Media
In the press
Coverage that quotes me directly, grouped by the story that prompted it and most recent first.
Writing of my own is on the commentary page.
Interview on housing, economic development and the economic outlook
UHERO 2026 Q2 forecast press conference
Interview on cost of living and productivity
UHERO Insights on the drivers of migration
UHERO Insights on the lost decade
- The lost decade never ended in Hawaiʻi
- Hawaiʻi's tourism rebound looks brighter, UHERO warns the 'lost generation' risk is still growing
- UHERO analysis reveals Hawaiʻi economic stagnation affects generations
- Hawaiʻi's uneven tourism rebound leaves households exposed to long-term stagnation
- UHERO: Hawaiʻi's 'lost decade' has become a 'lost generation'
Interview on the Aloha Stadium redevelopment
UHERO report on price-adjusted economic performance
- As visitors to Hawaiʻi decline, risks abound
- Pipikaula Corner: Economic diagnosis déjà vu
- What's behind the report that labels Hawaiʻi among the worst economies in the country
- Hawaiʻi's cost of living is high. But there's another huge problem also in AP News, MSN, US News & World Report, Seattle Post-Intelligencer, MyMotherLode.com, WV News, Miles City Star, Moulton Advertiser, Batesville Guard, Local 3 News, San Mateo Daily Journal, headtopics.com
- Morning Edition, All Things Considered and The Conversation
- High costs, weak growth driving Hawaiʻi residents away, report says
- Priced out of paradise, trying to make ends meet in Hawaiʻi
- Hawaiʻi's economy ranks near the bottom of U.S. states, driving residents to leave, UHERO report says
- UHERO: Adjusted for local prices, Hawaiʻi's economy among worst in nation
- UHERO report: Hawaiʻi's economy one of the nation's weakest also in Bytes Europe
- Hawaiʻi's economy among worst in nation after income is adjusted for local prices, new report states also in Bytes Europe
- Hawaiʻi economy worst in nation when adjusted for local prices, study finds
- Hawaiʻi's economy labeled as worst in the country also in url-media.com
- UHERO: Hawaiʻi's price-adjusted economy ranks among the nation's weakest
- Paradise paycheck shock as Hawaiʻi sinks toward distressed-economy ranks
- New UHERO report finds Hawaiʻi's economy has 'lagged behind the rest of the U.S. for years' also in Yahoo! Finance, MSN
- Adjusted for local prices, Hawaiʻi's economy among worst in nation, UHERO finds also in Big Island Now
- UH report: Limited income growth slows Hawaiʻi economy also in The Garden Island
UHERO 2026 Q1 forecast
- High-spending visitors help drive economic gains
- Hawaiʻi gradually moving beyond recession, UHERO report says
- Hawaiʻi moves beyond recession amid modest growth, according to UHERO
- Hawaiʻi economy outlook brightens as tourism spending rises, despite fewer visitors
- Increased visitor spending buoys recent UHERO economic outlook
- UHERO report: Hawaiʻi to recover from recession this year
UHERO Insights on being left behind
Interview on the Maui economy after the wildfires
UHERO Insights on AI and the value of higher education
Interview on the outlook for 2026
UHERO forecast presentation to Kauaʻi County
UHERO 2025 Q4 forecast press conference
UHERO 2025 Q3 forecast press conference
- New UHERO report forecasts recession for Hawaiʻi's economy
- UHERO: Hawaiʻi faces mild recession with falling tourism, rising inflation
- UHERO report: Slowing tourism, tariff-fueled inflation push Hawaiʻi closer to recession
- Possible recession, federal cuts could have outsize effect on low-income households
- UHERO: 'Hawaiʻi could face a loss of $400 million in Medicaid spending'
- Hawaiʻi faces mild recession as tourism falls, inflation rises in new UHERO forecast
UHERO 2025 Q2 forecast press conference
- Mild recession in the forecast for Hawaiʻi
- Mild recession forecast for Hawaiʻi economy also in Hawaii Tribune-Herald, The Garden Island
- Economic forecast sees mild recession for Hawaiʻi, UHERO reports
- UHERO forecasts mild recession for Hawaiʻi as federal policies impact tourism
- Economists say federal policies pushing Hawaiʻi into recession, leaving college graduates in limbo also in MSN
- UHERO: Federal policy shifts will trigger 'mild' recession in Hawaiʻi
- UHERO forecasts federal policies will push Hawaiʻi into recession
- UHERO: Hawaiʻi economic outlook takes 'decisive turn for the worse'
UHERO report on phasing out vacation rentals in Maui apartment districts
Interview on the state of the economy
UHERO report on opportunities to diversify the economy
- Naka Nathaniel: Hilo, of all places, seems poised for growth
- UHERO report: Commercial fishing shows strong potential to diversify Maui's economy
- 'Niche' industries could help diversify Hawaiʻi's economy, study finds also in Yahoo! News, Hawaii Tribune-Herald
- Business Report: UHERO report on tourism economy
- Hawaiʻi urged to diversify economy beyond tourism amid COVID concerns
- UH researchers list opportunities to diversify Hawaiʻi's economy
- There are more ways to diversify Hawaiʻi Island economy compared to all counties in the state, UHERO report reveals
- Where can Hawaiʻi diversify its economy? UHERO finds areas
- Kauaʻi is most limited in diversifying its economy compared to all counties in the state, UHERO report reveals
- UHERO report highlights ocean-based industries to diversify the economy
- Where can Hawaiʻi diversify its economy? UHERO finds areas
- UHERO report looks for ways to expand Hawaiʻi's economy beyond tourism
Interview on the economic impacts of the UH Space Technology Center
Interview on diversifying the economy
- Hawaiʻi economists to lawmakers: Diversify beyond tourism
- After more than a year, Hawaiʻi economy slow to diversify also in Yahoo! News
- The Conversation: Isolated economy presents challenges, opportunities for diversification
- The Conversation: Managing Hawaiʻi's airports throughout the pandemic
- UHERO's Steven Bond-Smith: Diversification is driven by relationships 'to the visitor industry'
- News at 6
Interview on agriculture, wildfire risk and ecosystem services
Interview on the recovery from the Maui wildfires
Quoted on diversifying the economy
Interview on the economic forecast for Maui
Quoted on climate change, tourism and the economic forecast
Quoted on UH's role supporting education and innovation
Quoted on the Ka Ipu Kukui Fellows program
Quoted on Maui's specialization in tourism and the economic forecast
Quoted on Oʻahu's Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy
Interview on inflation and visitors to Hawaiʻi
Interview on inflation
Interview on inflation and Federal Reserve interest rate increases
Interview on tourism recovery in Hawaiʻi
- High domestic demand for travel masks holes left by international visitors
Quoted on the economic outlook
Interview on the economic impact of astronomy
Quoted on the economic impact of astronomy
- UHERO: Astronomy's impact to Hawaiʻi's economy even greater when 'spillover' effects measured
- UHERO: Astronomy impact on Hawaiʻi even greater with 'spillover' effects also in Hawaiʻi Free Press, Publicnow.com
Interview on diversifying the economy of Maui
Interview on the BCEC report on diversifying the WA economy
Interview on the quarterly economic update, mining and diversification
- Rural Report
- Rural Report
Interview on consumer confidence
Quoted on proposed Australian tertiary education funding reforms
- Students cop $21,000 fine for protesting university fee hikes
- Australia: 'Society and Culture' courses could cost US$5,482 more from 2021
- The Briefing: How the 'job-ready' fee changes will impact universities reeling from COVID-19
- Courses at Australian universities could cost up to US$5,482 more from 2021
- New government model 'shaves' $900 million from university funding
- Government accused of stripping $900m from universities
Interview on elimination versus suppression strategies for coronavirus
- Bad dose of mixed tactics
- Mark McGowan's hard border at odds with Scott Morrison's plan to get national economy off life support
Interview on economic prospects for WA as restrictions lift
- Businesses remain cautious in event of early WA exit
- WA to lead way out
Interview on submarine maintenance and diversifying the WA economy
- 6pm bulletin
Quoted on the BCEC report on diversifying the WA economy
- Peel is 'an economic force'
- WA's economic growth relies on specialised diversification
- Experts spy more than 163,000 new jobs for WA, and where to find them also in Brisbane Times, The Age
- New report identifies 163,000 new jobs for WA workers also in miragenews.com, news.curtin.edu.au
Interview on population growth in cities and regions
- 6PR Mornings
Interview on regional population growth in Western Australia
- More live in Big Smoke