UH) to produce as much renewable energy as the …
Focus Areas
UHERO research covers a wide array of topics, areas of academic inquiry, and policy challenges.
Data
The UHERO Data Portal provides access to a wide array of economic and social indicators for the State of Hawaiʻi, the four counties, and key external economies.