2009-12-31 News

By the Numbers

Hawaii: State of Unquest

December 31, 2009

33
Number of bed-and-breakfast permits that have been approved on Maui since the County streamlined the process in January

61
Number of applications that have been filed in that time

7,500
Number of legal "noncitizens" the state attempted to transfer from the QUEST program to a less-comprehensive public health plan to save money; a Honolulu judge blocked the move last week

0.6 percent
Amount by which Hawaii's population increased in 2009

1.2 percent
Amount by which the world population increased

Sources: Maui County Planning Department, U.S. Census Bureau, Population Reference Bureau, The Maui News, Pacific Business News

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