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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 Kewalo within Hawaii, with boundary detail (inset).
About the Tribal Area
Kewalo in Hawaii is the primary broadband planning geography for this native hawaiian homeland community, and it . FCC BDC records show 6 fixed providers and 0 mobile providers, and current service levels of 100.0% at 25/3 Mbps, 100.0% at 100/20, and 100.0% at 1000/100.
Tribal Area Description
Hawaiian home lands in Hawaii are associated with Kewalo, a Hawaiian entity. 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
363
295
325
280
270
310
Households
60
48
53
52
52
60
Median age
39.9
38.8
38.8
37.5
40.0
32.7
Male / Female
48.8% / 51.2%
49.8% / 50.2%
53.2% / 46.8%
53.9% / 46.1%
58.1% / 41.9%
56.1% / 43.9%
Avg. household size
6.05
6.15
6.13
5.38
5.19
5.17
Pop. density (per sq mi)
18281.2
14856.6
16367.5
14101.2
13597.6
15612.0
HH density (per sq mi)
3021.7
2417.3
2669.2
2618.8
2618.8
3021.7
Table 2. Economic & Education
Indicator
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
Median household income
$124,375
$132,500
$132,083
$121,875
$128,750
$120,357
Per capita income
$29,501
$28,953
$27,243
$26,900
$26,599
$25,178
Poverty rate
2.2%
1.7%
0.6%
0.7%
0.7%
0.6%
Unemployment rate
3.1%
2.6%
2.5%
1.6%
3.7%
5.8%
HS diploma or higher
77.4%
78.4%
83.3%
82.4%
80.7%
80.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher
18.1%
16.3%
19.1%
14.8%
7.8%
10.0%
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
65.3 Mbps
56.7 Mbps
2019Q2
76.0 Mbps
45.6 Mbps
2019Q3
142.0 Mbps
50.2 Mbps
2019Q4
187.7 Mbps
49.2 Mbps
2020Q1
118.0 Mbps
47.4 Mbps
2020Q2
163.6 Mbps
43.6 Mbps
2020Q3
147.4 Mbps
56.2 Mbps
2020Q4
130.5 Mbps
66.4 Mbps
2021Q1
150.2 Mbps
38.1 Mbps
2021Q2
171.3 Mbps
42.3 Mbps
2021Q3
184.4 Mbps
51.7 Mbps
2021Q4
188.9 Mbps
59.9 Mbps
2022Q1
236.2 Mbps
32.8 Mbps
2022Q2
112.1 Mbps
25.6 Mbps
2022Q3
125.6 Mbps
15.6 Mbps
2022Q4
180.9 Mbps
39.6 Mbps
2023Q1
269.9 Mbps
86.9 Mbps
2023Q2
298.0 Mbps
89.0 Mbps
2023Q3
297.1 Mbps
91.4 Mbps
2023Q4
182.4 Mbps
52.0 Mbps
2024Q1
296.3 Mbps
65.0 Mbps
2024Q2
204.4 Mbps
94.3 Mbps
2024Q3
312.4 Mbps
94.8 Mbps
Table 4. Coverage by Tier (%)
Year
25/3
100/20
1 Gbps
2015
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
2016
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
2017
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
2018
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
2019
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
2020
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
2021
100.0%
100.0%
100.0%
2022
100.0%
100.0%
100.0%
2023
100.0%
100.0%
0.0%
2024
100.0%
100.0%
0.0%
Table 5. Adoption (%)
Year
All households
Low-income households
2017
70.5%
50.0%
2018
79.4%
33.3%
2019
86.7%
100.0%
2020
89.6%
0.0%
2021
90.6%
0.0%
2022
90.4%
0.0%
2023
94.2%
0.0%
2024
90.0%
0.0%
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
90.0%
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
0
Broadband serviceable locations
—
Table 9. Broadband Providers
Fixed
Mobile
AT&T Inc.
—
Charter Communications
—
Cincinnati Bell Inc.
—
T-Mobile USA, Inc.
—
Viasat, Inc.
—
Space Exploration Technologies Corp.
—
Table 10. Fixed Coverage by Technology (% of locations)
Technology
25/3
100/20
250/25
1 Gbps
Table 11. Mobile Coverage (% of area)
Technology
Coverage
No data
—
Table 8. Coverage by Tier and Technology (% of locations)
No technology-by-tier FCC BDC coverage matrix is available for this tribal area in the local AIANNHCE files.
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.