Inflation by key categories, Oʻahu and U.S, May 2025.

The rising costs of clothing and of food purchased at grocery stores and eaten at home pushed the inflation rate up on Oʻahu in May.

* While the cost of rent still rose, the rate of increase slowed, which with the decline in fuel costs helped hold Oʻahu's inflation in check.
Chart: Jeremy Hay/Civil Beat/2025 Source: University of Hawaiʻi Economic Research Organization, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics