The motion picture and television industry supported 2,457 direct jobs and 1,164 production-related jobs.
The software industry supported 5,882 direct jobs and supported 16,044 jobs in total.
Local television supported 5,380 jobs
Local radio supported 4,040 jobs.
The app economy supported 10,700 jobs in the computing workforce.
Wages
$119.26 million in wages generated from the motion picture and television industry
$32.54 million earned by new media and internet creators
In the local app economy, the average computing salary is $84,113.
State Economic Impact
Local software industry contributed $904 million to U.S. GDP.
Local television contributed $2.56 billion to U.S. GDP.
Local radio supported $1.92 billion to U.S. GDP.
U.S. Copyright Registrations [2011-2017]
Total Registrations: 10,963
Visual Arts: 3,311
Performing Arts: 1,629
Sound Recordings: 1,884
Literary Works: 4,139
Creative Community By The Numbers
7 video gaming companies
1,209 music publishers and 3,580 songwriters
84 local commercial radio stations
23 local commercial T.V. stations
11 newspaper publications
460 graphic designers
410 photographers
Creative Spotlight
Notable creators who hail from the state of Hawaii:
Jack Johnson, singer/songwriter
Bette Midler, actor/singer
Bruno Mars, singer/songwriter
Markiplier, YouTuber
Ryan Higa, YouTuber
The top 5 daily Hawaiian newspapers by circulation are Midweek Oahu, Honolulu Star-Advertiser, Street Pulse, Kauai MidWeek, and Hawaii Catholic Herald.
50 First Dates, Forgetting Sarah Marshall, Pearl Harbor, and George of the Jungle were all filmed in Hawaii.
Kanye West recorded My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy in Hawaii.
