Carl Bonham

Unemployment and Underemployment in Hawaii: A Troubling Picture

By James Mak, Justin Tyndall and Carl Bonham In 2019 Hawaii recorded one of the lowest unemployment rates in the country at 2.8%. Only five states—Colorado (2.6%), New Hampshire (2.6%), Utah (2.6%), Vermont (2.3%) and North Dakota (2.3%)—had lower unemployment rates.  The U.S. average was 3.7%. Hawaii’s annual average unemployment had been below 3% every […]

How Can the State Government Restore Fiscal Balance?

The impact of COVID-19 and the efforts taken to contain it have led to a rapid deterioration in the state’s short- and medium-term fiscal outlooks. At its May 28 meeting, the State Council on Revenue (COR) cut its general fund tax revenue forecast for FY2020-FY2026 by almost $10 billion. The Hawaii Constitution requires the Legislature […]

Carl Bonham giving the weekly UHERO update on COVID-19 at House Select Committee Meeting

UHERO’s Carl Bonham Speaking to the State House Select Committee on COVID-19

Carl Bonham updating the weekly House Select Committee on COVID-19

Weekly update at House Select Committee on COVID-19 Meeting

Carl Bonham on KITV’s Coronavirus special (video)

https://www.kitv.com/clip/15066815/coronavirus-special-carl-bonham-uhero

Carl Bonham on PBS Insights: COVID-19 in Hawaiʻi (video)

Carl Bonham giving the weekly UHERO update at House Select Committee on COVID-19 Meeting