Hawaii / AIANNHCE 5088 / Native Hawaiian area

Kaupea

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100.0%25/3 availability

100.0%100/20 availability

0.0%1000/100 availability

6Fixed providers

Figure 1. Location of Kaupea within Hawaii, with boundary detail (inset).

About the Tribal Area

In Hawaii, this native hawaiian homeland community uses Kaupea as its main tribal area, and it . FCC BDC records show 6 fixed providers and 3 mobile providers serving roughly 326 service locations, with current availability of 100.0% at 25/3 Mbps, 100.0% at 100/20, and 98.8% at 1000/100.

Tribal Area Description

A Hawaiian entity in Hawaii, Kaupea is organized around Hawaiian home lands. The land base is relevant for broadband planning due to rural service coverage and middle-mile access constraints.

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Table 1. Demographics

Indicator	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024
Population	1,399	1,437	1,493	1,482	1,425	1,452
Households	361	346	390	384	380	391
Median age	36.7	35.6	38.3	39.1	40.0	40.5
Male / Female	47.9% / 52.1%	48.2% / 51.8%	48.8% / 51.2%	47.9% / 52.1%	46.9% / 53.1%	47.5% / 52.5%
Avg. household size	3.88	4.15	3.83	3.86	3.75	3.71
Pop. density (per sq mi)	16717.8	17171.9	17841.0	17709.6	17028.5	17351.1
HH density (per sq mi)	4313.9	4134.6	4660.4	4588.7	4540.9	4672.4

Table 2. Economic & Education

Indicator	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024
Median household income	$112,250	$120,139	$121,250	$131,875	$141,667	$146,141
Per capita income	$32,121	$36,303	$41,969	$44,672	$46,869	$48,664
Poverty rate	3.1%	2.9%	4.2%	5.5%	6.0%	5.9%
Unemployment rate	4.4%	3.6%	5.7%	6.1%	4.8%	5.3%
HS diploma or higher	73.3%	69.7%	71.0%	73.5%	72.0%	72.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	16.3%	20.0%	20.6%	20.2%	20.2%	19.6%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates. Queried by AIANNHCE code. Population and household density are calculated from Census population or households divided by land area in square miles.

Table 3. Download/Upload Speeds (Mbps)

Period	Download	Upload
2019Q1	103.1 Mbps	12.3 Mbps
2019Q2	114.1 Mbps	14.1 Mbps
2019Q3	150.4 Mbps	14.6 Mbps
2019Q4	125.8 Mbps	12.2 Mbps
2020Q1	162.4 Mbps	14.6 Mbps
2020Q2	144.8 Mbps	13.5 Mbps
2020Q3	155.5 Mbps	13.9 Mbps
2020Q4	175.3 Mbps	14.0 Mbps
2021Q1	157.8 Mbps	17.9 Mbps
2021Q2	195.9 Mbps	17.9 Mbps
2021Q3	183.7 Mbps	17.1 Mbps
2021Q4	202.9 Mbps	17.1 Mbps
2022Q1	200.2 Mbps	17.6 Mbps
2022Q2	274.2 Mbps	22.5 Mbps
2022Q3	271.1 Mbps	22.0 Mbps
2022Q4	229.5 Mbps	18.7 Mbps
2023Q1	218.7 Mbps	15.8 Mbps
2023Q2	245.4 Mbps	23.3 Mbps
2023Q3	286.6 Mbps	58.8 Mbps
2023Q4	312.5 Mbps	52.9 Mbps
2024Q1	294.9 Mbps	27.6 Mbps
2024Q2	288.3 Mbps	46.8 Mbps
2024Q3	354.8 Mbps	32.9 Mbps

Table 4. Coverage by Tier (%)

Year	25/3	100/20	1 Gbps
2015	100.0%	78.7%	78.7%
2016	100.0%	100.0%	78.7%
2017	100.0%	100.0%	78.7%
2018	100.0%	100.0%	78.7%
2019	100.0%	100.0%	78.7%
2020	100.0%	100.0%	78.7%
2021	100.0%	100.0%	0.0%
2022	100.0%	100.0%	0.3%
2023	100.0%	100.0%	0.0%
2024	100.0%	100.0%	0.0%

Table 5. Adoption (%)

Year	All households	Low-income households
2017	91.2%	70.0%
2018	89.4%	75.0%
2019	87.0%	72.7%
2020	81.8%	100.0%
2021	79.5%	100.0%
2022	76.8%	86.7%
2023	79.2%	90.0%
2024	81.3%	90.5%

Table 6. Current Status (2024, %)

Tier	Coverage
25/3 Mbps	100.0%
100/20 Mbps	100.0%
1 Gbps	0.0%

Table 7. Comparison with National Averages (%)

Metric	Tribal	National
25/3 Mbps	100.0%	92%
100/20 Mbps	100.0%	85%
Adoption	81.3%	78%

Sources: FCC Broadband Data Collection, Ookla Open Data Initiative, and U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates. National benchmarks are carried over from the report comparison section.

Figure 2. Speed Trends (2019–2024)

Figure 3. Availability (2015–2025)

Figure 4. Adoption (2017–2024)

Figure 5. Current Status (2024)

Figure 6. Comparison with National Averages

Figure 7. Fixed Coverage by Technology (25/3 Mbps)

Figure 8. Mobile Area Coverage

Notes: speed trends reflect quarterly mean throughput. Availability shows the share of population with access. Tooltips on the charts expose the underlying values for each series.

Table 8. Broadband Provider Summary

Metric	Value
Fixed broadband providers	6
Mobile broadband providers	3
Broadband serviceable locations	326

Table 9. Broadband Providers

Fixed	Mobile
Charter Communications	AT&T Inc.
Cincinnati Bell Inc.	T-Mobile USA, Inc.
T-Mobile USA, Inc.	Verizon Communications Inc.
Waimana Enterprises, Inc.	—
Viasat, Inc.	—
Space Exploration Technologies Corp.	—

Table 10. Fixed Coverage by Technology (% of locations)

Technology	25/3	100/20	250/25	1 Gbps
Any Technology	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	98.8%
Fiber	98.8%	98.8%	98.8%	98.8%
Cable	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	0.0%
Fixed Wireless	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
Copper (DSL)	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
Satellite	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	0.0%

Table 11. Mobile Coverage (% of area)

Technology	Coverage
4G LTE	100.0%
5G-NR (Speed Tier 1)	100.0%
5G-NR (Speed Tier 2)	100.0%
Total area (sq mi)	0.211

Table 8. Coverage by Tier and Technology (% of locations)

Dec. 2022

Technology	2/2	10/1	25/3	100/20	250/25	1000/100
All Fixed Wireless	3.7	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
All Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0
All Wired	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.3
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.3
Any Technology	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.3
Any Terrestrial	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.3
Cable	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0
Cable/Fiber	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.3
Copper	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.0	0.0	0.0
Fiber	14.1	11.7	5.5	2.8	0.3	0.3
GSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Licensed Fixed Wireless	3.7	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
NGSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0
Other	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Unlicensed Fixed Wireless	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0

June 2023

Technology	2/2	10/1	25/3	100/20	250/25
All Fixed Wireless	16.3	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
All Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0
All Wired	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
Any Technology	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
Any Terrestrial	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
Cable	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
Cable/Fiber	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
Copper	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.0	0.0
Fiber	14.8	12.4	6.7	3.3	0.3
GSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0
Licensed Fixed Wireless	16.3	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
NGSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0
Other	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Unlicensed Fixed Wireless	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0

Dec. 2023

Technology	2/2	10/1	25/3	100/20	250/25
All Fixed Wireless	13.2	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
All Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0
All Wired	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
Any Technology	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
Any Terrestrial	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
Cable	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
Cable/Fiber	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
Copper	0.3	0.3	0.0	0.0	0.0
Fiber	14.7	12.3	6.4	3.1	0.3
GSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0
Licensed Fixed Wireless	13.2	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
NGSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0
Other	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Unlicensed Fixed Wireless	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0

June 2024

Technology	2/2	10/1	25/3	100/20	250/25
All Fixed Wireless	14.7	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
All Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0
All Wired	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
Any Technology	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
Any Terrestrial	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
Cable	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
Cable/Fiber	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
Copper	0.3	0.3	0.0	0.0	0.0
Fiber	12.3	10.1	4.9	2.1	0.3
GSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0
Licensed Fixed Wireless	14.7	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
NGSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0
Other	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Unlicensed Fixed Wireless	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0

Dec. 2024

Technology	2/2	10/1	25/3	100/20	250/25	1000/100
All Fixed Wireless	15.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
All Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0
All Wired	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	98.8
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	98.8
Any Technology	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	98.8
Any Terrestrial	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	98.8
Cable	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0
Cable/Fiber	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	98.8
Copper	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Fiber	98.8	98.8	98.8	98.8	98.8	98.8
GSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Licensed Fixed Wireless	15.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
NGSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0
Other	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Unlicensed Fixed Wireless	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0

June 2025

Technology	2/2	10/1	25/3	100/20	250/25	1000/100
All Fixed Wireless	56.4	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
All Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0
All Wired	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	98.8
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	98.8
Any Technology	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	98.8
Any Terrestrial	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	98.8
Cable	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0
Cable/Fiber	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	98.8
Copper	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Fiber	98.8	98.8	98.8	98.8	98.8	98.8
GSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Licensed Fixed Wireless	56.4	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
NGSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0
Other	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Unlicensed Fixed Wireless	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0

FCC Broadband Data Collection (BDC), June 2025 filing vintage. Coverage values show the share of residential broadband serviceable locations by technology and speed tier across D22, J23, D23, J24, D24, and J25 filings.

Source: FCC Broadband Data Collection (BDC), June 2025 Filing (J25). Fixed coverage shows the share of residential broadband serviceable locations, and mobile coverage shows the share of tribal land area.