Index change and building permits for the year, with every county.
In 2022 the FHFA house price index for Hawaii changed +18.9%, against +15.5% for the United States and +8.1% in 2021.
4,303 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (2,033 single-family), +24.4% on 2021; the national total was 1,680,368.
+18.9%Hawaii index, 2021–2022US +15.5%
4,303housing units permitted in 20222,033 single-family
4 of 4counties with a rising indexmedian county +17.8%
Ranked by the county index change from 2021 to 2022 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 2022; 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.