Table 3. Farm Production Expenses: 2012 and 2007 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Hawaii 
Hawaii 
Honolulu 
Kauai 
Maui 
Total farm production expenses 
farms, 2012 
7,000 
4,282 
999 
591 
1,128 
2007 
7,521 
4,650 
967 
748 
1,156 
$1,000, 2012 
659,262 
230,596 
163,111 
69,648 
195,907 
2007 
486,648 
191,104 
108,227 
57,701 
129,617 
Average per farm 
dollars, 2012 
94,180 
53,852 
163,274 
117,848 
173,676 
2007 
64,705 
41,098 
111,920 
77,140 
112,125 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil conditioners 
purchased 
farms, 2012 
4,428 
2,753 
653 
335 
687 
2007 
5,653 
3,589 
701 
523 
840 
$1,000, 2012 
46,584 
11,299 
12,663 
7,196 
15,426 
2007 
29,807 
1 1 ,242 
5,627 
4,964 
7,976 
Chemicals purchased 
farms, 2012 
4,487 
2,820 
663 
329 
675 
2007 
4,207 
2,773 
579 
326 
529 
$1,000, 2012 
32,993 
7,442 
9,164 
4,295 
12,092 
2007 
17,238 
6,441 
4,668 
2,121 
4,008 
Seeds, plants, vines, and trees purchased 
farms, 2012 
2,154 
1,117 
401 
194 
442 
2007 
2,579 
1,437 
401 
271 
470 
$1,000, 2012 
18,825 
4,674 
5,676 
2,941 
5,534 
2007 
17,950 
8,315 
5,043 
783 
3,810 
Livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
farms, 2012 
741 
450 
91 
72 
128 
2007 
547 
325 
60 
58 
104 
$1,000, 2012 
3,880 
2,277 
588 
336 
679 
2007 
3,343 
1,907 
449 
386 
601 
Breeding livestock purchased or 
leased 
farms, 2012 
354 
248 
25 
27 
54 
2007 
267 
161 
25 
28 
53 
$1,000, 2012 
1,509 
1,227 
40 
58 
184 
2007 
1,135 
847 
54 
134 
100 
Other livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
farms, 2012 
491 
282 
68 
54 
87 
2007 
345 
198 
44 
38 
65 
$1,000, 2012 
2,371 
1,050 
547 
278 
495 
2007 
2,208 
1,060 
395 
252 
501 
Feed purchased 
farms, 2012 
2,028 
1,224 
207 
223 
374 
2007 
1,939 
1,171 
205 
219 
344 
$1,000, 2012 
43,811 
29,043 
8,496 
3,011 
3,261 
2007 
24,678 
9,906 
9,511 
1,591 
3,669 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased 
farms, 2012 
6,283 
3,842 
889 
541 
1,011 
2007 
7,091 
4,372 
908 
711 
1,100 
$1,000, 2012 
33,157 
11,898 
6,386 
3,382 
1 1 ,492 
2007 
24,443 
9,776 
4,091 
3,261 
7,316 
Utilities 
farms, 2012 
4,365 
2,429 
756 
359 
821 
2007 
3,881 
2,073 
656 
450 
702 
$1,000, 2012 
28,174 
12,977 
8,941 
2,278 
3,978 
2007 
25,473 
8,078 
6,090 
1,448 
9,857 
Repairs, supplies, and maintenance costs 
farms, 2012 
5,305 
3,219 
773 
432 
881 
2007 
6,611 
4,046 
849 
674 
1,042 
$1,000, 2012 
55,463 
15,990 
11,176 
5,202 
23,095 
2007 
53,497 
16,585 
8,996 
5,923 
21,992 
Hired farm labor 
farms, 2012 
1,977 
1,173 
334 
142 
328 
2007 
1,783 
1,128 
251 
159 
245 
$1,000, 2012 
269,907 
68,254 
74,515 
27,868 
99,270 
2007 
178,496 
62,285 
45,084 
23,815 
47,311 
Contract labor 
farms, 2012 
1,066 
796 
99 
60 
111 
2007 
1,005 
750 
62 
63 
130 
$1,000, 2012 
21,618 
13,586 
2,312 
4,049 
1,670 
2007 
14,240 
8,017 
899 
2,795 
2,530 
Customwork and custom hauling 
farms, 2012 
447 
326 
35 
22 
64 
2007 
393 
270 
34 
33 
56 
$1,000, 2012 
4,002 
3,067 
547 
47 
341 
2007 
1,789 
991 
589 
72 
138 
Cash rent for land, buildings, 
and grazing fees 
farms, 2012 
1,567 
899 
329 
150 
189 
2007 
1,718 
938 
399 
184 
197 
$1,000, 2012 
24,230 
11,006 
6,517 
4,670 
2,037 
2007 
20,211 
9,018 
4,359 
3,425 
3,409 
Rent and lease expenses for machinery, 
equipment, and farm share of vehicles 
farms, 2012 
388 
208 
77 
41 
62 
2007 
350 
198 
74 
33 
45 
$1,000, 2012 
3,666 
2,118 
673 
283 
593 
2007 
2,675 
1,050 
284 
344 
996 
Interest expense 
farms, 2012 
1,331 
814 
211 
102 
204 
2007 
1,223 
810 
129 
110 
174 
$1,000, 2012 
13,208 
7,897 
2,416 
908 
1,988 
2007 
14,838 
9,662 
1,405 
1,752 
2,019 
Secured by real estate 
farms, 2012 
715 
457 
95 
48 
115 
2007 
777 
554 
54 
61 
108 
$1,000, 2012 
9,504 
5,584 
1,933 
576 
1,410 
2007 
10,950 
7,744 
991 
1,115 
1,100 
Not secured by real estate 
farms, 2012 
864 
527 
151 
68 
118 
2007 
723 
443 
88 
79 
113 
$1,000, 2012 
3,705 
2,313 
482 
332 
577 
2007 
3,888 
1,918 
414 
637 
919 
Property taxes paid 
farms, 2012 
5,872 
3,733 
707 
498 
934 
2007 
5,975 
3,841 
668 
543 
923 
$1,000, 2012 
11,633 
5,993 
2,195 
1,152 
2,294 
2007 
10,873 
5,764 
1,468 
1,472 
2,170 
All other production expenses (see text) 
farms, 2012 
2,575 
1,549 
394 
205 
427 
2007 
2,843 
1,700 
396 
271 
476 
$1,000, 2012 
48,109 
23,075 
10,846 
2,031 
12,157 
2007 
47,097 
22,068 
9,665 
3,550 
11,815 
Depreciation expenses claimed (see text) 
farms, 2012 
2,148 
1,307 
317 
178 
346 
2007 
2,341 
1,489 
296 
236 
320 
$1,000, 2012 
50,584 
24,881 
6,803 
2,799 
16,103 
2007 
46,427 
17,683 
6,233 
2,806 
19,705 
212 Hawaii 2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
