Agriculture: Sugar cane and pineapples are Hawaii's most valuable crops. Hawaii also produces large quantities of flowers, much for export. Coffee, macadamia nuts, avocados, bananas, guavas, papayas, tomatoes and other fruits are grown. Vegetables raised for local use include beans, corn, lettuce, potatoes and taro. Livestock products are beef cattle, dairy, eggs and hogs. [Find out more]
Manufacturing: Food processing (refined sugar, canned pineapple) is Hawaii's leading manufacturing activity. Other processed food products are bread, candy, dairy products, juices and soft drinks. Printed materials (mostly newspapers), refined petroleum, stone, clay, glass products and clothing contribute in the manufacturing sector.
Services: About 90% of Hawaii's gross product is produced in service industries. Community, business, and personal services (private health care, law, accounting, and engineering firms, hotels, restaurants, rental car agencies) make up Hawaii's leading service industry. Software development is also important. Ranking second in the services sector are government services in support of Army, Air Force, Navy and Marine bases on Oahu. Also included is the operation of public schools. Finance, insurance and real estate rank as Hawaii's third most important service area.
Fishing: The most important commercial fish are swordfish and bigeye (tuna).
Natural Resources: Mild, warm climate and deep topsoil in the valleys between mountains. Large reserves of underground water accumulate at higher elevations. Few minerals but Kauai and Maui have soils rich in titanium oxide, a paint pigment.
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