What’s Happening in Hawaii?

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Hawaii has the 6th highest rate of poverty in the country.
Hawaii has not only the 2nd highest effective tax rate on low-income households but also levies the 2nd highest income tax burden on families in poverty.
Hawaii faces both the highest cost of housing and the highest rate of homelessness in the States.
1 in 7 women (14.2%) in Hawaii has experienced a completed forcible rape during her life.
Over 40% of female victims of completed rape were first raped before the age of 18.
Rape survivors are three times more likely to be diagnosed with major depressive disorder episodes than individuals who have not been raped, four times more likely to have contemplated suicide, and 13 times more likely to have attempted suicide.
Among adults who are developmentally disabled, as many as 83% of females are victims of sexual assault.
32% (91,000) of children live in single-parent families.
23% of single-parent families with related children live below the poverty level.
1 in 8 residents face food insecurity, forcing families to make difficult tradeoffs.
52% of public school students are economically disadvantaged, which diminishes students’ educational achievement, even if they receive high-quality educational services.
Heart disease is the biggest killer of women in the United States. Hawaii ranks 2 of 51 with a mortality rate of 98.2 per 100,000.