The number of people living below the poverty line on Oçahu was 74,725 in 2008, according to a new report from the Brookings Institution.

The report said the 39,298 poor who lived in Honolulu’s metropolitan area represented 10.8 percent of the population.
The 35,427 who lived in the city’s suburbs were 6.8 percent of the population.
The numbers ballooned when a broader definition of low income was applied. It measures the number of people who are below twice the federal poverty limit.
Brookings said about 24 percent of Honolulu’s metropolitan population were classified as low income in 2008.