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Hawaii is among the top 10 states in which the portion of the U.S. population that is under 15 years of age has dropped
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/43657480/ns/..._business/
5. Hawaii
Relative Decrease In Population Under 15 (2001-2009): -12.32 percent
Percentage of the Population Under 15 in 2001: 21.36 percent
Percentage of the Population Under 15 in 2009: 18.72 percent
Actual Decrease In Population Under 15 (2001-2009): -2.63 percent
Median Age 2001: 36.7
Median Age 2009: 39.8
Hawaii is a major home to older adults, which may be a reason that the portion of its population that is very young has dropped. The media age in Hawaii is 39.8, the highest among all states. The greatest pressure on young families may be taxes. State taxes per capita were $2,838 when measured in 2006, the highest of any state. Living costs are also relatively high because most goods have to be imported from the mainland U.S. or elsewhere.
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When I talk with HawIian youth many cannot wait to get off island especially if they want to work or further their education. I wonder how many return after their adventure?
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When I talk with HawIian youth many cannot wait to get off island
Been that way for at least 40 years that I'm aware of.
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I bet so, I'm sure things haven't changed overnight. Being young is special and at the younger age people seem to be courious. Another thing I see often is Hawaiian families moving to Alaska in order to make some big bucks. Most tend to live in south central or southwest Alaska where the weather is a little milder.
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This doesn't necessarily mean that families are leaving, or having fewer kids here. The number of childless retirees who move here skew the data, by increasing the proportion of the population that is older. The figures may not show that there are fewer, or smaller, families, so much as there are more retirees from other places. Plus, we seem to have quite a few extremely long lived elders, which also moves the demographic curve older.
Florida and Arizona both usually also show up with similar data because they are high retiree states. In Florida it has made it very hard to fund schools in retirement communities, because so many voters don't have children or grandchildren in the schools, so they don't want to pay for them.
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I've known many Hawaiians who have worked in Alaska fishing.
And I was wondering if anyone here knew Bill Kokahieko? (spelling maybe incorrect). He worked for years in Alaska, and ran processor ships later, along with his brother Eddie. Both great men, and some of the kindest and toughest people I have ever known. They were from the Big Island.
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I personally know of three over-65 couples who have left the Big Island in the past year because their health care needs could not be met here. I suspect that this will increase as many of the younger retirees now moving here discover the limited resources for health and elder care. Is this a counter-balancing trend? Only time will tell.
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Isn't much of this, statistically speaking, happening as the Baby Boomers leading edge passes through to a new age - senior citizen? The Boomers are a bubble. This is not a new fact. If you look at the statistics back every 10 years, you can almost watch it percolate through the numbers.
BB's will skew/affect statistics until... well the life expectancy of a boomer is 83.
"The first wave will turn 65 [in 2011] at rate of about 7,000 a day.."
http://www.reuters.com/article/2010/12/2...8J20101222
If Hawaii and Florida are already historically skewed towards retirees, then it would seem likely that the senior population would also increase here (despite poor medical care) as the BB hit 65.
Lets use HIAcres as an example - many of those leading edge boomers bought back in the 70's & 80's when they were in their 20's and 30's, now in their 50's and 60's. They have not changed - just moved age wise to a different group.
I wonder how this percentage of young vs old will look in 20 years, as the leading edge of the boomers die off? Or will they just get too old to rock and roll?
We also have a larger population of 20's that indeed is curious, and wants high speed internet and to get on a plane and travel to new places. Our island kids no longer want to stay here and never go anywhere else. Will they come back is the question?
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That is one poorly written article.
"The media age in Hawaii is 79.8, the highest among all states"
1) median age, not media age
2) 39.8, not 79.8
3) it's not the highest median age (for New Hampshire it's 41.2)
Nevertheless, there's a new industry for Hawaii, attracting wealthy retirees.
They'd have to bring their own healthcare but Hawaii beats all other states on climate.
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This doesn't necessarily mean that families are leaving, or having fewer kids here.
No, but it means that young adults in their prime child bearing years are moving away and raising families elsewhere. Of course that's just part of the bigger picture.
Florida schools aren't all that bad. There is a lot more local control. I think that's good.
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