Nearly Half of Middle-Income Workers Aren't Sure They Can Afford to Stay

This survey paints a stark picture of a worsening cost-of-living crisis in the state, with more residents living paycheck to paycheck and spending unsustainable portions of income on essentials.

College enrollment in the U.S. continued to rise last fall, surpassing prepandemic levels, new figures show.

State economists foresee a demographic turning point a decade from now. A demographer in Hilo has found that for Hawaiʻi Island, that future is already here.

This report builds on HWFC's 2025 findings and introduces the Hawaiʻi Generational Workforce Commitment — a cross-sector goal that by 2045, all people of Hawaiʻi will have a path to a career that lets them learn, work, and thrive at home.