This volume is the 42nd of its type compiled by the Hawaii State Department of Business, Economic Development & Tourism (DBEDT) and its predecessor agencies. The first was
Statistical Abstract of Hawaii,
1962, issued by the Department of Planning and Research in 1962. After a four-year hiatus, updated versions titled
The State of Hawaii Data Book
were published by the Department of Planning and Economic Development in 1967, 1968, and annually beginning in 1970. The 1987 edition was the first one issued by DBEDT. Copies can be consulted in the DBEDT Library, Hawaii State Library, University of Hawaii and community college libraries, and other collections throughout the state.
Additional information regarding specific statistical sources can be found in the introductory statements to each section of the
Data Book,
in footnotes and source references to the various tables, and in the underlying reports.
Although most of the series in the
Data Book
are shown only for recent years, many earlier figures appear in
Historical Statistics of Hawaii,
by Robert C. Schmitt. This book, published by the University Press of Hawaii in 1977, contains 711 pages of narrative and tables on the development of statistics in Hawaii since the 18th century. Permitted by the University of Hawaii Press, the electronic copy of this book can be found at
https://hawaii.gov/dbedt/info/economic/data_reports/Historical-Statistics-of-Hawaii.pdf
Statistical abstracts have also been published for the counties of Hawaii, Maui and Kauai. The Hawaii County Department of Research and Development’s
2008 County of Hawaii Data Book
, a 557 page compendium, is only available online and is updated on a regular basis on the Internet site
https://co.hawaii.hi.us/databook_current/dbooktoc.htm
.
Maui County Data Book 2009
, 246 pages, a joint production of the Maui County Office of Economic Development and the Hawaii Business Research Library, a division of the Hawaii Small Business Development Center Network, was issued in March 2010. The price per print copy is $20.00. The online version and archives of previous editions is available at
https://www.hbrl-sbdc.org/mcdb.htm
. Statistical data for Kauai County may be accessed on-line at
https://www.kauai.gov/business
.
Persons interested in data for other states or the nation as a whole should consult the
Statistical Abstract of the United States
and other Census Bureau resources such as the
State and Metropolitan Area Data Book
, the
County and City Data Book
and
USA Counties
https://www.census.gov/compendia/statab/.
. The
Abstract
is an annual publication of the U.S. Census Bureau which was initiated in 1878. The current edition is the 129th and is dated 2010. Accessing and ordering information for the
Statistical Abstract
as well as other Census Bureau products may be viewed at the website
https://www.census.gov/
.