Aloha State News

Hawaii homicide rate estimated at 2.9 per 100,000 last year, FBI reports

By Metric Media News Service | Oct 6, 2021

Last year, Hawaii recorded a homicide rate of 2.9 per 100,000 residents, compared to the U.S. rate of 6.5 per 100,000 and the state’s 1.8 rate a decade earlier, according to newly released crime data from the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI).

Hawaii received $639.3 million in school stimulus funds during the COVID-19 pandemic

By Metric Media News Service | Sep 28, 2021

The total amount of federal public education stimulus funds that Hawaii received from Congress during the COVID-19 pandemic is $639.3 million, according to a tally from the National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL).

Top marginal tax rate in Hawaii could reach 60.34% under Biden plan

By Metric Media News Service | Oct 22, 2020

Under Democrat Joe Biden’s federal tax plan, the top marginal tax rate in Hawaii could hit 60.34 percent, according to a new analysis by the Tax Foundation.

Hawaii Gov. David Ige gets ‘D’ grade for fiscal management

By Metric Media News Service | Oct 7, 2020

Democratic Gov. David Ige received a grade of “D” from the Washington-based CATO Institute for his tax and spending policies since 2018, according to a ranking of governors that comes out every two years.

Hawaii to lose $390.7 million in tax revenue from hotel industry this year

By Metric Media News Service | Jul 17, 2020

Hawaii will lose $390.7 million in total state and local tax revenue from the hotel industry due to COVID-19, according to an Oxford Economics estimate released by the American Hotels and Lodging Association.