Reports & Studies

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RECENT REPORTS

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  • The Economic Impact of International Students in Hawai‘i: Calendar Year 2024 – February 2026 (PDF)
  • Native Hawaiian Population in Hawaii: 2020 – January 2026 (PDF)
  • Korean Population in Hawaii: 2020 – January 2026 (PDF)
  • Vietnamese Population in Hawaii: 2020 – January 2026 (PDF)
  • Hawaii’s Targeted and Emerging Industries – 2025 Update Report – December 2025 (PDF)
  • Self-Sufficiency Income Standard: Estimates for Hawaii 2024 – December 2025 (PDF)
  • Assessing the Impacts of Hawaii’s Film Tax Credit in 2024 – December 2025 (PDF)
  • Samoan Population in Hawaii: 2020 – December 2025 (PDF)
  • Chinese Population in Hawaii: 2020 – December 2025 (PDF)
  • Japanese Population in Hawaii: 2020 – December 2025 (PDF)
  • Filipino Population in Hawaii: 2020 – November 2025 (PDF)
  • Measuring Economic Diversification in Hawaii, Update Report – November 2025 (PDF)
  • 2022 State Input-Output Study – October 2025 (Link)

 
REPORTS BY SUBJECT

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Construction/Housing
Housing Demand in Hawaii
  • Hawaii Housing Demand: 2025-2035 – March 2024 (Archived)
  • Hawaii Housing Demand: 2020-2030 – December 2019 (Archived)
  • Measuring Housing Demand in Hawaii, 2015-2025 – April 2015 (Archived)

  • Trends in Honolulu Building Permits 2005 – 2024 – June 2025 (PDF)
  • Assessing the Cost of Building Permit Delays in Honolulu: 2022-2023 – May 2025 (PDF)
  • Hawaii Property Ownership: its history and potential future implication – February 2025 (PDF)
  • Overcrowding in Hawaii housing – June 2024 (Archived)
  • Housing Affordability – February 2024 (Archived)
  • Residential Home Sales in Hawaii – May 2016 (Link)
  • Kakaako, Urban Core Living – June 2014 (Archived)
  • What are the Economic Drivers for Hawaii in 2014 and Beyond – May 2014 (Archived)
  • Construction and Hawaii’s Economy: an analysis of the past and forecast of the future – February 2014 (Archived)
  • Construction and Hawaii’s Economy – May 2000 (Archived)
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Education
Economic Impact of International and Domestic Students in Hawaii
  • The Economic Impact of International Students in Hawaii: Calendar Year 2024 – February 2026 (PDF)
  • The Economic Impact of International Students in Hawaii: Calendar Year 2023 – December 2024 (Archived)
  • The Economic Impact of Domestic Out-of-State Students in Hawaii: Calendar Year 2022 – March 2024 (Archived)
  • The Economic Impact of International Students in Hawaii: Calendar Year 2022 – December 2023 (Archived)
  • The Economic Impact of Domestic Out-of-State Students in Hawaii: Calendar Year 2021 – March 2023 (Archived)
  • The Economic Impact of International Students in Hawaii: Calendar Year 2021 – December 2022 (Archived)
  • The Economic Impact of International Students in Hawaii: Calendar Year 2020 – December 2021 (Archived)
  • The Economic Impact of International Students in Hawaii: Calendar Year 2019 – October 2020 (Archived)
  • The Economic Impact of International Students in Hawaii, 2018 Update – November 2018 (Archived)
  • The Economic Impact of International Students in Hawaii, 2017 Update – July 2017 (Archived)
  • The Economic Impact of International Students in Hawaii, 2016 Update – June 2016 (Archived)
  • The Economic Impact of International Students in Hawaii – April 2015 (Archived)

  • Educational Attainment in Hawaii – January 2016 (Archived)
  • Education and the Economy – November 1998 (Archived)
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Employment/Workforce/Wage
Minimum Wage in Hawaii
  • The Minimum Wage in Hawai‘i: 2025 Update – August 2025 (PDF)
  • The Minimum Wage in Hawaii: Labor Market Impacts – January 2020 (Archived)

  • Top Occupations in Hawaii, 2016 to 2023 – March 2025 (PDF)
  • Workforce Exit Study- September 2022 (Archived)
  • Remote Work in Hawaii: Effects of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Hawaii’s Remote Work Marketplace – February 2022 (Archived)
  • Hawaii’s Labor Market Impact During COVID-19 – April 2021 (Archived)
  • Hawaii’s Working Population: An Analysis by Industry 2015-2019 – March 2021 (Archived)
  • Brain Drain: Characteristics of Hawaii-Born Adults on the U.S. Mainland – January 2021 (Archived)
  • COVID-19 and the Economically Vulnerable Populations in Hawaii – June 2020 (Archived)
  • Top 20 Occupations in Hawaii – September 2018 (Archived)
  • Hawaii’s Working Population: An Analysis by Industry 2012-2016 – April 2018 (Archived)
  • Wage and Employment Structure: Comparing Recent Trends for Hawaii vs. the U.S. – November 2011 (Link)
  • Geographic Area (PUMA) Statistics: 2005 to 2008 – Feb 2011 (Archived)
  • Hawaii’s Workforce – A Look at Characteristics by Industry – December 2010 (Archived)
  • Geographic Area (PUMA) Statistics: 2005 to 2007 – March 2009 (Archived)
  • Workers’ Compensation System in Hawaii – March 2008 (Archived)
  • An Analysis of Hawaii Unemployment Insurance Program – March 2007 (Archived)
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Energy
State of Hawaii Energy Data and Trends
  • State of Hawaii Energy Data and Trends – April 2023 (Archived)
  • State of Hawaii Energy Data and Trends – April 2022 (Archived)
  • State of Hawaii Energy Data and Trends – April 2019 (Archived)
  • State of Hawaii Energy Data and Trends – February 2018 (Archived)
  • State of Hawaii Energy Data and Trends – February 2017 (Archived)
  • State of Hawaii Energy Data and Trends – November 2015 (Archived)
  • State of Hawaii Energy Data and Trends – April 2015 (Archived)
  • State of Hawaii Energy Data and Trends – January 2014 (Archived)
  • State of Hawaii Energy Data and Trends – November 2012 (Archived)
  • State of Hawaii Energy Data and Trends – March 2011 (Archived)

Solar PV and Battery Installations in Honolulu
  • Solar PV Battery Installations in Honolulu: 2024 Update – March 2025 (PDF)
  • Solar PV Battery Installations in Honolulu: 2023 Update – May 2024 (Archived)
  • Solar PV Battery Installations in Honolulu: 2022 Update – May 2023 (Archived)
  • Solar PV Battery Installations in Honolulu: 2021 Update – May 2022 (Archived)
  • Solar PV Battery Installations in Honolulu: 2020 Update – April 2021 (Archived)
  • Solar PV Battery Installations in Honolulu: 2019 Update – June 2020 (Archived)
  • Solar PV Battery Installations in Honolulu: 2018 Update – August 2019 (Archived)
  • Solar PV Battery Installations in Honolulu: 2017 – January 2018 (Archived)
  • Solar PV Installations in Honolulu – September 2017 (Archived)
  • Solar PV Installations in Honolulu – January 2015 (Archived)

Hawaii's Electricity Industry: Analysis and Recent Trends
  • Hawaii’s Electricity Industry: 2021-2022 Analysis and Recent Trends – May 2023 (Archived)
  • Hawaii’s Electricity Industry: 2020-2021 Analysis and Recent Trends – August 2022 (Archived)
  • Hawaii’s Electricity Industry: 2019-2020 Analysis and Recent Trends – August 2021 (Archived)
  • Hawaii’s Electricity Industry: 2018 Analysis and Recent Trends – August 2019 (Archived)
  • Hawaii’s Electricity Industry: 2016 Analysis and Recent Trends – December 2017 (Archived)
  • Hawaii’s Electricity Industry: 2015 Analysis and Recent Trends – October 2016 (Archived)
  • Hawaii’s Electricity Industry: 2014 Analysis and Recent Trends – September 2015 (Archived)
  • State of Hawaii Electricity Generation and Consumption in 2013 and Recent Trends – October 2014 (Archived)
  • State of Hawaii Electric Power Industry Current Status and Trends – November 2013 (Archived)

Hawaii’s Petroleum Consumption and Expenditures
  • Hawaii’s Petroleum Consumption and Expenditures by Product and by Sector – March 2023 (Archived)
  • Hawaii’s Petroleum Consumption and Expenditures by Product and by Sector – April 2021 (Archived)
  • Hawaii’s Petroleum Consumption and Expenditures by Product and by Sector – December 2018 (Archived)

Status of Renewable Primary Energy and Renewable Electricity in Hawaii
  • Status of Renewable Primary Energy and Renewable Electricity in Hawaii – November 2022 (Archived)
  • Status of Renewable Primary Energy and Renewable Electricity in Hawaii – November 2021 (Archived)
  • Status of Renewable Primary Energy and Renewable Electricity in Hawaii – July 2018 (Archived)

  • Electricity Burdens on Hawaii Households (Link)
  • Renewable Energy in Hawaii – June 2011 (Archived)
  • Income and Price Elasticity of Hawaii Energy Demand – May 2011 (Archived)
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Federal Activities
  • Federal Activities in Hawaii Information Page (Link)
  • The Economic Impacts of Federal Government Contracts Awarded in Hawaii Fiscal Year 2018 – 2022 – August 2023 (Archived)
  • Economic Impacts of Granting a GET Exemption for Sales to the Federal Government – December 2016 (Archived)
  • Profile of Hawaii-Based Armed Forces – January 2007 (Archived)
  • Federal Activity and Hawaii’s New Economy – July 2001 (Archived)
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General Economy/Business
Economic Diversification
  • Measuring Economic Diversification in Hawaii, Update Report, November 2025 (PDF)
  • Measuring Economic Diversification in Hawaii, Update report – September 2020 (Archived)
  • Measuring Economic Diversification in Hawaii, Update report – December 2011 (Archived)
  • Measuring Economic Diversification in Hawaii, Full report – February 2008 (Archived)

Hawaii Economic Structure Analysis using the Industry Level GDP Data
  • Hawaii Economic Structure Analysis Using the Industry Level Gross Domestic Product Data: Update report – April 2022 (Archived)
  • Hawaii Economic Structure Analysis Using the Industry Level Gross Domestic Product Data: Update report – April 2020 (Archived)
  • Hawaii Economic Structure Analysis Using the Industry Level Gross Domestic Product Data – July 2019 (Archived)

  • Hog Production and Hog Harvesting in Hawaii – May 2025 (PDF)
  • Online Sports Wagering Working Group Final Report – March 2025 (PDF)
  • Oahu’s North Shore: A Profile of Its Residents and Businesses – September 2024 (Archived)
  • The Impacts of COVID-19 on Hawaii’s Real GDP and Job Growth and Industrial Structures – July 2022 (Archived)
  • Updating the Genuine Progress Indicator for the State of Hawaii – February 2022 (Archived)
  • Hawaii Business Dynamics: An Analysis of Business Births, Deaths, and Survival Rates – May 2020 (Archived)
  • Hawaii County Industry Analysis 2001-2018 – December 2019 (Archived)
  • Hawaii New Business Formation – November 2014 (Archived)
  • What are the Economic Drivers for Hawaii in 2014 and Beyond – May 2014 (Archived)
  • Current Hawaii Economic Conditions – September 2013 (Archived)
  • Economic Situation Update – December 2001 (Archived)
  • A New Leading Economic Indicator for Hawaii – April 1999 (Archived)
  • Hawaii’s Economic Future – March 1998 (Archived)
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Income/Consumption
Hawaii Consumer Debt Study
  • Hawaii Consumer Debt Report: 2003-2023 – April 2024 (Archived)
  • Hawaii Consumer Debt Report: 2001-2021 – October 2022 (Archived)
  • Hawaii Consumer Debt Report: 2019 Update – October 2019 (Archived)
  • Hawaii Consumer Debt Report: 2017 Update – February 2018 (Archived)
  • An Analysis of Consumer Debt: How Does Hawaii Compare with the Nation – May 2017 (Archived)

Studies on Consumer Spending
  • Consumer Spending Analysis and the Cost of Living in Honolulu: 1986-2022 – April 2024 (Archived)
  • Summary of Consumer Spending by County: 2014 – February 2017 (Archived)
  • Hawaii County Consumer Spending: 2014 – June 2016 (Archived)
  • Kauai County Consumer Spending: 2014 – June 2016 (Archived)
  • Maui County Consumer Spending: 2014 – June 2016 (Archived)
  • Honolulu Consumer Spending: 2013-2014 – April 2016 (Archived)
  • Pattern of Honolulu Consumer Spending: 1986-2005 – March 2007 (Archived)
  • Honolulu Consumer Spending Tables – March 2007 (Archived)

Self-Sufficient Income Study
  • Find the Self-Sufficient Income reports under the “Societal Well-being” section below

  • Analyzing the Income Distribution in Hawaii – August 2021 (Archived)
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Industry/Technology
Emerging Industries Research
  • Hawaii’s Targeted and Emerging Industries – 2025 Update Report – December 2025 (PDF)
  • Hawaii’s Targeted and Emerging Industries – 2024 Update Report – November 2024 (Archived)
  • Hawaii’s Targeted and Emerging Industries – 2023 Update Report – November 2023 (Archived)
  • Hawaii’s Targeted and Emerging Industries – 2022 Update Report – December 2022 (Archived)
  • Hawaii’s Targeted and Emerging Industries – 2021 Update Report – December 2021 (Archived)
  • Hawaii’s Targeted and Emerging Industries – 2020 Update Report – December 2020 (Archived)
  • Hawaii’s Targeted and Emerging Industries – 2019 Update Report – December 2019 (Archived)
  • Hawaii’s Targeted and Emerging Industries – 2018 Update Report – December 2018 (Archived)
  • Hawaii’s Targeted and Emerging Industries – 2017 Update Report – December 2017 (Archived)
  • Hawaii’s Targeted and Emerging Industries – 2016 Update Report – December 2016 (Archived)
  • Hawaii’s Targeted and Emerging Industries – 2015 Update Report – December 2015 (Archived)
  • Hawaii’s Targeted and Emerging Industries – 2014 Update Report – November 2014 (Archived)
  • Hawaii’s Targeted and Emerging Industries – 2013 Update Report – December 2013 (Archived)
  • Hawaii’s Targeted and Emerging Industries – 2012 Update Report – December 2012 (Archived)
  • Hawaii’s Targeted and Emerging Industries – 2011 Update Report – December 2011 (Archived)
  • Hawaii’s Targeted and Emerging Industries – 2010 Update Report – December 2010 (Archived)
  • Benchmarking Hawaii’s Emerging Industries 2009 – Full Report – December 2009 (Archived)
  • Benchmarking Hawaii’s Emerging Industries 2009 – Summary Report – December 2009 (Archived)

Creative Industries in Hawaii
  • Hawaii’s Creative Industries, Update Report, 2023 – March 2024 (Archived)
  • Hawaii’s Creative Industries, Update Report, 2023 – May 2023 (Archived)
  • Hawaii’s Creative Industries, Update Report, 2020 – May 2020 (Archived)
  • Hawaii’s Creative Industries, Update Report, 2018 – March 2019 (Archived)
  • Hawaii’s Creative Industries, Update Report, 2017 – December 2017 (Archived)
  • Hawaii’s Creative Industries, Update Report, 2016 – June 2016 (Archived)
  • Hawaii’s Creative Industries, Update Report, 2015 – March 2015 (Archived)
  • Hawaii’s Creative Industries, Update Report, 2014 – August 2014 (Archived)
  • Hawaii’s Creative Industries, Update Report, 2012 – July 2012 (Archived)
  • Hawaii’s Creative Industries, Update Report, 2010 – June 2010 (Archived)

Air and Marine Cargo in Hawaii's Economy
  • Marine Cargo and Waterborne Commerce in Hawaii’s Economy: 2024 Update – March 2024 (Archived)
  • Marine Cargo and Waterborne Commerce in Hawaii’s Economy – May 2019 (Archived)
  • Air Cargo in Hawaii’s Economy: 2020 Update – December 2020 (Archived)
  • Air Cargo in Hawaii’s Economy – November 2017 (Archived)

Innovation Indicators
  • Hawaii Innovation Indicators: Update 2010 – January 2010 (Archived)
  • Hawaii Innovation Indicators – December 2008 (Archived)

  • Hog Production and Hog Harvesting in Hawaii – May 2025 (PDF)
  • Online Sports Wagering Working Group Final Report – March 2025 (PDF)
  • The Impacts of the Film Industry on 2022 Tourism in Hawaii – February 2024 (Archived)
  • The Health Care Industry In Hawaii – April 2023 (Archived)
  • Performance of the Manufacturing Industries in Hawaii and the U.S. – November 2016 (Archived)
  • Hawaii’s Cluster Economic Performance – June 2016 (Archived)
  • Health Care and Social Assistance Sector in Hawaii – February 2016 (Archived)
  • Real Estate and Rental and Leasing Sector in Hawaii – April 2015 (Archived)
  • Hawaii’s Technology Workforce – Occupations and Projections – July 2012 (Archived)
  • Survey of Ocean Science and Technology Activity in Hawaii, 2007 – July 2009 (Archived)
  • Hawaii’s Technology Sector in 2001 – November 2002 (Archived)
  • Hawaii’s Expanding Tech Sector – May 2001 (Archived)
  • Retailing and Hawaii’s Economy – August 1998 (Archived)
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Input-Output Study
  • 2022 State Input-Output Study (Link)
  • 2017 Hawaii State and Inter-County Input-Output Study and Tables (Archived)
  • 2012 Hawaii State and Inter-County Input-Output Study and Tables (Archived)
  • 2007 Hawaii State and Inter-County Input-Output Study and Tables (Archived)
  • 2005 Hawaii State and Inter-County Input-Output Study and Tables (Archived)
  • 002 Hawaii State and Inter-County Input-Output Study and Tables (Archived)
  • 1997 Hawaii State and Inter-County Input-Output Study and Tables (Archived)
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Population/Migration
Race Reports
  • Native Hawaiian Population in Hawaii: 2020 – January 2026 (PDF)
  • Korean Population in Hawaii: 2020 – January 2026 (PDF)
  • Vietnamese Population in Hawaii: 2020 – January 2026 (PDF)
  • Samoan Population in Hawaii: 2020 – December 2025 (PDF)
  • Chinese Population in Hawaii: 2020 – December 2025 (PDF)
  • Japanese Population in Hawaii: 2020 – December 2025 (PDF)
  • Filipino Population in Hawaii: 2020 – November 2025 (PDF)
  • A brief on Taiwanese in Hawaii – February 2025 (Archived)
  • Demographic, Social, and Economic Characteristics of Hawaii’s Race Groups: 2017-2021 – May 2024 (Archived)
  • Demographic, Social, Economic, and Housing Characteristics for Selected Race Groups in Hawaii – March 2018 (Archived)

Studies on Native Hawaiian Population
  • Native Hawaiian Population in Hawaii: 2020 – January 2026 (PDF)
  • Native Hawaiians in Hawaii’s Tourism Sector: 2025 Update  – February 2025 (PDF)
  • Native Hawaiians in Hawaii’s Tourism Sector: 2023 Update – July 2023 (Archived)
  • Native Hawaiians in Hawaii’s Tourism Sector: 2021 Update – January 2021 (Archived)
  • Hawaii’s Native Hawaiian Entrepreneurs – January 2021 (Archived)
  • Native Hawaiians in Hawaii’s Tourism Sector – April 2017 (Archived)
  • Native Hawaiian-Owned Firms in Hawaii’s Tourism Sector – March 2017 (Archived)

Studies on Migration
  • Hawaii Migration Flows:2013-2017 – December 2019 (Archived)
  • Hawaii’s Migrant Population: 2006 – June 2008 (Archived)
  • Hawaii’s Inmigrant Population: 2005 – December 2006 (Archived)

Studies on Language-Use
  • Non-English Speaking Population in Hawaii – April 2016 (Archived)
  • Detailed Languages Spoken at Home in the State of Hawaii – March 2016 (Archived)
  • Non-English Speaking Population in Hawaii – February 2011 (Archived)

Hawaii's Generational Economy
  • Aging and Hawaii’s Generational Economy – December 2024 (Archived)
  • Hawaii’s Generational Economy: Impacts of Population Aging – October 2020 (Archived)

Daytime Population Reports
  • Commuter adjusted population in Hawaii – May 2024 (Archived)
  • Commuter Adjusted Daytime Population on Oahu – December 2014 (Archived)
  • Commuter Adjusted Daytime Population in Hawaii County – February 2015 (Archived)
  • Commuter Adjusted Daytime Population in Maui County – February 2015 (Archived)
  • Commuter Adjusted Daytime Population in Kauai County – February 2015 (Archived)

  • Oahu’s North Shore: A Profile of Its Residents and Businesses – September 2024 (Archived)
  • Urban and Rural Areas in the State of Hawaii: 2020 – April 2024 (Archived)
  • The Elderly Population in Hawaii: Current Living Circumstances and Housing Options – December 2021 (Archived)
  • COFA Migrants in Hawaii – February 2020 (Archived)
  • Commuting Patterns in Hawaii – April 2015 (Archived)
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Societal Well-being
Hawaii's Genuine Progress Indicator (GPI)
  • Hawaii’s Genuine Progress Indicator Page (Link)
  • Updating the Genuine Progress Indicator for the State of Hawaii – February 2022 (Archived)

Quality of Life Indicators
  • Quality of Life Indicators 2024 Update – March 2024 (Archived)
  • Quality of Life Indicators 2022 Update – November 2022 (Archived)
  • Quality of Life Indicators 2019 Update – May 2020 (Archived)
  • Quality of Life in Hawaii (Full Report), 2009 (Archived)
  • Quality of Life in Hawaii (Summary), 2009 (Archived)

Self-Sufficient Income Study
  • Self-Sufficiency Income Standard: Estimates for Hawaii 2024 – December 2025 (PDF)
  • Self-Sufficiency Income Standard: Estimates for Hawaii 2022 – December 2023 (Archived)
  • Self-Sufficiency Income Standard: Estimates for Hawaii 2020 – December 2021 (Archived)
  • Self-Sufficiency Income Standard: Estimates for Hawaii 2018 – December 2019 (Archived)
  • Self-Sufficiency Income Standard: Estimates for Hawaii 2016 – December 2017 (Archived)
  • Self-Sufficiency Income Standard: Estimates for Hawaii 2014 – December 2015 (Archived)
  • Self-Sufficiency Income Standard: Estimates for Hawaii 2013 – December 2014 (Archived)
  • Self-Sufficiency Income Standard: Estimates for Hawaii 2011 – December 2012 (Archived)
  • Self-Sufficiency Income Standard: Estimates for Hawaii 2009 – December 2011 (Archived)
  • Self-Sufficiency Income Standard: Estimates for Hawaii 2007 – January 2009 (Archived)

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Tax
Research Activity Tax Credit Reports
  • Report on Hawaii Tax Credit for Research Activities for Tax Year 2024 – August 2025 (PDF)
  • Report on Hawaii Tax Credit for Research Activities for Tax Year 2023 – August 2024 (Archived)
  • Report on Hawaii Tax Credit for Research Activities for Tax Year 2022 – August 2023 (Archived)
  • Report on Hawaii Tax Credit for Research Activities for Tax Year 2021 – August 2022 (Archived)
  • Report on Hawaii Tax Credit for Research Activities for Tax Year 2020 – August 2021 (Archived)
  • Report on Hawaii Tax Credit for Research Activities for Tax Year 2019 – August 2020 (Archived)
  • Report on Hawaii Tax Credit for Research Activities for Tax Year 2018 – August 2019 (Archived)
  • Report on Hawaii Tax Credit for Research Activities for Tax Year 2017 – August 2018 (Archived)
  • Report on Hawaii Tax Credit for Research Activities for Tax Year 2016 – August 2017 (Archived)
  • Report on Hawaii Tax Credit for Research Activities for Tax Year 2015 – August 2016 (Archived)
  • Report on Hawaii Tax Credit for Research Activities for Tax Year 2014 – August 2015 (Archived)
  • Report on Hawaii Tax Credit for Research Activities for Tax Year 2013 – August 2014 (Archived)

Film Tax Credit Reports
  • Assessing the Impacts of Hawaii’s Film Tax Credit in 2024 – December 2025 (PDF)
  • Cost-Benefit and Fiscal Impact Analysis of Hawaii’s Film Tax Credit in 2023 – November 2024 (Archived)
  • Cost-Benefit and Fiscal Impact Analysis of Hawaii’s Film Tax Credit in 2022 – February 2024 (Archived)
  • Cost-Benefit and Fiscal Impact Analysis of Hawaii’s Film Tax Credit in 2021 – May 2023 (Archived)
  • Cost-Benefit and Fiscal Impact Analysis of Hawaii’s Film Tax Credit in 2020 – July 2022 (Archived)
  • Cost-Benefit and Fiscal Impact Analysis of Hawaii’s Film Tax Credit in 2019 – March 2021 (Archived)

  • An Analysis of Real Property Tax in Hawaii – October 2017 (Archived)
  • Economic Impacts of Granting a GET Exemption for Sales to the Federal Government – December 2016 (Archived)
  • Real Estate Investment Trusts in Hawaii: Analysis and Survey Results – September 2016 (Archived)
  • Implication of Replacing Hawaii’s Income Tax with an Increase in General Excise Tax – September 2009 (Archived)
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Tourism
Sustainable Tourism Study
  • Sustainable Tourism Project Main Page (Link)
  • Sustainable Tourism Project Summary Report (Archived)
  • Economic and Environmental Modeling Study, Volume I: Executive Summary (Archived)
  • Economic and Environmental Modeling Study, Volume II: Results and Recommendations (Archived)
  • Economic and Environmental Modeling Study, Volume III: Technical Report (Archived)
  • Socio-Cultural and Public Input Study, Volume I: Summary Report (Archived)
  • Socio-Cultural and Public Input Study, Volume II: Socio-Cultural Impact, General Population (Archived)
  • Socio-Cultural and Public Input Study, Volume III: Socio-Cultural Impact, Native Hawaiian (Archived)
  • Socio-Cultural and Public Input Study, Volume IV: Resident Survey Report (Archived)
  • Socio-Cultural and Public Input Study, Volume V: Study Group Findings and Recommendations (Archived)
  • Socio-Cultural and Public Input Study, Volume VI: Framework for a Hawaii’s Sustainable Tourism System (Archived)
  • Infrastructure and Environmental Overview Study: Recommendations (Archived)
  • Infrastructure and Environmental Overview Study: Hawaii State Summary (Archived)
  • Infrastructure and Environmental Overview Study: City and County of Honolulu (Archived)
  • Infrastructure and Environmental Overview Study: Hawaii County (Archived)
  • Infrastructure and Environmental Overview Study: Maui County (Archived)
  • Infrastructure and Environmental Overview Study: Kauai County (Archived)
  • Infrastructure and Environmental Overview Study, Appendix for Hawaii State (Archived)
  • Infrastructure and Environmental Overview Study, Appendix for City and County of Honolulu (Archived)
  • Infrastructure and Environmental Overview Study, Appendix for Hawaii County (Archived)
  • Infrastructure and Environmental Overview Study, Appendix for Maui County (Archived)
  • Infrastructure and Environmental Overview Study, Appendix for Kauai County (Archived)

Native Hawaiians in Hawaii Tourism
  • Native Hawaiians in Hawaii’s Tourism Sector: 2025 Update  – February 2025 (PDF)
  • Native Hawaiians in Hawaii’s Tourism Sector: 2023 Update – July 2023 (Archived)
  • Native Hawaiians in Hawaii’s Tourism Sector: 2021 Update – January 2021 (Archived)
  • Hawaii’s Native Hawaiian Entrepreneurs – January 2021 (Archived)
  • Native Hawaiians in Hawaii’s Tourism Sector – April 2017 (Archived)
  • Native Hawaiian-Owned Firms in Hawaii’s Tourism Sector – March 2017 (Archived)

  • Tourism and Hawaii Economy – December 2024 (Archived)
  • Visitors to the North Shore – September 2024 (Archived)
  • The Impacts of the Film Industry on 2022 Tourism in Hawai‘i – February 2024 (Archived)
  • How Well Does Daily Passenger Data Correlate With Monthly Visitor Arrivals Data? – November 2023 (Archived)
  • State of Hawaii: In-Flight Form Digitization Feasibility Study – July 2023 (Archived)
  • Tourism’s Contribution to the State and County Economies in Hawai‘i: A Benchmark Estimate for 2017 – September 2023 (Archived)
  • Tourism Contribution to Hawaii Agriculture Industry – July 2022 (Archived)
  • 2002 and 2003 Hawaii Cruise Industry Impact Study (Archived)
  • The Economic Contribution of Waikiki – May 2003 (Archived)
  • The Effect on Hawaii’s Economy of the September 11 Terror Attacks – November 2001 (Archived)
  • New Measures of Tourism – February 2001 (Archived)
  • Tourism Looks to the Future – July 1999 (Archived)
  • WTTC Hawaii Tourism Report 1999 (Archived)

 
LEGISLATIVE REPORTS

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Reports to the Legislature
Emerging Industries Research
  • Hawaii’s Targeted and Emerging Industries – 2025 Update Report – December 2025 (PDF)
  • Hawaii’s Targeted and Emerging Industries – 2024 Update Report – November 2024 (Archived)
  • Hawaii’s Targeted and Emerging Industries – 2023 Update Report – November 2023 (Archived)
  • Hawaii’s Targeted and Emerging Industries – 2022 Update Report – December 2022 (Archived)
  • Hawaii’s Targeted and Emerging Industries – 2021 Update Report – December 2021 (Archived)
  • Hawaii’s Targeted and Emerging Industries – 2020 Update Report – December 2020 (Archived)
  • Hawaii’s Targeted and Emerging Industries – 2019 Update Report – December 2019 (Archived)
  • Hawaii’s Targeted and Emerging Industries – 2018 Update Report – December 2018 (Archived)
  • Hawaii’s Targeted and Emerging Industries – 2017 Update Report – December 2017 (Archived)
  • Hawaii’s Targeted and Emerging Industries – 2016 Update Report – December 2016 (Archived)
  • Hawaii’s Targeted and Emerging Industries – 2015 Update Report – December 2015 (Archived)
  • Hawaii’s Targeted and Emerging Industries – 2014 Update Report – November 2014 (Archived)
  • Hawaii’s Targeted and Emerging Industries – 2013 Update Report – December 2013 (Archived)
  • Hawaii’s Targeted and Emerging Industries – 2012 Update Report – December 2012 (Archived)
  • Hawaii’s Targeted and Emerging Industries – 2011 Update Report – December 2011 (Archived)
  • Hawaii’s Targeted and Emerging Industries – 2010 Update Report – December 2010 (Archived)
  • Benchmarking Hawaii’s Emerging Industries 2009 – Full Report – December 2009 (Archived)
  • Benchmarking Hawaii’s Emerging Industries 2009 – Summary Report – December 2009 (Archived)

Self Sufficiency Income Study
  • Self-Sufficiency Income Standard: Estimates for Hawaii 2024 – December 2025 (PDF)
  • Self-Sufficiency Income Standard: Estimates for Hawaii 2022 – December 2023 (Archived)
  • Self-Sufficiency Income Standard: Estimates for Hawaii 2020 – December 2021 (Archived)
  • Self-Sufficiency Income Standard: Estimates for Hawaii 2018 – December 2019 (Archived)
  • Self-Sufficiency Income Standard: Estimates for Hawaii 2016 – December 2017 (Archived)
  • Self-Sufficiency Income Standard: Estimates for Hawaii 2014 – December 2015 (Archived)
  • Self-Sufficiency Income Standard: Estimates for Hawaii 2013 – December 2014 (Archived)
  • Self-Sufficiency Income Standard: Estimates for Hawaii 2011 – December 2012 (Archived)
  • Self-Sufficiency Income Standard: Estimates for Hawaii 2009 – December 2011 (Archived)
  • Self-Sufficiency Income Standard: Estimates for Hawaii 2007 – January 2009 (Archived)

Research Activity Tax Credit Reports
  • Report on Hawaii Tax Credit for Research Activities for Tax Year 2024 – August 2025 (PDF)
  • Report on Hawaii Tax Credit for Research Activities for Tax Year 2023 – August 2024 (Archived)
  • Report on Hawaii Tax Credit for Research Activities for Tax Year 2022 – August 2023 (Archived)
  • Report on Hawaii Tax Credit for Research Activities for Tax Year 2021 – August 2022 (Archived)
  • Report on Hawaii Tax Credit for Research Activities for Tax Year 2020 – August 2021 (Archived)
  • Report on Hawaii Tax Credit for Research Activities for Tax Year 2019 – August 2020 (Archived)
  • Report on Hawaii Tax Credit for Research Activities for Tax Year 2018 – August 2019 (Archived)
  • Report on Hawaii Tax Credit for Research Activities for Tax Year 2017 – August 2018 (Archived)
  • Report on Hawaii Tax Credit for Research Activities for Tax Year 2016 – August 2017 (Archived)
  • Report on Hawaii Tax Credit for Research Activities for Tax Year 2015 – August 2016 (Archived)
  • Report on Hawaii Tax Credit for Research Activities for Tax Year 2014 – August 2015 (Archived)
  • Report on Hawaii Tax Credit for Research Activities for Tax Year 2013 – August 2014 (Archived)

Other reports to the Legislature
  • Business Revitalization Task Force Report – November 2025 (PDF)
  • Online Sports Wagering Working Group Final Report – March 2025 (PDF)
  • DBEDT Annual Report on Workforce Development Programs – November 2024 (Archived)
  • The Elderly Population in Hawaii: Current Living Circumstances and Housing Options (with an appendix on Kau district) – December 2021 (Archived)
  • Hawaii County Industry Analysis 2001-2018 – December 2019 (Archived)
  • The Estimated Economic Impact of Hawaii Place-Based Marketing by Firms Without Material Ties to the State of Hawaii (Archived)
  • Interim Report on the Estimated Economic Impact of Hawaii Place-Based Marketing by Firms Without Material Ties to the State of Hawaii – December 2019 (Archived)
  • Impact of Act 039 Relating to Movie Theaters – December 2017 (Archived)
  • An Analysis of Real Property Tax in Hawaii – October 2017 (Archived)
  • Economic Impacts of Granting a GET Exemption for Sales to the Federal Government – December 2016 (Archived)
  • Real Estate Investment Trusts in Hawaii: Analysis and Survey Results – September 2016 (Archived)
  • Real Estate Investment Trusts in Hawaii: Preliminary Data and Analysis Interim Report – December 2015 (Archived)