Where Hawaii Ranks 17

More rankings of interest to those of us living in Hawaii, or those who’ve visited and/or will be visiting Hawaii:

America’s Most Diverse Metropolitan Areas (Forbes, 2013)

1.       San Jose, CA (35% in largest ethnic group)

2.       New York, NY (39%)

3.       Oakland, CA (40%)

4.       Houston, TX (40%)

5.       HONOLULU, HI (43%)

America’s Most Diverse Neighborhoods (Forbes, 2013)

1.       Irving, Dallas, TX (25%.7 in largest ethnic group)

2.       Queen’s Village, New York, NY (26.4%)

3.       Treasure Island, San Francisco, CA (27.2%)

4.       Lakemont, Houston, TX (27.9%)

5.       WAHIAWA, HONOLULU, HI ((28.5%)

6.       KAHUKU, HONOLULU, HI (28.7%)

Most Teacher Absences (Center for American Progress, 2012)

1.       Rhode Island (50.2% of teachers absent more than 10 days)

2.       HAWAII (49.6%)

3.       Arkansas (48.5%)

4.       Oregon (48%)

5.       New Mexico (47.5%)

Leading Travel Reservation Destinations for 2013 (Flipkey, 2013)

1.       Kissimmee, FL

2.       Naples, FL

3.       Siesta Key, FL

4.       Marco Island, FL

5.       KIHEI, HI

Average Mortgage Debt (TransUnion, 2012)

1.       California ($324,867)

2.       Washington, DC ($375,353)

3.       HAWAII ($315,721)

4.       Maryland ($248,251)