Hawaii’s Defense Economy project

$8.8B total defense spending

• $5.3B in personnel spending
• $3.2B in contract spending
• $182M in grant spending

2nd largest sector of state's economy behind tourism

• 8.9% of GDP

#9 nationally in personnel spending in defense industry

• 48,500 active duty & reserve military
• 20,000 civilian DOD personnel

Top 3 defense industries

1. Construction
   • $784M in wages
   • 10K+ jobs
2. Engineering services
   • $596M in wages
   • 10K+ jobs
3. Ship building & repair
   • $230M in wages
   • 2K+ jobs

Top DOD contractors in the state

1. Johnson Controls Building Automation Systems - $14.6M
2. Kaihonua - $9.2M
3. General Dynamics Mission Systems - $8.1M
4. Laulima Government Solutions - $7.6M
5. Northtide Group - $6.0M

The U.S. Navy’s Pacific Missile Range Facility (PMRF)

• The world’s largest instrumented multi-environmental range is capable of supporting surface, subsurface, air, and space operations simultaneously.

Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard (PHNSY)

• Nation’s largest, most comprehensive fleet repair and maintenance facility between the U.S. West Coast and the Far East
• Largest industrial employer in the state
  • 5,000 + civilian workforce
  • 500 active-duty Navy personnel

*Statistics courtesy of State of Hawaii, Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism (DBEDT) Hawaii Defense Economy project (https://defenseeconomy.hawaii.gov)