Living Hawaii: Can We Overcome the Problem of Low Salaries?
The cost of living, relatively low pay and workplace challenges raise questions about why professionals decide to work in the islands.
Living Hawaii: How Come Our Electric Bills Are Still So High?
Oil prices dropped by half, but Hawaii electricity rates decreased just 18 percent. How is that possible?
Living Hawaii: Warning Signs — Many People Can Earn More Elsewhere
The high cost of living in the islands is almost never factored into how much employers will pay here.
Living Hawaii: How Do You Pay the Price of Paradise?
We want to know how you face off with the cost of living. Does it turn your life into a tragedy, a dark comedy, a fever dream or something else?
Living Hawaii: Is There Finally Some Hope on the Housing Front?
There are signs policymakers are opening up to innovative low-cost affordable housing that could help with the cost of living.
Living Hawaii: The American Dream Is Broken for the Middle Class
The cost of living has eaten away at Honolulu residents’ incomes, raising profound questions about many people’s future.
Living Hawaii: Middle-Class Millionaires
The high cost of living in the islands is changing the meaning of “looks like a million bucks.”
Hawaii House Republicans Focus on Cost of Living, Referendum, Ferry
The Minority Caucus is pushing a package of bills that involves hotel tax money, renewable energy and more.
Living Hawaii: Who Can Afford to Retire in the Islands?
The cost of living, especially housing, has convinced a Honolulu couple to spend their golden years on the mainland. Others will follow.
Living Hawaii: Why the Islands Need Mobile Homes — and Don’t Have Them
Manufactured housing communities can help bring down our cost of living, but stereotypes, land costs, regulations and a lack of will have conspired to block them.