Carl Bonham

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

UHERO’s Carl Bonham Speaking to the State House Select Committee on COVID-19 (March 30, 2020)

Interim Forecast Update: Hawaii’s Economy is Shut Down to Deal with COVID-19

This is UHERO’s second interim forecast update to address dramatic recent developments associated with the novel coronavirus pandemic. Much has changed since the interim forecast update that we released three weeks ago. COVID-19 has spread to more and more countries, with disastrous impacts being seen in several major European economies, including Italy and Spain. Nationally, […]

UHERO’s Carl Bonham Speaking to the State House Select Committee on COVID-19 (March 12, 2020)

Interim Forecast Update: COVID-19 Will Impose Significant Economic Impacts in Hawaii

The spread of the novel coronavirus and recent visitor falloff lead us to lower sharply our outlook for the Hawaii economy.  In the baseline forecast, real visitor spending is expected to fall more than 10% this year and payroll jobs by 0.6%, with an attenuated recovery path. Alternative scenarios reflect a wide range of possible […]

Carl Bonham appointed to Select House Committee on COVID-19

House Speaker Scott K. Saiki today announced the appointment of individuals to serve on the Select House Committee on COVID-19 Economic and Financial Preparedness adopted through House Resolution 54. UHERO Executive Director Carl Bonham along with a long list of other society, business, and legislative leaders have been named to the committee, which will be exploring how to […]

Tariff Peril

By Byron Gangnes, Peter Fuleky, and Carl Bonham In a Sunday Tweet, President Trump threatened this week to increase dramatically the tariffs he has placed on imports from China. The aggressive trade policies of the administration and retaliation by foreign countries are already having an adverse impact on the US, China, and other trade partners. […]

How high is too high? What’s known and unknown about minimum wage increases

By Ashley Hirashima and Carl Bonham In 2014, while the legislature was debating Senate Bill 2609, which eventually raised Hawaii’s minimum wage from $7.25 to $10.10, we wrote about the growing body of evidence that small minimum wage increases reduce poverty and have little or no adverse effects on employment levels. At the same time, […]

Carl Bonham presented with the AUBER Fellow Award

UHERO’s Carl Bonham was recently presented with the AUBER Fellow Award, recognizing a lifetime achievement for a center director who has demonstrated significant leadership and substantial service to AUBER (Association for University Business and Economic Research). Congratulations, Carl!