Hawaii
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Hawaii Population News Articles
Population Density
Historic & Projected Growth
Population by County
POPULATION DENSITY
People per square mile, 2010: 211.8
People per square mile, 2020: 226.6
HISTORIC & PROJECTED GROWTH 1790 TO 2040
Year |
Population |
1790 |
0 |
1800 |
0 |
1810 |
0 |
1820 |
0 |
1830 |
0 |
1840 |
0 |
1850 |
0 |
1860 |
0 |
1870 |
0 |
1880 |
0 |
1890 |
0 |
1900 |
769,913 |
1910 |
964,691 |
1920 |
1,108,229 |
1930 |
1,211,537 |
1940 |
1,360,301 |
1950 |
499,794 |
1960 |
632,772 |
1970 |
769,913 |
1980 |
964,691 |
1990 |
1,108,229 |
2000 |
1,211,537 |
2010 |
1,360,301 |
2020 |
1,455,271 |
2030 |
1,548,831 |
2040 |
1,619,703 |
SOURCE: U.S. Bureau of the Census & Weldon Cooper Center, Demographics Research Group
(The Census Bureau and Weldon Cooper Center have not yet provided updated State projections to reflect 2020 census numbers.)
Population by County
Census 2020 Population |
Census 2010 Population |
Change from 2010 |
Percent Change |
|
HAWAII |
1,360,301 |
1,211,537 |
148,764 |
12.28% |
Hawaii County |
200629 |
185,079 |
15,550 |
8.40% |
Honolulu County |
1016508 |
953,207 |
63,301 |
6.64% |
Kalawao County |
82 |
90 |
-8 |
-8.89% |
Kauai County |
73298 |
67,091 |
6,207 |
9.25% |
Maui County |
164754 |
154,834 |
9,920 |
6.41% |
SOURCE: U.S. Bureau of the Census
Hawaii Population News Articles
Honolulu Harbor Isn’t Ready for Climate Change – October 13, 2023
Maui wildfire cleanup could become one of America’s most complicated processes due to cultural sites – October 4, 2023
Cesspools Are Killing Hawai‘i’s Coral – But It Doesn’t Have to Be That Way – September 25, 2023
How the Homelessness Problem in Hawaii Compares to Other States – September 25, 2023
Compound Events Contributing To More Extreme Weather – September 20, 2023
Hispanics Are The Fastest Growing Demographic In Hawaii. They Need More Services To Keep Pace – September 18, 2023
Climate change is turning Hawaii into a giant cesspool—literally – July 6, 2023
Incentives offered for Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam employees to ride Skyline rail to help ease base traffic congestion – June 30, 2023
Fecal bacteria found at a number of Hawaii beaches – June 23, 2023
It’s the season of cheap flights to Hawaii, but not everyone is rolling out the welcome mat – June 20, 2023
8 Reasons You Don’t Want To Retire in Hawaii – June 19, 2023
Finding safe haven in the climate change future: Alaska and Hawaii – December 10, 2022
Defense bill seeks to protect, restore threatened reefs – December 8, 2022
Drought in Hawaii is fueling rare November wildfire concerns – November 22, 2022
Support for tourism in Hawaii declining. Fear for environment – November 23, 2022
Volcano Watch – Picturing a plume – July 7, 2022
Hawaii sets new emissions target as it pursues goal of 100% renewable energy by 2045 – July 6, 2022
Study: Climate change threatens Hawaiian waters that serve as home to humpback whales – July 4, 2022
Staffing and budget constraints could hinder EMS – June 14, 2022
‘A really bad problem’: Water quality report finds 3 Hawaii beaches with consistently high bacteria levels – June 13, 2022
Defying forecasts for wet season, drought conditions spread statewide – March 11, 2022
Navy Fuel Leak Prompts Honolulu Plea for Water Conservation – March 10, 2022
Plastic Pollution in Hawaii – March 1, 2022
Maui Is Getting Ready To Move Part Of A Major Highway Due To Climate Change – February 24, 2022
Honolulu shut down its largest water source in Oahu due to reported contamination of Navy well near Pearl Harbor – December 5, 2021
Marine Sanctuary Off of Hawaiian Islands Under Consideration by NOAA – November 22, 2021
Kuhio Highway Paving Project In Kilauea To Be Temporarily Suspended Until January 2022 – November 9, 2021
Endangered Hawaiian bees, snails and birds get $1M for research – November 4, 2021
How We’re Loving Hawaiian Wildlife to Death – August 31, 2021
Hawaii on track to meet zero emissions deadline in effort to fight climate change – August 26, 2021
High-Tech Solutions for Cesspool Pollution in Hawaiʻi – August 17, 2021
Hawaiians Look to Tradition to Cope With Climate Change – August 15, 2021
Hawaii To Add Fee To Tours, Water Activities To Help Protect The Ocean – June 22, 2021
Governor approves nine bills to protect Hawaii’s sharks and other aquatic resources – June 10, 2021
Experts Forecast A Destructive Wildfire Season In Hawaii This Year – June 10, 2021
Researchers: Lost Fishing Equipment Threatens Ocean Life – June 2, 2021
Maui Council Measure Would Pause Hotel Building Permits – May 26, 2021
VNR: Sea-level rise drives wastewater leakage to coastal waters in Honolulu – March 14, 2021
Hawaii’s rains, floods cited as examples of climate change – March 13, 2021
How Hawaii’s Light Pollution Affects Wildlife and Humans – March 3, 2021
Meet the blue rice coral – February 21, 2021
Honolulu Bans Single-Use Plastics Starting January 2021 – December 1, 2020
In a bid to help Hawaii feed itself, scientists are using modern technology to revive 2000-year-old fishponds – December 1, 2020
Broken corals found in Makako Bay are reattached – November 30, 2020
An effort to clean up a marine wildlife sanctuary yields 82,000 pounds of trash – November 15, 2020
Don’t flush, burn it! Incineration toilet could solve cesspool problem – November 15, 2020
Hawaii ‘coal ban bill’ becomes law – September 25, 2020
Hawaiian reefs lost almost half their fish to pollution and fishing – September 21, 2020
Sea-level rise could claim 40% of beaches on Hawaii’s most visited island by 2050 – September 22, 2020
How Efforts To Save Hawaii’s Forests Are Preventing A ‘Freshwater Crisis’ – September 9, 2020
Wildfire and drought awareness campaign kicks off – September 1, 2020
EPA fines Honolulu, Hawaii counties $268k over large-capacity cesspools – July 22, 2020
EPA finds plastic trash contaminates 2 remote Hawaii beaches – July 21, 2020
Hawaii receives more than $4.2M to protect coastal communities – July 13, 2020
Federal, State agencies partner to protect marine life around Hawaii Island – July 1, 2020
Moving towards 100% renewable power in Hawaii (with a little help from sheep) – May 13, 2020
The Impacts of Climate Change and the Trump Administration’s Anti-Environmental Agenda in Hawaii – May 21, 2020
Hawaii’s native forests threatened – May 24, 2020
Amid shutdown, respite for Hawaii’s ecosystem – May 25, 2020
Rise of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere continues unabated – June 9, 2020
‘Point in Time’ survey tallies Oahu’s homeless – January 24, 2020
Hawaii health officials applaud state emissions reductions – January 17, 2020
Welcome to Hawaii’s ‘plastic beach’, one of the world’s dirtiest places – January 10, 2020
Hawaii Island Has Decades of Landfill Space But Still Faces Challenges In Dealing With Its Waste – January 9, 2020
County population up slightly, graying – January 6, 2020
Where Do All Of Hawaii’s Recyclables Go? No One Knows For Sure – October 21, 2019
Hawaii’s surf might disappear completely if climate change worsens, experts say – October 18, 2019
In Hawaii, Where Climate Change is a Fact of Life, a Community Foundation Gets Proactive – October 16, 2019
Record Heat Thrusts Hawaii Corals Into ‘New Era’ Of Bleaching – October 2, 2019
ASU working to save Hawaiian coral reefs during onset of new ocean heatwave – August 28, 2019
Hawaii Is Losing As Much Of Its Land To Wildfires As Any Other State – August 26, 2019
As impacts mount, some wonder whether ‘managed tourism’ is possible on Maui – August 25, 2019
Study shows birdsong loses complexity as population numbers decline – August 14, 2019
Climate Change Is Making Hawaii’s Beaches More Dangerous – August 14, 2019
Drenching showers set records ― and there’s more rain in the forecast – June 26, 2019
Visitors To Pay Kauai Park Fees As Concerns Rise About Overcrowding – June 25, 2019
Protecting the reefs – June 22, 2019
Study: All South Maui beaches exceed sediment standards – June 14, 2019
Another month, another worrisome record at Hawaii facility that measures CO2 – June 5, 2019
Tests show high levels of coral-harming chemical in Hawaii – April 28, 2019
City and County of Honolulu release inaugural Annual Sustainability Report – April 26, 2019
Hawaii makes steps toward carbon offset project – April 24, 2019
Hawaii’s islands are under threat from rising sea levels, experts warn – April 23, 2019
Hawaii launches on-bill financing program to expand clean energy access – April 16, 2019
Rare-plant hunters race against time to save at-risk species – February 7, 2019
Big Island residents say no to the idea of a rocket launching facility – February 6, 2019
How Many More Cars Can We Cram On Oahu? – February 1, 2019
Measure would fund additional ambulances for the Big Island – January 30, 2019
Lone Snail Dies, Species Now Extinct – January 14, 2019