Fourth-graders in Hawaii on average scored 218 on a standardized reading test administered last year, which is two points below the 2019 national average calculated by the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP).
President Trump is creating a new channel to funnel additional resources into underserved communities through the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act’s Opportunity Zones provision, which ushers in a range of tax cuts to catalyze job growth in poor communities.
Among the 75 most populous cities in the U.S., Honolulu ranks 73rd for the state of its finances, having $26,400 in liabilities per taxpayer, according to a Truth in Accounting (TIA) analysis of municipal data released last month.
There were 26 water transportation businesses in the U.S. that had 500 or more employees in 2016, according to County Business Patterns (CBP) statistics provided by the United States Census Bureau.
The total number of housing units approved for construction in October 2019 for the United States' West region was 32,600, compared to 27,300 for October 2018, according to figures released jointly by the U.S. Census Bureau and the Department of Housing and Urban Development.
The wholesale trade, durable goods industry’s retained earnings in the third quarter of 2019 was up 18.7 percent over the same period last year, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.
There were 32 social assistance businesses in Hawaii that had between 50 and 99 employees in 2016, according to County Business Patterns (CBP) statistics provided by the United States Census Bureau.
Shipments for computer and electronic products decreased $255 million, or 0.9 percent, to $27.8 billion in August, according to a U.S. Census Bureau report, which was released in October.
There were 184 water transportation businesses in the U.S. that had between 20 and 49 employees in 2016, according to County Business Patterns (CBP) statistics provided by the United States Census Bureau.
STATE OF HAWAII: Informational Meeting for an Update on the North Kohala Agricultural Water Study
KONA-KOHALA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE: Hawaiian Airlines: ‘Olelo Hawai‘i Goes International
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NORTH SHORE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE (O'AHU- HAWAII): Keiki Program: Lego to be held on February 19
UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII AT MANOA: Traditional Makahiki games, mele part of Hawaiian language celebration
KONA-KOHALA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE: Hawaii Tourism Authority Appoints Chris Tatum as President and CEO
Cost of a childless divorce in Hawaii is $11,700