Data Dive

Report: Honolulu Inflation Among Worst In Nation Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2025

Report: Honolulu Inflation Among Worst In Nation

Inflation on Oʻahu climbed faster than the national average in May, though numbers have generally been headed in a positive direction.

There Are Plenty Of Aggressive Drivers In Hawaiʻi, But Is It ‘Road Rage’? Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2024

There Are Plenty Of Aggressive Drivers In Hawaiʻi, But Is It ‘Road Rage’?

Researchers and law enforcement officials are seeing increases in careless and aggressive driving in Hawaiʻi. It’s challenging to quantify the extent of the problem.

Data Dive: Hawaiʻi Electricity Shut-Offs Are Nearly Triple Pre-Pandemic Levels Getty Images/iStockphoto

Data Dive: Hawaiʻi Electricity Shut-Offs Are Nearly Triple Pre-Pandemic Levels

Expiring post-Covid payment plans, state’s cost of living blamed for spike in residential disconnections.

Data Dive: Crime Is Down In Honolulu But Cops Still Struggle To Solve Cases Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2021

Data Dive: Crime Is Down In Honolulu But Cops Still Struggle To Solve Cases

Just over half of homicides in 2024 were solved, and the police department’s record for addressing vehicle thefts is far below the national average.

Data Dive: GMO Seed Companies In Hawai‘i  Earn More Money With Less Land Cory Lum/Civil Beat

Data Dive: GMO Seed Companies In Hawai‘i Earn More Money With Less Land

Federal data shows the state’s once large seed industry has reduced in size while becoming more lucrative.

Data Dive: Here’s How Many Kids Are Unvaccinated At Your School Getty Images/iStockphoto

Data Dive: Here’s How Many Kids Are Unvaccinated At Your School

More than 20% of students in Hawaiʻi don’t have all of the vaccines required to attend school.

Data Dive: Worries About Climate Change Spiked On Maui  After 2023 Fires Nathan Eagle/Civil Beat/2023

Data Dive: Worries About Climate Change Spiked On Maui After 2023 Fires

Residents of Kauaʻi County were the least likely to feel that global warming had — or might one day — impact them personally.

Data Dive: These Jobs Were Once In High Demand In Hawaiʻi. Not Anymore David Croxford/Civil Beat/2024

Data Dive: These Jobs Were Once In High Demand In Hawaiʻi. Not Anymore

Meanwhile, some occupations have grown more quickly in Hawai’i than the rest of the nation.

Data Dive: Consumers Sacrifice To Pay Hawaiʻi’s Record Electric Bills Nathan Eagle/Civil Beat/2023

Data Dive: Consumers Sacrifice To Pay Hawaiʻi’s Record Electric Bills

Report: A third of the state’s residents cut back to have enough for electric bill.

Data Dive: Being A Mom In Hawaiʻi Isn’t Easy. This Report Shows Why

Data Dive: Being A Mom In Hawaiʻi Isn’t Easy. This Report Shows Why

The state has the highest child care costs in the nation, and the number of women dying during pregnancy or childbirth is on the rise.