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Hilo-Kailua, HI metro area

Metro area housing permits

Hilo-Kailua, HI metro area building permits: new housing

1,076 new housing units permitted in the 12 months to September 2026, -9% on the year before, with $473M of construction value.

1,076
Housing units, last 12 months-9% vs. prior 12: $473M
Construction value: 3%
In 5+ unit buildings33 units: #193
Rankof 922

New housing units permitted per month

Places in the Hilo-Kailua, HI metro area

Hawaii County1,076

In 5+ unit buildings All new housing units

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October 2024	110 units	5 in 5+ unit buildings
November 2024	90 units	5 in 5+ unit buildings
December 2024	117 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
January 2025	154 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
February 2025	83 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
March 2025	109 units	5 in 5+ unit buildings
April 2025	90 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
May 2025	85 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
June 2025	76 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
July 2025	82 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
August 2025	92 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
September 2025	90 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
October 2025	80 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
November 2025	86 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
December 2025	70 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
January 2026	72 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
February 2026	63 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
March 2026	191 units	16 in 5+ unit buildings
April 2026	59 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
May 2026	59 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
June 2026	116 units	7 in 5+ unit buildings
July 2026	80 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
August 2026	100 units	5 in 5+ unit buildings
September 2026	100 units	5 in 5+ unit buildings

By building size

Last 12 months. Value is the construction cost reported on the permits.

Building size	Buildings	Units	Value
Single-family	946	946	$431M
2 units	5	10	$1.9M
3–4 units	22	87	$34M
5+ units	4	33	$6.5M

By year

Year	Housing units	In 5+ unit buildings	Value
2025	1,230	56	$521M
2024	982	0	$612M

Key facts

Hilo-Kailua, HI metro area permitted 1,076 new privately owned housing units in the 12 months to September 2026, worth $473,153,000 in construction value.
That is -9% compared with the 12 months before (1,178 units).
946 were single-family homes and 33 were in apartment buildings with 5 or more units (4 buildings).
The average single-family home permitted was valued at $455,284.
In September 2026, the latest month published, 100 units were permitted.
It ranked #193 of 922 U.S. metro and micro areas by housing units permitted in the period.
In 2025, the full year, 1,230 units were permitted ($521M).

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, data through September 2026. New privately owned housing units authorized by building permits, including the Bureau’s estimates for places that didn’t report; commercial buildings and renovations are not counted. How we use it

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