Where Hawaii Ranks 15

There’s something quite memorable about living in Hawaii. We’re either at the top or bottom of lists, good or bad. You win some, you lose some, I guess.

Worst Rush Hour Corridors (INTRIX, Inc, 2012)

1.       HONOLULU, HI (58 hours wasted annually in traffic)

2.       New York, NY (57)

3.       Los Angeles, CA (56)

4.       San Francisco, CA (48)

5.       Bridgeport, CT (42)

Most Female-Friendly (iVillage, NBC Universal)

1.       Connecticut

2.       HAWAII

3.       Maryland

4.       Massachusetts

5.       California

Most Expensive U.S. Cities , Evening Out (TripAdvisor, 2012)

1.       New York, NY ($456.50, two nights at 4-star hotel, dinner, cocktails, dinner taxi)

2.       Boston, MA ($450.27)

3.       San Francisco, CA ($429.28)

4.       Washington, DC ($413.66)

5.       HONOLULU, HI ($398.23)

U.S. Airports with Highest Pandemic-Spreading Potential (Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2012)

1.       New York John F. Kennedy

2.       Los Angeles

3.       HONOLULU

4.       San Francisco

5.       Newark Liberty

Lowest Obesity Rates (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2011)

1.       Colorado (20.7%)

2.       HAWAII (21.8%)

3.       Massachusetts (22.7%)

4.       (Tie) Washington DC and New Jersey (23.7%)