Table 45. Selected Operation and Operator Characteristics: 2012 and 2007 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Hawaii 
Hawaii 
Honolulu 
Kauai 
Maui 
FARMS 
Land in farms 
farms, 2012 
7,000 
4,282 
999 
591 
1,128 
2007 
7,521 
4,650 
967 
748 
1,156 
acres, 2012 
1,129,317 
686,856 
69,168 
144,127 
229,166 
2007 
1,121,329 
683,819 
60,408 
151,534 
225,568 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
5,293 
3,229 
821 
391 
852 
2007 
6,044 
3,762 
778 
576 
928 
acres, 2012 
99,031 
57,807 
(D) 
6,800 
(D) 
TENURE 
2007 
103,120 
56,310 
9,518 
10,764 
26,528 
Full owners 
farms, 2012 
4,636 
2,972 
538 
352 
774 
2007 
5,061 
3,279 
484 
471 
827 
acres, 2012 
265,459 
104,069 
(D) 
(D) 
94,317 
2007 
300,237 
168,160 
11,124 
58,628 
62,325 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
3,606 
2,248 
449 
269 
640 
2007 
4,185 
2,694 
392 
387 
712 
acres, 2012 
39,275 
15,922 
2,565 
740 
20,048 
2007 
49,630 
41,783 
1,259 
4,071 
2,517 
Part owners 
farms, 2012 
686 
378 
80 
77 
151 
2007 
775 
456 
91 
90 
138 
acres, 2012 
662,676 
465,940 
28,736 
59,472 
108,528 
2007 
637,776 
403,671 
21,491 
71,562 
141,052 
Owned land in farms 
acres, 2012 
342,687 
200,871 
(D) 
(D) 
75,931 
2007 
294,309 
173,118 
(D) 
(D) 
105,762 
Rented land in farms 
acres, 2012 
319,989 
265,069 
(D) 
(D) 
32,597 
2007 
343,467 
230,553 
(D) 
(D) 
35,290 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
393 
201 
68 
35 
89 
2007 
518 
314 
69 
52 
83 
acres, 2012 
13,383 
6,179 
4,303 
477 
2,424 
2007 
37,716 
8,242 
2,607 
(D) 
(D) 
Tenants 
farms, 2012 
1,678 
932 
381 
162 
203 
2007 
1,685 
915 
392 
187 
191 
acres, 2012 
201,182 
116,847 
(D) 
(D) 
26,321 
2007 
183,316 
111,988 
27,793 
21,344 
22,191 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
1,294 
780 
304 
87 
123 
2007 
1,341 
754 
317 
137 
133 
acres, 2012 
46,373 
35,706 
(D) 
5,583 
(D) 
2012 NUMBER OF ALL OPERATORS 
2007 
15,774 
6,285 
5,652 
(D) 
(D) 
Total operators 
number 
10,874 
6,554 
1,622 
947 
1,751 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
3,836 
2,372 
541 
317 
606 
2 operators 
2,673 
1,645 
360 
225 
443 
3 operators 
385 
216 
73 
34 
62 
4 operators 
66 
28 
13 
12 
13 
5 or more operators 
40 
21 
12 
3 
4 
Total women operators 
number 
3,896 
2,335 
574 
359 
628 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
3,318 
2,002 
458 
299 
559 
2 operators 
231 
144 
37 
17 
33 
3 operators 
24 
12 
4 
7 
1 
4 operators 
2 
1 
1 
- 
- 
5 or more operators 
6 
1 
4 
1 
" 
2007 NUMBER OF ALL OPERATORS 
Total operators 
number 
11,412 
7,073 
1,476 
1,144 
1,719 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
4,326 
2,599 
582 
463 
682 
2 operators 
2,721 
1,769 
314 
223 
415 
3 operators 
375 
232 
59 
42 
42 
4 operators 
58 
37 
3 
10 
8 
5 or more operators 
41 
13 
9 
10 
9 
Total women operators 
number 
4,185 
2,612 
542 
391 
640 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
3,607 
2,283 
447 
321 
556 
2 operators 
239 
143 
31 
28 
37 
3 operators 
15 
4 
6 
3 
2 
4 operators 
6 
4 
1 
- 
1 
5 or more operators 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 
5 
3 
1 
1 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
farms, 2012 
5,426 
3,341 
774 
438 
873 
2007 
5,715 
3,554 
726 
579 
856 
acres, 2012 
998,363 
598,035 
64,557 
134,549 
201,222 
2007 
1,057,194 
637,561 
53,865 
148,194 
217,574 
Female 
farms, 2012 
1,574 
941 
225 
153 
255 
2007 
1,806 
1,096 
241 
169 
300 
acres, 2012 
130,954 
88,821 
4,611 
9,578 
27,944 
Primary occupation: 
2007 
64,135 
46,258 
6,543 
3,340 
7,994 
Farming 
2012 
3,642 
2,062 
662 
309 
609 
2007 
3,861 
2,261 
691 
394 
515 
Other 
2012 
3,358 
2,220 
337 
282 
519 
Place of residence: 
2007 
3,660 
2,389 
276 
354 
641 
On farm operated 
2012 
4,649 
2,881 
554 
374 
840 
2007 
5,355 
3,325 
597 
504 
929 
Not on farm operated 
2012 
2,351 
1,401 
445 
217 
288 
2007 
2,166 
1,325 
370 
244 
227 
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256 Hawaii 2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
