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A 2013 study of five tourism sectors in Hawai’i assessed total waste accumulation and resource consumption and estimated that the tourism industry was responsible for “21.7% of the island’s total energy consumption, 44.7% of the island-wide water consumption, and 10.7% of the island-wide waste generation”. [8]
Jul. 27—The state has named Michael S. Angelo executive director of the Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs' Division of Consumer Advocacy. Angelo assumed the position on July 17.
As the economy has returned to normal levels, the tourism industry has continued to grow in Hawaii with the majority of tourists visiting Oahu, Maui, Kauai and the big island of Hawaii. [124] Job creation is another benefit of tourism to the islands. In 2017, reports say 204,000 jobs were related to tourism.
The island of Oʻahu and the uninhabited Northwestern Hawaiian Islands [2] constitute the City and County of Honolulu. In 2021, Oʻahu had a population of 995,638, [3] up from 953,207 in 2010 (approximately 70% of the total 1,455,271 population of the Hawaiian Islands, [4] with approximately 81% of those living in or near the Honolulu urban area).
The headquarters and main processing plant are located in Keaau, Hawaii. In 2020, the Hawaiian Host Group brand officially launched as the parent company of its consumer brands: Hawaiian Host and Mauna Loa. In 2021, Hawaiian Host Group launched a new, luxury artisanal chocolate brand called, KOHO, which specializes in island-inspired bon bons.
Hawaii has the eighteenth highest per capita income in the United States of America, at $21,525 (2000). [ citation needed ] Its personal per capita income is $46,034 (2014). [ 1 ] The information is represented in the table below.
[1]: 2 [2] In 2012, Hawaii generated 367 million kWh from wind power. [3] Hawaii began research into wind power in the mid-1980s with a 340 kW turbine on Maui, and the 2.3MW Lalamilo Wells wind farm on Oahu and the 9MW Kamaoa wind farm on the Big Island of Hawaii . [4] The MOD-5B, a 3.2MW wind turbine, on Oahu was the largest in the world in ...