The 2007 First Hawaiian Bank Economic Forecast is fresh off the presses, literarlly.  It came in a print addition, which drives me nuts, because it is more difficult to give you direct access to the information so you can form your own opinions and thoughts.  However, after a little searching I was able to find it in a pdf. format. The above link takes you to the FHB website where you can download it for yourself.  The title alone says the same thing that most of the other economist have said and what has been echoed here.  “Although Hawaii’s 10 year expansion has cooled, 2007 outlook is for “better than a soft landing”.  This is one of the better explanations of the overall economy here and there is sooo much information, it is better I don’t try to summarize it.   Enjoy reading this with adobe reader.