Honolulu is the 51st-best city for relocating singles, according to an annual list of the top 100.

Boston/Quincy, Mass., got the No. 1 spot this year.

Worldwide ERC, a relocation industry group and Primacy Relocation, a third-party employee relocation company, unveiled the organizations' fifth and final list yesterday. They worked with Calif.-based Sperling's BestPlaces to put the survey findings together.

The Best Cities for Relocating Singles survey measures issues that will affect a newcomer's experience immediately following a transfer.

Each survey reflects traditional aspects, such as climate, commute times, rental costs and job growth in the area, “;as well as the average age of other singles in the city,”; said Ashley Burton, publicist.

The importance of some criteria change slightly each year depending on economic and quality of life factors, she said.

Increased emphasis was placed this year on economic factors, such as an area's unemployment rate, percentage of recent job growth and availability of affordable rental housing.

The survey also measured arts and recreation opportunities and overall population growth.

Honolulu has been all over the singles-relocation map, depending on the emphasis of each year's survey.

We have gone from No. 66 in 2004 to 82, 88 and last year, to 92.

Forbes fumble?

Forbestraveler.com is out with its list of the world's 400 finest hotels and Hawaii figures prominently, as you might guess.

Its judges picked Four Seasons Resort Hualalai; Mauna Kea Resort; Mauna Lani Resort; Four Seasons Resort Lana'i at Manele Bay; Four Seasons Resort Lana'i, The Lodge at Koele; Four Seasons Resort Maui at Wailea; the Ritz-Carlton Kapalua; Halekulani, and Ihilani Resort and Spa at Ko Olina.

Here's the thing. While it cites Mauna Kea Resort, it only reviewed Mauna Kea Beach Hotel. The resort includes the Hapuna Beach Prince Hotel.

Forbes' methodology said judges excluded brand new hotels or those closed for renovation, but Mauna Kea Beach Hotel closed after the October 2006 earthquake.

Undergoing a $150 million repair and renovation project, it is due to open in December.