IMPROVED ALICE® REPORT METHODOLOGY Every two years, United for ALICE undertakes a full review of the ALICE Methodology to ensure that the ALICE measures are transparent, replicable, and current, in order to accurately reflect how much income families need to live and work in the modern economy. In 2018, more than 40 external experts — drawn from the Research Advisory Committees across our United for ALICE partner states — participated in the review process. A full description of the Methodology and sources is available at UnitedForALICE.org/Methodology. ALICE® IN HAWAII: A FINANCIAL HARDSHIP STUDY, ALOHA UNITED WAY 2010-2018 COMPARISON WITH IMPROVED METHODOLOGY From 2010 to 2018, Hawai‘i showed steady economic improvements according to traditional measures. Unemployment in the state and across the U.S. fell to historic lows, GDP grew, and wages rose slightly. Yet in 2018, eight years after the end of the Great Recession, 42% of Hawai‘i’s 455,138 households still struggled to make ends meet. And while 9% of these households were living below the Federal Poverty Level (FPL), another 33% — more than three times as many — were ALICE households: Asset Limited, Income Constrained, Employed. These households earned above the FPL, but not enough to afford basic household necessities. 2007 – 2018 COMPARATIVE CHART WITH IMPROVED METHODOLOGY
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