Table 4.15-- MARIJUANA CONFISCATED OR DESTROYED BY HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT: 1985 TO 1997

     
Year

Number of plants

Estimated value 1/

     
1985

546,403

$ 566,404,550

1986

746,540

743,229,190

1987

1,210,762

1,244,876,290

1988

782,646

871,749,200

1989

484,918

485,597,200

1990

138,550

138,675,600

1991

218,198

218,371,480

1992

173,994

349,951,860

1993

209,208

418,416,000

1994

122,044

122,853,400

1995

155,153

155,612,600

1996

139,336

139,000,000

1997

261,958

261,958,000

1/ Includes value of confiscated processed marijuana (1985, $2,783,550; 1986, $991,190; 1987, $752,290; 1988, $409,200; 1989, $679,200; 1990, $125,600; 1991, $173,480; 1992, $1,963,860; 1993, $330,000; 1994, $809,400; 1995, $459,600; 1996, $250,200; 1997, $239,580).
Source: Hawaii County Police Department, records.

(copied from the County of Hawaii 1997 Data Book, Law Enforcement section)