Holomua Collective Survey: 2025 Hawaiʻi Affordability Survey

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Last year’s Holomua Collective Affordability Survey found that many Hawaiʻi residents were struggling to stay in the place they call home, even those earning middle to upper-middle incomes. In 2025, the survey captured a broader swath of the local workforce, with more than double the number of survey respondents. The findings paint a stark picture of a worsening cost-of-living crisis in the state, with more respondents living paycheck to paycheck and spending unsustainable portions of their household income on essentials like housing and transportation.