Aiea

Hilo

Honolulu

Sachiko Trillo
Homes By Sachiko
Phone: 808-223-1481

Honolulu Real Estate
Sachiko Trillo offers world class service in Hawaii real estate including, Waikiki Beach, Kakaako, Kahala, and Diamond Head areas.

Paul Coffman
Honolulu Real Estate
Phone: 808-224-8816

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Kailua

Kamuela

Kapolei

Kauai

Keaau

Kona

Lahaina

Maui

Alana H Rucynski, Realtor, ABR
ERA Pacific Properties
Phone: 808-879-1511

Oahu

Jeff Manson
American Dream Realty
Phone: 808-792-7040

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Princeville

Pukalani

Waikiki

Waikoloa Beach Resort

Rob Dalton
Kolea Vacation Rentals
Phone: 808-987-4519

Kolea Vacation Rentals
Beachfront vacation rentals in the Waikoloa Beach Resort on the Big Island of Hawaii. Enjoy great service in luxury vacation rentals with Waikoloa Vacation Rentals!

Compared with other states, Hawaii is unique in the great importance of military installations and military expenditures to the state’s economy. Camp Smith, on the island of Oahu, is headquarters for Marine Forces Pacific, the unified U.S. military command for the entire Pacific. Other principal military installations in the state are the naval base at Pearl Harbor, Hickam Air Force Base, Wheeler Air Force Base, Lualualei Naval Magazine, Marine Corps Base Kaneohe Bay, and the Schofield Barracks and Fort Shafter military reservations, all on Oahu; and Barking Sands Missile Range on Kauai. Military expenditures for construction, maintenance, and payrolls are an integral part of business life in Hawaii. In addition, an important factor in the economy of Hawaii is the purchasing power of the military personnel stationed there and their dependents.

For years sugarcane was Hawaii’s most important crop, and pineapple was the second most important farm product. Now the two are of roughly equal value to the farm economy. Most of Hawaii’s sugarcane, pineapples, and livestock are raised on a few very large plantations and ranches. Although small farms are numerous, especially on Oahu, they occupy only a very small area of cropland. The only significant commercial crop produced for export on the small farms is coffee, which is grown in the Kona district in the western part of the island of Hawaii and on plantations on Kauai. Vegetables, fruit, and taro are cultivated mainly for local use.

Much of the pineapple crop is grown on hilly land. Pineapples can be grown on relatively thin soils, but pineapple crops require more irrigation than sugarcane, and fertilizers usually have to be used.

Sugarcane is grown mainly on the islands of Hawaii, Kauai, Maui, and Oahu, primarily on the more arid, leeward side of the islands in irrigated fields. The sugarcane harvest varies from year to year, leaving the industry in a state of flux much of the time. The sugar plantations are nearly all large and highly mechanized. The sugarcane harvests are from April to September but utilize the available labor force on a year-round rather than a seasonal basis. Each field of cane is allowed to mature for 22 to 24 months, compared with the 12-month growing period elsewhere in the United States. The longer growing period results in a high concentration of sugar in the cane.

Papayas, bananas, and a wide variety of vegetables are grown on small farms on Oahu, primarily for local consumption. Guavas and passion fruit, although also consumed locally, are becoming increasingly important as exports.

Beef cattle are raised on large ranches that are located primarily on the islands of Hawaii and Maui. The famous Parker Ranch, the largest in the state, covers 85,000 hectares (210,000 acres) on the island of Hawaii. Privately owned Niihau is devoted primarily to livestock raising. Although large areas of the state’s grazing lands are semiarid environments, there are also well-watered pastures on the windward slopes.

Most of Hawaii’s dairy cattle are raised on Oahu to help meet the food needs of Honolulu and other cities. Because available pastureland is severely limited, most of the dairy cattle are kept on feed lots. Dairy farmers use their few acres of arable land to grow high-yield forage crops. Hogs and chickens are also raised.

Fish has long been a staple food. Although some tuna is packed for export, most of the commercial catch is consumed locally. Tuna accounts for about one-third of the volume of the annual commercial catch, which in 1999 was worth $65 million. Other major food fishes include bigeyed scad, Japanese mackerel, pink and red snapper, and marlin. Sport fishing along the coasts and in offshore areas is popular with tourists.

Hawaii lacks major mineral resources, and mining is limited to the production of materials for construction and road-building purposes. Crushed stone and cement are the two most important mineral products. Sand and gravel, pumice, lime, and coral are also produced. Hawaii has fairly extensive deposits of bauxite and titanium that have not been exploited.

Heavy industry in Hawaii is limited mainly to oil refining and the manufacture of steel products, chemicals, and cement. These activities are based mostly on imported raw materials. Besides cement, Hawaii has produced such items for the construction industry as laminated wood beams and bathroom fixtures.

Almost all of Hawaii’s electricity is produced by steam- or diesel-driven generating plants that use oil as a fuel. In addition, some power plants on the sugar plantations burn dried bagasse, the fibrous residue of refined sugarcane. A little hydroelectricity is generated on Kauai and Hawaii. The state is studying the feasibility of various alternate energy sources, including solar energy.

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