Rental property owners express optimism
UHERO estimates that 20% of renter households are late on rent, which is roughly 30,000 households.
Raise the cap on research tax credits recommends UHERO
UHERO recommends that the state raise the cap to $20 million over a 4–5 year period.
UHERO projects rental assistance need to continue in 2021
Researchers suggested a need for a policy intervention that moves beyond a single influx of cash assistance to one that adjusts to household needs.
UHERO: Hawai?i economic recovery delayed until mid-2021
More significant tourism gains will be seen after a vaccine becomes widely available in the second half of 2021.
Are Hawai?i residents staying home during COVID-19?
UHERO data is helpful in gauging the frequency of in-person interactions and the probability of future coronavirus spread.
$1.2M for UHERO COVID-19 economic recovery research
The private support will fund economic research and help Â鶹´«Ã½ on its path to recovery.
Count tourists daily says UHERO
More than 8,000 trans-Pacific passengers flew into the state at the start of the pre-travel testing program.
UH international students brought $173M to Hawai?i¡¯s economy
UH international students accounted for approximately 45% of the overall direct spending by international students in all Â鶹´«Ã½ institutions in 2019.
Will more Japan visitors travel to Hawai?i?
More visitors will likely visit if Â鶹´«Ã½¡¯s daily case count declines, if the Japan government lifts its quarantine on returning residents and when a vaccine becomes available.
Pandemic upends economic analysis, UHERO seeks more data sources
UHERO says economists need to analyze more than just Â鶹´«Ã½¡¯s real GDP to capture the state¡¯s entire economic situation.