“We need a new Hawai‘i Plan—which is the impulse at the heart of efforts such as Hawai‘i 2050.”

George Ariyoshi
Governor 1974 to 1986

Hawaii Business Magazine, November 2006

Sustainability Research

Research

Hawaii 2050 Issue Book (pdf)
Commissioned by the Hawaii 2050 Sustainability Task Force, the Hawaii 2050 Issue Book provides fact-based research on key sustainability issues. The Issue Book contains the research and conclusions of a group of scholars at the University of Hawaii Center for Sustainability. A summary (pdf) of the Issue Book can also be downloaded.

UHERO Economic Information Service
UHERO's Economic Information Service is a community-sponsored research program of the University of Hawaii at Manoa. The EIS provides the Hawaii community with information on economic, demographic, and business trends in the State and the Asia-Pacific region. Under the service, UHERO provides a menu of forecast reports and varying levels of access to the UHERO EIS Online Database.

The UHERO EIS Online Database houses up-to-date statistics on the State, county, and key external economies.

Environmental Indicators
State Department of Health
The Goals and Indicators program annually releases a report based on data collected by the Department of Health environmental programs. Environmental indicators are used to measure the quality of the environment and/or progress made toward protection of the environment.

Office of Environmental Quality Control
Office of Environmental Quality Control

The Environmental Report Card - includes environmental indicators, progress reports, grades, essays and agency goals

Quality of Life in Hawaii Report (2005) (pdf)
Aloha United Way
A report on the well-being of our state as reflected by key social, health, safety, educational, economic, and environmental measures. These carefully selected community indicators provide a way to monitor trends over time, both statewide and at a county level.

University of Hawaii Center on the Family
A comprehensive collection of data and information on Hawaii’s families, children, and aging population, including:

Child and Family Indicators: data on indicators related to child and family well-being at the national, state, and county levels.

School/Community Profiles: community-specific data for selected indicators for over 40 school complexes, each of which includes a high school, all of the elementary and middle schools that feed into that high school, and the geographic boundaries that surround each of them.

Hawaii’s Aging: indicator data on trends in aging population in the state and counties of Hawaii and nationwide.

Hawaii Kids Count
University of Hawaii Center on the Family
A database of information describing the status of children in Hawaii. Monitors Hawaii's progress regarding children and families by tracking key indicators over time.

Health Trends in Hawaii: A Profile of the Health Care System (2006)
Hawaii Health Information Corporation
A biennial publication providing Hawaii health care data including health care demographics, health status, the health marketplace, health resource availability and health resource utilization and also shows trends over time. Each edition features a special section, this one on children's health. Several new topics include managed care, alternative medicine, health care expenditures, the health care workforce and telemedicine.

State of Hawaii Data Book
Department of Business, Economic Development & Tourism, State of Hawaii
The official summary of statistics on the social, economic, and political organization of the State of Hawaii.

Economic Data and Reports
Department of Business, Economic Development & Tourism, State of Hawaii
Comprehensive state and county data and reports on Hawaii’s economy, including visitor arrivals and expenditures, general fund tax revenue, economic forecasts and projections, and more.