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Hawai’i Kai Eviction Risk: Lower , East Honolulu

Tract 15003000121 · Honolulu County, HI · pop 2,388 · neighborhood within 0.4 mi

How risky is Hawai'i Kai in East Honolulu for landlords? Census tract 15003000121 scores 5.1/10, the Moderate tier. On the national scale it ranks #48,055 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

55% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 24% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $3,501 a month against an average household income of $155,179 a year, roughly 27% of income at the averages. About 22% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score
1.3
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 12% Stable renters 10% Owners 78%
Tract context
Occupied units1,037
Renter share22.2%
SVI overall0.25
Poverty rate4.4%
Median income$155,179

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
0 th percentile
Rank, 0th percentileLowHigh
#3 of 3 tracts In Hawai’i Kai
Very Low
Within parent city
53 th percentile
Rank, 53rd percentileLowHigh
#9 of 18 tracts In East Honolulu
Moderate
Within county
9 th percentile
Rank, 9th percentileLowHigh
#301 of 329 tracts In Honolulu County
Very Low
Within state
7 th percentile
Rank, 7th percentileLowHigh
#407 of 436 tracts In Hawaii
Very Low
Geographic context

Risk heat across East Honolulu and the region

Centroid at 21.2823, -157.7054 · click any tract to drill in

Why Hawai’i Kai scores 1.3

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from East Honolulu
6.7
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
6.3
State political climate
Hawaii legislature & governorship
5.5
Economic stress
4.4% poverty · this tract
1.1
Supply constraint
$3,501 rent vs county FMR
8.0
Rent control risk
Inherited from East Honolulu
7.1
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
5.1
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from East Honolulu
4.0
Housing court bias
Inherited from East Honolulu
4.9

How Hawai’i Kai compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Hawai’i Kai risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 1.31.3This tracttract 000121East Honolulu: 5.25.2East Honoluluparent cityCounty: 3.33.3Countyavg tract in countyState: 3.33.3Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 25

CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Hawai’i Kai. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.

CDC PLACES 2023 · health & economic stress

Eviction-adjacent indicators

Crude prevalence of conditions linked to housing loss. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh), 2023 model-based small-area estimates.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Hawai’i Kai

What moves this score most is supply constraint at $1/10. That part is specific to this tract, computed from its own rent, income, and poverty figures. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from East Honolulu eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores about the same as the Honolulu County average of 5.1 and in line with the Hawaii statewide average of 5.1. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.

In CDC survey modeling, about 5.3% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 2.9% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

The tract is White and Asian and ranks around the 25th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a relatively low-vulnerability reading.

For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.

Frequently asked

About tract 15003000121

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 15003000121?

Census tract 15003000121 in the Hawai’i Kai neighborhood scores 1.3/10 (Lower tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.
Q2

What is the average rent in tract 15003000121?

Median gross rent is $3,501/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 55% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 15003000121?

4.4% of residents in tract 15003000121 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,388.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 15003000121?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 25th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 1th, household 66th, minority 74th, housing 44th.
Q5

Is tract 15003000121 considered part of Hawai’i Kai?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 15003000121 fall within Hawai’i Kai (neighborhood centroid within 0.4 miles, OSM data).
Q6

What share of households in tract 15003000121 struggle to pay rent?

About 5.3% of adults in this tract reported housing insecurity (could not pay rent or mortgage in the past 12 months), per the CDC PLACES 2023 model-based small-area estimate. 2.9% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7

How does tract 15003000121 compare to East Honolulu overall?

Tract 15003000121 scores 1.3/10, lower than the parent city of East Honolulu at 5.2/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from East Honolulu eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in East Honolulu

Top eight tracts in East Honolulu ranked by composite eviction-risk score.

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