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Table 1 Forest cover and aboveground carbon stock and density for each island and the State’s Districts

From: Rapid forest carbon assessments of oceanic islands: a case study of the Hawaiian archipelago

Island

Counties and districts

Forest cover (ha)

Aboveground carbon density (Mg C ha−1)

Aboveground carbon stock (Tg C)

Hawaii

 

311,977.0

64.0 + 43.7

20.0

 

Hawaii County

   
 

Hamakua

23,391.8

51.4 + 47.4

1.2

 

Kau

63,204.2

67.0 + 43.3

4.2

 

North Hilo

18,598.8

93.3 + 49.3

1.7

 

South Hilo

67,056.8

72.8 + 41.7

4.9

 

North Kohala

8341.1

65.9 + 47.9

0.6

 

South Kohala

7057.3

47.7 + 31.9

0.3

 

North Kona

28,391.2

30.0 + 35.7

0.9

 

South Kona

30,635.5

60.8 + 40.8

1.9

 

Puna

65,302.4

66.3 + 36.8

4.3

Maui

 

75,532.9

67.1 + 47.0

5.1

 

Maui County

   
 

Hana

29,763.6

78.7 + 41.4

2.3

 

Lahaina

22,113.8

33.5 + 40.7

0.7

 

Makawao

34,542.2

47.5 + 52.7

1.6

 

Wailuku

7543.5

61.1 + 39.5

0.5

 

Molokai

23,018.2

54.9 + 37.3

1.3

Molokai

 

23,018.2

54.9 + 37.3

1.3

Lanai

 

13,048.5

7.6 + 15.1

0.1

Kahoolawe

 

5391.1

3.0 + 2.5

0.02

Oahu

 

64,673.4

78.3 + 40.2

5.1

 

Honolulu County

   
 

I

3562.3

77.4 + 39.2

0.3

 

II

1648.4

92.4 + 33.3

0.2

 

III

2803.9

63.4 + 47.0

0.2

 

IV

6669.2

87.9 + 32.9

0.6

 

V

10,988.6

95.5 + 32.0

1.1

 

VI

14,449.8

80.2 + 38.9

1.2

 

VII

4812.6

85.3 + 36.3

0.4

 

VIII

5047.9

34.3 + 37.3

0.2

 

IX

14,407.3

74.0 + 38.8

1.1

Kauai

 

56,424.0

80.4 + 35.5

4.5

 

Kauai County

   
 

Hanalei

16,033.8

82.8 + 32.0

1.3

 

Kawaihau

9020.1

83.0 + 32.1

0.8

 

Koloa

3024.7

78.5 + 43.2

0.2

 

Lihue

8886.3

79.2 + 32.7

0.7

 

Waimea

19,449.3

78.1 + 39.2

1.5