Source: Maui Time, Maui News, Best of Maui, Maui Activities

By the Numbers

April 16, 2009

4.7 percent

Amount by which individual income tax collections in Hawaii have declined so far this year compared to 2008

32.2 percent

Amount by which corporate income tax collections have declined

1

Hawaii’s rank on a list of the best states to avoid “frequent mental distress”

20.6 million

Number of hits yielded by a Google search for the words “Obama” and “healthcare.”

71.6 million

Number of hits yielded by a search for “Obama,” “Bo” and “dog”; the Obamas adopted a puppy named Bo this week

Sources: Hawaii Department of Taxation, American Journal of Preventative Medicine, Google.com, Honolulu Advertiser, Pacific Business News