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Table 6.1-- ZONING CLASSIFICATION, HAWAII COUNTY, BY DISTRICTS: MARCH 1989









(In acres. As of March 21, 1989)
                                                                                 
                                                                            
                    Hawaii        Puna        S. Hilo     N. Hilo    Hamakua 
     Zoning         County        dist.       dist.        dist.      dist.    
classification    zones 1-9     zone 1       zone 2      zone 3      zone 4  
                                                                            
                                                                            
     Total ....  2,508,115.73  317,993.70  250,903.30   173,732.38  400,040.24
                                                                            
Single-family                                                                
  residential .     18,496.95    2,683.91     7,645.06      390.55       635.70
Multi-family                                                                 
  residential .      2,669.77         4.01      380.22          .00         3.80
Resort ........      1,276.15         1.00      138.21          .00          .00
Commercial ....      1,921.91        59.50      975.06         9.57       37.03
Industrial ....      5,311.35       479.05    2,182.02        37.74       15.46
Agricultural ..  1,052,802.07  198,796.41   71,358.54    61,954.36  165,075.51
Open ..........    319,322.28    5,040.52     2,062.67       39.07       962.88
Res.-agric. ...      1,312.14       624.75         .00        55.28          .00
Unplanned .....    171,112.30          .00    3,451.07          .00      185.00
No zone 1/ ....    933,841.52  110,304.55  162,710.45   111,245.81  233,124.86
                                                                            
                                                                            
                                                                            
                   N. Kohala   S. Kohala     N. Kona     S. Kona      Kau   
     Zoning         dist.         dist.       dist.        dist.        dist.  
classification     zone 5       zone 6       zone 7      zone 8       zone 9 
                                                                            
                                                                            
     Total ....     79,803.34  152,093.95   365,158.38  143,395.42  624,995.22
                                                                            
Single-family                                                                
  residential .        616.18     3,098.59    2,254.30       389.88      782.78
Multi-family                                                                 
  residential .         43.39     1,108.70    1,028.88          .00      100.77
Resort ........           .00       350.38      741.60          .00        44.96
Commercial ....         37.86       329.14      313.74       101.35       58.66
Industrial ....         59.40       241.34    2,244.76          .00        51.58
Agricultural ..     62,958.46   79,492.75  116,183.69    44,362.72  252,619.63
Open ..........         14.75    11,746.62  176,081.56    7,634.40  115,739.81
Res.-agric. ...         20.16          .00      467.97       143.98         .00
Unplanned .....      5,084.77   41,952.93    52,480.43   67,734.80      223.30
No zone 1/ ....     10,922.09   13,773.50    13,358.24   23,028.29  255,373.73
                                                                            

     1/ Forest reserve, national parks, etc.
     Source: Hawaii County Planning Department, printout dated March 21, 1989.





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Table 6.2-- GENERALIZED LAND USE, HAWAII COUNTY, BY DISTRICTS:
JULY 1992



(In acres)
                                                                                 
                                                                            
                    Hawaii         Puna      S. Hilo      N. Hilo     Hamakua 
  Category 1/       County       district    district     district    district
                                                                            
                                                                            
     Total ....  2,533,406.01  318,611.42  251,070.09   173,731.32  399,868.66
                                                                            
Residential ...     22,772.33    5,891.65     6,697.51      369.95       955.60
Manufacturing .        342.62         4.78      113.94        46.00       32.03
Manuf. services                                                              
  & warehousing      1,781.17       249.42      606.59        42.92       56.40
Commercial ....        698.97        28.22      404.18         4.23       21.95
Services ......     32,607.88        85.84    8,099.45       328.48   16,012.51
Soc. & cultural      1,408.59       186.10      431.79        21.53       62.11
Recreation ....    251,379.54   51,974.59     1,011.87    4,731.82    7,674.10
Agriculture ...    798,091.16   18,580.82   49,323.89    78,081.12  156,465.11
Transportation       2,280.96        13.72    1,329.23         0.00         2.53
Unused open                                                                  
  space .......  1,414,960.92  237,670.11  182,713.17    90,092.33  218,377.30
Roads .........      6,859.46    3,705.83       336.40       12.94       209.02
                                                                            
                                                                            
                                                                            
                  N. Kohala    S. Kohala    N. Kona     S. Kona       Kau   
  Category 1/      district     district     district    district    district
                                                                            
                                                                            
     Total ....     79,787.27  176,411.14   365,164.76  143,691.64  625,069.71
                                                                            
Residential ...        860.88     1,379.91    3,947.64    1,652.32     1,016.87
Manufacturing .         58.62         4.11       20.49        11.86       50.79
Manu. services                                                               
  & warehousing         83.08       305.57      153.48        23.42      260.29
Commercial ....          8.22        44.47      135.09        34.80       17.81
Services ......         28.05       543.13    7,252.91        44.66      212.85
Soc. & cultural         70.27       112.05      201.52       272.92       50.30
Recreation ....         63.02       311.61   40,630.17       111.36  144,871.00
Agriculture ...     49,824.39  140,107.80  203,829.25    28,443.33   73,435.45
Transportation         108.76       188.05      531.10         0.00      107.57
Unused open                                                                  
  space .......     28,401.07   33,087.32   108,193.60  112,879.71  403,546.31
Roads .........        280.91       327.12      269.51       217.26    1,500.47
                                                                            

     See note and source on next page.






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Table 6.2-- GENERALIZED LAND USE, HAWAII COUNTY, BY DISTRICTS:
JULY 1992 (contd.)




     1/ Descriptions of Land Use Classifications: RESIDENTIAL, all single-family, duplex, multi-family, and other miscellaneous residential uses such as dormitories; MANUFACTURING, manufacturing of durable and non-durable goods; MANUFACTURING SERVICES & WAREHOUSING, construction services, industrial utilities and warehousing; COMMERCIAL, retail and wholesale trades; SERVICES, consumer, personal and business services. Health services and governmental facilities (including military installations). Hotel uses are included in this category; SOCIAL & CULTURAL, educational, cultural and religious centers; RECREATION, public and private, indoor and outdoor, land and water-related recreational uses; AGRICULTURE, all agricultural uses; TRANSPORTATION, airports, harbors, and other transportation facilities (does not include roads); UNUSED, OPEN SPACE, undeveloped areas, including forest reserves; ROADS, private roads only.
     Source: Hawaii County Planning Department, printout dated December 23, 1992.



































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Table 6.3-- STATE LAND USE, HAWAII COUNTY, BY DISTRICTS:
JULY 1992



(In acres)
                                                                                 
                                                                            
                                                     Agricul-      Conser-   
   District         Total       Urban 1/  Rural 2/    tural 3/      vation 4/ 
                                                                            
                                                                            
HAWAII COUNTY  2,533,400.73  66,848.02   695.89    1,175,628.61  1,290,228.21
                                                                            
Puna .........    318,611.42   6,040.49   135.13      173,854.30    138,581.50
                                                                            
South Hilo ...    251,069.89  13,297.43     1.00       70,554.78    167,216.68
                                                                            
North Hilo ...    173,731.32     535.88     45.13      61,176.45     111,973.86
                                                                            
Hamakua ......    399,868.66   1,014.32      0.00     163,552.06     235,302.28
                                                                            
North Kohala .     79,787.27   2,360.54     15.01      63,337.75      14,073.97
                                                                            
South Kohala .    176,406.06  23,746.11     0.00      137,501.83     15,158.12
                                                                            
North Kona ...    365,164.76  14,322.73   468.38      168,310.26    182,063.39
                                                                            
South Kona ...    143,691.64     752.78     31.24     113,115.80      29,791.82
                                                                            
Kau ..........    625,069.71   4,777.74      0.00     224,225.38     396,066.59
                                                                            

     1/ Lands in urban use with sufficient reserve areas to accommodate foreseeable growth.
     2/ Lands composed primarily of small farms mixed with very low density residential lots with minimum lot size of one-half acre.
     3/ Includes land with a high capacity for intensive cultivation.
     4/ Comprised primarily of lands in the existing forest and water reserve zones.
     Source: Hawaii County Planning Department, printout dated December 23, 1992.

















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Table 6.4-- ESTIMATED ACREAGE OF LAND USE DISTRICTS,
STATE OF HAWAII AND HAWAII COUNTY: JANUARY 1995



    (Total acreage, including inland water, as classified by the
         Hawaii State Land Use Commission under the provisions of
         Chapter 205, Hawaii Revised Statutes, as amended. All
         data are approximate.)
                                                                   
                                                                 
                                            State of      Hawaii 
             Land use districts 1/           Hawaii        County 
                                                                 
                                                                 
         All uses 2/ ....................    4,112,388    2,573,400
                                                                 
    Urban ...............................     189,418        51,754
    Conservation ........................   1,974,549     1,306,520
    Agricultural ........................   1,938,505     1,214,485
    Rural ...............................        9,916           641
                                                                 

         1/ Classification by State Land Use Commission. For
    definition of districts, see Hawaii Revised Statutes, 1985
    Replacement, Section 205-2.
         2/ These totals differ somewhat from the official figures
    based on measurements by the Geography Division of the U.S.
    Bureau of the Census shown elsewhere.
         Source: Hawaii State Department of Business, Economic
    Development and Tourism, Electronic Bulletin Board System (March 31, 1995), table 6.04.


























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Table 6.5-- LAND OWNED BY SELECTED LARGE LANDOWNERS:
1992 TO 1994


(In acres. Unless otherwise specified, as of December 31)
                                                                            
                                                                         
                Ownership                      1992        1993       1994 
                                                                         
                                                                         
    Seven large landowners ..............    978,163     991,998    966,541
     Percent of total land area .........        23.8       24.1        23.5
                                                                         
Bernice P. Bishop Estate (June 30).......    336,525     336,372    336,270
      Richard S. Smart (Parker Ranch) 1/      138,000    140,000    140,000
      Dole Food Company, Inc. ...........     128,032    122,435    121,982
      Samuel M. Damon Estate ............     121,608    139,000    121,608
      Alexander and Baldwin, Inc. .......      93,000     94,300      92,900
      C. Brewer and Company, Ltd. .......      87,465  2/ 86,891  3/ 81,997
      James Campbell Estate .............      73,533     73,000      71,784
                                                                         

     1/ In addition, 85,000 acres were leased from the State during these years.
     2/ As of June 27, 1993.
     3/ Excludes 4,126 acres transferred to C. Brewer Homes, Inc.
     Source: Hawaii State Department of Business and Economic Development, Electronic Bulletin Board System (January 30, 1996), table 6.08.






























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Table 6.6-- DEPARTMENT OF HAWAIIAN HOME LANDS, ACREAGES,
LESSEES, AND APPLICANTS, HAWAII COUNTY:
JUNE 30, 1994 AND JUNE 30, 1995


(The Department of Hawaiian Home Lands administers land set aside
      for the benefit of qualified native Hawaiians, who receive
      homestead leases and financial assistance from the Department.)
                                                                   
                                              June 30,   June 30,
                     Subject                     1994        1995  
                                                                 
    Acreage:                                                      
      Total ...............................   107,883     110,773 
      In homestead use ....................     27,237     27,238 
                                                                 
    Homestead leases:                                             
      Agricultural and pastoral ...........        732        735  
      Residential .........................      1,028      1,019 
                                                                 
    Applicant waiting list:                                       
      Agricultural and pastoral ...........      5,540      5,863 
      Residential .........................      4,521      4,663 

         Source: Hawaii State Department of Hawaiian Home Lands,
    records.



Table 6.7-- SUMMARY OF GENERAL LEASES OF THE DEPARTMENT OF
LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCES, FIRST LAND DISTRICT,
HAWAII COUNTY: FY 1993-94

                                                                      
                                                                   
                                     Area           Annual     No. of
              Use                   (acres)          rental     leases
                                                                   
     Total ..................    124,505.640    $2,150,480.35    349
                                                                   
Intensive agriculture .......     10,003.304      $170,249.05     56
Special livestock ...........        211.380         1,872.00      1
Pasture .....................     75,590.416       282,846.00     38
Commercial timber ...........               -                -       -
Quarry ......................               -                -       -
Mining ......................               -                -       -
Recreational ................        471.943        25,001.00      4
Watershed ...................            .150           720.00       1
Residential .................         41.628        20,234.00     70
Commercial & industrial .....        263.498     1,458,318.90     91
Hotel, apartment & motel ....           3.281        33,789.00      5
Resort ......................               -                -       -
Unclassified ................     37,920.040       157,450.40     83

     Source: Hawaii State Department of Land and Natural Resources, Report to the Governor, 1993-94 (1996), p.58.


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    Table 6.8-- STATE PUBLIC AND SET-ASIDE LAND INVENTORY,
    HAWAII COUNTY: APRIL 27, 1992



    (In thousands of acres)
                                                                   
                                                                 
                                             State of     Hawaii 
                Type of document               Hawaii       County 
                                                                 
                                                                 
         All types .......................     1,417.6      980.1 
                                                                 
    Public lands .........................       425.8      326.9 
      General lease 1/ ...................       355.1      297.2 
      Revocable permit 2/ ................       142.2       45.7 
      Unencumbered lands 3/ ..............       118.4       94.4 
    Lands set aside to other                                      
      government agencies ................       781.1      536.5 
      Executive order ....................       271.4      200.1 
      Governor's proclamation ............       522.6      340.3 
                                                                 
    Department of Hawaiian Home Lands ....       191.6      107.8 
                                                                 
    University of Hawaii .................         1.8         0.5 
                                                                 
    Hawaii Housing Authority .............         1.9         0.1 
                                                                 
    Highways and roads ...................        15.7        8.2  
                                                                 

         1/ Long-term leases. Mostly agricultural and pasture
    land. Includes land covered by water licenses not set aside to
    other government agencies.
         2/ Month-to-month leases. Mostly agricultural and pasture
    land. Includes land licenses.
         3/ Parcels with no documents and not in use.
         Source: Hawaii State Department of Business and Economic
    Development, State of Hawaii Data Book, 1992 (March 1993),
    table 187.

















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Table 6.9-- PARCEL DISTRIBUTION, HAWAII COUNTY, BY ZONING AND TAX ZONES:
JULY 1992



                                                                             
                                                                        
                       Hawaii        Puna     S. Hilo   N. Hilo   Hamakua
       Zoning           County      district   district  district  district
   Classification     zones 1-9    zone 1      zone 2    zone 3   zone 4 
                                                                        
                                                                        
     TOTAL .........   124,510      57,825     18,974      1,483     3,646
                                                                        
Single-family res. .    27,352      5,099      12,030       318        883
Multi-family res. ..     1,215           1         625          -          5
Resort .............       562           2         190          -          -
Commercial .........     1,829         157         800         26       126
Industrial .........       874          23         585          6          2
Agricultural .......    84,586     51,560       4,396     1,033      2,524
Open ...............     1,444         402         278         11        22
Res.-agricultural ..       943         473           -         54          -
Unplanned ..........     5,302           -          11          -          1
No zone 1/ .........       403         108          59         35        83
                                                                        
                                                                        
                                                                        
                      N. Kohala  S. Kohala   N. Kona   S. Kona     Kau   
       Zoning           district   district    district  district  district
   classification      zone 5      zone 6      zone 7     zone 8    zone 9
                                                                        
                                                                        
     TOTAL .........     2,921       5,749     10,660      5,896    17,356
                                                                        
Single-family res. .     1,035      2,489       3,370       778      1,350
Multi-family res. ..         3         189         371          -         21
Resort .............         -          44         315          -         11
Commercial .........        88         211         249       123         49
Industrial .........         8          66         173          -         11
Agricultural .......     1,615      2,444       3,072     2,151     15,791
Open ...............         2         164         177       308         80
Res.-agricultural ..        24           -         340         52          -
Unplanned ..........       112         128      2,581      2,467         2
No zone 1/ .........        34          14          12         17        41
                                                                        

     1/ Forest reserve, national parks, etc.
     Source: Hawaii County Planning Department, printout dated
December 10, 1992.








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Table 6.10-- LAND PARCELS, BY LAND USE CLASS, STATE OF HAWAII
AND HAWAII COUNTY: FISCAL YEAR 1995-96



                                                                   
                                                                 
                                          State of        Hawaii 
      Land use class                        Hawaii          County 
                                                                 
                                                                 
Improved residential ................     170,211         20,951  
                                                                 
Apartment ...........................     105,839          7,096  
                                                                 
Commercial ..........................      10,776          2,057  
                                                                 
Industrial ..........................       7,255          1,285  
                                                                 
Agricultural ........................      89,835         73,279  
                                                                 
Conservation ........................       5,654          1,977  
                                                                 
Hotel/resort ........................      13,070            482  
                                                                 
Unimproved residential ..............       3,091          1,320  
                                                                 
Homeowner ...........................      40,466         22,176  
                                                                 
Single family .......................       8,487              -  
                                                                 
Homestead ...........................       8,453              -  
                                                                 
       TOTAL 1/ .....................      463,137       130,623  
                                                                 
       Actual parcel count ..........      459,646       129,708  
                                                                 

     1/ Total includes multi-use parcels.
     Source: City and County of Honolulu, Department of Finance, Real Property Assessment Division, Real Property Tax Valuations,
Tax Rates and Exemptions, 1995-1996 Tax Year, State of Hawaii
(July 1995).















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Table 6.11-- LAND PARCELS, BY COUNTIES: 1986 TO 1995



                                                                     
                                                                
                         City and                                
                          County      County     County    County
              State          of          of          of         of  
   Year       total       Honolulu     Maui       Hawaii    Kauai 
                                                                
                                                                
1986 .....   404,018     212,868      47,321    121,349    22,480
1987 .....   409,069     215,207      48,568    122,180    23,114
1988 .....   412,862     217,971      48,863    122,788    23,240
1989 .....   417,875     220,763      49,765    123,801    23,546
1990 .....   424,111     224,339      50,966    124,902    23,904
1991 .....   431,271     227,449      52,362    126,497    24,963
1992 .....   438,388     231,893      53,414    127,444    25,637
1993 1/...   446,276     236,138      55,379    128,543    26,216
1994 1/...   452,568     240,652      56,108    128,954    26,854
1995 .....   459,646     245,257      57,044    129,708    27,637
                                                                

     1/ Revised.
     Source: City and County of Honolulu, Department of Finance,
Real Property Assessment Division, Real Property Tax Valuations, Tax Rates, & Exemptions ... Tax Year, State of Hawaii (annual).





Table 6.12-- CEMETERIES, CHURCHES, HOSPITALS, AND SCHOOLS,
BY COUNTIES: 1995



(Number of privately-owned parcels exempt from real property taxes)
                                                                     
                                                                
                      State                                      
      Category        total     Honolulu   Maui    Hawaii     Kauai
                                                                
                                                                
Cemeteries ........     110       48         3       50          9
Churches ..........   1,431      799       218      282        132
Hospitals .........      81        66       10         1          4
Schools ...........     145       98         6       39          2
                                                                

     Source: City and County of Honolulu, Department of Finance, Real Property Assessment Division, Real Property Tax Valuations, Tax Rates & Exemptions, ... Tax Year, State of Hawaii (annual).




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Table 6.13-- NUMBER OF LOTS, HAWAII COUNTY, BY ZONES AND SECTIONS:
JULY 1992



                                                                           
                                                                      
                    Hawaii         Puna     S. Hilo    N. Hilo   Hamakua
                    County       district   district  district  district
      Section      zones 1-9      zone 1     zone 2    zone 3     zone 4
                                                                      
                                                                      
  ZONE TOTAL                                                           
   (Sections 1-9)   122,069      57,571      18,838    1,345       3,246
                                                                      
Section 1 .......    14,591      11,806       1,295      112         110
Section 2 .......    21,474       3,665       3,372      186         107
Section 3 .......     8,956       2,831       1,738        7         356
Section 4 .......    18,411       5,606       5,992      102         513
Section 5 .......    22,255      13,511       2,950      387         962
Section 6 .......    16,409      11,626       1,113      452         408
Section 7 .......     5,165       1,590       1,244       14         193
Section 8 .......    10,656       5,673         946       15         185
Section 9 .......     4,152       1,263         188       70         412
                                                                      
                                                                      
                                                                      
                   N. Kohala   S. Kohala   N. Kona   S. Kona      Kau  
                   district     district    district  district  district
      Section       zone 5       zone 6      zone 7     zone 8    zone 9
                                                                      
                                                                      
  ZONE TOTAL                                                           
   (Sections 1-9)     2,681        5,522     10,150     5,481     17,235
                                                                      
Section 1 .......        40          134         142      942          10
Section 2 .......       181          406         150      782      12,625
Section 3 .......       426            7       2,726      681         184
Section 4 .......       458        2,025      1,002       475      2,238
Section 5 .......       854          549      2,003       160        879
Section 6 .......       100          416      1,258       283        753
Section 7 .......        65          207      1,216       617         19
Section 8 .......        43        1,543      1,093     1,151          7
Section 9 .......       514          235         560      390         520
                                                                      

     Source: Hawaii County Planning Department, printout dated
December 23, 1992.









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