FLAG: Eight alternating horizontal stripes of white, red and blue with Union Jack in the upper left corner.
GOVERNOR: John Waihee (D) 1990
EXECUTIVE TERM: 4 years
VOTERS IN 1988 PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION: 43% casting votes
ELECTORAL VOTES: 4
SENATORS: Daniel K. Inouye (D) 1992, Spark M. Matsunaga (D) 1994
NUMBER OF U.S. REPRESENTATIVES: 2
AGE OF MAJORITY (FULL CIVIL RIGHTS): 18
AGE OF MARRIAGE W/CONSENT: 16
AGE OF MARRIAGE W/O CONSENT: 18
AGE OF BUYING ALCOHOL: 21
AGE OF LEAVING SCHOOL: 18 (If employed-15)
STATE FUNDING FOR ART: $6.2 per capita
STATE GOVERNMENT EXPENDITURES: $2,209 per capita
FEDERAL INCOME TAXES PAID: $1,517 per capita
DISTRIBUTION OF FEDERAL FUNDS: $4,535 per capita
FEDERAL SPENDING, DEFENSE PROGRAMS: $2,562 (millions)
FEDERAL EMPLOYEES, CIVILIAN: 27,000
SOCIAL SECURITY RECIPIENTS: 13% of population
PUBLIC AID RECIPIENTS: 4.9% of population
FOOD STAMP RECIPIENTS: 6.6% of population
.CRIME IN HAWAII
CRIME RATE, TOTAL: 5,989 offenses per 100,000 population
VIOLENT CRIME RATE: 257 offenses per 100,000 population
MURDERS: 4 per 100,000 population
FORCIBLE RAPE: 32 per 100,000 population
ROBBERY: 84 per 100,000 population
AGGRAVATED ASSAULT: 137 per 100,000 population
PROPERTY CRIME RATE: 5,732 offenses per 100,000 population
BURGLARY: 1,256 per 100,000 population
LARCENY-THEFT: 4,112 per 100,000 population
MOTOR VEHICLE THEFT: 364 per 100,000 population
PRISON INMATES: 1,510 total
PRISON INMATE RATE: 136 per 100,000 population
PRISONERS EXECUTED, 1980-1988: 0 executed
POLICE PROTECTION: 27.1 police per 10,000 population
LAWYERS: 373 population per lawyer
.ECONOMY OF HAWAII
INCOME PER CAPITA: $16,753
DISPOSABLE PERSONAL INCOME: $14,374
GROSS STATE PRODUCT: $19,320 (millions)
GROSS STATE PRODUCT, AGRICULTURE: $454 (millions)
GROSS STATE PRODUCT, MINING: $2 (millions)
GROSS STATE PRODUCT, CONSTRUCTION: $1,183 (millions)
GROSS STATE PRODUCT, MANUFACTURING: $1,000 (millions)
GROSS STATE PRODUCT, TRANSPORTATION: $1,911 (millions)
GROSS STATE PRODUCT, WHOLESALE TRADE: $841 (millions)
GROSS STATE PRODUCT, RETAIL TRADE: $2,151 (millions)
GROSS STATE PRODUCT, FINANCE: $3,398 (millions)
GROSS STATE PRODUCT, SERVICES: $3,823 (millions)
GROSS STATE PRODUCT, GOVERNMENT: $4,556 (millions)
U.S. EXPORTS: $131 (millions)
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE CONTRACTS: $541 (millions)
PATENTS GRANTED: 62 (1988)
NEW BUSINESS FAILURES: 79 failures per 10,000 concerns
BLACK-OWNED FIRMS: 330 total
EMPLOYED/POPULATION RATIO: 64.6% employed of total population
FEMALE LABOR FORCE: 60% of labor force
UNEMPLOYMENT RATE: 3.2% unemployed
UNION MEMBERSHIP IN MANUFACTURING: 41.4% unionized
NEW HOUSING STARTS: 5,000 units
NONRESIDENTIAL CONSTRUCTION: $282 (millions)
MORTGAGE LOANS FORECLOSED: 0.5%
VALUE ADDED BY MANUFACTURE: $1,411 (millions)
MANUFACTURING WORKERS, CHANGE 1982-1987: -6.3%
EXPORT RELATED FACTORY EMPLOYMENT: 3.1% of total employment
RETAIL SALES PER HOUSEHOLD: $21,955
CHANGE IN RETAIL SALES PER HOUSEHOLD 1982-86: 31.1%
MINERALS PRODUCED (NON-FUELS): $73 (millions)
MINERAL FUELS PRODUCED: $0 (millions)
CRUDE PETROLEUM PRODUCTION: 0 million barrels
NATURAL GAS PRODUCTION: 0 billion cubic feet marketed
NET ELECTRICAL ENERGY GENERATION: 7.6 billion kWh
ELECTRICAL ENERGY INSTALLED CAPACITY: 1.5 million kW
NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS: 0
.AGRICULTURE OF HAWAII
PRINCIPAL FARM COMMODITIES: Sugar, pineapples, greenhouse, nuts (73% of total)
PRINCIPAL CROPS: Pineapples, coffee, taro, mushrooms
LAND IN FARMS: 2,000,000 acres
CROPLAND HARVESTED: 80,000 acres harvested
NUMBER OF FARMS: 5,000
SIZE OF FARMS: 370 acres per farm
CHANGE IN FARMLAND, 1982-87: -12.1%
VALUE OF FARM LAND AND BUILDINGS: $0 per acre
NET FARM INCOME: $171 (millions)
NET FARM INCOME/DEBT RATIO: 49.3%
BARLEY PRODUCTION: 0 bushels (thousands)
BARLEY YIELD: 0 bushels per acre
CORN PRODUCTION: 0 bushels (thousands)
CORN YIELD: 0 bushels per acre
COTTON PRODUCTION: 0 bales (thousands)
COTTON YIELD: 0 pounds per acre
HAY PRODUCTION: 0 tons (thousands)
HAY YIELD: 0 tons per acre
OATS PRODUCTION: 0 bushels (thousands)
OATS YIELD: 0 bushels per acre
POTATO PRODUCTION: 0 CWT (thousands)
POTATO YIELD: 0 CWT per acre
RICE PRODUCTION: 0 CWT (thousands)
SOYBEAN PRODUCTION: 0 bushels (thousands)
SOYBEAN YIELD: 0 bushels per acre
SUGARBEET PRODUCTION: 0 tons (thousands)
SUGARCANE PRODUCTION: 7,200 tons
TOBACCO PRODUCTION: 0 pounds (thousands)
TOBACCO YIELD: 0 pounds per acre
WHEAT PRODUCTION: 0 bushels (thousands)
WHEAT YIELD: 0 bushels per acre
CATTLE AND CALVES: 205 on farms (1,000 head)
HOGS AND PIGS: 39 on farms (1,000 head)
.COMMUNICATIONS IN HAWAII
INTERSTATE HIGHWAYS: 39 miles; 63 kilometers
MOTOR VEHICLE TRAVEL: 1,756 thousands of miles traveled per road mile
LICENSED DRIVERS: 564.8 per 1,000 population
MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENT DEATHS: 12.4 deaths per 100,000 population
REGISTERED AUTOMOBILES: 559 per 1,000 population
REGISTERED MOTORCYCLES: 22 per 1,000 population
DRIVERS EXCEEDING 55 MPH SPEED LIMIT: 36.7%
COMMERCIAL AM RADIO STATIONS: 25
COMMERCIAL FM RADIO STATIONS: 14
EDUCATIONAL FM RADIO STATIONS: 2
COMMERCIAL TELEVISION STATIONS: 13
EDUCATIONAL TELEVISION STATIONS: 2
DAILY NEWSPAPERS: 6
DAILY NEWSPAPER CIRCULATION: 0.22 papers per capita
.TRAVEL IN HAWAII
STATE BOARD OF TOURISM: Hawaii State Board of Tourism, 2270 Kaiakaua Avenue #801, Honolulu, 96815, (808) 923-1811
TOURIST ATTRACTIONS: All islands--volcanic scenery, tropical flora and fauna, pristine beaches; Honolulu (Oahu)--State Capitol, Iolani Palace, Chinatown, Lilioukalani Gardens; Diamond Head, Pearl Harbor and Arizona Memorial Tour, Waikiki and other beaches and resorts; Foster Botanic Garden, Kapiolani (zoo and aquarium) and Ala Moana (city view) parks; Maui--Haleakala National Park (magnificent vistas, volcanic crater, hiking trails, lava, waterfalls), port town of Lahaina (restored whaling center); Hawaii--Volcanoes National Park (Kilauea and Mauna Loa volcanoes, lava fountains and rivers), colored sand beaches; Kauai--Waimea Canyon State Park, Waialeale crater, Pacific tropical botanical garden; Molokai--Kamakou Preserve (native plants and wildlife), Molokai Ranch (breeders of zoo animals).