Half of Oʻahu residents say transportation costs hurt their access to daily life
Nearly 1 in 4 Oʻahu residents was unable to leave home due to transportation issues in a past month, according to Hawaiʻi Appleseed’s 2025 Oʻahu Travel Survey.
Low-cost safety tools can prevent pedestrian deaths in Hawaiʻi, yet remain “virtually absent”
While pedestrian fatalities on Oʻahu have jumped 38 percent in recent years, the brief finds that Hawaiʻi has failed to adopt low-cost countermeasures that have drastically reduced pedestrian injuries and deaths in major U.S. cities.
Honolulu Council votes to increase transit fares; Hawaiʻi Appleseed urges support for Keiki Ride Free at the State Legislature
Hawaiʻi Appleseed supports a simple, pass-free boarding system for keiki, funded through a state-level reimbursement mechanism.
Hawaiʻi Appleseed releases 2025–26 state budget primer and legislative recap
Together, these documents tell the story of how Hawaiʻi invests in its communities, analyzing the most recent legislative session and the budget that emerged from it.