Puunene's Livability
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D
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Housing -
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Job Market -
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Diversity -
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Crime -
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Commute -
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Education -
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Weather -
F
Amenities
About Puunene, HI
Puunene, HI is located in Maui County in the state of Hawaii.
The total population for Maui County is about 7,879.
The Average Home Value is $590,367 for Maui County, which is roughly 100% lower than the Average Home Value of $578,178 for the state of Hawaii, and roughly 100% lower than the National Average of $188,692.
The Median Income Per Household is about $0, which is roughly 100% lower than the Average Median Income Per Household of $76,130 for the state of Hawaii, and roughly 100% lower higher than the National Average of $57,518.
Quick Stats
Demographic Details
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Voting
![Brian Schatz](/assets/images/politicians/senators/brian_schatz.jpg)
![Mazie Hirono](/assets/images/politicians/senators/mazie_hirono.jpg)
![Josh Green](/assets/images/politicians/governors/josh_green.jpg)
Voting Results by Party
Republican: 31.14%
Libertarian: 1.09%
Green: 0.82%
Other: 0.36%
Crime Details
NOTE: Crime is available at the County level so this doesn't necessarily represent the city of Puunene specifically.
Average # of Homicides for Maui County: About 1.64626 per 100,000 People
(last recorded in 2021)
Average # of Violent Crimes for Maui County: About 293.272 per 100,000 People
(last recorded in 2021)
Maui County is about 58% lower than the national average of about 4 homicides per 100,000 people, and about 2% higher than the national average of about 288 violent crimes per 100,000 people.
Employment
The Unemployment Rate for Puunene is about 5.6%.
Hawaii is ranked #14 out of 52 for Best and Worst States to Work in America, with an overall score of 64.29 out of 100.
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Wage Policies
Overall Wage Policy Score: 45.11The average living wage for the state of Hawaii is $40.4/hr, while the states minimum wage is $10.10/hr, which can be set above the state standard, and is extended to farm workers. This gives Hawaii a minimum wage score of 16.36 compared to all other states.
The minimum wage for tipped employees is $9.35/hr, which gives Hawaii a minimum wage for tipped employees score of 90.43 compared to all other states.
The weekly unemployment (UI) benefit for Hawaii is $250.10, resulting in a UI benefit score of 35.66 compared to all other states.
Worker Protection Policies
Overall Worker Protection Score: 71.43✓ Hawaii does offer protections for workplace breastfeeding.
✓ Hawaii does mandate equal pay across gender and race.
✓ Hawaii does prohibit pay secrecy practices in the workplace.
✓ Hawaii does restrict access to salary history to reduce gender and racial bias.
X Hawaii does provide some form of paid family leave.
X Hawaii does provide some form of paid sick leave.
X Hawaii does not provide flexible scheduling of worker shifts.
X Hawaii does not mandate pay reporting or "call-in" pay by employers.
✓ Hawaii does not provide split shift pay regulation.
X Hawaii does not provide workers advanced notice of shift scheduling.
✓ Hawaii does provide some form of sexual harassment protection in state law.
✓ Hawaii does extend workers compensation mandates to farmworkers.
✓ Hawaii does not extend worker protections to domestic workers.
Right To Organize Policies
Overall Right To Organize Score: 70✓ Hawaii does legalize project labor agreements to ensure a fair wage to workers on contract.
X Hawaii does not protect workers against wage theft retaliation.
✓ Hawaii does partially require collective bargaining for public workers.
✓ Hawaii does provide collective bargaining for teachers.
✓ Hawaii does provide wage negotiations for teachers.
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Nearby Location
- Kahului, HI ( 0.71 mi. )
- Wailuku, HI ( 3.67 mi. )
- Paia, HI ( 6.24 mi. )
- Kihei, HI ( 6.82 mi. )
- Pukalani, HI ( 7.51 mi. )
- Pukalani Maui, HI ( 7.74 mi. )
- Makawao, HI ( 8.72 mi. )
- Kula, HI ( 10.30 mi. )
- Haiku, HI ( 12.03 mi. )
- Wailea, HI ( 12.28 mi. )
- Lahaina, HI ( 13.54 mi. )
- Hana Maui, HI ( 23.08 mi. )
- Hana, HI ( 29.25 mi. )
- Lanai City, HI ( 29.89 mi. )
- Kaunakakai, HI ( 38.47 mi. )
- Kalaupapa, HI ( 40.83 mi. )
- Kualapuu, HI ( 43.98 mi. )
- Hoolehua, HI ( 47.39 mi. )
Additional Location Details
Zip Code(s): 96784Latitude: 20.863800
Longitude: -156.453100
TimeZone: Hawaii-Aleutian Islands (GMT -10:00)
Daylight Saving: No
Region: West
Average Elevation: 85.0 ft.
Area Code(s): 808