![Federal spending reduced overall poverty last year despite the pandemic-recession](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/601374ae84e51e430a1829d8/1720564778291-N21RT6LKXU9H0GBUGSQO/image-asset.jpeg)
Federal spending reduced overall poverty last year despite the pandemic-recession
But in Hawaiʻi, tens of thousands of residents below the poverty line still struggled to make ends meet.
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Coming soon: The Hawaiʻi Budget and Policy Center
Hawaiʻi Appleseed is creating a new think tank focused on research and analysis of state budget and tax policy—the Hawaiʻi Budget & Policy Center (HBPC).