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

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

Daily Passengers to Hawaii
As of December 7

Daily Visitor Arrivals to Hawaii
As of December 7

Domestic Passenger Count Comparison – 2019-2021
As of December 7

International Passenger Count Comparison – 2019-2021
As of December 7

Summary of Overseas Passenger Count Growth, Y-T-D, 2019 vs. 2021*
December – last updated December 7

	Total	Domestic	Int’l	Japan	Other int’l
State	-0.1%	32.9%	-90.3%	-97.0%	-77.9%
Oahu		36.3%
Hawaii		58.8%
Maui		12.5%
Kauai		44.4%

*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 11/27/2021

State/ county	This week					Year-to-date
State/ county	2021	2020	2019	Percent change, ’21-’20	Percent change, ’21-’19	2021	2020	2019
State	1,208	3,567	970	-66.1%	24.5%	134,175	420,195	57,521
Honolulu	797	2,323	594	-65.7%	34.2%	86,099	260,567	35,763
Hawaii	137	459	150	-70.2%	-8.7%	17,108	53,580	10,217
Maui	175	436	120	-59.9%	45.8%	18,186	70,707	6,911
Kauai	68	233	85	-70.8%	-20.0%	8,427	29,263	3,462
Agent*	31	116	21	-73.3%	47.6%	4,355	6,078	1,168