COVID-19 & Hawaii’s Economy

To monitor Hawaii’s economic conditions during the COVID-19 outbreak, DBEDT put together this dashboard to compile the most recent economic data. Readers can go to each section to see more detailed and historical data.

DBEDT has produced a brief report on how the pandemic has affected the labor market in Hawaii:
Hawaii’s Labor Market Impact During COVID-19 Acrobat file

DBEDT has produced a report on the economically vulnerable populations in Hawaii:
COVID-19 and the Economically Vulnerable Populations in Hawaii Acrobat file

Additionally, in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the U.S. Census Bureau has created two experimental, short-term surveys to help evaluate the effects of business closures and stay-at-home orders in the United States.
Click here to see the results from the Business and Household Pulse Survey for Hawaii.

DBEDT/READ collected daily inter-island passenger data between April 1 and June 13, 2020. Since June 14, 2020, the 14-day quarantine for inter-island travel was lifted and a new passenger form has been implemented by the Department of Health (DOH) and the data collection function has been taken over by DOH. Data between 4/1-5/29/2020 can be downloaded here (Excel Spreadsheet).

Weekly Economic Dashboard

DBEDT/READ has created a dashboard to track COVID-19 cases and economic activities at the county level. The dashboard is updated weekly and is available every Friday.
Click here for previous dashboards

Covid Economic Dashboard 9-10

Daily Visitor Arrival Updates, Weekly Unemployment, and Monthly Job Changes, Bankruptcy Filings, and Tax Revenue

Daily Passengers to Hawaii
As of September 15

Daily Visitor Arrivals to Hawaii
As of September 15

Domestic Passenger Count Comparison – 2019-2021
As of September 15

International Passenger Count Comparison – 2019-2021
As of September 15

Summary of Overseas Passenger Count Growth, Y-T-D, 2019 vs. 2021*
September – last updated September 15

	Total	Domestic	Int’l	Japan	Other int’l
State	-27.2%	-0.2%	-94.6%	-98.3%	-86.5%
Oahu		-2.2%
Hawaii		17.7%
Maui		-5.4%
Kauai		9.0%

*By March 26, 2020, total arrivals had fallen to below 1,000 per day; the number of arrivals on April 1, 2021 exceeded the total number of arrivals in all of April 2020. Accordingly, 2020 comparisons hold little value, and 2021 arrivals are compared with 2019 arrivals.

Int’l = international

Weekly Initial Unemployment Claims
Week Ending 9/4/2021

State/ county	This week					Year-to-date
State/ county	2021	2020	2019	Percent change, ’21-’20	Percent change, ’21-’19	2021	2020	2019
State	2,401	7,504	1,090	-68%	120%	108,494	359,168	44,305
Honolulu	1,630	5,394	706	-70%	131%	68,953	220,673	27,658
Hawaii	328	737	170	-56%	93%	13,899	45,796	7,951
Maui	286	860	129	-67%	122%	14,650	62,122	5,261
Kauai	109	376	63	-71%	73%	7,237	25,916	2,568
Agent*	48	137	22	-65%	118%	3,755	4,661	867