Where Hawaii Ranks 1

I’ve collected a few lists that show where Hawaii ranks in various categories. Here’s some of what I’ve found:

Popular Dream Cruises (Touring Magazine)

1. The Caribbean

2. Alaska

3. South America

4. The Baltic Sea

5. Panama Canal

6. HAWAII

Where Americans Want to Live (Harris Interactive)

1. California

2. Florida

3. HAWAII

4. Texas

5. Colorado

Aid to Homeless Children (National Center on Family Homelessness)

1. Connecticut

2. New Hampshire

3. HAWAII

4. Rhode Island

5. North Dakota

Smartest State (Morgan Quitno)

1. Vermont

2. Massachusetts

3. Connecticut

4. New Jersey

5. Maine

42. HAWAII

Business Tax Climate (The Tax Foundation)

1. South Dakota

2. Wyoming

3. Alaska

4. Nevada

5. Florida

24. HAWAII

Highest Bread Prices (Economist Intelligence Unit)

1. Caracas

2. HONOLULU

3. Austria

4. Japan

5. United States

Most Satisfied with Standard of Living (Gallup 2009)

1. North Dakota (82.3%)

2. South Dakota (80.8)

3. Alaska (80.4)

4. Minnesota (79.4)

5. Iowa (79.0)

9. HAWAII (77.4)

Quality of Life (Gallup 2009)

1. HAWAII (70.2%)

2. Utah (68.3)

3. Montana (68.3)

4. Minnesota (67.8)

5. Iowa (67.6)

Happiest American Cities (Gallup-Healthways 2009)

1. Boulder, CO

2. Holland-Grand Haven, MI

3. HONOLULU, HI

4. Provo-Orem, UT

5. Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA

How 'bout that.