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Neighborhood · East Honolulu, HI

Hawai’i Kai Eviction Risk: Moderate

3 census tracts · pop 7,143 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 4.7/10 · range 4.4–4.9

Hawai’i Kai takes in 3 census tracts of East Honolulu, HI, population 7,143. That produces an Eviction Risk Score of 4.7/10, Moderate tier. 45% of renters here are cost-burdened at the 30% threshold, clearly above the East Honolulu rate of 35.0%.

The voucher gap is 28.7%: households holding assistance that local rents will not absorb, which shows up as churn rather than arrears. Pulling the other way is economic stress, at 2/10. The severe-burden share is 18%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay.

Running hot is supply constraint at 7.9/10. 2.6% of adults carry no health insurance against 11.3% nationally, a common route into sudden unpayable debt. On the high side is rent-regulation exposure at 7.1/10.

Food insecurity affects 8.3% of adults, 9.5 points below the national rate. That places it #3 of 10 neighborhoods in East Honolulu.

Only 24% of units are renter-occupied. Rental comparables are thin here; price renewals off the nearest genuine rental sub-market rather than off surrounding sale prices. The closest comparables inside the same city are Mariner's Ridge and Hawaiʻiloa Ridge. The 3 tracts here are tightly clustered, 0.5 points apart at the extremes.

Average gross rent runs $3,457, close to the East Honolulu average. Annual rent works out to 23% of average household income of $180,438.

The area figure travels well to individual addresses here, though the per-tract table below still carries the detail. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.

Risk score
4.7
Moderate
3 tracts · population-weighted
Hawai’i Kai vs East Honolulu How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
% of income on rent
45.2% +29%
East Honolulu: 35.0%
Average gross rent
$3,457 +4%
East Honolulu: $3,313
Average HH income
$180,438 +14%
East Honolulu: $158,398
Poverty rate
7.7% +86%
East Honolulu: 4.1%
Renter share
23.6% +53%
East Honolulu: 15.5%
Peer neighborhoods

Neighborhoods with similar eviction risk

Same county, closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Hawai’i Kai and the region

Click any tract to drill in · 3 tracts span score 4.4–4.9

Why Hawai’i Kai scores 4.7

9 axes · pop-weighted · 1 = landlord-friendly
State political climate
legislature & governorship · Range 5.5–5.5 across tracts
5.5
Regional political climate
County-level mix · 2024 presidential margin · Range 6.3–6.3 across tracts
6.3
Local political climate
Parent city governance · Range 6.7–6.7 across tracts
6.7
Rent control risk
45% of income on rent · Range 7.1–7.1 across tracts
7.1
Eviction process difficulty
State notice requirements & court backlog · Range 5.1–5.1 across tracts
5.1
Tenant organizing strength
24% renter households · Range 4.0–4.0 across tracts
4.0
Housing court bias
County bench composition · Range 4.9–4.9 across tracts
4.9
Economic stress
7.7% below poverty line · Range 1.1–2.6 across tracts
2.0
Supply constraint
Rent-to-FMR gap & zoning friction · Range 7.7–8.0 across tracts
7.9
Risk score comparison

Hawai’i Kai vs. parent city, state, U.S.

Eviction Risk Score (0–10 scale).

Hawai’i Kai score vs. parent city, state, U.S.4.7Hawai’i KaiNeighborhood5.5Parent cityhost city5.9Stateavg in state5.1U.S.national avgU.S. avg = 5.0
Variance across tracts

How uniformly does eviction risk play out in Hawai’i Kai?

Left: distribution of constituent tract scores. Right: every tract as a heat square. Click any square to drill in.

Score distribution
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Spread of 0.5 points from 4.4 to 4.9. Tracts are relatively uniform, so conditions feel similar throughout the neighborhood.
Tracts as heat grid
Each square = one census tract. Color tracks the same green→red ramp as the chloropleth map above.
Census tracts

3 tracts in Hawai’i Kai

Ranked highest-risk first. Click for per-tract detail.

Tract Score Pop % over 30% on rent Average rent
15003000108 4.9 3,280 29% $3,405
15003000114 4.8 1,475 66% $3,501
15003000121 4.4 2,388 55% $3,501
Social Vulnerability Index

CDC SVI percentile: 24

Pop-weighted across 3 tracts. Higher = more vulnerable to disaster, displacement, and rent shocks. Source: CDC/ATSDR SVI 2022.

Socioeconomic status 8%ile
Poverty, unemployment, no-HS-diploma, housing cost burden
Household characteristics 59%ile
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority 76%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport 29%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted

Eviction-adjacent indicators in Hawai’i Kai

Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.

Frequently asked

About Hawai’i Kai

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for Hawai’i Kai?

Hawai’i Kai scores 4.7/10 (Moderate tier) across 3 census tracts. The pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income and poverty signals.
Q2

How does Hawai’i Kai compare to East Honolulu overall?

Hawai’i Kai scores 0.8 points lower than East Honolulu overall (5.5/10). Renters spend 45% of income on rent vs 35% citywide. Average rent: $3,457 vs $3,313.
Q3

What is the average rent in Hawai’i Kai?

Average gross rent in Hawai’i Kai is $3,457/month (pop-weighted across 3 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 45% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4

What percentage of Hawai’i Kai residents are renters?

24% of Hawai’i Kai households are renter-occupied (vs 15% in East Honolulu). The neighborhood has 7,143 residents.
Q5

Is Hawai’i Kai a high social-vulnerability area?

Hawai’i Kai sits in the 24th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (low vulnerability). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.
Q6

Which tracts in Hawai’i Kai have the highest eviction risk?

The highest-risk constituent tract in Hawai’i Kai is census tract 15003000108 (score 4.9/10). Across the 3 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 4.4 to 4.9, a spread of 0.5 points.
Q7

How safe is Hawai’i Kai for landlords?

Hawai’i Kai carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (4.7/10). Pop-weighted across 3 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to East Honolulu as a whole (5.5/10), this neighborhood is lower-risk.
Q8

What is the demographic breakdown of Hawai’i Kai?

Hawai’i Kai has 7,306 residents. Top groups: Asian (non-Hispanic) (34.8%), White (non-Hispanic) (34.1%), Other / Multiracial (23.7%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
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