Total population (1990 census): 120317
County seat: Hilo
CropSELECT
Cereals, Pseudocereals, Oilseeds
Industrial, Fiber
Forages
Vegetables
Small Fruits
Tree Fruits and Nuts
Herb, Aromatic, Medicinal, and Bioactive
| Forages | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Total Hay* | 5 | 216 | 594 tons, dry | |
| Tame Hay | 1 | D | D | |
| Grass Silage | 4 | D | D | |
| Vegetables | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Artichokes | 2 | D | ||
| Asparagus | 1 | D | ||
| Snap Beans | 54 | 48 | ||
| Broccoli | 12 | 105 | ||
| Chinese Cabbage | 17 | 326 | ||
| Head Cabbage | 17 | 290 | ||
| Mustard Cabbage | 7 | 79 | ||
| Carrots | 5 | 12 | ||
| Cauliflower | 3 | D | ||
| Celery | 6 | 61 | ||
| Chinese Peas | 7 | 1 | ||
| Cucumbers and Pickles | 33 | 34 | ||
| Daikon | 10 | 91 | ||
| Eggplant | 38 | 40 | ||
| Herbs, Fresh Cut | 19 | 17 | ||
| Lettuce and Romaine | 43 | 239 | ||
| Dry Onions | 5 | D | ||
| Green Onions | 19 | 21 | ||
| Parsley | 12 | 9 | ||
| Hot Peppers | 3 | 5 | ||
| Sweet Peppers | 8 | D | ||
| Sweetpotatoes | 24 | 60 | 12889 bu | |
| Pumpkins | 5 | 3 | ||
| Radishes | 13 | 39 | ||
| Spinach | 14 | 11 | ||
| Squash | 18 | 46 | ||
| Sweet Corn | 33 | 79 | ||
| Tomatoes | 19 | 23 | ||
| Turnips | 1 | D | ||
| Mixed Vegetables | 3 | 3 | ||
| Watermelons | 2 | D | ||
| Other Vegetables | 46 | 72 | ||
| Fruits and Nuts | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Avocados | 311 | 409 | 19177 trees | |
| Bananas | 265 | 891 | 378350 trees | |
| Coffee (Parchment) | 1007 | 3064 | 1726818 | |
| Guavas | 178 | 516 | 57471 trees | |
| Mangoes | 71 | 50 | 2205 trees | |
| Papayas | 301 | 3007 | 1726784 trees | |
| Passion Fruit | 33 | 9 | 936 trees | |
| Persimmons | 3 | 2 | 150 trees | |
| Plums and Prunes | 7 | D | D | |
| Grapefruit | 15 | 11 | 1141 trees | |
| Lemons | 10 | D | D | |
| Limes | 95 | 129 | 12849 trees | |
| Oranges | 126 | 200 | 23172 trees | |
| Tangelos | 3 | 14 | 1673 trees | |
| Other Tangerines | 97 | 71 | 6152 trees | |
| Macadamia Nuts | 1068 | 19105 | 1386229 husked, unshelled | |
| Other Nuts | 2 | D | D | |
| Other Crops | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Ginger Root | 129 | 250 | 8192737 lbs | |
| Pineapples Harvested | 10 | 12 | 27 tons | |
| Pineapples Not Harvested | 6 | 8 | X | |
| Sugarcane for Sugar | 3 | 3 | 225 | |
| Taro | 94 | 179 | 1642530 lbs | |
| Other | 13 | 27 | X | |
| Nursery and Greenhouse Crops, Cut Christmas Trees Harvested, Mushrooms, and Sod Grown for Sale | Farms | Sq. ft. under glass or other protection | Acres in the open | Sales ($1,000) |
| Nursery and Greenhouse Crops | 690 | 17040210 | 1851 | 46463 |
| Nursery, Floriculture Vegetable and Flower Seed Crops | 212 | X | 552 | X |
| Floriculture Crops | 545 | 15807789 | 1635 | 39950 |
| Bedding and Garden Plants | 31 | D | 13 | 642 |
| Cut Flowers and Cut Florist Greens | 376 | 10171196 | 705 | 19581 |
| Foliage Plants | 94 | 4152280 | 891 | 12079 |
| Potted Flowering Plants | 116 | D | 27 | 7648 |
| Cut Christmas Trees Harvested | 1 | X | D | D |
| Nursery Crops | 121 | 727924 | 124 | 3813 |
| Sod Harvested | 6 | X | D | D |
| Vegetable and Flower Seeds | 8 | 46425 | D | D |
| Greenhouse Vegetables | 34 | 362692 | X | 1276 |
| Other Nursery and Greenhouse Crops | 19 | 95380 | 11 | 897 |
*Alfalfa, grass silage, green chops etc.
D=Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual farms.
X=Not applicable.
Z=Less than half of the unit shown.