Join Employers Working to Make Hawai’i Affordable
Join Holomua Collective’s free survey on affordability in Hawai‘i and receive a confidential aggregated report with statewide benchmarks.
Local non-profit Holomua Collective is inviting employers across Hawai‘i to participate in the 2026 Holomua Collective Affordability Survey. Participation is free. It helps us build local data. The kind of data that thought leaders, policymakers, and communities use to better understand what drives cost-of-living for working families in Hawai‘i — and what must change so people can afford to stay and thrive.
Why does this matter? Holomua’s 2025 Survey included more than 3,200 local workers from 25 local employers and found that 75% of survey respondents said they will relocate or are unsure if they will relocate because of economic pressures. At the same time, many reported being satisfied with their jobs — showing that retention challenges are not only about workplace culture, but also about Hawai‘i’s larger affordability crisis. People also shared their own ideas of what can be done to provide more economic opportunity for local families and businesses.
By choosing to participate, your organization will receive a free dataset. This confidential aggregated report is based on your employees’ responses, along with statewide benchmarks. Participating employers gain useful insights into how your workforce compares with others in Hawai‘i on issues such as job satisfaction, affordability pressures, and whether employees are considering moving away. No individual responses are shared.
For employers, participating is a chance to both contribute to solutions and gain actionable insight for internal decision-making.
