Commentary

Quarterly economic commentary

Short pieces and videos accompanying the quarterly forecasts, in Hawaiʻi with UHERO and earlier in Western Australia with BCEC.

Publications on this theme are listed below. A full list of authored reports written for governments and other public audiences is on the reports page. Shorter writing for a general audience is on the commentary page.

The forecast reports themselves are on the UHERO forecast reports page.

Storms and shocks bring headwinds to Hawaiʻi

Bond-Smith, S.

Hōʻike Kauaʻi Community Media, 2026

Published version
Hawaiʻi moves beyond recession, but slowly

Bond-Smith, S.

UHERO Focus (YouTube), 2026

Published version
Deteriorating US outlook weighs on Hawaiʻi prospects

Bond-Smith, S.

UHERO Focus (YouTube), 2025

Published version
Federal policies push Hawaiʻi toward mild recession

Bond-Smith, S.

UHERO Focus (YouTube), 2025

Published version
Second quarter forecast 2022

Bond-Smith, S., Fuleky, P., and Moore, C.

UHERO Focus (YouTube), 2022

Published version
BCEC Quarterly Economic Commentary, Issue 13

Bond-Smith, S., Cassells, R., Duncan, A., and Salazar, S.

BCEC Quarterly Economic Commentary, 2021

Published version
BCEC Quarterly Economic Commentary, Issue 12

Bond-Smith, S., Cassells, R., and Salazar, S.

BCEC Quarterly Economic Commentary, 2021

Published version