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UH study estimates vog, air pollution will hurt student test scores, especially on Big Island
A new University of Hawaiʻi collaborative study by a team of experts estimates vog (volcanic smog) will have detrimental impacts on student test scores, especially students on the Big Island.
More out-of-state residents buying Maui homes this year
The number of homes in Hawaiʻi purchased by Mainland buyers in the first half of 2021 was more than double the sales in the first half of 2020 and more than 50% higher than during the first half of 2019, according to UHERO.
Latest UHERO Report says the “Delta Wave Swamped Tourism”
A combination of a surge in COVID cases, new restrictions and Governor David Ige’s request for visitors to delay Hawaiʻi vacations, all helped to deflate a summer surge of visitors according to the latest economic report from the University of Hawaiʻi.
