Whenever anyone mentions Hawaii, I think of a tropical paradise - coconuts, hot weather, and the ocean. That's not the case right now, though. Parts of Hawaii had to deal with a winter storm warning.
If you’re still feeling the winter blues, you might want to consider taking a little trip to one of happiest states in the United States. A new Gallup-Healthways Well-Being Index asked 353,000 randomly-selected people questions regarding the quality of life where they live.
Unsurprisingly, the happiest state in the US is…
Just like it did last year, Hawaii snagged the top spot in Gallup-Healthways Well-Being Index, which ranks the happiness level of each state.
The index bases happiness on a combination of six factors: emotional health, physical health, healthy lifestyle, job satisfaction, access to health care and safe places to exercise, and, finally, life evaluation — which includes a self-evaluation about your
Hawaii has become the first state in the Union to have its statewide average for a gallon of regular gas top $4. That frightening watermark has also hit San Francisco, although California's statewide average is still in the high $3 range.