Hawaii's Technology Sector: 2001 to 2005

DBEDT has updated its previous definition and measure of the technology sector in Hawaii based on the new standard for organizing industry and employment data, called the North American Industry Classification System, or NAICS. In the NAICS system, major components of technology that represent a spectrum of the technology development process can be better identified. This spectrum ranges from Scientific and Technological Research and Development, through the manufacture of tech products, and finally to the wide range of services that provide technology-based solutions for business and consumers. Under the previous, Standard Industrial Classification (SIC), system it was harder to identify technology activity or to separate technology development from technology uses.

DBEDT incorporated valuable insight and input into construction of the new measure from partners such as the Hawaii Science and Technology Council, the High Tech Development Corporation, and Enterprise Honolulu.

The core of the new measure is a group of 47, 6-digit NAICS industries identified by the American Electronics Association (AeA). An additional 19 detailed industries were added based on the recommendations of the partners noted above and DBEDT research. Data from 2001 to 2004 are based on 6-digit NAICS data for jobs, wages and employing units, from the Department of Labor and Industrial Relations. Estimated data for 2005 were based on U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics files.

• E-Report: Hawaii's Technology Sector, 2001 to 2005
• Hawaii Tech Sector: Definition & Detailed Data