The state of Hawaii is made up of eight major islands and 124 minor uninhabited islands. The eight major islands are add up to about 6,420 square miles:
Oahu 597 sq. miles population 876,156
Kauai 552 sq. miles population 58,463
Molokai 260 sq. miles population 7846
Lanai 141 sq. miles population 2800
Niihau 70 sq. miles population 250
Kahoolawe 45 sq. miles population 0
The governments own 38% of the land; 24% is owned by seven trusts and corporations; leaving 38% for other private ownership.
Hawaii is the 50th state of the United States, comprising a group of eight major islands and numerous islets in the central Pacific Ocean.
The Hawaiian Islands are volcanic, and surrounded by coral reefs. Sugarcane and pineapples are the major agricultural products and the basis of the islands' principal industry, food processing. Coffee, macadamia nuts, papayas, are also grown in abundance. Tourism is the largest source of income for the state, with over 4 million visitors a year from north America, and 2 million a year from Japan. About 200,000 come from Korea each year, and several hundred thousand from other countries in the world.
Table 1. DBEDT 2020 Summary Projections HAWAII State
(value and average annual percent growth for the previous five years)
2005
2010
2015
2020
Resident Population (thous.)
1,304.0
1,366.8
1,430.5
1,494.1
Ave. annual growth rate
1.0
0.9
0.9
0.9
Civilian Jobs (thous.)
656.8
692.3
728.8
767.3
Ave. annual growth rate
1.2
1.1
1.0
1.0
Gross State Product ($mil. 1987)
28,547.7
31,052.3
33,588.9
36,388.5
Ave. annual growth rate
1.9
1.7
1.6
1.6
Visitor Arrivals (thous.)
9,127.4
10,326.9
11,401.7
12,588.4
Ave. annual growth rate
3.0
2.5
2.0
2.0
Source: DBEDT
2000 census info
2000 Marital Status
Divorced
8.99%
Never Married
31.33%
Now Married
46.50%
Separated
6.55%
Widowed
6.64%
The 2000 Census Median Household Income for this geography was $ 48,757. The Average Non-family Income was $ 40,938.
This geography included a total of 207,834 Housing Units in 2000, of which 45% were Owner Occupied, 45% were Renter Occupied, 10% were vacant, and 19% were mortgaged.
The Median Cash Rent for occupied rental units in 2000 was $ 740, and a total of 18,748 Rental Housing Units had a rent in excess of $1,000 monthly. The Median Housing Value for owner occupied housing in this geography in 2000 was $ 291,927, and a total of 12,822 homes were valued at $500,000 or more.
US Census 2000 Race and Ethnicity
Total Population: Race
Hispanic Ethnicity: Race
American Indian, Eskimo, Aleut Population
0.2%
American Indian/Alaska Native Alone
1.1%
Asian
54.8%
Asian Alone
13.9%
Black Population
2.0%
Black Alone
1.9%
Hispanic Ethnicity
5.1%
Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander Alone
4.3%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander Alone
7.0%
Some Other Race
16.8%
Not or Latino
94.9%
Two or More races
42.0%
Other Population
1.0%
White Alone
20.1%
Two or More Races
15.7%
Hispanic Ethnicity Population
27,249
White Population
19.2%
US Census 2000 Family Status: Family Households
Family Households
124,598
Male Householder
8,026
Natural Born or Adopted Children in Family Hhlds
135,656
Male HHldr, no wife present, own children < 18
2,885
Grandchildren in Family Hhlds
18,330
Female Householder
5,590
Step Children in Family Hhlds
4,595
Female HHldr, no husband present, own children < 18
9,019
Married Couple Family
93,092
Married Couple Family w/ Children < 18
37,898
Married Couple Family w/ no own Children < 18
55,193
Hawaii Culture
Ua Mau Ke Ea O Ka Aina I Ka Pono, which means "The Life of the Land Is Perpetuated in Righteousness." is Hawaii's state motto.
Hawaii is also commonly referred to as the "Aloha State". Here are some other fun facts that you would like to know about Hawaii. The state bird is the Hawaiian Goose, state flower the Hibiscus, and state tree in the Candlenut.
Maui Recreation
Activities on the Valley Isle – Riding a bike down Haleakala, surfing, scuba diving, spearfishing, deep see fishing, shark diving, kayaking, snorkeling, hiking, parasailing, kitesurfing, bodysurfing, body boarding, horseback riding zip lining, luau, you name it, we got it.
2000 Educational Attainment
College: Associates Degree
7.57%
College: Bachelor's Degree
19.48%
College: Graduate Degree
9.42%
College: Some College, No Degree
20.38%
School: 9th to 11th grade no diploma
7.92%
School: Grade K - 9
6.48%
School: High School Graduate
26.84%
Maui Climate
Maui has numerous different climates, Kula nights will keep you by the fireside, Haiku and Huelo are so rainy sometimes that you will feel like you'll never dry out, (but watch that garden grow!) Living in Kihei through the summer will keep you praying for rain, and Kahului and Wailuku are a nice camfortable mix of all the above.
Hawaiian Real Estate History
Hundreds of years ago, all the land in Hawaii was owned by the king and controlled by the ali’i nui, the high chiefs of the feudal system. Commoners, the kanaka, couldn’t own land, but they farmed it as they were allowed on their ahupua’a, which wasa parcel of land that they were given by the king. An Ahupua’a was a pie shaped wedge of lend that went from the top of a mountain all the way to the ocean. Each ahupua’a in theory had every type of land in it and provided everything the people needed. In the mountains there were trees and olona for fishing line, pigs and other animals for eating, fruit and vegetables, taro plants for food and other things in the valleys, and coconuts on the plains. Finally, and perhaps most importantly to the Hawaiians, the fish and everything that is in the sea. You would be surprised at what you can eat out of the ocean!
A Land Commission was created in 1846 by King Kamehameha III. Then in 1848, the Great Mahele, began to divide the land among the people. The King gave land to the "chiefs and the people for the use and benefit of the Hawaiian Government." Chiefs were given lands they had previously retainers of. Even commoners purchased the land they had been farming.
The King kept some of the land as his own property exclusively and for his heirs. These were known as the Crown Lands, but were sold by the King to raise money. All the title to land in Hawaii is traced back to the Great Mahele.
Only since 1850 have non-Hawaiians been able to own any land in Hawaii.
Today the State Land Use Commission divides land into four types: Agricultural (47%), Conservation (48%), Urban (4.7%), and Rural (0.2%). It’s hard to believe when looking around Honolulu that only about 5% of the land is taken up by buildings.
The island of Hawaii is the largest island, and is about 7 times the size of Oahu. Maui is second largest. Kauai County is the third largest, least populous county, and consists of the islands of Kauai and Niihau. The City and County of Honolulu (the island of Oahu) is the smallest island, but has about 3/4 of the state population.
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