An interisland ferry system and kamaaina discounts on air travel could stimulate economic activity, create jobs and lower prices — especially on the neighbor islands.

How’s that move to a different tropical setting working out? Former Hawaii resident Mark Heilbron talks to the Pod Squad.

Service members who live off the base enjoy housing allowances that surpass fair market rental prices. That, real estate analysts say, helps push up rents.

A new report offers a road map aimed at helping Hawaii to build a more vibrant, innovative economy.

Sharply increasing the property tax that applies to some non-occupant homeowners could help bring down the cost of living, especially on Oahu. Here’s why.

When it comes to rents and real estate, the state’s middle class can’t compete with the endless pool of people who want to move here.

The capital is the only metropolitan area not located in a right-to-work state near the bottom of the list for new jobs with decent salaries.

The impact of a reduction in competition in domestic freight transport on Hawaii’s high cost of living remains to be seen.

The islands are a pretty good place for military retirees who are more insulated from the high cost of living than the rest of us.

People live longest in the country’s most expensive state. They’re putting off retirement or planning to work until they drop. It all comes at a price.