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By%20the%20Numbers

by Jacob Shafer

August 13, 2009

$2,101.98

Amount the average Hawaii resident spends annually on gasoline

45

Hawaii’s rank among the 50 states in an “economic competitive index” compiled by a conservative non-profit organization

$50,000

Amount Hawaiian Airlines was fined by the federal government for failing to disclose information to consumers about “code sharing,” a practice wherein two airlines sell tickets for the same flight 

$2 billion

Amount lost by the Hawaii Employees’ Retirement System pension fund in the last fiscal year

Sources: Natural Resources Defense Council, American Legislative Exchange Council, Pacific Business News, Honolulu Star-Bulletin