April 2021
Monday, April 5Hawaii Data Landscape: Antiquated Infrastructure, Widespread Distrust
Friday, April 2Hawaii’s Pandemic-Induced Rental Car Shortage — Here’s What The Data Shows
March 2021
Wednesday, March 24Hawaii’s Antiquated 211 Phone Line Gets A Much Needed Upgrade
Sunday, March 7Fewer Farmers Are Growing Hawaii’s ‘Miracle Food’ Taro Despite Growing Demand
Friday, March 5Report Calls For Better Data About And For Native Hawaiians
February 2021
Monday, February 22Hawaii Farmers Need Better Data To Make Decisions
January 2021
Monday, January 11What’s Happening On Maui? COVID-19 Surge Is Largely Blamed On Holiday Gatherings
December 2020
Thursday, December 31The Hawaii Variable Index: 2020 By The Numbers
Wednesday, December 30Researchers: Detailed Mobility Data Can Help Target COVID-19 Hot Spots
Monday, December 21Safe Travels Fails To Lure Many Travelers From Japan To Hawaii
Tuesday, December 15Surveillance Test Study Shows Few COVID-19 Positives During Safe Travels
Sunday, December 6Economic Gains, Travel-Related Cases: Unpacking Safe Travels Data
November 2020
Tuesday, November 24COVID-19 Is Changing ‘The Face Of Hunger’ In Hawaii
Monday, November 16COVID-19 Data: Dashboards Galore, But Key Data Still Sparse
Friday, November 6Biden Easily Won Hawaii But Data Shows Support For Trump Has Grown
Monday, November 2Glitches And Problems: My First Adventure With Hawaii’s New COVID-19 Travel Program
October 2020
Sunday, October 25Wrong Tests, Weird Exemptions – What The Data Tells Us About Hawaii’s Reopening
Thursday, October 15Are You Wearing A Mask In Public? These Hawaii Researchers Want To Know
Monday, October 5Hawaii’s Population Is Shrinking. The Pandemic Could Make Things Worse
September 2020
Thursday, September 24The Most Comprehensive Hawaii COVID-19 Maps Come From This ‘Data Geek’
Friday, September 4State Officials Are Overusing Privacy Excuse To Withhold COVID-19 Data
August 2020
Wednesday, August 26The Public Wanted More COVID-19 Data. What DOH Delivered ‘Misses The Point’
Sunday, August 16Trying To Make Sense Of COVID-19 Data? Here’s Some Help
Monday, August 10How Bad Is Hawaii At Social Distancing? Here’s What The Data Shows
Sunday, August 2Why Does Hawaii Have Such Low Voter Turnout? Here’s What The Data Says
July 2020
Sunday, July 26Report: Hawaii Isn’t Collecting And Sharing Enough Data On COVID-19
Sunday, July 19Hawaii Is Trailing In Census Participation — And It Could Cost Us
Courtesy: Hawaii Data Collaborative
Hawaii Data Landscape: Antiquated Infrastructure, Widespread Distrust
New report from the Hawaii Data Collaborative lays out the challenges faced by the state’s data ecosystem and recommendations on how to move forward.
Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2021
Hawaii’s Pandemic-Induced Rental Car Shortage — Here’s What The Data Shows
Rental car companies sold off part of their fleets to make up for economic losses caused by the pandemic.
Ronen Zilberman/Civil Beat/2020
Hawaii’s Antiquated 211 Phone Line Gets A Much Needed Upgrade
As the pandemic escalated last year, soaring call volumes crashed the system. Hawaii Data Collaborative is helping overhaul it.
Yoohyun Jung/Civil Beat
Fewer Farmers Are Growing Hawaii’s ‘Miracle Food’ Taro Despite Growing Demand
Growing, cultivating and cooking the starchy root vegetable, which is used to make poi, is hard work that’s not always profitable.
Courtesy: Hawaii Budget & Policy Center/Papa Ola Lokahi
Report Calls For Better Data About And For Native Hawaiians
Native Hawaiians face disproportionate social and economic problems, but data about them is often incomplete, complicating efforts to improve the situation.
Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2015
Hawaii Farmers Need Better Data To Make Decisions
Several market analysis programs have been discontinued in the past decade, including monthly reports on Hawaii produce like bananas and papayas.
Nathan Eagle/Civil Beat/2020
What’s Happening On Maui? COVID-19 Surge Is Largely Blamed On Holiday Gatherings
Officials point to holiday-related gatherings including an outbreak at a condo complex that was believed to have started with a choir practice.
Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2020
The Hawaii Variable Index: 2020 By The Numbers
COVID-19, elections and more. What a year it’s been.
Researchers: Detailed Mobility Data Can Help Target COVID-19 Hot Spots
Recent studies show people are going out more as the pandemic drags on.