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Hawaii building permits

According to permitsearch.us records, 747,182 permit records are on file for Hawaii (1961–2026).

Our records for this area are growing — figures reflect permits on file, not every permit ever issued.

Permits on file by year

Permit records on file by year, 2017 to 2026010,00020,00030,00040,00050,0002017: 21,910 records on file20172018: 22,658 records on file20182019: 24,119 records on file201924,1192020: 23,003 records on file20202021: 21,313 records on file20212022: 20,109 records on file20222023: 18,963 records on file20232024: 17,782 records on file20242025: 11,217 records on file20252026: 1,991 records on file2026
Show yearly totals
YearRecords on file
201721,910
201822,658
201924,119
202023,003
202121,313
202220,109
202318,963
202417,782
202511,217
20261,991

Top work types in our records

Top work types in our recordsunknownunknown: 373,166 records on file373,166electricalelectrical: 114,029 records on file114,029plumbingplumbing: 78,922 records on file78,922otherother: 76,189 records on file76,189buildingbuilding: 26,883 records on file26,883

38% of records on file show a final or completed status.

38% of records on file show a final or completed status38%

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Permit records by area

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Based on 747,182 permit records on file from HawaiiCountyHI (Tyler EnerGov), hi-honolulu (Socrata), 1961–2026. Last updated 2026-08-25.