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Native Forests as Critical Infrastructure: The Economic Case for Watershed Management in the Ala Wai

May 26, 2026

The True Cost of Subsidizing Childcare

May 1, 2026

From Oil to LNG: Would It Really Lower Hawaii’s Electricity Rates?

April 14, 2026

The Housing Market Impacts of a New Honolulu Condo

March 23, 2026

Are People Leaving Hawaiʻi Because of High Prices, or Low Incomes?

March 19, 2026

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News

New UHERO interview with Civil Beat

May 17, 2026

UHERO’s Nori Tarui appointed to Collaborative Research Group on Environmental Economics and Policy

April 9, 2026

Mental health impacts of Maui wildfires extend beyond burn zone

March 11, 2026

Nearly $800K awarded to support MauiWES

March 2, 2026

New $2 Million Gift Supports UHERO Research on Wildfire Risk and Land Management

February 11, 2026

Briefs

Hawai‘i’s Fuel Cost Problem: What the LSFO–LNG Price Comparison Really Shows

April 14, 2026

The Vulnerability of Hawai‘i’s Nonprofit Sector to Cuts in Federal Funding

October 2, 2025

Considerations for understanding water availability in West Maui

January 21, 2025

students walking at UH Manoa campus

Wealth by Association? How Social Networks Drive Inequality in Hawaii

April 25, 2024

Taxing Tourists to Generate Revenue to Address the Negative Impacts of Climate Change on Hawai‘i Natural Resources

April 5, 2024

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Forecasts

UHERO Forecast for the State of Hawaiʻi: War brings more stormy weather to Hawaii

May 15, 2026

UHERO Forecast for the State of Hawaiʻi: Hawaii moves beyond recession, but slowly

February 27, 2026

UHERO Forecast for the State of Hawaiʻi: Mild recession and weak recovery in 2026

December 12, 2025

UHERO Forecast for the State of Hawaiʻi: Deteriorating US outlook weighs on Hawaii prospects

September 26, 2025

UHERO Forecast for the State of Hawaiʻi: Federal policies push Hawaii toward mild recession

May 9, 2025

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Reports

The Hawai‘i Housing Factbook 2026

May 7, 2026

Public Views on Sea Level Rise in Hawaiʻi: Results from a Statewide Survey

February 16, 2026

Assessing the Risks of Sea Level Rise: Knowledge and Policy Preferences Among Hawaiʻi’s Civil Servants

February 16, 2026

Beyond the price of paradise: Is Hawai‘i being left behind?

February 1, 2026

Recovery Through a Disability Lens: Impacts of the 2023 Maui Wildfires on Disability Equity and Shared Prosperity

November 13, 2025

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Publications

A market analysis for a transfer of development rights program to facilitate sea level rise adaptation

May 26, 2026

The Inter-regional Economic Impact of the Reduction in Tourism Following the Maui Wildfires

March 27, 2026

New MauiWES Study Published in JAMA Psychiatry

March 11, 2026

New MauiWES Study Published in JAMA Network Open

August 6, 2025

Publication: Shadows and Donuts: The Work-From-Home Revolution and The Performance of Cities

August 1, 2025

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