Hawaiʻi Appleseed launches new interactive Economic Justice Data Dashboard

Hawaiʻi Appleseed Center for Law & Economic Justice recently launched a powerful new online tool designed to empower policymakers, advocates and community members with accessible, localized data about critical well-being metrics throughout the islands.

The Economic Justice Data Dashboard provides a clear, visual snapshot of how communities at the state, county and legislative district levels are performing across interconnected areas of economic security, including:

• Asset Limited, Income Constrained, Employed rate.

• Participation in Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, SNAP, commonly referred to as food stamps.

• Percentage of cost-burdened renters.

• Access to tax credits for working families.

It illuminates the stark disparities and unmet needs that exist between different regions of Hawaiʻi by compiling this data in one place.

“Good policy is founded on good data,” said Hawaiʻi Appleseed Executive Director Will White in an announcement about the new dashboard. “Our goal is to ensure all of Hawaiʻi’s families have the basic necessities—adequate food, housing, education and health care—they need to thrive.”