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This is an objective feature/news written by Stewart Yerton, the senior business writer for Honolulu Civil Beat. This is a report on a new study from University of Hawaii Economic Research Organization. It is about the high cost of living at Hawai’i and its problems, but focuses mainly on the factor that there is a lack of high-paying jobs. Yerton expresses in the article that this factor is often downplayed. Along with other reasons such as high prices, the low wages and no opportunities for the middle-class to be able to afford the price of living in Hawai’i is making more people move out of Hawai’i. Yerton often compares Hawai’i to places such as West Virginia. The study and article also suggests that focusing only on reducing costs won’t solve the problem unless policymakers also address opportunities for better wages and diversified economic growth.

This serves as a mentor text because Yerton did extensive research through interviews and data, often linking his sources in the article. It is also very timely, and leaves readers with more to think about. This article is also easy to read due to the subtitles which serve as a good entrance into the topics.