Hawaiʻi - General Research

From the United States Census Bureau, QuickFacts provides statistics for all states and counties, and for cities and towns with a population of 5,000 or more.

Created since 1994 by Office of Hawaiian Affairs (OHA), compiles basic demographic data on native Hawaiians and Hawaiians and identifies their physical, sociological, psychological, and economic needs.

From State of Hawaiʻi DBEDT's Research and Economic Division, official summary of statistics on the social, economic, and political organization of the state.

Provide economic forecasts to help the state in long-term planning. Collects, compiles, interprets and posts data and statistics on all aspects of the economy, business activity and demographic characteristics of the State. Creates research reports on the economy and emerging industries of the state. Provides the statistical and economic foundation for the State’s HIGrowth Initiative.

Resource center for Hawaiʻi's economic and statistical data, business development opportunities, energy and conservation information, and foreign trade advantages. Go to source for economic statistics and legislative reports.

Created in 1998 by a legislative act to be the lead agency for the state to support tourism. State's official source for information on tourism market research, partnerships, industry news and timely emergency updates.

Official website for the Hawaiʻi State Legislature. Includes Hawaii Revised Statutes, Session Laws, Bills and Resolutions, Committee Reports, Hearing Notices, Testimony, Special Studies, and more.

A nonpartisan legislative service agency that strives to provide comprehensive research and reference services for the Hawaii State Legislature. This link will take you to their publications page to access their research reports on various topics that inform Hawaiʻi government policy.

Official website for the Attorney General, who is the chief legal officer and chief law enforcement officer of the State of Hawaii. Resources include new releases, administrative rules, attorney general opinions, reports, legal notices and more.

Main source for information on crime in Hawaiʻi. Publications, such as the Crime in Hawaii - Uniform Crime Reports provides important data and analysis utilized by various crime-related stakeholders. Includes many crime-related special reports.

City and County of Honolulu's Board of Water Supply manages Oahu's municipal water resources and distribution system. Their website provides many resources and reports about Oʻahu's water.

Click Online Resources and DocuShare to access online department and agency reports from various Honolulu city and county agencies, such as the Fire Department and the Police Department.

Provides information on Hawaiʻi's agriculture, including chemical usage by island, by year.

Undertakes economic research on issues central to Hawaiʻi and relevant to the world that is broadly accessible to Hawaiʻi decision-makers in public and private sectors. Focus areas include: Energy, Environment, and Housing along with analytic and forecast insights and trends.

With a mission that "supports and strengthens families, agricultural and food systems, and the natural environment," CTAHR produces extensive research on tropical agriculture, food systems, family and consumer science, and natural resource management. Many of their publications offers insights on those areas.