#hawaii left behind
UHERO: Low pay, not just high prices, behind Hawaiʻi’s persistent population loss
An analysis of migration patterns across states and 384 US metro areas shows that higher prices tend to push residents out, while higher incomes attract them. In Hawaiʻi, both forces are working in the same direction, but while Hawaiʻi has always been expensive, the widening income gap with the rest of the nation is a growing and more troubling driver.
