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Economic Development
Brief: What if Honolulu upzoned everywhere? Lessons for solving a housing crisis from Aotearoa
In 2016, Auckland, in Aotearoa New Zealand, upzoned ~75% of the city. As a result, permits went up ~80%, and after six years, rents were 22% lower…
What if Honolulu upzoned everywhere? Lessons for solving a housing crisis from Aotearoa
Read the Companion Brief I’m grateful for helpful comments and suggestions from Trey Gordner and Ryan Greenaway-McGrevy. Hawaiʻi has some of the most expensive housing…
Are People Leaving Hawaiʻi Because of High Prices, or Low Incomes?
This post focuses on a key theme from our comprehensive report, “Beyond the Price of Paradise: Is Hawaiʻi being left behind?” For 23 of the…
The Lost Decade Never Ended in Hawaiʻi
This post focuses on a key theme from our comprehensive report, “Beyond the Price of Paradise: Is Hawaiʻi being left behind?” In the early 1990s,…
Is Hawaiʻi Being Left Behind?
This post focuses on a key theme from our comprehensive report, “Beyond the Price of Paradise: Is Hawaiʻi being left behind?” Across the United States,…
Beyond the price of paradise: Is Hawai‘i being left behind?
Hawaiʻi is one of the most desirable—and most expensive—places to live in the world. But for 23 of the past 25 years, more residents have…
Estimating a CPI-based regional price parity index for US cities
We use metropolitan area Consumer Price indexes (CPI) and the US CPI to calculate a CPI-based Regional Price Parity index (CPI-based RPP) for the 29…
Potential opportunities to diversify the economy of Hawaiʻi
By: Steven Bond-Smith and Sumit Ilamkar The economy of Hawaiʻi is extraordinarily concentrated in the tourism industry. As a result of tourism’s dominance, Hawaiʻi’s economy…
Report: Potential opportunities to diversify the economy of Hawai‘i
Read the summary blog post. The economy of Hawai‘i is extraordinarily concentrated in the tourism industry. As a result of tourism’s dominance, Hawai‘i’s economy faces…