Paul Migliorato

Paul Migliorato is director at large of the Hawaii Economic Association.
Inflation鈥檚 Rise Underscores Hawaii鈥檚 Need For Affordable Housing Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2021

Inflation鈥檚 Rise Underscores Hawaii鈥檚 Need For Affordable Housing

Unless we can turn down the heat on the housing market, the result threatens to be catastrophic.

Tourism And Its Discontents Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2021

Tourism And Its Discontents

Hawaii remains hugely affected by and reliant on the visitor industry.

A Lesson From Hawaii’s COVID-19 Vaccination Rollout Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2020

A Lesson From Hawaii’s COVID-19 Vaccination Rollout

Government and the private sector can and should work together for the benefit of Hawaii residents.

Facts Matter, During This Pandemic And Beyond Flickr: theilr

Facts Matter, During This Pandemic And Beyond

They鈥檝e never mattered more, and they can鈥檛 be negated by opinion.

There Is No Vaccine To Heal Hawaii鈥檚 Crashed Economy Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2020

There Is No Vaccine To Heal Hawaii鈥檚 Crashed Economy

We need to get far better at envisioning how to narrow the inequity exposed by the virus.

When It Comes To Housing, The Median Is The Message Cory Lum/Civil Beat

When It Comes To Housing, The Median Is The Message

For many Honolulu workers the future is more about the next grocery bill than home ownership.

When It Comes To Housing, Honolulu Is Failing Residents Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2018

When It Comes To Housing, Honolulu Is Failing Residents

Dedicating a portion of property taxes to fund additional affordable housing would be a step forward.

Remember When Honolulu Was A Pretty Good Place To Live? Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2019

Remember When Honolulu Was A Pretty Good Place To Live?

The City and County of 2019 faces a collection of problems bordering on the intractable.

Is Hawaii Prepared For What Southwest Airlines Might Bring? Flickr: Tom谩s Del Coro

Is Hawaii Prepared For What Southwest Airlines Might Bring?

We need a working, practical consensus on how to best negotiate continuing growth in visitor numbers.