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 4-9

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

Daily Passengers to Hawaii
As of April 9

Daily Visitor Arrivals to Hawaii
As of April 9

Domestic Passenger Count Comparison – 2019-2021
As of April 9

International Passenger Count Comparison – 2019-2021
As of April 9

Summary of Overseas Passenger Count Growth, Y-T-D, 2019 vs. 2021*
April – last updated April 9

	Total	Domestic	Int’l	Japan	Other int’l
State	-29.9%	-10.7%	-96.5%	-98.4%	-93.5%
Oahu		-14.5%
Hawaii		1.2%
Maui		7.2%
Kauai		-63.3%

*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 Claims25
Week Ending 4/3/2021

State/ county	This week					Year-to-date
State/ county	2021	2020	2019	Percent change, ’21-’20	Percent change, ’21-’19	2021	2020	2019
State	4,602	53,112	1,299	-91%	254%	53,203	124,973	18,124
Honolulu	2,913	30,958	823	-91%	254%	33,319	72,083	11,140
Hawaii	540	7,063	211	-92%	156%	6,604	16,802	3,187
Maui	593	10,394	158	-94%	275%	7,343	25,386	2,372
Kauai	437	4,476	71	-90%	516%	3,831	9,999	1,079
Agent*	119	221	36	-46%	231%	2,106	703	346