Hawaii County, HI elected officials: county council, sheriff, school board and cities
Who holds every elected county, school board, city and special-district office in Hawaii County: 11 seats on 3 elected bodies. 3 seats were on the November 3, 2026 ballot; they update once the county certifies its results.
County Council
Hawaii County Council
Each member is elected by the voters of their district.
The Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments counts 7 local governments in Hawaii County. This page lists the ones whose offices are elected.
Kind of government
Census count (2022)
Listed on this page
County government
1
1
Cities, towns, villages and townships
0
0
School districts (school boards)
0
0
Special districts (elected boards)
6
0
Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments: Government Units Listing (census.gov).
About these counts
The Census Bureau counts every independent local government once, in the county it assigns it to: the one it mostly serves or where it's based. A city or district that crosses county lines is counted in only one county, so it may be listed on this page but counted elsewhere, or the other way around. Many special districts, such as housing authorities, have appointed boards, and some places have more than one elected body, so the two columns measure different things. School systems run by a county, city or the state aren't counted as separate governments, though their boards may be listed here; in some states the Bureau counts community or state colleges as school districts. The counts are as of 2022.
Who lives in Hawaii County
205,769people
44.3median ageU.S.: 38.9
$78,639 household incomeU.S.: $80,734
14.9%below the U.S.: 12.5%
31.4%of adults 25+ with a bachelor's degreeU.S.: 35.7%
$519,300median home valueU.S.: $332,700
6%unemployed (of the labor force)U.S.: 5.2%
11.8%born outside the U.S.U.S.: 14.1%
7.3%of adults are veteransU.S.: 6.2%
4.5%U.S.: 8.4%
51.6%of renting households pay of income on rentU.S.: 51.1%
38.3%of homeowners with a mortgage pay of income on housing costsU.S.: 28.1%
Race and Hispanic origin: Hispanic or Latino 11.7% · White 29.9% · Black 0.8% · Asian 20.2% · Other or more than one race 37.4% (Hispanic or Latino people can be of any race; the other groups are non-Hispanic.)
Census Bureau, 2020–2024 5-year estimates (data.census.gov).
About these figures
The American Community Survey asks about 3.5 million households a year about who lives there, their work, income, schooling and housing. The 5-year estimates pool 2020–2024 answers so that every county and district has enough of them. They're estimates with a (larger for smaller places), and they're different from the once-a-decade census count. "Median" means half are above and half below. Household income is before taxes and includes everyone in the household. The unemployment share here is the survey's five-year average, so it differs from the monthly rate in the BLS jobs report. Race and Hispanic origin are as people describe themselves.
Health insurance means any coverage, private or public (such as Medicaid or Medicare), when people answered; the share is of everyone except people on active military duty and people living in institutions such as prisons and nursing homes. The housing shares are of renting households, and of homeowners with a mortgage, for whom the Census Bureau can compute them (households with no income, or renters who pay no cash rent, are left out). Rent here is gross rent, rent plus utilities; owner costs include the mortgage, property taxes, insurance, utilities and fees.
Jobs in Hawaii County
3.5%September 2026, preliminary. A year earlier: 2.5%. Hawaii: 3.2%.
90,354people employedSeptember 2026, preliminary. Counted where they live, not where they work.
93,661in the September 2026, preliminary.
Yearly average unemployment rate, 2016–2025.
Every month, last two years
Month
Rate
Unemployed
Employed
Labor force
September 2026 (preliminary)
3.5%
3,307
90,354
93,661
August 2026
3.4%
3,242
91,530
94,772
July 2026
3.5%
3,215
89,872
93,087
June 2026
3.9%
3,629
88,711
92,340
May 2026
3.0%
2,767
89,751
92,518
April 2026
3.0%
2,736
89,658
92,394
March 2026
2.7%
2,472
89,699
92,171
February 2026
2.6%
2,390
89,502
91,892
January 2026
2.4%
2,212
89,707
91,919
December 2025
2.5%
2,298
90,256
92,554
November 2025
2.9%
2,668
90,687
93,355
October 2025
not collected (2025 federal shutdown)
September 2025
2.5%
2,250
88,871
91,121
August 2025
2.5%
2,275
89,896
92,171
July 2025
2.7%
2,503
89,789
92,292
June 2025
3.3%
3,015
88,962
91,977
May 2025
2.5%
2,301
88,656
90,957
April 2025
2.5%
2,278
89,508
91,786
March 2025
2.5%
2,269
89,945
92,214
February 2025
2.8%
2,560
89,338
91,898
January 2025
2.8%
2,628
89,966
92,594
December 2024
2.7%
2,456
89,564
92,020
November 2024
3.1%
2,850
90,165
93,015
October 2024
3.0%
2,727
88,881
91,608
Yearly averages
Year
Rate
Unemployed
Employed
Labor force
2025 (11 months)
2.7%
2,459
89,625
92,084
2024
3.0%
2,724
88,846
91,570
2023
3.1%
2,812
87,406
90,218
2022
3.6%
3,192
84,949
88,141
2021
6.1%
5,408
82,798
88,206
2020
12.1%
10,437
75,936
86,373
2019
3.4%
2,997
84,933
87,930
2018
3.1%
2,718
85,919
88,637
2017
2.7%
2,435
86,498
88,933
2016
3.7%
3,298
84,958
88,256
Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, : BLS publishes county figures only that way, so they rise and fall with the seasons; compare a month with the same month a year earlier rather than with the month before. Hawaii's figure above is on the same basis; seasonally adjusted, as in BLS's monthly state release, it was 2.8% in September 2026. The latest month is preliminary and is revised the next month, and BLS revises earlier years each spring. People are counted where they live. October 2025 wasn't collected during the 2025 federal government shutdown, so 2025's yearly average covers 11 months.
Crime reported in Hawaii County
302.4 per 100,0002025. Hawaii: 205.1.
1,875.2 per 100,0002025. Hawaii: 1,603.8.
9murders2025, 636 violent crimes in all.
Earlier years
Year
Violent
Rate
Property
Rate
2025
636
302.4
3,944
1,875.2
2024
521
245.4
4,293
2,021.8
2023
630
301.1
4,459
2,131.4
2022
529
256.4
4,608
2,233.1
2021
514
245.2
4,323
2,062.5
2020
613
304.6
4,030
2,002.3
2019
365
181.3
4,227
2,099.5
2018
496
247.6
4,943
2,467.7
2017
508
255.2
5,373
2,699.6
2016
467
192.8
4,928
2,034.9
By police agency (1)
Agency
Year
Violent
Property
People served
Hawaii Police Department
2025
636
3,944
210,328
Crimes to the county's city and county police agencies (FBI Uniform Crime Reporting, Return A), per 100,000 people they serve. Years with incomplete reporting are left out. Crime in Hawaii · the U.S.
Police staffing
2.02 per 1,000 residents2025, 1 agency serving 210,328 people.
424sworn officers2025, full-time, as of October 31.
116civilian staff2025, full-time.
Agencies counted (1), 2025
Agency
Officers
Civilians
People served
Hawaii Police Department
424
116
210,328
Earlier years
Year
Officers
Per 1,000
Civilians
Agencies
2025
424
2.02
116
1
2024
419
1.97
124
1
2023
441
2.11
157
1
2022
424
2.05
124
1
2021
431
2.06
156
1
2020
438
2.18
130
1
2019
434
2.16
130
1
2018
422
2.11
132
1
2017
439
2.21
128
1
2016
431
2.19
128
1
Full-time employees of the county's city police departments and sheriff's office, as each reported them to the FBI (Uniform Crime Reporting, Law Enforcement Employees), per 1,000 people in the areas those agencies serve (the FBI's population figures). A year is shown only when every one of these agencies sent a count; a count under half or over double the agency's own counts in nearby years is treated as not sent. Towns policed under contract by another agency are counted through that agency. State police, campus and other agencies aren't included. Sheriffs' offices often also run the county jail and courthouse security, so their staff counts include those jobs.
Quick answers
Who is the Hawaii County Prosecuting Attorney?
Kelden Braun Akoni Waltjen is the Prosecuting Attorney of Hawaii County, Hawaii.
Who are the Hawaii County commissioners?
Heather L. Kimball (Councilmember, District 1); Jennifer (Jenn) Kagiwada (Councilmember, District 2); Dennis (Fresh) Onishi (Councilmember, District 3); Ashley Kierkiewicz (Councilmember, District 4); Matt Kaneali'i-Kleinfelder (Councilmember, District 5); Michelle M. Galimba (Councilmember, District 6); Rebecca A. Villegas (Councilmember, District 7); Holeka Goro Inaba (Councilmember, District 8); James E. Hustace (Councilmember, District 9); C. Kimo Alameda (Mayor).
What is the population of Hawaii County?
About 205,769 people, with a median age of 44.3; the median household income is $78,639 and 14.9% live below the poverty line (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates).
What is the unemployment rate in Hawaii County?
3.5% in September 2026 (preliminary): 3,307 people unemployed in a labor force of 93,661, against 2.5% a year earlier (Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, not seasonally adjusted).
How many local governments are there in Hawaii County?
7 in the Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments: 1 county and 6 special district governments.
Officeholders as of November 6, 2026, from the Hawaii Office of Elections' certified results of each seat's last election; officials appointed since then may differ; each name links to its source. Officials change between elections (appointments, resignations), and the body's own website is the authority. Party is shown only for offices elected on a partisan ballot.
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