Index change and building permits for the year, with every county.
In 2016 the FHFA house price index for Hawaii changed +6.4%, against +5.3% for the United States and +5.5% in 2015.
3,369 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (2,044 single-family), −37.9% on 2015; the national total was 1,206,642.
+6.4%Hawaii index, 2015–2016US +5.3%
3,369housing units permitted in 20162,044 single-family
4 of 4counties with a rising indexmedian county +4.8%
Ranked by the county index change from 2015 to 2016 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 2016; per 1,000 uses the vintage 2025 population.
Housing units authorised in Hawaii by yearsingle-family2+ unit buildings
Source: Federal Housing Finance Agency annual state and county house price indexes (updated March 31, 2026); Census Bureau Building Permits Survey annual state and county files. Public domain. Methodology.