Currently, Hawaii’s largest population is Asian (37.16%) followed by a biracial or multi-racial population (25.52%), white (22.98%), and Native Hawaiian or Pacific Island (10.4%). The 1.98% of Black ...

Want to move to Hawaii? Start saving your pennies, because it ain’t cheap. A 2025 study by SmartAsset found that it costs the average single person $124,467 per year to live in Hawaii. For a family of ...

Hawaii towers as the most expensive state in the U.S. in just about every category you can name. As such, it can be a tough place to financially get by, particularly if you’re living on a lean budget.

If lately you’ve been feeling like maybe island living is the way to a better you, it might be time to see just how much your finances can cover living in Hawaii. However, the state isn’t a ...

It’s 6:50 a.m. on Tuesday. I just got out of the water in Waikīkī. In about 15 minutes, I’ll be home, unloading my surfboard and getting my 8-year-old out the door and off to school. That’s one of the ...

Picture this: You bought a house in Hawaii. Pristine beaches, island lifestyle, perfect weather all-year-round. Fresh poke and loco moco are waiting for you. Need I say more? I sourced these dreamy ...

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Danielle-Ann Kealohilani Rugg moved back to Hawaii to care for her family during the pandemic. She balances event work, a tax business, and family life while dealing with high living costs. She finds ...

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - We start our new series with Hawaii’s little-known connection to Taiwan, an island in East Asia that sits just below China. Mandarin is the main spoken language. Some speak ...