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Housing
A. INTRODUCTION
The cost and availability of
housing are problems encountered by
all U.S. citizens today. The first
part of this chapter examines statewide
data on housing in Hawaii. It
also compares specific housing
characteristics and costs for the
major ethnic groups in Hawaii. Since
some unique features in the housing
situation for native Hawaiians have
resulted from the Hawaiian Home Lands
program, this chapter will also look
at these in detail.
A word about some of the data used
in this chapter is necessary. All of
the 1980.housing statistics for
different ethnic groups in the
following section were obtained from a
special tabulation of the 1980 Census
of the Population chat the U.S.
Bureau of the Census performed for the
Native Hawaiians Study Commission.
Sources for other data are noted in
the text. 1/
B. HOUSING CHARACTERISTICS
Availability
The State of Hawaii reported that
in 1981 there were 343,000 housing
units in Hawaii. This compares with
217,000 units in 1970. There were
also 80,000 condominium units at the
end of 1980 and 26,000 military and
public housing units. 2/
The physical limitations of an
island community will, of course, have
an impact on the overall availability
of housing. The high population
density in Hawaii, particularly on
Oahu, is also a factor. In 1980,
there were 163.8 people per square
mile of land area in Hawaii. This
density is comparable to that in
California (151.4) and about two and
one-half times the population density
for the United States as a whole
(64). 2/ The de facto population
density on the island of Oahu,
however, was 1,386.8 per square mile.
1/
The State reports that housing has
been in relatively short supply
throughout the decade of the 1970's.
5/ Table 48 shows that the 1980 homeowner
vacancy rate for Hawaii was 1.4,
compared to 1.8 for the United States
as a whole. The rental vacancy rates
were 10.3 for Hawaii and 7.1 for the
United States. 6/ (All tables are at
the end of the chapter.)
Cost
The cost of housing is high in
Hawaii compared to that in the United
States as a whole. The median value
of a house in Hawaii is two and
one-half times greater than the
national median value. (See Table
49.) Per capita income for all
persons in the United States and in
Hawaii, while Hawaii is higher, are
not much different. In 1980, the
personal income, per capita, was
$10,101 in Hawaii and §9,521 for the
United States as a whole. J7/
Data from the 1980 Census allow
comparisons of the median value of
owner-occupied housing units (noncondominium)
in Hawaii for the major
ethnic groups. (See Table 50.) The
native Hawaiian group of owners has
the lowest median value of all groups
($92,800), while the greatest values
were reported by the Chinese
($137,900) and White ($134,500)
groups.
Median rents paid in Hawaii and in
the United States as a whole also
differed considerably. Table 51
compares the median contract rents
paid in 1970 and 1980 in the United
States and in Hawaii. It shows that
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 A. INTRODUCTION
 The cost and availability of
 housing are problems encountered by
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 program, this chapter will also look
 at these in detail.
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 in this chapter is necessary. All of
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 different ethnic groups in the
 following section were obtained from a
-special tabulation of the 1980 Census
+special tabulation of the <u>1980 Census
-of the Population chat the U.S.
+of the Population</u> that the U.S.
 Bureau of the Census performed for the
 Native Hawaiians Study Commission.
 Sources for other data are noted in
-the text. 1/
+the text. <u>1</u>/
 B. HOUSING CHARACTERISTICS
-Availability
+==B. HOUSING CHARACTERISTICS==
 The State of Hawaii reported that
 in 1981 there were 343,000 housing
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 also 80,000 condominium units at the
 end of 1980 and 26,000 military and
-public housing units. 2/
+public housing units. <u>2</u>/
 The physical limitations of an
 island community will, of course, have
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 one-half times the population density
 for the United States as a whole
-(64). 2/ The de facto population
+(64). <u>3</u>/ The <u>de</u> <u>facto</u> population
 density on the island of Oahu,
 however, was 1,386.8 per square mile.
-/
+<u>4</u>/
 The State reports that housing has
 been in relatively short supply
 throughout the decade of the 1970's.
-/ Table 48 shows that the 1980 homeowner
+<u>5</u>/ Table 48 shows that the 1980 homeowner
 vacancy rate for Hawaii was 1.4,
 compared to 1.8 for the United States
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 United States. 6/ (All tables are at
 the end of the chapter.)
 Cost
 The cost of housing is high in
 Hawaii compared to that in the United
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 not much different. In 1980, the
 personal income, per capita, was
-$10,101 in Hawaii and §9,521 for the
+$10,101 in Hawaii and $9,521 for the
-United States as a whole. J7/
+United States as a whole. <u>7</u>/
 Data from the 1980 Census allow
 comparisons of the median value of
-owner-occupied housing units (noncondominium)
+owner-occupied housing units (non-condominium)
 in Hawaii for the major
 ethnic groups. (See Table 50.) The
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 ($137,900) and White ($134,500)
 groups.
 Median rents paid in Hawaii and in
 the United States as a whole also

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