Tourism accounts for a large chunk of Hawaii's economy, and lucky for the state, that industry finally picked up again in 2010, after declining for the three prior years.
But unfortunately, Hawaii depends even more on its real estate sector -- and weakness in that industry is still dragging on the state.
As in many parts of the country, Hawaii's entire construction industry fell last year as a result.
Overall, the state's economy grew only 1.2% last year, but at least its unemployment rate is relatively low -- at 6.1% in April.
