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Hawaiʻi’s Genuine Progress Indicator (HI GPI)

The Genuine Progress Indicator (GPI) is an economic welfare measure that accounts for the social and environmental costs and benefits of economic activity. Although GPI is expressed as a single annual number, it can be decomposed into constituent parts, which consist of indicators related to the economy, as well as social and environmental change.

From 2000 to 2023, Hawaiʻi’s total GPI increased by an average of 1.7 percent per year. Over the same period, Hawaiʻi’s economic GPI indicators grew by an average of 1.4 percent per year, social indicators by 1.4 percent per year, and environmental indicators by 0.6 percent per year.

 

This site uses a navigation bar at the top of each page. You can explore the GPI by selecting indicators directly from the bar. The top row shows the conceptual structure of GPI = Economic Indicators + Social Indicators + Environmental Indicators. The bottom row represents GPI = PCE_ADJ + PP + KB + KH + KS – SC + KN – POL – DKN. Additional explanation is available under GPI Details and information on how GPI is calculated can be found here. For full methodological background, refer to the HI GPI report linked below.

Original HI GPI Report (Archived)

Hawaiʻi’s Genuine Progress Indicator (GPI) Report 2022

The Hawaiʻi Genuine Progress Indicator (HI GPI) is a project of the State of Hawaiʻi, developed and maintained by the Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism (DBEDT). The information presented on this site is based on the report “Updating the Genuine Progress Indicator for the State of Hawaiʻi” by Kirsten L. L. Oleson, Ph.D., and Regina Ostergaard‑Klem, Ph.D., completed as part of a DBEDT‑funded project. All GPI calculations, indicator definitions, and methodological updates reflect the State of Hawaiʻi’s official GPI framework.

Data

HI GPI Components Excel Table

 

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