Hawaii new construction report — Q1 2026
The bottom line
Hawaii's residential permit volume is up 35% quarter-on-quarter — a strong signal of demand acceleration. Trade contractors and suppliers serving this state should expect builder accounts to scale upward in the next 12 months. The state's top markets are visibly heating up.
Top movers this quarter
The Hawaii counties with the biggest quarter-on-quarter permit-volume change. Click any county for the full local market dashboard.
- Hawaii County: 310 permits this quarter (+74 vs 236 prior quarter).
- Maui County: 117 permits this quarter (+50 vs 67 prior quarter).
- Honolulu County: 188 permits this quarter (+25 vs 163 prior quarter).
- Kauai County: 39 permits this quarter (+22 vs 17 prior quarter).
Most-active builders
Licensed home builders in Hawaii ranked by Q1 2026 permit count. Click any name for the builder's full profile, permit history, and county footprint.
Per-permit builder attribution for Hawaii is limited this quarter. Per-permit feeds outside Florida are added quarterly — Hawaii will deepen as we add county portals.
What this means for trade operators
If you're an LBM operator, roofing contractor, HVAC company, plumber, concrete crew, or any trade serving Hawaii's new single-family construction market, this quarter's data points to a few practical actions:
- If you're not actively quoting the top 6 builders listed above, that's the call list for this week.
- If your service area covers any of the top-mover counties, you have leverage right now — builders there are scaling and looking for capacity.
- If you're considering expansion into Hawaii, the Hawaii dashboard has all counties scored against the trade you select. Drive-time analysis from your existing yard tells you which counties are reachable today.
This report is automatically refreshed every quarter from Census Bureau Building Permits Survey data plus county public records. The methodology is documented in our Census BPS data explainer.
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