Index change and building permits for the year, with every county.
In 2017 the FHFA house price index for Hawaii changed +3.6%, against +5.4% for the United States and +6.4% in 2016.
4,035 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (2,534 single-family), +19.8% on 2016; the national total was 1,281,977.
+3.6%Hawaii index, 2016–2017US +5.4%
4,035housing units permitted in 20172,534 single-family
4 of 4counties with a rising indexmedian county +3.8%
Ranked by the county index change from 2016 to 2017 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 2017; 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.