Neighborhood · Urban Honolulu, HI

Kakaako Waterfront Eviction Risk: Elevated

4 census tracts · pop 11,095 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 7.3/10 · range 7.2–8

Kakaako Waterfront is a 4-tract neighborhood of Urban Honolulu, HI and houses 11,095 people. That produces an Eviction Risk Score of 7.3/10, Elevated tier. Against a Urban Honolulu baseline of 32.4%, 45% of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line.

The dominant input is tenant-organizing strength at 9.2/10. The severe-burden share is 24%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay.

Average gross rent is $2,169, 19% above the Urban Honolulu average of $1,823. Sitting well above the midpoint is rent-regulation exposure at 7.3/10.

5.0% of adults carry no health insurance against 11.3% nationally, a common route into sudden unpayable debt. That places it #6 of 20 neighborhoods in Urban Honolulu.

Its 4 tracts score within 0.8 points of one another, so the area figure travels well to individual addresses. Annual rent works out to 28% of average household income of $93,151.

46% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

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

7.3

Elevated

4 tracts · population-weighted

Kakaako Waterfront vs Urban Honolulu How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average

% of income on rent

44.9% +39%

Urban Honolulu: 32.4%

Average gross rent

$2,169 +19%

Urban Honolulu: $1,823

Average HH income

$93,151 +9%

Urban Honolulu: $85,428

Poverty rate

13.4% +13%

Urban Honolulu: 11.9%

Renter share

45.7% -11%

Urban Honolulu: 51.1%

Peer neighborhoods

Neighborhoods with similar eviction risk

Same county, closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Kakaako Waterfront and the region

Click any tract to drill in · 4 tracts span score 7.2–8

Why Kakaako Waterfront scores 7.3

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 7.3–7.3 across tracts

7.3

Eviction process difficulty

State notice requirements & court backlog · Range 5.0–5.0 across tracts

5.0

Tenant organizing strength

46% renter households · Range 9.2–9.2 across tracts

9.2

Housing court bias

County bench composition · Range 6.6–6.6 across tracts

6.6

Economic stress

13.4% below poverty line · Range 2.9–4.6 across tracts

3.4

Supply constraint

Rent-to-FMR gap & zoning friction · Range 1.0–5.8 across tracts

3.2

Risk score comparison

Kakaako Waterfront vs. parent city, state, U.S.

Eviction Risk Score (0–10 scale).

Variance across tracts

How uniformly does eviction risk play out in Kakaako Waterfront?

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 0.8 points from 7.2 to 8. Tracts are relatively uniform, so conditions feel similar throughout the neighborhood.

Tracts as heat grid

8.0 7.4 7.2 7.2

Each square = one census tract. Color tracks the same green→red ramp as the chloropleth map above.

Census tracts

4 tracts in Kakaako Waterfront

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

Tract↕	Score↕	Pop↕	% over 30% on rent↕	Average rent↕
15003003900	8	343	79%	$742
15003003801	7.4	4,814	54%	$1,724
15003003702	7.2	3,136	43%	$2,355
15003003703	7.2	2,802	28%	$2,901

Social Vulnerability Index

CDC SVI percentile: 66

Pop-weighted across 4 tracts. Higher = more vulnerable to disaster, displacement, and rent shocks. Source: CDC/ATSDR SVI 2022.

Socioeconomic status 48%ile

Poverty, unemployment, no-HS-diploma, housing cost burden

Household characteristics 54%ile

Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+

Racial/ethnic minority 86%ile

Hispanic + non-white share of population

Housing & transport 76%ile

Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle

CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted

Eviction-adjacent indicators in Kakaako Waterfront

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

8.2%Housing insecurity
4.4%Utility shutoff threat
13.7%Food insecurity
8.8%SNAP enrollment
3.8%No health insurance
23.9%Any disability

Frequently asked

About Kakaako Waterfront

What is the eviction-risk score for Kakaako Waterfront?

Kakaako Waterfront scores 7.3/10 (Elevated tier) across 4 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.

How does Kakaako Waterfront compare to Urban Honolulu overall?

Kakaako Waterfront scores 0.7 points higher than Urban Honolulu overall (6.6/10). Renters spend 45% of income on rent vs 32% citywide. Average rent: $2,169 vs $1,823.

What is the average rent in Kakaako Waterfront?

Average gross rent in Kakaako Waterfront is $2,169/month (pop-weighted across 4 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 45% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What percentage of Kakaako Waterfront residents are renters?

46% of Kakaako Waterfront households are renter-occupied (vs 51% in Urban Honolulu). The neighborhood has 11,095 residents.

Is Kakaako Waterfront a high social-vulnerability area?

Kakaako Waterfront sits in the 66th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (moderately vulnerable). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.

Which tracts in Kakaako Waterfront have the highest eviction risk?

The highest-risk constituent tract in Kakaako Waterfront is census tract 15003003900 (score 8/10). Across the 4 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 7.2 to 8, a spread of 0.8 points.

How safe is Kakaako Waterfront for landlords?

Kakaako Waterfront carries a elevated-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (7.3/10). Pop-weighted across 4 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to Urban Honolulu as a whole (6.6/10), this neighborhood is higher-risk.

What is the demographic breakdown of Kakaako Waterfront?

Kakaako Waterfront has 12,281 residents. Top groups: Asian (non-Hispanic) (61.8%), White (non-Hispanic) (16.3%), Other / Multiracial (15.2%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.

Nearby

Other neighborhoods near Kakaako Waterfront

7.5 Downtown 11 tracts · pop 26,086 7.4 Moiliili 33 tracts · pop 70,696 6.9 Lower Mānoa 13 tracts · pop 37,978 7.4 The Arts District 16 tracts · pop 44,976 7.2 Kahauiki Village 12 tracts · pop 35,333 6.2 Kapahulu 3 tracts · pop 5,676

Sibling neighborhoods

Other neighborhoods inside Urban Honolulu

Same parent city, ranked by score similarity to Kakaako Waterfront.

7.3 Downtown 11 tracts · pop 26,086 7.2 Kahauiki Village 12 tracts · pop 35,333 7.4 Moiliili 33 tracts · pop 70,696 7.5 The Arts District 16 tracts · pop 44,976 7 Lower Mānoa 13 tracts · pop 37,978 7 Salt Lake 2 tracts · pop 3,902

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