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UHERO Hawai’i Quarterly Forecast Update: State Budget Crisis Threatens Recovery
Two recent developments have caused us to mark down a bit our already weak outlook for the Hawai’i economy. The H1N1 flu epidemic has worsened…
County Economic Forecast: Neighbor Islands Bear Brunt of Recession
Hawai’i’s counties face the most challenging economic environment in many years. The severe U.S. and global recessions will last through much of 2009, and when…
Economic Education’s Roller Coaster Ride In Hawaii, 1965-2006
Abstract: During the early 1960s a few of Hawaii’s public high schools began to offer economics courses, and they gradually became popular social studies electives.…
Annual Hawai’i Forecast: After Sharp Drop, Recovery Will Take Time
The next several years will be difficult ones for Hawai’i businesses and households. The visitor industry will languish, as the deepest global recession in decades…
The Contribution of the University of Hawai‘i at Manoa to Hawai‘i’s Economy in 2007
The University of Hawai‘i at Manoa (UHM) had its beginnings in 1907 as a college of agriculture and mechanical arts. In 1912, the first permanent…
Hawai’i Construction Forecast Update: Global Downturn Hammers Construction
The global credit crisis and deepening recession have materially worsened prospects for the Hawai’i construction industry. Commercial and resort building are in retreat, hampered by…
UHERO partners with KITV News
UHERO has launched a new partnership with KITV, the ABC network affiliate in Honolulu. Every Friday at 6:35 a.m., the KITV 4 Island Television News…
UHERO Hawai’i Quarterly Forecast Update: Weak Growth Expected in New Year
Prospects are good for an early-2010 return to growth in Hawai’i. Recent data suggest we are past the trough of the visitor industry downturn, and…
The Passenger Vessel Services Act and America’s Cruise Tourism Industry working paper
The Passenger Vessel Services Act (PVSA), a 123-year old cabotage law, attempts to shield U.S. maritime shipping from foreign competition. It also applies to the…