High costs, weak growth driving Hawaii residents away, report says

UHERO’s report finds that while Hawaii’s high cost of living is well known, the deeper issue is weak economic performance.
Yahoo

Here’s the Living Wage a Family of Four Must Have in Every State

The cost of living continues to rise at a slightly elevated rate. Inflation is a tick under 3%, just as it was in 2024. Trips to the grocery store still take a sizeable bite out of wallets, and tariff ...
The Garden Island

UH report: Limited income growth slows Hawaii economy

When adjusted for decades of suppressed wages — and paired with the “sky-high cost of living” — Hawaii’s economy actually ...
AOL

The Living Wage a Family of Four Needs in All 50 States

Heather Taylor contributed to the reporting for this piece. Methodology: GOBankingRates surveyed annual living expenses for a family of four in all 50 states, using the 2023 Consumer Expenditure ...