Table 13.1-- CABLE TELEVISION COMPANIES, SUBSCRIBERS, AND
REVENUES, BY COUNTIES: 1993 AND 1994
Subject
State Hawaii
Maui 2/ Honolulu Kauai
No. of companies 1/
Dec. 31, 1993 .... 7
3 2
2 2
Dec. 31, 1994 .... 7
3 2
2 2
Subscribers
Dec. 31, 1993 .... 322,285 30,601 30,662
243,703 17,319
Dec. 31, 1994 .... 329,990 31,770 28,054
250,841 19,325
Basic service
revenue ($1,000)
1993 ............. 68,947 7,400
9,459 48,380 3,707
1994 ............. 67,085 6,587 10,085
46,340 4,073
1/ State totals are unduplicated figures; one company provided
service to the Counties of Honolulu, Maui, and Hawaii.
2/ Hawaiian Cablevision has redefined multiunit as expressed by
federal rules.
Source: Hawaii State Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs,
Cable Television Division, records.
Table 13.2-- RADIO AND TELEVISION BROADCASTING STATIONS
IN OPERATION, HAWAII COUNTY: SEPTEMBER 30, 1995
State
Hawaii
Subject
total
County
Commercial stations:
AM ...................................
29 5
FM ...................................
33 10
TV 1/ ................................
20 6
Non-commercial stations:
AM ...................................
0 0
FM ...................................
4 0
TV 1/ ................................
2 0
1/ 1 VHF, 4 UHF; includes satellites but
excludes
translators and cable television.
Source: Federal Communications Commission,
Field Operations
Bureau, Honolulu, records.
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Table 13.3-- AVERAGE PAID CIRCULATION OF DAILY AND
SUNDAY EDITIONS OF HAWAII TRIBUNE HERALD:
1988-89 TO 1994-95
(Averages for 12-month periods ended in March.)
Sunday
Period
Daily
1/ morning
1988-89 .......................
20,360
23,146
1989-90 .......................
20,452
23,458
1990-91 .......................
20,486
23,879
1991-92 .......................
20,193
23,999
1992-93 .......................
20,157
24,300
1993-94 .......................
19,688
23,088
1994-95 .......................
19,773
23,049
1/ Mornings, Monday-Friday.
Source: Hawaii State Department of
Business and Economic
Development, State of Hawaii Data Book, 1988 (November 1988),
table 485; and Hawaii Tribune Herald, records.
Table 13.4-- AVERAGE PAID CIRCULATION OF DAILY AND
SUNDAY EDITIONS OF WEST HAWAII TODAY:
1988-89 TO 1994-95
(Averages for 12-month periods ended in March.)
Sunday
Period
Daily
1/ morning 2/
1988-89 .......................
9,759
10,025
1989-90 ....................... 10,780
11,576
1990-91 ....................... 11,710
12,684
1991-92 ....................... 11,633
12,971
1992-93 ....................... 11,458
13,094
1993-94 ....................... 11,666
13,455
1994-95 ....................... 11,308
13,621
1/ Mornings, Monday-Friday.
2/ Beginning April 29, 1984.
Source: Hawaii State Department of
Business and Economic
Development, State of Hawaii Data Book, 1988 (November 1988),
table 485; and West Hawaii Today, records.
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Table 13.5-- GAS UTILITIES, HAWAII COUNTY:
1993 AND 1994
(Excludes bottled gas)
Subject
1993
1/ 1994
Customers, Dec. 31
Total ..........................
1,780
1,786
Residential 3/ .................
1,456
1,458
Other ..........................
324
328
Gas sold (therms)
Total ..........................
2,372,180 2,337,599
Residential 3/ .................
308,215 305,256
Other ..........................
2,063,965 2,032,343
Average annual use (therms) 2/
Residential 3/ .................
212
209
Other ..........................
6,370
6,196
Average rate (dollars per therm)
Residential ....................
1.50929 1.52038
Other ..........................
1.16002 1.17165
Revenues ($1,000)
Total ..........................
2,859
2,845
Residential 3/ .................
465
464
Other ..........................
2,394
2,381
1/ Revised.
2/ Based on number of customers at end of
year.
3/ Residential refers to single-metered
residential
customers which may include condominiums for visitor use but
excludes master-metered apartment and condominium buildings used
by residents which are classified as commercial customers.
Source: Hawaii State Department of
Commerce and Consumer
Affairs, Division of Consumer Advocacy, records.
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Table 13.6-- ELECTRIC UTILITY, HAWAII COUNTY:
1994 AND 1995
Subject
1994
1995
Customers, Dec. 31:
Residential 1/ ...................
48,655 49,129
General loads 2/ .................
8,578 8,667
Commercial cooking and heating 3/
647
585
Large power service 4/ ...........
64
68
Street lighting 5/ ...............
73
66
Power sold (1,000 kWh):
Residential 1/ ...................
324,658 323,520
General loads 2/ .................
260,200 270,503
Commerical cooking and heating 3/
40,087 37,761
Large power service 4/ ...........
206,073 211,558
Street lighting ..................
3,525 3,562
Average annual use (kWh/customer):
Residential 1/ ...................
6,740 6,602
Average rate (dollars per kWh):
Residential 1/ ...................
0.16480 0.17377
General 2/ .......................
0.16261 0.16931
Commercial cooking and heating 3/
0.14899 0.15300
Large power service 4/ ...........
0.12345 0.12842
Revenues ($1,000):
Total ............................
127,541 135,390
Residential 1/ ...................
52,863 55,541
1/ Residential (Schedule R) refers to
single-metered
residential customers which may include condominiums for
visitor use but excludes master-metered apartment and
condominium buildings used by residents which are classified
as commerical customers.
2/ General (Schedules G and J) refers to
general light
and/or power loads which are supplied through a single meter.
3/ Commerical cooking and heating
(Schedules H and K)
applies only to commerical heating (including heat pump water
heaters), air conditioning and refrigeration service.
4/ Large power (Schedule P) is applicable
to large light
and/or power service supplied and metered at a single voltage
and delivery point.
5/ Street lighting (Schedule F)
Source: Hawaii Electric Light Company,
Inc., Customer
Services Department.
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Figure 1.--ELECTRIC POWER OUTPUT BY RESOURCE IN 1995
Table 13.7-- ELECTRIC UTILITY POWER PRODUCTION BY RESOURCE
HAWAII COUNTY, 1994 AND 1995
1994
1995
RESOURCE
NET KWH/YR
% OF NET KWH/YR % OF
TOTAL
TOTAL
Helco Power
Helco Diesel ........... 187,900,051 20.6
172,283,905 18.5
Helco Steam ............ 350,502,030 38.5
394,095,820 42.3
Helco Hydropower (NF) 1/ 18,805,020 2.1
15,954,150 1.7
Total Helco Resources .. 557,207,101 61.2
582,333,875 62.5
Purchase Power
Total Coal 2/ .......... 116,610,674 12.8
92,649,760 9.9
Total Geothermal ....... 174,761,434 19.2
223,000,772 23.9
Total Purchase Hydro
(NF) 1/ .............. 46,723,387 5.1
19,794,760 2.1
Total Wind (NF) 1/ ..... 15,351,332 1.7
14,724,723 1.6
Total Purchased Power .. 353,446,827 38.8
350,170,015 37.5
Total Energy Delivered
to System ............ 910,653,928 100.0
932,503,890 100.0
1/ Non-firm resources (NF) produce electricity as the resource
(i.e. wind, stream flow) is available.
2/ Hamakua Sugar power plant ceased operations in 10/94.
Source: Hawaii Electric Company, Inc., Customer Services
Department.
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Table 13.8-- ELECTRIC COMPANY CUSTOMERS
HAWAII COUNTY: 1992 TO 1995
(As of December 31)
Region
1992
1993
1994 1995
Hawaii County
Residential Customers 46,144 47,252
48,655 49,129
Residential Customers
by Service Area 1/
Hilo ............... 24,046 24,612
25,519 25,713
Kona ............... 13,614 13,849
14,211 14,303
Waimea ............. 8,484
8,791 8,925
9,113
Hawaii County
All Customers 55,412
56,556 58,017
58,515
1/ Service Areas:
Hilo Service Area: Waipunalei (North Hilo District) to South
Point (Ka'u District).
Kona Service Area: Kahuku Ranch (Ka'u District) to Pu'uanahulu
(North Kona District).
Waimea Service Area: Waikoloa (South Kohala District) to O'okala
(North Hilo District).
Source: Hawaii Electric Light Company, Inc., Customer Services
Department.
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Table 13.9-- COUNTY WATERWORKS SERVICES, HAWAII COUNTY,
BY DISTRICTS: 1991 TO 1995
(Year ended June 30)
District
1991 1992
1993 1994 1995
Hawaii County .... 30,848 31,564 31,982
32,381 32,828
Puna ................. 2,336 2,482 2,563
2,623 2,693
South Hilo ........... 13,604 13,803 13,929
14,059 14,170
North Hilo ........... 375 388
395 399
416
Hamakua .............. 1,518 1,532 1,544
1,564 1,583
North Kohala ......... 1,314 1,402 1,408
1,428 1,457
South Kohala ......... 2,676 2,763 2,793
2,835 2,863
North Kona ........... 6,277 6,402 6,458
6,551 6,683
South Kona ........... 1,606 1,629 1,705
1,719 1,740
Kau .................. 1,142 1,163 1,187
1,203 1,223
Source: Hawaii County Department of Water Supply, records.
Table 13.10-- WATER SERVICES AND CONSUMPTION,
HAWAII COUNTY: 1983 TO 1995
(Year ended June 30)
Consumption
Year
Number of services
(millions gallons)
1983 ............
24,218
5,066
1984 ............
24,834
5,409
1985 ............
25,315
5,666
1986 ............
26,031
6,039
1987 ............
26,939
6,503
1988 ............
27,832
6,575
1989 ............
28,775
6,619
1990 ............
29,820
7,064
1991 ............
30,848
7,356
1992 ............
31,564
8,025
1993 ............
31,982
7,937
1994 ............
32,381
7,999
1995 ............
32,828
8,378
Source: Hawaii County
Department of Water Supply, records.
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Table 13.11-- LIQUID FUEL TAX BASE, HAWAII COUNTY:
1994 AND 1995
(In thousands of gallons)
Type
of fuel
1994
1995
Total ...........................
97,120 93,159
Gasoline ............................. 58,920
59,544
Diesel oil, non-hwy. ................. 25,219
19,786
Diesel oil, hyw. use ................. 5,848
6,013
Liq. pet. gas, off hwy. ..............
467
483
Liq. pet. gas, hwy. use ..............
28
29
Small boats, gasoline ................
-
-
Small boats, diesel oil ..............
192
393
Aviation fuel ........................ 6,445
6,911
Source: Hawaii State Department of Taxation,
"Liquid
Fuel Tax Base, Collections and Distributions, CY Ending
December 31, 1994" and "Liquid Fuel ... December 31, 1995"
(annual release).
Table 13.12-- GASOLINE SERVICE STATIONS (SIC 554),
HAWAII COUNTY: 1980 TO 1992
Year
Number
1980 .............................................
43
1981 .............................................
45
1982 .............................................
59
1983 .............................................
59
1984 .............................................
51
1985 .............................................
50
1986 .............................................
49
1987 .............................................
52
1988 .............................................
49
1989 .............................................
50
1990 .............................................
53
1991 .............................................
56
1992 .............................................
57
Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census, County
Business
Patterns, Hawaii (annual).
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Table 13.13-- ENERGY GENERATED, PURCHASED, SOLD, AND USED
BY SUGAR PLANTATIONS IN HAWAII COUNTY: 1991 AND 1992
Subject
1991
1992
Electricity (millions of kilowatt-hours)
Generated 1/ .......................................
251 232
Purchased ..........................................
1.29 1.21
Sold ............................................... 180.98
164.10
Used 2/ ............................................ 71.23
69.02
Gross heat values of boiler fuels (billions of Btu's)
All fuels .......................................... 7,677
7,429
Bagasse ..........................................
5,765 5,809
Fuel oil .........................................
1,912 1,621
Other fuels ......................................
0
0
1/ Includes electricity generated by steam and by hydroelectric
or diesel engine generators.
2/ Includes transmission losses and electricity used to operate
power plant auxiliaries.
Source: Hawaiian Sugar Planters' Association, Energy Inventory of
Hawaiian Sugar Plantations - 1992 (Energy Report 32, July 1993), pp.7-10;
and records.
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Table 13.14-- SUMMARY OF TELESCOPES AND RELATED FACILTIES,
IN OPERATION AND PLANNED, ON MAUNA KEA: 1995
Local
Year
Capital Operating staff
Telescope
com-
costs costs (No. of
(diameter in meters)
pleted ($mil.)
($mil.) people)
Completed:
UH 0.6-m (optical) ............. l969
UH 2.2-m (optical/infrared) .... 1970
5.0 1.2
10
Canada-France-Hawaii 3.6-m
(optical/infrared) ............ 1979
30.0 6.2
54
NASA IRTF 3.0-m (infrared) ..... 1979
10.0 2.5
12
United Kingdom Infrared 3.8-m .. 1979
5.0 2.7
29
James Clerk Maxwell 15-m
submillimeter ................. 1986
32.0 3.5
39
Caltech 10.4-m submillimeter ... 1986
10.0 2.1
11
W.M. Keck Observatory (Keck I)
10-m (optical/infrared) ....... 1992
107.0 5.0
37
VLBA Antenna 25-m (radio) ...... 1992
7.0 0.25
3
Under construction:
W.M. Keck Observatory (Keck II)
10-m (optical/infrared) ....... 1996
91.0 5.0
37
Smithsonian Submillimeter Array
6x6-m ......................... 1997
48.0 4.5
23
Subaru (Japan National Large
Telescope 8-m (optical/infrared) 1999 170.0
10.0 50
Gemini Northern
8-m (optical/infrared) ........ 1999
88.0 5.0
35
Mauna Kea Observatories
Support Services ................ NA
NA
1.6
21
TOTAL
$603.0
$47.95 361
NA = Not applicable.
Source: University of Hawaii at Manoa, Institute for Astronomy,
Fact Sheet, 1995 (November 1995), p.2.
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