I have been saying for at least 20 years. There is no future for young, educated and smart people in Hawaii 我已經說了至少20年了。夏威夷對於那些年輕, 受過高等教育、聰明的年輕人是沒有未來的. Hawaii Island’s Population Drop Signals An Ominous Economic Trend By Stewart Yerton, April Estrellon

Hawaii’s population for years has been declining despite a natural increase, in which more people have been being born than dying.

The natural increase has softened the impact of Hawaii having more people leaving the state than moving here. But the Hawaii Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism’s research division predicts a statewide natural decrease will begin around 2035.

A natural decrease in population is already a reality on the Big Island, where older people and retirees are moving to the island, while younger adults are moving away and not coming back.

Learn from Reporter Stewart Yerton and demographer Karl Eschbach how this natural decrease, especially among Hawaii’s working-age population, could impact our economy.