Table 67. Summary by Legal Status For Tax Purposes: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Total 
Family or 
individual 
Partnership 
Total 
Registered 
under 
state law 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
5,426 
4,389 
347 
306 
Female 
1,574 
1,296 
99 
91 
Primary occupation: 
Farming 
3,642 
2,893 
249 
222 
Other 
3,358 
2,792 
197 
175 
Place of residence: 
On farm operated 
4,649 
3,938 
273 
238 
Not on farm operated 
2,351 
1,747 
173 
159 
Days worked off farm: 
None 
2,223 
1,750 
138 
124 
Any 
4,777 
3,935 
308 
273 
1 to 49 days 
690 
557 
62 
56 
50 to 99 days 
562 
483 
29 
25 
100 to 199 days 
927 
782 
59 
53 
200 days or more 
2,598 
2,113 
158 
139 
Years on present farm: 
2 years or less 
290 
219 
25 
23 
3 or 4 years 
418 
325 
45 
45 
5 to 9 years 
1,338 
1,066 
102 
85 
1 0 years or more 
4,954 
4,075 
274 
244 
Average years on present farm 
18.5 
18.8 
15.8 
15.8 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
2 years or less 
204 
162 
12 
12 
3 or 4 years 
294 
214 
41 
39 
5 to 9 years 
1,169 
925 
93 
78 
10 years or more 
5,333 
4,384 
300 
268 
Average years operating any farm 
20.8 
21.0 
18.7 
18.7 
Age group: 
Under 25 years 
8 
8 
- 
- 
25 to 34 years 
184 
134 
21 
21 
35 to 44 years 
486 
374 
38 
34 
45 to 49 years 
465 
355 
29 
27 
50 to 54 years 
925 
741 
54 
49 
55 to 59 years 
1,126 
916 
70 
58 
60 to 64 years 
1,408 
1,141 
89 
75 
65 to 69 years 
982 
811 
57 
54 
70 years and over 
1,416 
1,205 
88 
79 
Average age 
60.4 
60.9 
59.1 
59.0 
Spanish, Hispanic, or Latino origin (see text) 
383 
340 
15 
13 
Race: 
American Indian or Alaska Native 
32 
23 
1 
1 
Asian 
2,824 
2,354 
140 
116 
Black or African American 
18 
10 
- 
- 
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 
689 
582 
51 
47 
White 
2,749 
2,150 
205 
186 
More than one race reported 
688 
566 
49 
47 
Farms by number of persons living in 
operator's household: 
1 person 
1,123 
940 
46 
44 
2 people 
3,328 
2,687 
221 
191 
3 people 
1,064 
870 
76 
68 
4 people 
863 
697 
49 
44 
5 or more people 
622 
491 
54 
50 
Percent of operator's total 
household income from farming: 
Less than 25 percent 
5,191 
4,340 
317 
287 
25 to 49 percent 
619 
514 
46 
36 
50 to 74 percent 
572 
422 
29 
24 
75 to 99 percent 
262 
170 
30 
29 
100 percent 
356 
239 
24 
21 
Operator is a hired manager farms 
504 
213 
44 
40 
acres 
496,429 
37,937 
27,528 
27,422 
Farms with- 
Internet access 
4,813 
3,802 
327 
291 
Dial-up service 
252 
203 
16 
13 
DSL service 
1,455 
1,130 
96 
87 
Cable modem service 
2,263 
1,772 
161 
138 
Fiber-optic service 
108 
74 
7 
7 
Mobile broadband plan for a computer 
or cell phone 
838 
644 
55 
53 
Satellite service 
289 
235 
27 
25 
Broadband over Power Lines (BPL) 
204 
155 
20 
19 
Other Internet service 
112 
102 
3 
3 
Farms by number of households sharing 
in net income of operation: 
1 household 
5,460 
4,507 
284 
254 
2 households 
1,117 
873 
121 
109 
3 households 
172 
111 
19 
17 
4 households 
169 
135 
15 
13 
5 or more households 
82 
59 
7 
4 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
136 Hawaii 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
