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Native Forests as Critical Infrastructure: The Economic Case for Watershed Management in the Ala Wai
By Conrad Newfield, Yu-Fen Huang, Yinphan Tsang, Emma Yuen, Leah Bremer, Kimberly Burnett, Nathan DeMaagd, Jean Fujikawa, Nate Dube, Serene Smalley, and Erin Bishop Take…
The True Cost of Subsidizing Childcare
By Binierose Cacho and Dylan Moore Executive Summary As Hawaiʻi’s lawmakers are confronting budgetary challenges, expanding the childcare subsidies may seem fiscally out of reach.…
From Oil to LNG: Would It Really Lower Hawaii’s Electricity Rates?
By Michael J. Roberts Hawaiʻi’s electricity rates are the highest in the nation — roughly three times the U.S. average. The main reason is that…
The Housing Market Impacts of a New Honolulu Condo
By Justin Tyndall Housing policy discussions in Hawaiʻi often focus on how we can make newly built homes affordable. Yet new construction represents only a…
Are People Leaving Hawaiʻi Because of High Prices, or Low Incomes?
By Steven Bond-Smith and Erich Schwartz This post focuses on a key theme from our comprehensive report, “Beyond the Price of Paradise: Is Hawaiʻi being…
What Happens After Job Training Part II: Healthcare, Skilled Trades, and Technology Student Labor Market Trajectories
By Rachel Inafuku Hawaiʻi has long faced one of the highest costs of living in the nation, creating persistent financial pressure for local families. Housing…
The Lost Decade Never Ended in Hawaiʻi
By Steven Bond-Smith and Erich Schwartz This post focuses on a key theme from our comprehensive report, “Beyond the Price of Paradise: Is Hawaiʻi being…
Is Hawaiʻi Being Left Behind?
By Steven Bond-Smith and Erich Schwartz This post focuses on a key theme from our comprehensive report, “Beyond the Price of Paradise: Is Hawaiʻi being…
Consensus, Urgency, and the Cost Question: What Hawaiʻi Residents Think About Sea Level Rise
By Colin Moore, Ketty Loeb, Zena Grecni, and Victoria Keener Hawaiʻi is among the most vulnerable places in the United States to sea level rise.…