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

By the Numbers

May 28, 2009

5 percent

Amount by which two rate hikes will increase Matson Navigation’s fuel surcharge for Hawaii shipping; the company says more “upward adjustments” may be on the way

$2.97

Average cost of a gallon of gas in Wailuku, a 27 cent increase over last month

$9.9 million

Amount by which the value of Hawaii’s floriculture industry declined from 2007 to 2008, a 9 percent drop

1,193

Minimum number of homeless people on Oahu, according to a recent city-commissioned count

Sources: AAA Hawaii, National Agricultural Statistics Service, Pacific Business News, Honolulu Advertiser