Should tourists pay a ‘green fee’ to protect Hawaiʻi’s environment?
The difference between existing and needed environmental funding for the state is approximately $360 million each year.
UHERO guidance for more affordable housing in Maui County
The plan proposes a goal of building 5,000 affordable units within five years of its launch.
Coastal real estate under serious threat due to climate change
U.S. homebuyers are taking the real estate impacts of climate change more seriously, according to UHERO.
Business vaccination mandates increasing COVID-19 vaccination rates
Nearly 2,000 businesses participated in the survey of businesses and community organizations in Hawaiʻi.
PBN young innovator honorees are UH Mānoa alumni
PBN recognized Kevin Nguyen, Austin Yoshino, Lauren Pierce and Spencer VanDerKamp.
Regional healthcare project is national innovation award finalist
A UH Pacific Business Center Program project with health security and disaster management consulting company HITmethods, is a finalist for a 2021 University Economic Development Association award.
Oʻahu employers strongly support vaccination mandates
Less support for vaccine passports, says UH report on nearly 900 businesses, community organizations.
Sustainable water withdrawal from main Oʻahu aquifer may decrease
Watershed protection could translate into $27–40 million in annual savings in water supply costs after 50 years.
Can agriculture become a major Hawaiʻi industry again?
Researchers say the state has more idle cropland than harvested cropland, which represents an economic opportunity.
Taxing teleworking income from different states
In Hawaiʻi, residents are taxed on income from all sources and non-residents are taxed on income from Hawaiʻi sources only.
