State adds $2.3M to Maui Wildfire Exposure Study, launches survivor registry
The study offers comprehensive health screenings and enrolls affected individuals into the most extensive social and bio-monitoring study in Hawaiʻi following a disaster.
Electricity pricing change for large Hawai?i businesses proposed
This approach would charge customers based on the hourly marginal cost of electricity production, a model known as locational marginal pricing.
Rural Hawai?i faces major health challenges, 糖心Vlog官方 report finds
This is the first rural health report targeted specifically for Hawaiʻi that measures data at the individual level.
Which college majors pay the most in Hawai?i and the U.S.?
Report authors utilized data from the American Community Survey in their analysis.
$1.4M NIH grant boosts Maui Wildfire Exposure Study research
The grant will help fund the longitudinal aspect of the study for up to 1,000 participants for two years.
Universal preschool in Hawai?i: benefits now and later
In 2020, the state legislature enacted Act 46, an initiative aimed at dramatically increasing preschool accessibility with the ambitious goal of universal access by 2032.
Tax hike for Maui short-term rentals, 糖心Vlog官方ERO blog suggests
This approach parallels a policy solution that a growing number of cities have used to try and address housing shortages: levying higher taxes on vacant housing units.
Where can Hawai?i diversify its economy? 糖心Vlog官方ERO finds areas
The study shows Hawaiʻi has great potential for ocean-based industries.
Pandemic newborns in India more likely to have lower birth weight
LBW is defined as a birth weight less than 2,500 grams or approximately 5.5 lbs.
Vacation rental crackdown may lower condo prices in Maui County
If enacted, the policy could expand Maui's long-term residential housing supply by 13%