As federal food aid shrinks, Hawaiʻi counties hold important key to local food security
With closer community connections, counties can tailor solutions to local realities, such as inter-island transportation barriers in Maui County or the dispersed rural communities of Hawaiʻi County.
Official poverty data obscures reality faced by Hawaiʻi residents
The more accurate Supplemental Poverty Measure ranks Hawaiʻi at 13th highest for poverty in the nation.
Hawaiʻi’s ‘housing wage’ is highest in the nation
Renters need to work a total of 143 hours a week at minimum wage to afford a two-bedroom apartment.