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 HonoluluHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority86%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport24%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.
7.0%Housing insecurity
3.4%Utility shutoff threat
12.0%Food insecurity
6.7%SNAP enrollment
3.9%No health insurance
26.9%Any disability
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.