Marketing in Hawaii's Arts-and-Crafts Industry

A consumer survey at an arts-and-crafts fair indicated that the primary consideration in the purchase of arts-and-crafts products was uniqueness. If the respondents attending that crafts fair are representative, constant product innovation will be necessary to attract sales and result in growth in arts-and-crafts businesses. The relationship between quality and price was another important factor

What Is Oahu's Open Space Worth?

The majority of Oahu residents surveyed want to keep at least half of the vacated sugarcane lands in open space. Oahu residents were willing to pay more than $21 million, or an average of$81 per household, to keep these lands in open-space uses

Benefit Values of Small Neighborhood Projects: Manoa Stream Improvement

Obtaining broad-based support for government funding of neighborhood projects is often difficult, because residents of the nearby community receive most of the benefits. Therefore, such projects might not be undertaken even though the benefits from them are greater than the costs. Based on a survey of people in the neighborhood, the value of the Manoa Stream Improvement Project was estimated at between $50M and$150M. Respondents indicated that they were willing to donate an average of $4.80 per month to support the project

Sustainable Use Management of Hanauma Bay

Oahu's Hanauma Bay is what economists consider a scarce, open-access resource, vulnerable to overuse. A survey of park users about nonresident fees was conducted. The effects of fees on reducing park use are discussed

The Effects of Some Federal Income Tax Regulations on after Tax Net Income from Farming and Ranching

The prices which farmers and ranchers pay for inputs have generally increased in recent years while the prices which they receive for their production have remained at the same level or declined, largely because of excess production. This cost-price squeeze has resulted in low returns to the resources employed in the farming and ranching industry. The resultant of these low returns has been an increased interest by farmers and ranchers as to the possible effects of federal income tax regulations on the supply and price of farm and ranch products. Some ranchers and farmers feel that the provisions of the federal income tax regulations with respect to capital gains have tended to promote the movement of excess capital into the agricultural industry, especially the beef breeding sector, through investments by high income nonfarm persons. The overvaluation of resources in the agricultural industry, specifically the beef breeding sector, is evidenced by the low returns to the resources in the agricultural industry. If overvalued resources in the agricultural industry are causing the low returns, the problem to be studied is whether the excess capital is caused to flow into the agricultural industry as a result of the federal income tax regulations on capital gains. In short, the problem to be studied is whether high-income nonfarm persons are able to increase after tax net income by investing in agriculture. This possible increase in after tax net income to be studied will come through the conversion of ordinary income into essentially capital gains under certain provisions of the Internal Revenue Code. The study will also include the effect of different systems of farm organization of after tax net income of ranch and farm owner- operators. The objectives of this study are: 1. To determine the effects of Section 1231 of the Internal Revenue Code on farm and ranch owner-operators. 2. To study the possibility of Section 1231 as an incentive for high income nonfarm individuals investing in a large ranch. 3. To determine the effects of variations in ranch and farm organization of the after tax income of the large ranch owner-operator, and of high income nonfarm persons who invest in a large ranch. Advisor: Abram W. Ep

Poi Consumption: Consumption of a Traditional Staple in the Contemporary Era, in Honolulu, Hawaii

A questionnaire explored poi usage, frequency of purchase, and purchasers' buying behavior. The report discussed relationships between socioeconomic variables and consumption patterns. Ethnic Hawaiians were likely to be the most frequent consumers of poi. The authors stated that in 1828 poi was a staple for perhaps 95 percent of the population of Hawaii, and it was still an important food 100 years after that, but at the time of writing it was regularly consumed by only 5 percent or less of the population. The authors speculated that unless changes were made in its form, packaging, and promotion, a package of poi "could become an anachronism." Their prediction that "if poi is to have a profitable and lasting future then the flavor of the bulk of poi must change" had not been borne out in the several decades following the report's publication

Value of Hawaii Hotel and Resort Open Area

A study of hotels in three areas of Hawaii found that guests value the existence of open areas on their grounds. Visitors to Maui and Hawaii differed from those to Waikiki in that the former were willing to pay a premium for a room in a hotel with a large amount of open area

Providing Open Area: The Costs to Hotels

Analysis of the extent of undeveloped areas on the grounds of hotels and resorts in Waikiki and on Maui and Hawaii is reported. Cost considerations in enhancing these areas to appeal to the preferences of tourists for such spaces are discussed