v.  ABOUT THIS BOOK

The 1997 County of Hawaii Data Book is intended to serve as a convenient collection of statistics on the social, economic and political organization of the County. It concentrates local data in a single, convenient reference source and may be used both as a statistical reference and as a guide to other statistical publications and sources.

This publication represents a part of the continuous effort by the Department of Research and Development to provide informational services to County departments, other governmental agencies and the general public. The present edition is the eighteenth to be published by the County of Hawaii.

The publications cited as sources at the end of each table usually contain additional statistical detail and a more comprehensive discussion of relevant definitions and concepts than can be presented here. We encourage users to consult these sources when in need of more detailed information, most of which are available in our Research and Development Library.

Although compilation of the data was done by the Department of Research and Development, many other agencies contributed to this effort. We wish to acknowledge the assistance of other County departments, as well as the State and Federal agencies who recognize the need for accurate, complete, and up-to-date statistics for the County of Hawaii.

We welcome you to contact us when there is a need for further information. Your comments and suggestions for improving the next edition of this data book are appreciated.

vi.  MAP 1; DISTRICT BOUNDARIES.

vii.  ORGANIZATIONAL CHART OF THE COUNTY OF HAWAII.

viii.  GUIDE TO TABULAR PRESENTATION

The tables in this report generally follow the principles of tabular presentation used by the U.S. Bureau of the Census in its annual publication, Statistical Abstract of the United States, and described in Bureau of the Census Manual of Tabular Presentation, published by the Bureau in 1950. These principles have been accepted by the Department of Business and Economic Development for use in its publications and recommended to all other State agencies for official use.

Headnotes immediately below table titles provide information important for correct interpretation or evaluation of the table as a whole or for a major segment of it.

Unit indicators ("In thousands," "In millions of dollars," etc.) are usually given as the first element of the headnote. In tables where several units are used, the unit indicators are generally given in the stub or in the column headings.

Footnotes below the bottom rule of tables give information relating to specific items or figures within the table.

Parallel vertical rules are used to the right of a total column to indicate that the components which follow add to the total; in the case of derived figures, that the underlying data are additive to their total.

The following symbols, used in the tables throughout this book, are explained in condensed form in footnotes to the tables where they appear:

- Represents zero or rounds to less than half the unit of measurement shown.
D Figure withheld to avoid disclosure of information pertaining to a specific organization or individual.
NA Data not enumerated, tabulated, or otherwise available separately.
In many tables, details will not add to the totals shown because of rounding.

Geographic coverage should be understood as Countywide, unless otherwise indicated in the table title, headnote, boxhead, or stub. All annual statistics should be understood as referring to calendar years unless otherwise indicated.

Source: Hawaii State Department of Business and Economic Development, State of Hawaii Data Book, 1988, (November 1988), p.8.

ix.  UNITED STATES AND METRIC WEIGHTS AND MEASURES

Miscellaneous conversions
1 statute mile = 5,280 ft. = 1,760 yards
1 acre = 43,560 sq. feet
1 square mile = 640 acres
1 short ton = 2,000 pounds

Source: Hawaii State Department of Business and Economic Development, State of Hawaii Data Book, 1988 (November 1988), p. 9-10.

Copies of the County of Hawaii Data Book may be obtained for $10.00 each from the Department of Research and Development which is located at the Hawaii County Building, 25 Aupuni Street, Room 219, Hilo, Hawaii 96720-4252. They may also be ordered by sending $15.00 per copy (postpaid) to the department.

This report has been cataloged as follows:

Hawaii Island (Hawaii). Department of Research and Development. County of Hawaii data book. 1971-Hilo, Hawaii.

Annual.
None published for 1973, 1981-1988.
Includes index.

1. Hawaii Island (Hawaii)--Statistics. I. Title. II. County data book. HA4007.H399