The 10 Whitest Cities In Hawaii For 2023


We used science and data to determine which cities in Hawaii are whiter than wonder bread.

You're at your local Whole Foods shopping for kale chips and asparagus water, trying to work out if you'll have time to stop at the Pottery Barn before you head to your yoga class taught by a girl named Sage. It hits you: you're leading the whitest life imaginable.

But does that mean the city you live in is one of the whitest places in Hawaii?

Don't worry, we've figured it out for you. Using actual census data combined with our favorite white people stereotypes (as confirmed by the internet), we can determine which cities are the whitest of the white in Aloha State.

After analyzing cities with populations greater than 5,000, we came up with this list as the whitest cities in Hawaii for 2023.

Here are the 10 whites places in Hawaii for 2023:

  1. Wailea
  2. Hickam Housing
  3. Wailua Homesteads
  4. Schofield Barracks
  5. Kula
  6. Haiku-Pauwela
  7. Kihei
  8. Kailua CDP (Honolulu County)
  9. Napili-Honokowai
  10. Kailua CDP (Hawaii County)

What is the whitest city in Hawaii for 2023? According to the most recent census data Wailea ranks as the whitest. If you're wondering, Ewa Villages is the least white city of all those we measured.

Read on below to see where your hometown ranked and why. Or check out the whitest states in America and the most diverse states in America.

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The 10 Whitest Cities In Hawaii For 2023

1. Wailea

Overall SnackAbility

7.5
/10

Population: 6,546
% White: 70.85%
More on Wailea: Real Estate | Data | Photos

Wailea, HI

2. Hickam Housing

Overall SnackAbility

6
/10

Population: 10,022
% White: 58.68%
More on Hickam Housing: Real Estate | Data | Photos

Hickam Housing, HI

Source: Public domain

3. Wailua Homesteads

Overall SnackAbility

7.5
/10

Population: 6,634
% White: 50.06%
More on Wailua Homesteads: Real Estate | Data

4. Schofield Barracks

Overall SnackAbility

6
/10

Population: 18,255
% White: 46.4%
More on Schofield Barracks: Real Estate | Data | Photos

Schofield Barracks, HI

Source: Public domain

5. Kula

Overall SnackAbility

7
/10

Population: 7,495
% White: 46.28%
More on Kula: Real Estate | Data

6. Haiku-Pauwela

Overall SnackAbility

6
/10

Population: 9,347
% White: 45.78%
More on Haiku-Pauwela: Real Estate | Data | Photos

Haiku-Pauwela, HI

7. Kihei

Overall SnackAbility

8
/10

Population: 22,840
% White: 42.73%
More on Kihei: Real Estate | Data | Photos

Kihei, HI

8. Kailua Cdp (Honolulu County)

Overall SnackAbility

7.5
/10

Population: 40,402
% White: 41.41%
More on Kailua Cdp (Honolulu County): Real Estate | Data | Photos

Source: Public Domain

9. Napili-Honokowai

Overall SnackAbility

7.5
/10

Population: 6,762
% White: 41.01%
More on Napili-Honokowai: Real Estate | Data | Photos

Napili-Honokowai, HI

10. Kailua Cdp (Hawaii County)

Overall SnackAbility

7.5
/10

Population: 21,460
% White: 40.62%
More on Kailua Cdp (Hawaii County): Real Estate | Data | Photos

Kailua Cdp (Hawaii County), HI

Methodology: How we determined the whitest places in Hawaii for 2023

In order to rank the whitest places in Hawaii, we had to determine what measurable criteria defines whiteness.

Obviously we had to count how many white people living there, specifically the percentage of white people living in each city in Hawaii.

Specifically, we looked at table B03002: Hispanic OR LATINO ORIGIN BY RACE. Here are the category names as defined by the Census:

  • Hispanic or Latino
  • White alone*
  • Black or African American alone*
  • American Indian and Alaska Native alone*
  • Asian alone*
  • Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone*
  • Some other race alone*
  • Two or more races*
* Not Hispanic or latino

Our particular column of interest here was the number of people who identified as White alone.

We limited our analysis to non-CDPs with a population greater than 5,000 people. That left us with 51 cities.

We then calculated the percent of residents that are White. The percentages ranked from 70.9% to 1.3%.

Finally, we ranked each city based on the percent of White population with a higher score being more White than a lower score. Wailea took the distinction of being the most White, while Ewa Villages was the least White city. You can download the data here.

Read on for more information on how the cities in Hawaii ranked by population of White residents or, for a more general take on diversity in America, head over to our ranking of the most diverse cities in America.

Summary: White Populations Across Hawaii

Measuring the locations with the highest percentage of white people, this list provides accurate information on the whitest places in Hawaii according to the most recent data.

If you're curious enough, here are the least White places in Hawaii:

  1. Ewa Villages
  2. Nanakuli
  3. Waipahu

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Rank City % White Population
1 Wailea 70.85% 6,546
2 Hickam Housing 58.68% 10,022
3 Wailua Homesteads 50.06% 6,634
4 Schofield Barracks 46.4% 18,255
5 Kula 46.28% 7,495
6 Haiku-Pauwela 45.78% 9,347
7 Kihei 42.73% 22,840
8 Kailua Cdp (Honolulu County) 41.41% 40,402
9 Napili-Honokowai 41.01% 6,762
10 Kailua Cdp (Hawaii County) 40.62% 21,460
11 Waikoloa Village 39.71% 7,519
12 Pukalani 37.27% 7,315
13 Kapaa 34.66% 11,516
14 Makawao 29.07% 7,670
15 Laie 27.66% 6,436
16 Hawaiian Paradise Park 26.67% 11,942
17 East Honolulu 23.81% 50,076
18 Lahaina 23.14% 13,261
19 Ocean Pointe 22.8% 16,676
20 Makakilo 21.43% 20,862
21 Waimea Cdp (Hawaii County) 21.35% 10,422
22 Ahuimanu 19.05% 8,943
23 Makaha 18.99% 9,710
24 Wailuku 18.26% 15,670
25 Kaneohe 17.37% 34,509
26 Lihue 17.13% 8,371
27 Urban Honolulu 15.79% 351,554
28 Hilo 15.69% 46,559
29 Waikele 14.22% 7,495
30 Aiea 13.14% 9,527
31 Mililani Mauka 12.98% 21,657
32 Kapolei 12.97% 23,248
33 Mililani Town 12.76% 27,974
34 Waimalu 12.26% 13,818
35 Waihee-Waiehu 11.14% 11,059
36 Waimanalo 10.43% 5,371
37 Wahiawa 10.42% 17,357
38 Waipio Acres 10.34% 5,618
39 Pearl City 10.17% 45,941
40 Ewa Gentry 9.13% 28,125
41 Kahului 8.99% 27,938
42 Waipio 7.51% 10,989
43 Waianae 7.44% 14,152
44 Halawa 7.28% 14,990
45 Maili 7.04% 13,245
46 Royal Kunia 6.69% 14,390
47 West Loch Estate 6.49% 6,239
48 Ewa Beach 6.01% 14,614
49 Waipahu 3.52% 39,927
50 Nanakuli 3.07% 12,587
51 Ewa Villages 1.31% 6,657

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Editor's Note: We updated this article for 2023. This is our tenth time ranking the whitest cities in Hawaii.
About Chris Kolmar

Chris Kolmar has been in the real estate business for almost ten years now. He originally worked for Movoto Real Estate as the director of marketing before founding HomeSnacks.

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