1 census tracts · pop 2,211 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 6.9/10
· range 6.9–6.9
Kuau is a one-tract suburb of Paia, HI and houses 2,211 people. The Eviction Risk Score is 6.9/10, in the Elevated tier. Severe burden reaches 52%. A tenant at that level absorbs no shock: one cut shift or one repair bill converts directly into arrears.
Cost burden runs 67% against 51.0% citywide, putting Kuau 15.5% over its own city. The dominant input is rent-regulation exposure at 9.6/10. Running hot is housing-court posture at 8.2/10.
Sitting well above the midpoint is tenant-organizing strength at 8/10. Court records for this tract carry 6 eviction filings. The worst year on record was 2018, when filings touched 2.7% of renter households.
Judgments average 0.5% of renter households a year, the share of filings that actually convert to an order. Average gross rent runs $2,446, close to the Paia average. Annual rent works out to 24% of average household income of $120,147.
39% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Because the boundary contains one tract, 6.9/10 is simultaneously the area figure and the address-level figure. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
6.9
Elevated
1 tracts · population-weighted
Kuau vs PaiaHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority74%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport51%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Kuau
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
6Total filings (sum)
2.73%Avg annual filing rate
2.7%Peak year (2018)
2.73%Latest filed (2018)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Kuau
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
12.1%Housing insecurity
6.9%Utility shutoff threat
17.4%Food insecurity
14.7%SNAP enrollment
6.6%No health insurance
28.0%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Kuau
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Kuau?
Kuau scores 6.9/10 (Elevated tier) across 1 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 Kuau compare to Paia overall?
Kuau scores 0.0 points higher than Paia overall (6.9/10). Renters spend 67% of income on rent vs 51% citywide. Average rent: $2,446 vs $2,384.
Q3
What is the average rent in Kuau?
Average gross rent in Kuau is $2,446/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 67% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Kuau residents are renters?
39% of Kuau households are renter-occupied (vs 41% in Paia). The neighborhood has 2,211 residents.
Q5
Is Kuau a high social-vulnerability area?
Kuau sits in the 46th 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
How safe is Kuau for landlords?
Kuau carries a elevated-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (6.9/10). Pop-weighted across 1 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to Paia as a whole (6.9/10), this neighborhood is in line with the citywide level.
Q7
What is the demographic breakdown of Kuau?
Kuau has 2,642 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (38.8%), Other / Multiracial (34.3%), Hispanic / Latino (14.5%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
