I will focus on Oahu (Honolulu) unemployment for this article, since roughly 90% of the state lives on Oahu. 

Honolulu’s unemployment rose to 4.4 percent in November from 3.8 percent in October and 2.9 percent a year ago.  All the island figures are non-seasonally adjusted.

4.4% vs. the national unemployment rate of 6.7%.

I guess I am tired of writing the same old thing to go into this Again, but “4.4% ain’t that bad.”