The Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism has released the 2013 edition of the State of Hawaii Data Book.

It’s available on the DBEDT website and can be downloaded in whole or in part as either PDF or Excel files.

“The state’s Data Book is the most comprehensive statistical book about Hawaii in a single compilation,” said DBEDT via press release. “With more than 800 data tables, it covers a broad range of statistical information in areas such as population, education, labor, energy, business enterprises, government, tourism and transportation.”

DBEDT Director Richard C. Lim said, “The Hawaii State Data Book is the most popular product on the DBEDT website, generating an average of 60 page views a day. It has been produced consistently for 46 years.” 

Some of the nuggets in the newest edition show that:

• There were 4,737 attorneys with active licenses in Hawaii as of March 2013. (Table 4.14)
• Total number of registered nurses licensed in Hawaii was 22,058 in 2013, which was a 12.3 percent increase from 2012. (Table 2.36)
• In 2014, there were almost 7,000 real estate salespersons with active licenses in Hawaii, while about 4,500 more had inactive licenses. (Table 21.29)
• In 2013, the median age of felons in Hawaii was 40.6 years. (Table 4.20)
• There were 67 threatened and endangered species in Hawaii in 2013. (Table 5.61)
• Hawaii State Library system circulated more than 45,000 electronic media than the previous year and is now circulating more than three times as much electronic media as compared to five years ago. (Table 3.28)
• In 2013, an average of 187,062 individuals monthly benefitted from the Food Stamp Program, an all-time record high. (Table 11.04)
• As of 2013, Oahu had 88.53 miles of freeway and 1,571.69 mile of paved streets. (Table 18.02)

DBEDT’s Research and Economic Analysis Division also maintains a historical series of tables and updates the data throughout the year.

Screen shot from the State Data Book 2013.

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