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Tuesday, December 4, 2012

Hawaii Bankruptcy – Filing Down in November 2012

According to the U.S. Bankruptcy Court, District of Hawaii, there were a total of 211 new personal and business bankruptcy filings in November 2012.  This was a decrease of 12.8 percent as compared to the same month a year prior and represented the 21st consecutive month of decrease in bankruptcy filings for the state.  Out of these 128 were filed in Honolulu County, a decrease of 7.2 percent, 45 were filed in Maui County, a decrease of 18.2 percent, 29 were filed in Hawaii (Big Island) County, a decrease of 17.1 percent and 9 were filed on Kauai, a decrease of 35.7 percent.
Source: Honolulu Star Advertiser, 12-4-2012, www.staradvertiser.com
Posted by Jeff Uyemura-Reyes, Broker-in-Charge, Realtor®
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