Islanders pay far more on average than in any other state to live in rentals — and that’s just the beginning.

When Duke Aiona campaigned for governor against the state’s high cost of living, he was speaking from personal experience.

Cars, fancy phones, private schools: We make choices that add a great deal to our cost of living and undermine our future.

The popular affordable-food chain seems like a no-brainer for Hawaii and our high cost of living.

The cost of living and our declining work environment are undermining the state’s sense of well-being.

Somewhere under the rainbow, we’re asking what you think Hawaii’s “middle class” needs to make ends meet in America’s most expensive state.

Hawaii’s cost of living convinced a Honolulu family to go prospecting for a new life in Texas. “We realized staying is stupid,” says Nora Yolles-Young.

People in Hawaii love to talk about the cost of living here. We want to keep that conversation going and hopefully figure out how to do something about it.

We’re extending our virtual civic square by building communities on Facebook. Everyone’s invited.

Data on consumer spending patterns hasn’t been collected since 2005.