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Neighborhood · East Honolulu, HI

Hawaii Kai Eviction Risk: Moderate

2 census tracts · pop 2,692 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 4.2/10 · range 4.2–5.5

Hawaii Kai is a 2-tract neighborhood of East Honolulu, HI and houses 2,692 people. Scored across those inputs it reaches 4.2/10, placing it in the Moderate tier. The clearest offset is economic stress, at 1/10.

The voucher gap is 30.3%: households holding assistance that local rents will not absorb, which shows up as churn rather than arrears. Running hot is supply constraint at 8/10.

The 2 tracts inside this boundary do not behave alike. Individual scores run 4.2 to 5.5, a 1.3-point gap wide enough that the area average misleads on any specific address. Against a East Honolulu baseline of 35.0%, 39% of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line.

On the high side is rent-regulation exposure at 7.1/10. 3.9% of adults carry no health insurance against 11.3% nationally, a common route into sudden unpayable debt.

SNAP participation is 6.7% of households versus 15.2% nationally. That places it #7 of 10 neighborhoods in East Honolulu. Only 8% 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 Kealaula Kai and Kamilonui Valley. Poverty sits at 1%, low enough that arrears here usually reflect a specific shock rather than a structural income gap. Average gross rent runs $3,501, close to the East Honolulu average.

Annual rent works out to 22% of average household income of $186,815.

For a specific building, read the per-tract breakdown below rather than the 4.2 headline, because the internal range is too wide to average safely. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.

Risk score
4.2
Moderate
2 tracts · population-weighted
Hawaii Kai vs East Honolulu How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
% of income on rent
39.1% +12%
East Honolulu: 35.0%
Average gross rent
$3,501 +6%
East Honolulu: $3,313
Average HH income
$186,815 +18%
East Honolulu: $158,398
Poverty rate
0.8% -81%
East Honolulu: 4.1%
Renter share
8.4% -46%
East Honolulu: 15.5%
Peer neighborhoods

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Geographic context

Risk heat across Hawaii Kai and the region

Click any tract to drill in · 2 tracts span score 4.2–5.5

Why Hawaii Kai scores 4.2

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
39% 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
8% 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
0.8% below poverty line · Range 1.0–3.0 across tracts
1.0
Supply constraint
Rent-to-FMR gap & zoning friction · Range 5.0–8.0 across tracts
8.0
Risk score comparison

Hawaii Kai vs. parent city, state, U.S.

Eviction Risk Score (0–10 scale).

Hawaii Kai score vs. parent city, state, U.S.4.2Hawaii KaiNeighborhood5.5Parent cityhost city5.9Stateavg in state5.1U.S.national avgU.S. avg = 5.0
Census tracts

2 tracts in Hawaii Kai

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

Tract Score Pop % over 30% on rent Average rent
15003980000 5.5 , , ,
15003000119 4.2 2,692 39% $3,501
Social Vulnerability Index

CDC SVI percentile: 35

Pop-weighted across 2 tracts. Higher = more vulnerable to disaster, displacement, and rent shocks. Source: CDC/ATSDR SVI 2022.

Socioeconomic status 32%ile
Poverty, unemployment, no-HS-diploma, housing cost burden
Household characteristics 44%ile
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority 86%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport 24%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted

Eviction-adjacent indicators in Hawaii Kai

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

Frequently asked

About Hawaii Kai

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for Hawaii Kai?

Hawaii Kai scores 4.2/10 (Moderate tier) across 2 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 Hawaii Kai compare to East Honolulu overall?

Hawaii Kai scores 1.3 points lower than East Honolulu overall (5.5/10). Renters spend 39% of income on rent vs 35% citywide. Average rent: $3,501 vs $3,313.
Q3

What is the average rent in Hawaii Kai?

Average gross rent in Hawaii eviction laws Kai is $3,501/month (pop-weighted across 2 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 39% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4

What percentage of Hawaii Kai residents are renters?

8% of Hawaii Kai households are renter-occupied (vs 15% in East Honolulu). The neighborhood has 2,692 residents.
Q5

Is Hawaii Kai a high social-vulnerability area?

Hawaii Kai sits in the 35th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (less vulnerable). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.
Q6

Which tracts in Hawaii Kai have the highest eviction risk?

The highest-risk constituent tract in Hawaii Kai is census tract 15003980000 (score 5.5/10). Across the 2 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 4.2 to 5.5, a spread of 1.3 points.
Q7

How safe is Hawaii Kai for landlords?

Hawaii eviction laws Kai carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (4.2/10). Pop-weighted across 2 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 Hawaii Kai?

Hawaii Kai has 2,812 residents. Top groups: Asian (non-Hispanic) (53.9%), Other / Multiracial (20.6%), White (non-Hispanic) (15%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
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