Research
Research on AI Adoption, Workforce Readiness and Implementation
What does this research hub contain?
This hub will contain original datasets, research summaries, methodology notes, survey instruments, downloadable data tables, external primary sources, and corrections with version history. Every research page on this site meets a documented editorial standard covering author, publication date, methodology, sample limitations, data link, citation format, and canonical owner. Secondary-source data compiled from official statistics appears here clearly labeled as such, not as original research.
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Key takeaways
- Future Skills Hawaiʻi owns the Hawaiʻi AI Adoption Index and its underlying survey instruments. This site links to their canonical research and provides Martin's interpretation only.
- No Hawaiʻi AI adoption percentage or readiness score is published on this site until the underlying primary research is available with a documented methodology.
- Secondary-source figures from the U.S. Small Business Administration, Hawaii DBEDT/BLS, MERIC, and UHERO are compiled here from official statistics and labeled as such, not presented as original research.
- Every research page on this site will carry the eight-field editorial standard defined below: author, publication date, last reviewed date, methodology, sample and limitations, data link, citation format, and canonical owner.
What this hub will contain
This hub is the landing point for all research-related content on MartinZialcita.com. Content types are listed below; the forthcoming publication schedule reflects Martin's research pipeline rather than a complete archive.
Original datasets
Data collected by Martin or Future Skills Hawaiʻi and released with methodology documentation. None published yet. The Hawaiʻi AI Adoption Index is in development.
Research summaries
Summaries of external primary research from the SBA, DBEDT, UHERO, OECD, and others, with source attribution, methodology notes, and limitations. Where Future Skills Hawaiʻi owns the research, this site links to their canonical page.
Methodology notes
Documentation of how data is collected, cleaned, sampled, and analyzed, for any original dataset published here. Methodology notes are published alongside the data, not after.
Survey instruments
Survey questions, answer scales, and field definitions for any original survey data released here. Future Skills Hawaiʻi owns their survey instruments; this site links to the originals.
Charts and downloadable tables
Visual representations and CSV or structured data exports attached to each dataset. Will appear when original data is published.
External primary sources
Curated links to authoritative external research relevant to AI adoption, workforce readiness, and implementation: SBA, BLS, UHERO, OECD, NIST, and Pew Research among others.
Corrections and version history
When data on this site is revised, the prior version and the reason for the change are documented in a visible version history rather than silently updated.
The per-research-page editorial standard
Every research page published on this site will meet all eight of the following requirements. This is an editorial commitment, not an aspiration. A page that cannot meet these requirements will not be published until it can.
Author or organization
The name of the researcher, team, or institution responsible for the data. Where authorship is joint, all parties are named. Where Future Skills Hawaiʻi is the author, the canonical credit goes to them, not to this site.
Publication date
The date the data or report was first published, in ISO format. Not the date it was added to this site.
Last reviewed date
The date a human reviewer last confirmed the page content and source links are current. Displayed only when a real review occurred.
Methodology
A plain-language description of how the data was collected: survey, administrative data, field observation, secondary compilation, or other. Sample size, collection period, and instrument are stated.
Sample and limitations
Who or what was included in the sample, what was excluded, and what the data cannot reliably support. Limitations are stated directly, not buried.
Download or data link
A direct link to the underlying data file, the originating publication, or the canonical owner's page. Where the data is proprietary, that is stated.
How to cite
A formatted citation in a widely used style (APA or Chicago Author-Date), ready to copy. Where the canonical owner has a preferred citation, that is used verbatim.
Canonical owner
The organization or individual who owns and is responsible for the data. Where this site is not the canonical owner, the owner is credited prominently and linked directly.
Principle
A research summary without a stated author, methodology, sample, and canonical owner carries no more information than an unsourced number. Every page on this site names all four.
Canonical ownership: who owns what
Research ownership across this network of sites is assigned clearly and deliberately. This table states the division precisely.
| Property | What it owns | What MartinZialcita.com does with it |
|---|---|---|
| Future Skills Hawaiʻi (futureskillshawaii.org) | Hawaiʻi AI Adoption Index; survey instruments for workforce readiness and AI adoption in Hawaiʻi; civic research program; event research and partnerships | Links to the canonical Future Skills page; presents Martin's expert interpretation and commentary only; never duplicates the full report or re-hosts survey instruments |
| MartinZialcita.com | Martin's interpretation of and commentary on research conducted or commissioned by him; secondary-source data notes compiled from official statistics; methodology documentation for any original data Martin collects | Is the canonical owner; publishes with full methodology and source attribution |
| U.S. Small Business Administration, DBEDT/BLS, MERIC, UHERO, and other official bodies | Their respective published statistics and reports | Cites directly with source URLs; does not re-host or paraphrase beyond what attribution permits |
MartinZialcita.com is not a redistribution point for Future Skills Hawaiʻi data. The relationship is acknowledgment and referral, not collaboration or co-ownership unless stated explicitly with documentation.
No Hawaiʻi AI adoption percentage is published here
No primary research with a documented methodology measuring AI adoption rates in Hawaiʻi has been completed and published by this site or by Future Skills Hawaiʻi as of the review date above.
The Hawaiʻi AI Adoption Index is forthcoming. Until the data and methodology are published, this site will not state a specific adoption percentage or readiness score for Hawaiʻi. Any site doing so without citing primary research with a stated sample and method should be read with caution.
National surveys occasionally include Hawaii-level data, but state samples are typically small enough that estimates carry high uncertainty. Where such figures appear on this site, the confidence interval or sample limitation is stated alongside them.
Secondary-source data notes on Hawaiʻi's economic and workforce context
The figures below are compiled from official published statistics and are the same sourced figures that appear on AI in Hawaiʻi. They are secondary sources: data collected and published by other organizations, not original research conducted by this site. They provide the economic backdrop against which AI adoption in Hawaiʻi must be understood.
| Indicator | Figure | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Small businesses as share of all Hawaiʻi businesses | 99.3% | U.S. Small Business Administration, 2025 Small Business Profile: Hawaii |
| Share of Hawaiʻi employment at small businesses | 49.6% | U.S. Small Business Administration, 2025 Small Business Profile: Hawaii |
| Total small businesses in Hawaiʻi (fewer than 500 employees) | 144,375 | U.S. Small Business Administration, 2025 Small Business Profile: Hawaii |
| Largest occupational group by employment | Food preparation and serving: 13.3% of total employment (82,980 workers) | Hawaii DBEDT / BLS Occupational Employment and Wages, Hawaii 2024 |
| Second-largest occupational group by employment | Office and administrative support: 12.3% of total employment (76,210 workers) | Hawaii DBEDT / BLS Occupational Employment and Wages, Hawaii 2024 |
| Cost of living index (2025, national average = 100) | 185.0, highest in the nation | Missouri Economic Research and Information Center (MERIC) Cost of Living Data Series |
| UHERO characterization of Hawaiʻi economic concentration | “Extraordinarily concentrated in the tourism industry,” with flat real visitor spending over three decades | UHERO: “Potential opportunities to diversify the economy of Hawaiʻi,” July 2024 |
These figures are secondary sources compiled from official statistics. They are not Martin Zialcita's original research. Full source URLs appear in the sources block below.
Caution
Secondary-source data compiled from official statistics is labeled as such on this site. It is not presented as original research. The distinction matters: a compiled table and a primary survey answer different questions and carry different authority.
Primary sources for the secondary-source data table
These are the original publishers of the figures above. The source URLs are the same as those used on the AI in Hawaiʻi page.
- Hawaii 2025 Small Business ProfileU.S. Small Business Administration Office of Advocacy
- Occupational Employment and Wages 2024: State of HawaiiHawaii DBEDT / Bureau of Labor Statistics
- Cost of Living Data Series (Hawaii index: 185.0, highest in the nation)Missouri Economic Research and Information Center (MERIC)
- Potential opportunities to diversify the economy of HawaiʻiUHERO (University of Hawaiʻi Economic Research Organization)
- Future Skills Hawaiʻi: workforce and AI adoption researchFuture Skills Hawaiʻi
Limitations of this page
This page describes the editorial standard that research pages on this site will meet, the canonical ownership structure for Hawaiʻi AI research, and secondary-source economic context compiled from official statistics. It is not a research report and does not advance an original argument.
No original dataset has been published yet. The research hub is described as it is intended to function, not as it currently operates at full capacity. That distinction is stated plainly rather than obscured.
The secondary-source data table covers economic and workforce indicators from 2024 and 2025. It does not include data on AI adoption rates, because no primary research with a documented methodology measuring those rates in Hawaiʻi has been published. Figures for other states or nationally are not applied to Hawaiʻi as proxies.
This page does not represent Future Skills Hawaiʻi or summarize their unpublished research. It links to their site as the canonical owner of Hawaiʻi AI adoption research.
Takeaway
The research hub is described as it is intended to function, not as a complete archive. Where data is not yet available, that is stated directly. A site that overstates the completeness of its research base is harder to trust when the data does arrive.
Frequently asked questions
Does Martin Zialcita have original research on AI adoption in Hawaiʻi?
Not yet. No original dataset with a documented methodology measuring AI adoption rates in Hawaiʻi has been published by this site. The Hawaiʻi AI Adoption Index is in development as part of Future Skills Hawaiʻi's civic research program.
Secondary-source data compiled from official statistics (SBA, DBEDT/BLS, MERIC, and UHERO) appears on this site with full source attribution. Those figures describe economic and workforce context, not AI adoption rates specifically.
Who owns the Hawaiʻi AI Adoption Index?
Future Skills Hawaiʻi is the canonical owner of the Hawaiʻi AI Adoption Index and its underlying survey instruments. MartinZialcita.com links to the Future Skills Hawaiʻi site as the primary source and provides Martin's interpretation only.
This site does not reproduce Future Skills Hawaiʻi research, re-host their survey instruments, or present summaries as if this site were the data source.
What is the editorial standard for research pages on this site?
Every research page published here must include eight things: author or organization, publication date, last reviewed date, methodology, sample and limitations, a download or data link, a citation format, and the canonical owner.
That standard is enforced before publication, not after. Pages that cannot meet the standard are not published as partial entries; they wait until the documentation exists.
Where can I find current research on AI adoption and workforce readiness in Hawaiʻi?
Future Skills Hawaiʻi (futureskillshawaii.org) is the primary civic organization conducting ongoing research on AI adoption, workforce trends, and skills demand in the Hawaiian Islands. Their published research is the authoritative local source.
For national context: the OECD, Pew Research Center, and the U.S. Census Bureau publish relevant workforce and technology-adoption data that occasionally includes state-level breakdowns.