Table 42. Organic Agriculture: 2012 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Plawaii 
Hawaii 
Honolulu 
Kauai 
Maui 
TYPE OF PRODUCTION 
USDA National Organic Program certified 
organic production 
USDA National Organic Program organic 
....farms 
129 
89 
8 
5 
27 
production exempt from certification 
Acres transitioning into USDA National Organic Program 
....farms 
97 
46 
11 
5 
35 
organic production 
....farms 
36 
22 
2 
4 
8 
VALUE OF SALES OF CERTIFIED OR EXEMPT 
ORGANICALLY PRODUCED COMMODITIES 
Total organic product sales (see text) 
....farms 
184 
114 
15 
9 
46 
$1,000 
6,362 
3,220 
717 
1,516 
909 
By value of sales: 
$1 to $4,999 
....farms 
103 
59 
11 
4 
29 
$1,000 
167 
110 
(D) 
(D) 
43 
$5,000 or more 
....farms 
81 
55 
4 
5 
17 
$1,000 
6,196 
3,111 
(D) 
(D) 
866 
Table 43. Selected Practices: 2012 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Geographic area 
Received 
irrigation 
water from 
the U.S. 
Bureau of 
Reclamation 
(farms) 
Practiced 
alley 
cropping 
or 
silvopasture 
(farms) 
Harvested 
biomass 
for use 
in 
renewable 
energy 
(farms) 
Practiced 
rotational 
or 
management- 
intensive 
grazing 
(farms) 
Marketed 
products 
directly 
to 
retail 
outlets 
(farms) 
Produced 
and 
sold 
value-added 
commodities 
(farms) 
Marketed 
products 
through 
community 
supported 
agriculture 
(CSA) 
(farms) 
Raised 
or 
sold 
veal 
calves 
(farms) 
On-farm 
packing 
facility 
(farms) 
State Total 
Hawaii 
- 
38 
37 
736 
1,260 
488 
138 
20 
568 
Counties 
Hawaii 
_ 
23 
24 
489 
646 
290 
45 
15 
325 
Honolulu 
- 
2 
2 
32 
243 
44 
27 
- 
98 
Kauai 
- 
6 
- 
76 
98 
48 
29 
4 
25 
Maui 
- 
7 
11 
139 
273 
106 
37 
1 
120 
Table 44. Farms by North American Industry Classification System: 2012 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Hawaii 
Hawaii 
Honolulu 
Kauai 
Maui 
Total farms 
7,000 
4,282 
999 
591 
1,128 
Oilseed and grain farming (1111) 
12 
- 
4 
5 
3 
Vegetable and melon farming (1 1 12) 
744 
238 
274 
63 
169 
Fruit and tree nut farming (1113) 
2,976 
2,300 
165 
155 
356 
Greenhouse, nursery, and floriculture 
production (1114) 
1,241 
535 
326 
108 
272 
Other crop farming (1119) 
359 
192 
47 
59 
61 
Tobacco farming (1 1 191) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Cotton farming (11192) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sugarcane farming, hay farming, and all other 
crop farming (11193,11194,11199) 
359 
192 
47 
59 
61 
Beef cattle ranching and farming (112111) 
976 
697 
46 
106 
127 
Cattle feedlots (1121 12) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Dairy cattle and milk production (1 1212) 
9 
4 
5 
- 
- 
Hog and pig farming (1122) 
91 
17 
42 
6 
26 
Poultry and egg production (1123) 
97 
53 
13 
13 
18 
Sheep and goat farming (1124) 
238 
119 
11 
45 
63 
Animal aquaculture and other animal 
production (1 125,1 129) 
257 
127 
66 
31 
33 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
Hawaii 255 
