
March 5, 2026
The VA issued 56 Interest Rate Reduction Refinance Loans in Hawaii during the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2025, according to figures provided by the Veterans Affairs Home Loans Index.
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March 2, 2026
The average VA home loan amount in Hawaii during the fourth quarter of the fiscal year 2025 was $743,825, according to the Veterans Affairs Home Loans Index.
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March 1, 2026
Hawaii collected $80.8 million in motor fuels sales taxes in 2024, a decrease of 2% from the previous year.
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February 27, 2026
There were 516 VA home purchases in Hawaii in the fourth quarter of the VA's fiscal year 2025, totaling $383.7 million in loans, according to figures provided by the Veterans Affairs Home Loans Index.
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February 25, 2026
Out of the $10.6 billion in total tax revenue collected by Hawaii in 2024, $97.4 million came from documentary and stock transfer taxes, representing an increase from the previous year, when the total was $92.1 million, according to the U.S. Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of State Government Tax Collections (STC).
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February 24, 2026
Hawaii ranked 33rd in the nation in the total value of VA home loans issued during the fourth quarter of 2025, with veterans receiving $462.7 million across 622 loans, according to figures provided by the Veterans Affairs Home Loans Index.
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February 21, 2026
Hawaii generated $217.9 million from insurance premiums sales taxes in 2024, ranking 35th among U.S. states.
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February 9, 2026
The VA’s Interest Rate Reduction Refinance Loans in Hawaii for the fourth quarter of the fiscal year 2025 averaged $774,809, according to the Veterans Affairs Home Loans Index.
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February 7, 2026
Out of the $10.6 billion in total tax revenue collected by Hawaii in 2024, $2.9 million came from corporations in general license taxes, representing an increase from the previous year, when the total was $2.9 million, according to the U.S. Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of State Government Tax Collections (STC).
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February 7, 2026
An analysis by Aloha State News shows that, following President Donald Trump’s Feb. 5 executive order titled “Keeping Men Out of Women’s Sports,” Hawaii is one of 21 states following the order that allows biological males to play on female sports teams.
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