Neighborhood · Urban Honolulu, HI

Waialae-Kahala Eviction Risk: Moderate

8 census tracts · pop 20,325 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 5.8/10 · range 4.2–8

Waialae-Kahala is a 8-tract neighborhood of Urban Honolulu, HI and houses 20,325 people. It carries an Eviction Risk Score of 5.8/10, in the Moderate tier. Scores across the 8 constituent tracts range from 4.2 to 8. A 3.8-point internal spread means block-level underwriting beats area-level here.

At $2,338 a month, rents sit 28% over what the rest of Urban Honolulu commands. Severe burden reaches 19%. A tenant at that level absorbs no shock: one cut shift or one repair bill converts directly into arrears.

What pushes the score up most is tenant-organizing strength at 7.5/10. Against a Urban Honolulu baseline of 32.4%, 39% of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line. Well under the midpoint is economic stress, at 2.5/10.

Sitting well above the midpoint is rent-regulation exposure at 7.2/10. 4.0% of adults carry no health insurance against 11.3% nationally, a common route into sudden unpayable debt. That places it #13 of 20 neighborhoods in Urban Honolulu.

Only 27% 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. Against average income of $147,409, annual rent is only 19%, a wide affordability cushion.

Underwrite the address, not the area: with 3.8 points between its best and worst tract, the per-tract table below is the operative number. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.

Risk score

5.8

Moderate

8 tracts · population-weighted

Waialae-Kahala vs Urban Honolulu How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average

% of income on rent

38.5% +19%

Urban Honolulu: 32.4%

Average gross rent

$2,338 +28%

Urban Honolulu: $1,823

Average HH income

$147,409 +73%

Urban Honolulu: $85,428

Poverty rate

9.7% -18%

Urban Honolulu: 11.9%

Renter share

26.5% -48%

Urban Honolulu: 51.1%

Peer neighborhoods

Neighborhoods with similar eviction risk

Same county, closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Waialae-Kahala and the region

Click any tract to drill in · 8 tracts span score 4.2–8

Why Waialae-Kahala scores 5.8

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 7.1–7.3 across tracts

7.2

Eviction process difficulty

State notice requirements & court backlog · Range 5.0–5.1 across tracts

5.0

Tenant organizing strength

27% renter households · Range 4.0–9.2 across tracts

7.5

Housing court bias

County bench composition · Range 4.9–6.6 across tracts

6.0

Economic stress

9.7% below poverty line · Range 1.0–6.9 across tracts

2.5

Supply constraint

Rent-to-FMR gap & zoning friction · Range 1.0–8.0 across tracts

4.1

Risk score comparison

Waialae-Kahala vs. parent city, state, U.S.

Eviction Risk Score (0–10 scale).

Variance across tracts

How uniformly does eviction risk play out in Waialae-Kahala?

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

Score distribution

0246810

Spread of 3.8 points from 4.2 to 8. This neighborhood crosses multiple risk tiers, so block-by-block conditions vary substantially.

Tracts as heat grid

8.0 7.4 6.7 6.1 5.6 5.5 4.6 4.2

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

Census tracts

8 tracts in Waialae-Kahala

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

Tract↕	Score↕	Pop↕	% over 30% on rent↕	Average rent↕
15003001101	8	1,807	33%	$1,333
15003000904	7.4	2,446	22%	$2,203
15003001102	6.7	2,015	38%	$771
15003000901	6.1	2,359	50%	$2,807
15003000903	5.6	2,619	49%	$2,486
15003000905	5.5	2,441	46%	$1,898
15003000401	4.6	2,726	34%	$2,458
15003000402	4.2	3,912	36%	$3,501

Social Vulnerability Index

CDC SVI percentile: 27

Pop-weighted across 8 tracts. Higher = more vulnerable to disaster, displacement, and rent shocks. Source: CDC/ATSDR SVI 2022.

Socioeconomic status 16%ile

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

Household characteristics 37%ile

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

Racial/ethnic minority 84%ile

Hispanic + non-white share of population

Housing & transport 36%ile

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

CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted

Eviction-adjacent indicators in Waialae-Kahala

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

8.1%Housing insecurity
4.4%Utility shutoff threat
13.5%Food insecurity
8.8%SNAP enrollment
3.8%No health insurance
26.5%Any disability

Frequently asked

About Waialae-Kahala

What is the eviction-risk score for Waialae-Kahala?

Waialae-Kahala scores 5.8/10 (Moderate tier) across 8 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 Waialae-Kahala compare to Urban Honolulu overall?

Waialae-Kahala scores 0.8 points lower than Urban Honolulu overall (6.6/10). Renters spend 39% of income on rent vs 32% citywide. Average rent: $2,338 vs $1,823.

What is the average rent in Waialae-Kahala?

Average gross rent in Waialae-Kahala is $2,338/month (pop-weighted across 8 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 39% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What percentage of Waialae-Kahala residents are renters?

27% of Waialae-Kahala households are renter-occupied (vs 51% in Urban Honolulu). The neighborhood has 20,325 residents.

Is Waialae-Kahala a high social-vulnerability area?

Waialae-Kahala sits in the 27th 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.

Which tracts in Waialae-Kahala have the highest eviction risk?

The highest-risk constituent tract in Waialae-Kahala is census tract 15003001101 (score 8/10). Across the 8 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 4.2 to 8, a spread of 3.8 points.

How safe is Waialae-Kahala for landlords?

Waialae-Kahala carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (5.8/10). Pop-weighted across 8 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 lower-risk.

What is the demographic breakdown of Waialae-Kahala?

Waialae-Kahala has 20,780 residents. Top groups: Asian (non-Hispanic) (50.8%), Other / Multiracial (22.6%), White (non-Hispanic) (22.2%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.

Nearby

Other neighborhoods near Waialae-Kahala

7.4 Moiliili 33 tracts · pop 70,696 6.9 Lower Mānoa 13 tracts · pop 37,978 5.6 Kaimukī 3 tracts · pop 7,665 5.6 Kāhala 2 tracts · pop 6,803 6.2 Kapahulu 3 tracts · pop 5,676 4.4 Hahaʻione 3 tracts · pop 10,192

Sibling neighborhoods

Other neighborhoods inside Urban Honolulu

Same parent city, ranked by score similarity to Waialae-Kahala.

5.7 Moanalua Valley 1 tracts · pop 1,746 5.6 Pacific Heights 1 tracts · pop 2,705 5.6 Kalihi 1 tracts · pop 2,319 5.5 Kāhala 2 tracts · pop 6,803 5.5 Nuʻuanu 1 tracts · pop 2,518 5.5 Kaimukī 3 tracts · pop 7,665

Zoom out