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    Table 16.1-- NUMBER AND VALUE OF BUILDING PERMITS,
    HAWAII COUNTY: 1982 TO 1995


    (Thousands of dollars. Private and public construction,
    including demolition and razing)
                                                                   
                                                                 
                Year               Number issued    Estimated value
                                                                 
                                                                 
    1982 ....................          2,581              75,715    
    1983 ....................          2,649              95,979    
    1984 ....................          2,834             102,805    
    1985 ....................          2,933             132,735    
    1986 ....................          2,717             231,997    
    1987 ....................          3,175             146,035    
    1988 ....................          3,719             192,433    
    1989 ....................          4,880             365,456    
    1990 ....................          4,720             493,788    
    1991 ....................          4,799             402,790    
    1992 ....................          4,226             418,791    
    1993 ....................          4,302             270,689    
    1994 ....................          2,935             205,137    
    1995 ....................          3,046             289,996    
                                                                 

         Source: Hawaii County Building Division, records.




Table 16.2-- NUMBER AND VALUE OF BUILDING PERMITS,
BY TYPE, HAWAII COUNTY: 1995


(Thousands of dollars. Limited to private construction.)
                                                                      
                                                                    
                                                 Number     Estimated
                   Category                       issued       value  
                                                                    
                                                                    
          Total ............................      3,046      289,996 
                                                                    
Residential ................................       970       162,729 
  Single-family ............................       908       105,472 
  Two-family ...............................          5         1,011 
  Apartments ...............................         13       11,138  
  Hotels, motels, etc. .....................         38       44,832  
  Other shelters ...........................          6           276 
                                                                    

     Continued on next page.




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Table 16.2-- NUMBER AND VALUE OF BUILDING PERMITS,
BY TYPE, HAWAII COUNTY: 1995 (contd.)


(Thousands of dollars. Limited to private construction.)
                                                                      
                                                                    
                                                 Number     Estimated
                   Category                       issued       value  
                                                                    
                                                                    
Additions & alterations ....................     1,335        66,415 
  Houses & apartments ......................        915       41,381 
  Other buildings ..........................       420        25,034 
                                                                    
Miscellaneous residential permits ..........        23           601 
  Moved or relocated buildings .............          9           214 
  Mobile homes .............................          -             - 
  Conversion of nonresid. to resid. ........         13           361 
  Conversion of resid. to nonresid. ........          1            26 
                                                                    
Demolition & razing ........................       110           466 
  Residential ..............................         66            56 
    Single-family ..........................         66            56 
    Two-family .............................          -             - 
    Apartments .............................          -             - 
  Others (non-residential) .................         44           410 
                                                                    
Non-residential buildings ..................       481        37,963 
  Amusement & recreation ...................         17         5,333 
  Churches & other religious ...............          7         1,645 
  Industrial ...............................          1            20 
  Parking garages ..........................          -             - 
  Residential garages & carports ...........         47           532 
  Service stations & repair ................          1            80 
  Hospital & other institutional ...........          -             - 
  Office, bank, & professional .............         16         8,170 
  Public utility (private only) ............          2         4,126 
  Schools & other educ. (private only) .....          7         1,497 
  Stores & other mercantile ................          7         2,395 
  Other non-residential ....................       268        10,312 
  Structures other than buildings ..........       108         3,854 
                                                                    

     Source: Tabulated by Hawaii County Department of Research and Development from "County of Hawaii Monthly Cooperative Report of Local Construction," submitted to F.W. Dodge Division, McGraw-Hill Information Systems Company, by Hawaii County Building Division.










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Table 16.3-- NUMBER AND VALUE OF BUILDING PERMITS,
BY TYPE, HAWAII COUNTY: 1994


(Thousands of dollars. Limited to private construction.)
                                                                      
                                                                    
                                                 Number     Estimated
                   Category                       issued       value  
                                                                    
                                                                    
          Total ............................      2,935      205,137 
                                                                    
Residential ................................       887        96,611 
  Single-family ............................       858        91,461 
  Two-family ...............................          8           973 
  Apartments ...............................         13         3,199 
  Hotels, motels, etc. .....................          0             0 
  Other shelters ...........................          8           979 
                                                                    
Additions & alterations ....................     1,357        28,188 
  Houses & apartments ......................        949       12,311 
  Other buildings ..........................       408        15,877 
                                                                    
Miscellaneous residential permits ..........        28           459 
  Moved or relocated buildings .............          9            90 
  Mobile homes .............................          0             0 
  Conversion of nonresid. to resid. ........         17           279 
  Conversion of resid. to nonresid. ........          2            90 
                                                                    
Demolition & razing ........................         94           329 
  Residential ..............................         64           114 
    Single-family ..........................         63           111 
    Two-family .............................          0             0 
    Apartments .............................          1             3 
  Others (non-residential) .................         30           214 
                                                                    
Non-residential buildings ..................       416        56,260 
  Amusement & recreation ...................          3           157 
  Churches & other religious ...............          6         2,903 
  Industrial ...............................          3           433 
  Parking garages ..........................          1             6 
  Residential garages & carports ...........         50           368 
  Service stations & repair ................          3         1,167 
  Hospital & other institutional ...........          4        21,028 
  Office, bank, & professional .............         14         8,962 
  Public utility (private only) ............          1            87 
  Schools & other educ. (private only) .....          1             1 
  Stores & other mercantile ................          9        15,970 
  Other non-residential ....................       209         3,072 
  Structures other than buildings ..........       112         2,106 
                                                                    

     Source: Tabulated by Hawaii County Department of Research and Development from "County of Hawaii Monthly Cooperative Report of Local Construction," submitted to F.W. Dodge Division, McGraw-Hill Information Systems Company, by Hawaii County Building Division.

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Table 16.4-- BUILDING PERMITS ISSUED, BY DISTRICT, HAWAII COUNTY: 1993



(Including additions, alterations and demolitions)
                                                                                                 
                                                                                              
                          Commercial                 Residential                  Public         
                                                                                              
                                                                                        
                                   Value                    Value                    Value
     District      Units  Permit   ($1000)  Units  Permit  ($1000)  Units  Permit   ($1000)
                                                                                        
                                                                                        
     TOTAL .....     0       509    66,538  1,838   3,641   183,664    1      151     22,408
                                                                                        
Puna ...........     0       41      5,018    822   1,420   63,912     0       20     4,349
                                                                                        
South Hilo .....     0      161      8,458    339     802    37,674    1       64      8,077
                                                                                        
North Hilo .....     0        2        125     18       36    1,761    0         3        71
                                                                                        
Hamakua ........     0        8     10,434     40      96     4,047    0       10        677
                                                                                        
North Kohala ...     0        8        869     48      104    9,151    0         4        47
                                                                                        
South Kohala ...     0       73     10,712    129     254    13,118    0        8      2,942
                                                                                        
North Kona .....     0      169     28,999    278     565    40,604    0       19      5,586
                                                                                        
South Kona .....     0       24        916     69      156    6,400    0         9       440
                                                                                        
Kau ............     0       23      1,077     95     208     6,999    0       14        216
                                                                                        

     Source: Hawaii County Building Division, records.









Table 16.3-- BUILDING PERMITS ISSUED, BY DISTRICT, HAWAII COUNTY: 1995



(Including additions, alterations and demolitions)
                                                                                                 
                                                                                              
                          Commercial                 Residential                  Public         
                                                                                              
                                                                                        
                                   Value                    Value                    Value
     District      Units  Permit   ($1000)  Units  Permit  ($1000)  Units  Permit   ($1000)
                                                                                        
                                                                                        
     TOTAL .....     0       515    71,164  1,108   2,404   197,074   68      127    21,716
                                                                                        
Puna ...........     0       39      1,411    387     744    29,702    0       13      4,325
                                                                                        
South Hilo .....     0      147     23,407    180     463    19,284   19       44      5,602
                                                                                        
North Hilo .....     0        3        476     15       38    1,385    0         3        55
                                                                                        
Hamakua ........     0       17      5,000     40      79     3,840    0        5        235
                                                                                        
North Kohala ...     0       10        613     43      100    5,453    0         4       127
                                                                                        
South Kohala ...     0       61      4,415     82     199    55,877   49       27      8,228
                                                                                        
North Kona .....     0      198     34,593    241     550    68,813    0       19      2,467
                                                                                        
South Kona .....     0       31        828     59      111    7,058    0         8       439
                                                                                        
Kau ............     0        9        421     61      120    5,660    0         4       240
                                                                                        

     Source: Hawaii County Building Division, records.









    Table 16.4-- CONSTRUCTION AUTHORIZATIONS AND COMPLETIONS,
    HAWAII COUNTY: 1977 TO 1995



    (In thousands of dollars)

                                                                   
                                                                 
                                  Authorizations                  
                                                                 
                                                         Total   
              Year              Private        Total     completed
                                                                
                                                                
    1977 .................      49,987       62,089       51,900 
    1978 .................      74,469       82,064       63,131 
    1979 .................     112,528      139,371       80,303 
                                                                
    1980 .................     146,395      154,351       98,607 
    1981 .................     136,418      172,794      102,146 
    1982 .................      75,254       87,995       78,707 
    1983 .................      90,376       95,751       78,112 
    1984 .................      90,652      102,746       80,465 
    1985 .................     122,035      132,734       81,102 
    1986 .................     232,007      250,493       95,769 
    1987 .................     144,143      187,186      124,800 
    1988 .................     189,323      199,785      162,756 
    1989 .................     342,212      359,027      191,675 
                                                                
    1990 .................     424,038      494,218      350,810 
    1991 .................     375,252      408,222      354,342 
    1992 .................     380,134      418,749      258,329 
    1993 .................     250,192      273,421      247,609 1/
    1994 .................     181,846      205,137      221,774 
    1995 .................     268,192      290,033      222,250 
                                                                

         1/ Revised.
         Source: Bank of Hawaii, Construction in Hawaii, 1995,
    p.18.

















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    Table 16.5-- PRIVATE RESIDENTIAL CONSTRUCTION AUTHORIZATIONS,
    HAWAII COUNTY: 1994 AND 1995



                                                                   
                                                                 
                   Subject                    1994          1995   
                                                                 
                                                                 
    Authorized housing units (number)                             
      Total ...........................        950           998   
      New single-family units .........        858           908   
      New multi-family units ..........         92            90   
                                                                 
    Permit value ($ million)                                      
      Total ...........................      108.4        142.4    
      New single-family units .........       91.5        105.5    
      New multi-family units ..........        4.2          12.1   
      Additions and alterations .......       12.8         24.8    
                                                                 

         Source: Bank of Hawaii, Construction in Hawaii, 1995, p.5;
and Construction in Hawaii, 1996, p.7.







    Table 16.6-- PRIVATE AUTHORIZATIONS FOR NEW COMMERCIAL AND
    INDUSTRIAL CONSTRUCTION, HAWAII COUNTY: 1994 AND 1995


(In millions of dollars)
                                                                   
                                                                 
                   Subject                    1994          1995   
                                                                 
                                                                 
         Total authorizations .........       56.3         82.8    
                                                                 
    Hotels ............................          -          44.8   
    Office buildings ..................        9.0           8.2   
    Stores and mercantile .............      16.0           2.4   
    Manufacturing buildings ...........        0.4             -   
    Miscellaneous .....................      30.9          27.4   
                                                                 

         Source: Bank of Hawaii, Construction in Hawaii, 1995, p.6;
and Construction in Hawaii, 1996, p.9.






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    Table 16.7-- PRIVATE RESIDENTIAL CONSTRUCTION AND
    DEMOLITION AUTHORIZED BY PERMITS,
    HAWAII COUNTY: 1988 TO 1995


                                                                   
                                                                  
                 Category and year authorized                Number
                                                                  
                                                                  
    New 1-family dwellings:                                        
      1988 ............................................       1,715
      1989 ............................................       2,782
      1990 ............................................       2,023
      1991 ............................................       2,309
      1992 ............................................       1,501
      1993 ............................................       1,539
      1994 ............................................         858
      1995 ............................................         908

    New duplex units:                                              
      1988 ............................................          28
      1989 ............................................          63
      1990 ............................................          50
      1991 ............................................          44
      1992 ............................................          22
      1993 ............................................          26
      1994 ............................................          16
      1995 ............................................          10

    New apartments:                                                
      1988 ............................................         446
      1989 ............................................          59
      1990 ............................................         580
      1991 ............................................         565
      1992 ............................................          99
      1993 ............................................         152
      1994 ............................................          76
      1995 ............................................          80

    Units demolished: 1/                                           
      1988 ............................................          57
      1989 ............................................          96
      1990 ............................................          54
      1991 ............................................          39
      1992 ............................................          55
      1993 ............................................          51
      1994 ............................................          67
      1995 ............................................          66
                                                                  

         1/ Excludes housing destroyed by fire, volcanic activity,
    high winds, and other disasters.
         Source: Hawaii State Department of Business, Economic
    Development and Tourism, Housing Unit Estimates for Hawaii,
    1980-1992 (Statistical Report 225, August 1992), p.8; and  
    records.


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    Table 16.8-- HOTEL CONSTRUCTION AUTHORIZATIONS,
    HAWAII COUNTY: 1966 TO 1995



                                                                   
                                                                 
                                  Permit value ($1,000)          
                                                                 
                Number                                          
                of new        New      Additions &      Total  
       Year    projects  construction   alterations  construction
                                                               
                                                               
    1966           7          4,063           423          4,486  
    1967 ....      1            150         3,434          3,584  
    1968 ....     28          4,512             -          4,512  
    1969 ....     28         14,222           775         14,997  
                                                               
    1970 ....      2         13,280             -         13,280  
    1971 ....     11          7,874             -          7,874  
    1972 ....      1          4,500         1,788          6,288  
    1973 ....      2            317           325            642  
    1974 ....      2          8,005           250          8,255  
    1975 ....      -              -             -              -  
    1976 ....      -              -           600            600  
    1977 ....      1            408             -            408  
    1978 ....      -              -             -              -  
    1979 ....      1          1,075             -          1,075  
                                                               
    1980 ....      2         20,900             -         20,900  
    1981 ....      1         36,051             -         36,051  
    1982 ....      -              -             -              -  
    1983 ....      -              -           130            130  
    1984 ....      -              -             -              -  
    1985 ....      -              -           110            110  
    1986 ....      2         44,000           123         44,123  
    1987 ....      -              -           296            296  
    1988 ....      -              -         4,488          4,488  
    1989 ....      1         39,528         2,860         42,388  
                                                               
    1990 ....      2         67,027           303         67,330  
    1991 ....      1          1,047            75          1,122  
    1992 ....      1        113,230         3,241        116,471  
    1993 ....      -              -           442            442  
    1994 ....      -              -           979            979  
    1995 ....      1         44,832        17,526         66,358  
                                                               

         Source: Bank of Hawaii, Construction in Hawaii, 1995,
    p.23; and Construction in Hawaii, 1996, p.23.







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Table 16.9-- SUMMARY OF PRIVATE CONSTRUCTION AUTHORIZATIONS,
HAWAII COUNTY: 1983 TO 1995

                                                                    
                                                                  
                                         New housing 2/           
                                                                 
                                Single-family        Multi-family 
                Housing                                         
               inventory                  Value             Value
    Year      at April 1 1/     Units   ($1,000)  Units  ($1,000)
                                                               
1983 ......      38,264 3/        880    37,186      96    13,629
1984 ......      39,164 3/        910    42,260    181     16,441
1985 ......      40,054 3/        988    51,935    190     25,342
1986 ......      41,006 3/     1,129     61,633     39     1,971
1987 ......      42,022 3/     1,367     78,857    361    15,916
1988 ......      43,397 3/     1,715    108,010    474    17,172
1989 ......      45,520 3/     2,562    162,735    455    44,978
                                                               
1990 ......      48,253 3/     2,024    165,475    627    87,499
1991 ......      50,579         2,346   219,322    609     79,410
1992 ......      53,421         1,501   143,737    121     10,077
1993 ......      55,396         1,539   140,035    178     14,997
1994 ......      57,204           858    91,461      92     4,172
1995 ......      58,143           908   105,508      90    12,149
                                                               
                                                                  
                   New commercial                 Additions         
                   & industrial 2/              & alterations       
                                                                
                              Permit                   Commercial
                Number of      value   Residential   & industrial
    Year        buildings     ($1,000)    ($1,000)       ($1,000) 
                                                                
1983 ......         428        26,106       8,344          5,111  
1984 ......         438        16,509       5,930          9,512  
1985 ......         419        25,046       6,872         12,846  
1986 ......         392        52,351       5,956         66,096  
1987 ......         429        25,567       7,499         16,304  
1988 ......         478        33,266       8,570         22,305  
1989 ......         561        99,152      14,469         20,878  
                                                                
1990 ......          NA       139,045      12,531         19,488  
1991 ......          NA        40,385      17,390         18,745  
1992 ......          NA       183,806      16,176         26,339  
1993 ......          NA        43,786      19,176         32,199  
1994 ......          NA        56,260      12,794         17,160  
1995 ......          NA        82,797      24,757         42,981  
                                                                

     1/ State Department of Business and Economic Development.
     2/ Department of Public Works, Hawaii County.
     3/ Revised.
     Source: Bank of Hawaii, Construction in Hawaii, 1995, p.19;
and Construction in Hawaii, 1996, p.19.


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Table 16.10-- COMPONENTS OF CHANGE IN THE HOUSING INVENTORY BY CONTROL,
HAWAII COUNTY: APRIL 1, 1990 TO MARCH 31, 1991
AND APRIL 1, 1991 TO MARCH 31, 1992



                                                                             
                                                                        
                                                     HHA     Hawaii      
                                  Hawaii   Pri-     (Tea-    County       
             Subject               County   vate 1/   chers)   DHCD   HFDC
                                                                        
                                                                        
  April 1, 1990 - March 31, 1991                                         
                                                                        
New housing units built:                                                 
  In 1-unit structures ........    2,062   2,023        -      39       - 
  In 2-unit structures ........       54       50       4        -      - 
  In multi-unit structures ....      320      320       -        -      - 
                                                                        
Housing units converted 2/ ....      +14      +14       -        -      - 
                                                                        
Housing units demolished ......       54       54       -        -      - 
                                                                        
Housing units transferred 3/ ..        -        -       -        -      - 
                                                                        
  April 1, 1992 - March 31, 1992                                         
                                                                        
New housing units built:                                                 
  In 1-unit structures ........    2,381   2,309        3       -      69 
  In 2-unit structures ........       50       44       6        -      - 
  In multi-unit structures ....      572      572       -        -      - 
                                                                        
Housing units converted 2/ ....      +15      +15       -        -      - 
                                                                        
Housing units demolished ......      169      169       -        -      - 
                                                                        
Housing units transferred 3/ ..        -      +59       -        -    -68 
                                                                        

     1/ Based on building permit data, allowing nine months for completion of units in multi-unit structures and three months for all other activity.
     2/ Number added less number deleted.
     3/ Net gain (+) or loss (-) by purchase, sale, donation, or lease. There were units in interagency transfer in which the receiving agency was not identified.
     Source: Hawaii State Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism, Housing Unit Estimates for Hawaii, 1980-1991 (Statistical report 223, January 1992), p.9; and Housing Unit Estimates for Hawaii, 1980-1992 (Statistical report 225, August 1992), p.9.








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Table 16.11-- ESTIMATED VALUE OF LAND TRANSACTIONS, BY COUNTIES:
1969 TO 1995



                                                                       
                                                                     
                                             County                   
                                                                     
                                                                  
    Year        State       Honolulu    Hawaii       Maui     Kauai 
                                                                  
                                                                  
1969 .....      807,565     596,427     108,728     75,257   27,153
                                                                  
1970 .....      880,226     668,003     111,239     76,462   24,522
1971 .....    1,043,539     812,545     131,267     71,480   28,247
1972 .....    1,508,602   1,142,699    170,995     114,634   80,274
1973 .....    1,928,888   1,441,073    212,170     189,958   85,687
1974 .....    1,711,217   1,305,257    156,682     183,760   65,518
1975 .....    1,445,116   1,064,559    138,289     194,478   47,790
1976 .....    1,733,062   1,312,981    141,779     222,214   56,088
1977 .....    2,152,230   1,471,172    209,366     384,122   87,570
1978 .....    3,050,870   2,017,774    288,886     581,485  162,725
1979 .....    4,475,715   3,009,059    545,192     643,711  277,753
                                                                  
1980 .....    4,224,807   2,749,190    546,141     611,607  317,869
1981 .....    3,200,331   2,078,739    397,740     424,994  298,858
1982 .....    3,011,060   1,911,711    293,310     602,464  203,575
1983 .....    3,272,167   2,333,882    359,695     423,712  154,878
1984 .....    3,764,563   2,549,352    467,052     610,385  137,773
1985 .....    3,778,078   2,581,678    359,835     562,563  274,002
1986 .....    5,911,973   4,182,294    620,157   1,080,487  326,870
1987 .....    7,020,141   4,820,850    641,667   1,169,182  388,442
1988 .....    9,468,113   6,705,645    971,541   1,344,818  446,136
1989 .....   13,303,281   8,514,926  1,671,483  2,446,997   669,875
                                                                  
1990 .....   15,485,800   9,297,328  2,537,878  3,042,876   607,717
1991 .....    8,309,494   5,312,699  1,169,838   1,117,076  709,881
1992 .....    7,850,447   5,590,377    886,726   1,027,394  345,950
1993 .....   12,270,676   8,621,058  1,345,225  1,753,255   551,138
1994 .....   10,701,398   7,461,624  1,120,254  1,441,528   677,991
1995 .....    6,424,486   4,465,271    849,979     847,247  261,990
                                                                  

     Source: Bank of Hawaii, Construction in Hawaii, 1995, p.26; and Construction in Hawaii, 1996, p.26.











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    Table 16.12-- RESIDENT AND NONRESIDENT HOUSING UNITS,
    HAWAII COUNTY: 1977 TO 1991



                                                                   
                                                                
         Year           Total         Resident 1/    Nonresident 2/
                                                                
                                                                
    1977 .......      29,453           29,123              330     
    1978 .......      30,579           30,008              571     
    1979 ....... &n