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News from July 2021

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Hawaii collected 7.1% less in motor fuels sales tax in 2020

By Aloha State News | Jul 1, 2021

Of the $7.7 billion in taxes collected by Hawaii in 2020, $81.6 million came from motor fuels sales tax, a 7.1 percent decrease from the previous year, according to the U.S. Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of State Government Tax Collections (STC).

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Hawaii collected $661.1 million in selective sales and gross receipts taxes in 2020

By Aloha State News | Jul 1, 2021

Of the $7.7 billion in taxes collected by Hawaii in 2020, 8.6 percent, or $661.1 million, came from miscellaneous selective sales and gross receipts taxes, according to the U.S. Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of State Government Tax Collections (STC).

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VA Purchase Loans in Hawaii average $684,589 for Q2

By Aloha State News | Jul 1, 2021

The average VA Purchase Loan amount for Hawaii in the second quarter of fiscal year 2021 was $684,589, according to figures provided by the Veterans Affairs Home Loans Index.

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Hawaii collects $1.2 billion in sales and gross receipt tax revenue in Q2

By Aloha State News | Jul 1, 2021

Hawaii collected $1.2 billion in sales and gross receipt taxes during the second quarter of 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau's Quarterly Summary of State and Local Taxes.

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Total non-farm payroll employees in Hawaii increases by 1.8% in June 2021

By Aloha State News | Jul 1, 2021

Hawaii reported the number of employees on non-farm payrolls for the month of June 2021 was 63,600, according to a U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics report.

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Hawaii's income tax revenue up 70.6 percent in year since Q2 2020

By Aloha State News | Jul 1, 2021

Hawaii collected $1.2 billion in individual income taxes during the second quarter of 2021, a 70.6 percent increase over the same period the previous year, according to the U.S. Census Bureau's Quarterly Summary of State and Local Taxes.

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Kahului-Wailuku-Lahaina sees 63,600 nonfarm payroll employees in June

By Aloha State News | Jul 1, 2021

The number of employees on nonfarm payrolls for June in Hawaii's Kahului-Wailuku-Lahaina metropolitan statistical area was 63,600, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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42 people die in Hawaii from heart disease in week ending May 8

By Aloha State News | Jul 1, 2021

There were 42 deaths with heart disease listed as the underlying cause reported in Hawaii during the week ending May 8, a 8.7 percent decrease from the previous week.

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VA provides 4,027 home loans in Hawaii totaling $2.3 billion in Q2

By Aloha State News | Jul 1, 2021

The U.S. Department of Veteran’s Affairs (VA) issued 4,027 home loans totaling $2.3 billion in Hawaii during the second quarter of the fiscal year 2021, according to the Veteran’s Affairs Home Loans Index.