#Federal Poverty Level

In Hawai’i, there are 165,013 households that are employed, but Asset Limited and Income Constrained; another 47,066 live below the Federal Poverty Level.

Governor Linda Lingle announced a job creation initiative yesterday that seeks to lower the state unemployment rate to 6 percent by utilizing state and federal funds to subsidize health insurance premiums for 6,450 employees. “Hawai‘i Premium Plus will stimulate our state economy by reducing the unemployment rolls, encouraging businesses across the Islands to expand, and […]