County of Hawaii 1997 Data Book Section 6:  Land Use
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Table 6.1-- ZONING CLASSIFICATION, HAWAII COUNTY, BY DISTRICTS: MARCH 1989

(In acres. As of March 21, 1989)

Zoning classification

Hawaii County zones 1-9

Puna dist. zone 1

S. Hilo dist. zone 2

N. Hilo dist. zone 3

Hamakua dist. 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

 

Zoning classification

N. Kohala dist. zone 5

S. Kohala dist. zone 6

N. Kona dist. zone 7

S. Kona dist. zone 8

Kau dist. 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.

 

 

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

(In acres)

Category 1/

Hawaii County

Puna district

S. Hilo district

N. Hilo district

Hamakua 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

 

Category 1/

N. Kohala district

S. Kohala district

N. Kona district

S. Kona district

Kau 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

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.

 

 

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

(In acres)

District

Total

Urban 1/

Rural 2/

Agricultural 3/

Conservation 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.

 

 

Table 6.4-- ESTIMATED ACREAGE OF LAND USE DISTRICTS, STATE OF HAWAII AND HAWAII COUNTY: DECEMBER 1996

(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.)

Land use districts 1/

State of Hawaii

Hawaii County

     
     
All uses 2/

4,112,388

2,573,400

     
Urban

191,941

52,813

Conservation

1,974,994

1,305,706

Agricultural

1,935,526

1,214,230

Rural

9,927

651

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, Web Site: http://www.hawaii.gov/dbedt/db96/

 

 

Table 6.5-- LAND OWNED BY SELECTED LARGE LANDOWNERS: 1993 TO 1995

(In acres. Unless otherwise specified, as of December 31)

Ownership

1993

1994

1995

       
Seven large landowners

991,998

966,541

995,574

Percent of total land area 1/

24.1

23.5

24.2

       
Bernice P. Bishop Estate 2/

336,372

336,270

367,509 3/

Richard S. Smart (Parker Ranch)

140,000

140,000

140,000

Dole Food Company, Inc.

122,435

121,982

121,982

Samuel M. Damon Estate

139,000

121,608

121,608

Alexander and Baldwin, Inc.

94,300

92,900

90,800

C. Brewer and Company, Ltd.

86,891 4/

81,997 5/

81,997 5/

James Campbell Estate

73,000

71,784

71,678

1/ Based on area of 4,110,966 acres.
2/ As of July 1.
3/ Includes part of former Hamakua Sugar Co.
4/ As of June 27, 1993.
5/ Excludes 4,126 acres transferred to C. Brewer Homes, Inc.
Source: Hawaii State Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism, Web Site: http://www.hawaii.gov/dbedt/db96/

 

 

Table 6.6-- DEPARTMENT OF HAWAIIAN HOME LANDS, ACREAGES, LESSEES, AND APPLICANTS, HAWAII COUNTY: JUNE 30, 1996 AND JUNE 30, 1997

(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.)

Subject

June 30,1996

June 30,1997

     
Acreage:    
Total

114,270

114,574

In homestead use

27,238

27,238

     
Homestead leases:    
Agricultural and pastoral

700

743

Residential

1,031

1,035

     
Applicant waiting list:    
Agricultural and pastoral

6,127

6,281

Residential

4,781

4,839

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

Use

Area (acres)

Annual rental

No. of 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.

 

 

Table 6.8-- STATE PUBLIC AND SET-ASIDE LAND INVENTORY, HAWAII COUNTY: JANUARY 10, 1995

(In thousands of acres)

Type of document

State of Hawaii

Hawaii County

     
All types

1,409.8

980.2

     
Public lands

431.1

327.5

General lease 1/

358.1

295.5

Revocable permit 2/

163.7

70.1

Unencumbered lands 3/

94.0

67.1

Lands set aside to other government agencies

768.4

536.5

Executive order

269.3

200.1

Governor's proclamation

517.2

340.3

     
Department of Hawaiian Home Lands

191.6

107.8

     
University of Hawaii

1.7

0.5

     
Hawaii Housing Authority

1.5

0.1

     
Highways and roads

15.2

7.7

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, 1995 (October 1996), table 6.11.

 

 

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

Zoning Classification

Hawaii County zones 1-9

Puna district zone 1

S. Hilo district zone 2

N. Hilo district zone 3

Hamakua district 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

 

Zoning classification

N. Kohala district zone 5

S. Kohala district zone 6

N. Kona district zone 7

S. Kona district
zone 8

Kau district
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.

 

 

Table 6.10-- LAND PARCELS, BY LAND USE CLASS, STATE OF HAWAII AND HAWAII COUNTY: FISCAL YEAR 1997-98

Land use class

State of Hawaii

Hawaii County

     
Improved residential

174,812

20,802

Apartment

108,097

7,159

Commercial

10,754

2,073

Industrial

7,575

1,343

Agricultural

88,878

72,902

Conservation

5,705

1,985

Hotel/resort

15,290

580

Unimproved residential

3,116

1,313

Homeowner

43,656

24,448

Single family -

8,752

 
Homestead -

8,667

 
TOTAL 1/

475,122

132,605

Actual parcel count

471,942

131,658

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, 1997-1998 Tax Year, State of Hawaii (July 1997).

 

 

Table 6.11-- LAND PARCELS, BY COUNTIES: 1986 TO 1997

Year

State total

City and County of Honolulu

County of Maui

County of Hawaii

County of 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

1996

467,966

250,320

57,992

131,060

28,594

1997

471,942

252,587

58,866

131,658

28,831

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: 1997

(Number of privately-owned parcels exempt from real property taxes)

Category

State total

Honolulu

Maui

Hawaii

Kauai

           
Cemeteries

106

47

4

46

9

Churches

1,434

800

216

288

130

Hospitals

83

68

10

1

4

Schools

174

121

12

38

3

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

Section

Hawaii County zones 1-9

Puna district zone 1

S. Hilo district zone 2

N. Hilo district zone 3

Hamakua district 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

 

Section

N. Kohala district zone 5

S. Kohala district zone 6

N. Kona district zone 7

S. Kona district zone 8

Kau district 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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