Hawaii / AIANNHCE 5177 / Native Hawaiian area

Panaewa (Residential)

The full tribal profile includes the report map, demographic tables, broadband tables, FCC provider sections, and interactive charts.

100.0%25/3 availability

100.0%100/20 availability

0.0%1000/100 availability

7Fixed providers

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

About the Tribal Area

In Hawaii, Panaewa (Residential) serves as the core tribal area for this native hawaiian homeland community. FCC BDC records show 7 fixed providers and 3 mobile providers across roughly 293 service locations, with current availability of 100.0% at 25/3 Mbps, 100.0% at 100/20, and 99.7% at 1000/100.

Tribal Area Description

Located in Hawaii, Panaewa (Residential) is a Hawaiian entity with tribal 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	1,297	1,301	1,534	1,500	1,531	1,503
Households	349	373	407	412	432	447
Median age	35.4	36.8	33.9	37.8	40.9	46.5
Male / Female	49.7% / 50.3%	53.6% / 46.4%	53.8% / 46.2%	53.9% / 46.1%	53.6% / 46.4%	55.0% / 45.0%
Avg. household size	3.72	3.49	3.77	3.64	3.54	3.36
Pop. density (per sq mi)	6800.1	6821.0	8042.6	7864.4	8026.9	7880.1
HH density (per sq mi)	1829.8	1955.6	2133.9	2160.1	2264.9	2343.6

Table 2. Economic & Education

Indicator	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024
Median household income	$53,523	$58,365	$60,917	$71,250	$75,000	$76,607
Per capita income	$18,446	$18,732	$20,119	$23,362	$24,637	$26,754
Poverty rate	16.2%	15.3%	14.5%	10.9%	10.5%	12.8%
Unemployment rate	7.8%	8.8%	7.6%	7.5%	6.2%	5.9%
HS diploma or higher	60.1%	65.1%	65.5%	64.5%	66.2%	65.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	11.1%	12.5%	13.1%	13.1%	13.0%	11.0%

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	86.0 Mbps	15.3 Mbps
2019Q2	53.3 Mbps	12.9 Mbps
2019Q3	35.6 Mbps	12.8 Mbps
2019Q4	194.5 Mbps	16.6 Mbps
2020Q1	140.3 Mbps	13.9 Mbps
2020Q2	164.9 Mbps	15.3 Mbps
2020Q3	136.3 Mbps	15.8 Mbps
2020Q4	186.4 Mbps	16.9 Mbps
2021Q1	198.9 Mbps	20.0 Mbps
2021Q2	362.7 Mbps	23.4 Mbps
2021Q3	165.2 Mbps	21.0 Mbps
2021Q4	84.2 Mbps	18.4 Mbps
2022Q1	248.1 Mbps	20.9 Mbps
2022Q2	210.1 Mbps	15.1 Mbps
2022Q3	214.2 Mbps	16.5 Mbps
2022Q4	236.1 Mbps	15.3 Mbps
2023Q1	231.1 Mbps	17.4 Mbps
2023Q2	191.0 Mbps	15.8 Mbps
2023Q3	178.8 Mbps	17.8 Mbps
2023Q4	225.5 Mbps	14.3 Mbps
2024Q1	118.8 Mbps	15.0 Mbps
2024Q2	198.9 Mbps	16.5 Mbps
2024Q3	329.2 Mbps	156.1 Mbps

Table 4. Coverage by Tier (%)

Year	25/3	100/20	1 Gbps
2015	100.0%	0.0%	0.0%
2016	100.0%	100.0%	2.8%
2017	100.0%	100.0%	2.8%
2018	100.0%	100.0%	2.8%
2019	100.0%	100.0%	2.8%
2020	100.0%	100.0%	2.8%
2021	100.0%	100.0%	0.0%
2022	100.0%	100.0%	0.0%
2023	100.0%	100.0%	0.0%
2024	100.0%	100.0%	0.0%

Table 5. Adoption (%)

Year	All households	Low-income households
2017	61.0%	73.3%
2018	60.2%	65.4%
2019	60.2%	70.0%
2020	60.3%	73.3%
2021	64.9%	65.0%
2022	66.0%	48.9%
2023	66.4%	36.2%
2024	66.9%	46.4%

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	66.9%	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	7
Mobile broadband providers	3
Broadband serviceable locations	293

Table 9. Broadband Providers

Fixed	Mobile
AT&T Inc.	AT&T Inc.
Charter Communications	T-Mobile USA, Inc.
Cincinnati Bell Inc.	Verizon Communications Inc.
T-Mobile USA, Inc.	—
Verizon Communications 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%	99.7%
Fiber	99.7%	99.7%	99.7%	99.7%
Cable	99.3%	99.3%	99.3%	0.0%
Fixed Wireless	99.7%	74.4%	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)	0.421

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

Dec. 2022

Technology	2/2	10/1	25/3	100/20	250/25
All Fixed Wireless	99.7	31.9	31.9	0.0	0.0
All Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0
All Wired	99.7	99.7	99.7	99.7	99.7
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless	99.7	99.7	99.7	99.7	99.7
Any Technology	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.7
Any Terrestrial	99.7	99.7	99.7	99.7	99.7
Cable	99.7	99.7	99.7	99.7	99.7
Cable/Fiber	99.7	99.7	99.7	99.7	99.7
Copper	6.2	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Fiber	2.4	2.4	1.0	0.3	0.0
GSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0
Licensed Fixed Wireless	99.7	31.9	31.9	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 2023

Technology	2/2	10/1	25/3	100/20	250/25
All Fixed Wireless	99.3	99.3	99.3	31.5	0.0
All Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0
All Wired	99.7	99.7	99.7	99.7	99.7
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless	99.7	99.7	99.7	99.7	99.7
Any Technology	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.7
Any Terrestrial	99.7	99.7	99.7	99.7	99.7
Cable	99.7	99.7	99.7	99.7	99.7
Cable/Fiber	99.7	99.7	99.7	99.7	99.7
Copper	6.2	0.3	0.0	0.0	0.0
Fiber	2.4	2.4	0.7	0.3	0.0
GSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0
Licensed Fixed Wireless	99.3	99.3	99.3	31.5	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	99.7	99.7	99.7	31.4	0.0
All Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0
All Wired	99.3	99.3	99.3	99.3	99.3
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless	99.7	99.7	99.7	99.3	99.3
Any Technology	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.3
Any Terrestrial	99.7	99.7	99.7	99.3	99.3
Cable	99.3	99.3	99.3	99.3	99.3
Cable/Fiber	99.3	99.3	99.3	99.3	99.3
Copper	5.5	0.3	0.0	0.0	0.0
Fiber	2.4	2.4	0.7	0.3	0.0
GSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0
Licensed Fixed Wireless	99.7	99.7	99.7	31.4	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	99.7	99.7	99.7	53.2	0.0
All Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0
All Wired	99.3	99.3	99.3	99.3	99.3
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless	99.7	99.7	99.7	99.3	99.3
Any Technology	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.3
Any Terrestrial	99.7	99.7	99.7	99.3	99.3
Cable	99.3	99.3	99.3	99.3	99.3
Cable/Fiber	99.3	99.3	99.3	99.3	99.3
Copper	4.8	0.3	0.0	0.0	0.0
Fiber	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
GSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0
Licensed Fixed Wireless	99.7	99.7	99.7	53.2	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	99.7	99.7	99.7	74.4	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	99.7
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.7
Any Technology	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.7
Any Terrestrial	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.7
Cable	99.3	99.3	99.3	99.3	99.3	0.0
Cable/Fiber	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.7
Copper	3.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Fiber	99.7	99.7	99.7	99.7	99.7	99.7
GSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Licensed Fixed Wireless	99.7	99.7	99.7	74.4	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	99.7	99.7	99.7	74.4	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	99.7
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.7
Any Technology	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.7
Any Terrestrial	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.7
Cable	99.3	99.3	99.3	99.3	99.3	0.0
Cable/Fiber	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.7
Copper	2.4	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Fiber	99.7	99.7	99.7	99.7	99.7	99.7
GSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Licensed Fixed Wireless	99.7	99.7	99.7	74.4	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.