Industry in Honolulu, Hawaii

Honolulu has a very diverse economy, which depends on agriculture, aquaculture, trade throughout the pacific, tourism, military defense, research and development, and manufacturing. While the climate of Hawaii gives Honolulu a steadily increasing, diversified agriculture, it also helps Honolulu's massive tourism industry, with millions of visitors coming to the city every year and contributing over $10 billion to the local economy.

The largest employers in Honolulu are the United States Government, the City and County of Honolulu, Queen's Medical Center, and the Bank of Hawaii. Some of the companies that are headquartered in Hawaii include Hawaiian Electric Industries, Inc., and Alexander & Baldwin, Inc.

The median income for a household in Honolulu in 2000 was $45,112, and the unemployment rate in 2005 was 2.8%.