Honolulu County, HI elected officials: county council, sheriff, school board and cities
Who holds every elected county, school board, city and special-district office in Honolulu County: 11 seats on 3 elected bodies. 2 seats were on the November 3, 2026 ballot; they update once the county certifies its results.
County Council
Honolulu City Council
Each member is elected by the voters of their district.
The Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments counts 5 local governments in Honolulu County. This page lists the ones whose offices are elected.
Kind of government
Census count (2022)
Listed on this page
County government
0
1
Cities, towns, villages and townships
1
0
School districts (school boards)
0
0
Special districts (elected boards)
4
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 Honolulu County
1,001,146people
39.8median ageU.S.: 38.9
$106,195 household incomeU.S.: $80,734
9.2%below the U.S.: 12.5%
38.5%of adults 25+ with a bachelor's degreeU.S.: 35.7%
$897,500median home valueU.S.: $332,700
4.7%unemployed (of the labor force)U.S.: 5.2%
19.6%born outside the U.S.U.S.: 14.1%
8.7%of adults are veteransU.S.: 6.2%
3.3%U.S.: 8.4%
57.7%of renting households pay of income on rentU.S.: 51.1%
40.1%of homeowners with a mortgage pay of income on housing costsU.S.: 28.1%
Race and Hispanic origin: Hispanic or Latino 9.4% · White 17.2% · Black 2.2% · Asian 41.6% · Other or more than one race 29.6% (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 Honolulu County
3.0%September 2026, preliminary. A year earlier: 2.2%. Hawaii: 3.2%.
469,917people employedSeptember 2026, preliminary. Counted where they live, not where they work.
484,553in the September 2026, preliminary.
Yearly average unemployment rate, 2016–2025.
Every month, last two years
Month
Rate
Unemployed
Employed
Labor force
September 2026 (preliminary)
3.0%
14,636
469,917
484,553
August 2026
2.9%
13,734
465,999
479,733
July 2026
2.7%
13,064
462,772
475,836
June 2026
3.1%
14,719
462,202
476,921
May 2026
2.4%
11,331
468,147
479,478
April 2026
2.3%
11,254
468,380
479,634
March 2026
2.2%
10,597
465,933
476,530
February 2026
2.2%
10,659
466,017
476,676
January 2026
2.1%
9,800
464,309
474,109
December 2025
2.1%
10,111
466,007
476,118
November 2025
2.5%
11,749
464,041
475,790
October 2025
not collected (2025 federal shutdown)
September 2025
2.2%
10,412
466,304
476,716
August 2025
2.2%
10,167
461,953
472,120
July 2025
2.2%
10,246
464,518
474,764
June 2025
2.7%
12,807
463,702
476,509
May 2025
2.1%
9,961
463,722
473,683
April 2025
2.1%
10,197
468,551
478,748
March 2025
2.1%
10,289
469,208
479,497
February 2025
2.3%
11,054
466,775
477,829
January 2025
2.4%
11,243
464,944
476,187
December 2024
2.3%
10,756
464,111
474,867
November 2024
2.7%
12,656
461,834
474,490
October 2024
2.6%
12,330
459,917
472,247
Yearly averages
Year
Rate
Unemployed
Employed
Labor force
2025 (11 months)
2.3%
10,749
465,430
476,179
2024
2.5%
11,909
460,228
472,137
2023
2.6%
12,096
458,114
470,210
2022
3.2%
14,796
453,421
468,217
2021
5.4%
25,286
439,583
464,869
2020
10.0%
46,320
415,896
462,216
2019
2.4%
11,283
466,394
477,677
2018
2.3%
10,937
470,597
481,534
2017
2.1%
10,188
474,462
484,650
2016
2.7%
13,084
471,462
484,546
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 Honolulu County
165.5 per 100,0002025. Hawaii: 205.1.
1,384.4 per 100,0002025. Hawaii: 1,603.8.
4murders2025, 1,633 violent crimes in all.
Earlier years
Year
Violent
Rate
Property
Rate
2025
1,633
165.5
13,664
1,384.4
2024
2,128
214.3
18,790
1,892.3
2023
2,189
221.7
20,729
2,099.0
2022
2,753
276.7
26,286
2,642.3
2021
2,662
270.2
29,012
2,945.0
2020
2,497
258.4
25,731
2,662.5
2019
2,763
283.4
29,726
3,049.1
2018
2,574
262.1
29,118
2,965.1
2017
2,440
246.4
27,477
2,774.4
2016
2,366
237.7
30,192
3,032.6
By police agency (1)
Agency
Year
Violent
Property
People served
Honolulu Police Department
2025
1,633
13,664
987,000
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
1.81 per 1,000 residents2025, 1 agency serving 987,000 people.
1,785sworn officers2025, full-time, as of October 31.
471civilian staff2025, full-time.
Agencies counted (1), 2025
Agency
Officers
Civilians
People served
Honolulu Police Department
1,785
471
987,000
Earlier years
Year
Officers
Per 1,000
Civilians
Agencies
2025
1,785
1.81
471
1
2024
1,809
1.82
483
1
2023
1,800
1.82
449
1
2022
1,857
1.87
404
1
2021
1,942
1.97
495
1
2020
2,005
2.07
511
1
2019
1,864
1.91
485
1
2018
1,942
1.98
492
1
2017
2,013
2.03
497
1
2016
2,042
2.05
495
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 Honolulu County Prosecuting Attorney?
Steve Alm is the Prosecuting Attorney of Honolulu County, Hawaii.
Who are the Honolulu County commissioners?
Andria Tupola (Councilmember, District I); Matt Weyer (Councilmember, District II); Esther Kiaaina (Councilmember, District III); Tommy Waters (Councilmember, District IV); Scott Y. Nishimoto (Councilmember, District V); Tyler Dos Santos-Tam (Councilmember, District VI); Radiant Cordero (Councilmember, District VII); Val Aquino Okimoto (Councilmember, District VIII); Augie (Augie T) Tulba (Councilmember, District IX); Rick Blangiardi (Mayor).
What is the population of Honolulu County?
About 1,001,146 people, with a median age of 39.8; the median household income is $106,195 and 9.2% live below the poverty line (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates).
What is the unemployment rate in Honolulu County?
3.0% in September 2026 (preliminary): 14,636 people unemployed in a labor force of 484,553, against 2.2% a year earlier (Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, not seasonally adjusted).
How many local governments are there in Honolulu County?
5 in the Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments: 1 municipal and 4 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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