Final Comprehensive Conservation Plan - U.S. Fish and Wildlife ...

Area 1980
Hakalau Forest National Wildlife Refuge
Comprehensive Conservation Plan
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1990
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5-22 Chapter 5. Social and Economic Environment
2000
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Laupāhoehoe CDP -- -- 508 -6.9 473 -- --
Honomū CDP -- -- 532 1.7 541 -- --
Pāpa‘ikou CDP -- -- 1,634 -13.5 1,414 -- --
Paukaa CDP -- -- 495 0 495 -- --
Pepe‘ekeo CDP -- -- 1,813 -6.4 1,697 -- --
Wainaku CDP -- -- 1,243 -1.3 1,227 -- --
Hilo CDP -- -- 37,808 7.8 40,759 -- --
Captain Cook CDP -- -- 2,595 23.5 3,206 -- --
Hōnaunau-Napo‘opo‘o
CDP
2008
-- -- 2,373 1.7 2,414 -- --
Kealakekua CDP -- -- 1,453 13.2 1,645 -- --
Source: County of Hawai‘i 2007, HDBEDT 2009.
The University of Hawai‘i system includes one community college and one university on the Island
of Hawai‘i. During the 2008 school year, enrollment at the University of Hawai‘i at Hilo was 3,773;
522 students received Bachelor degrees and 28 received Master degrees during that year. During the
2008 school year, 2,884 students were enrolled at the Hawai‘i Community College (County of
Hawai‘i 2007, HDBEDT 2009).
5.3.4 Employment and Income
In 2007, an estimated 68,944 people were employed in the County of Hawai‘i (HDBEDT 2009). The
county unemployment rate is slightly higher than the State average. The leisure and hospitality
industry employed the largest number of residents in 2006. The top five employers in the County of
Hawai‘i in 2007 were (1) the State of Hawai‘i (7,696 employees); (2) the County of Hawai‘i
(2,335 employees); (3) the U.S. Government (1,231 employees); (4) Hilton Waikoloa Village Resort
(1,128 employees); and (5) KTA Superstores (885 employees) (County of Hawai‘i 2007).
The average per capita income for the State of Hawai‘i in 2009 was $42,009. This income is slightly
higher than the U.S. average of $39,138. During the late 20th century, the per capita income of the
State of Hawai‘i was higher than the national average, reaching a peak of 115.5 percent of the U.S.
average in 1992. The median four person family income for the State in 2008 was $91,483, which is
sixth highest in the Nation (HDBEDT 2009).
On the Island of Hawai‘i, the per capita income was lower at $26,591 (County of Hawai‘i 2007,
HDBEDT 2007). The median household and family incomes for the County in 2000 were $39,805
and $46,480, respectively. The highest household incomes are in the South Kohala area, especially
Kamuela (County of Hawai‘i 2007).