Hawaii State House District 3

State Legislative District Profile (Lower Chamber)

Overview

District ID
hi-hd-003
State
Hawaii
Chamber
Lower chamber
District Code
003
Land Area
91.5 sq mi
Water Area
54.8 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Hawaii State House District 3

Boundary as GeoJSON

Source: U.S. Census Bureau TIGER/Line state legislative district boundaries.

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Hawaii County91.54 sq mi100.0%2.3%

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Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Hilo CDP20.32 sq mi22.2%37.9%
Hawaiian Acres CDP19.43 sq mi21.2%100.0%
Orchidlands Estates CDP9.71 sq mi10.6%100.0%
Fern Acres CDP6.81 sq mi7.4%100.0%
Keaau CDP2.27 sq mi2.5%35.8%
Ainaloa CDP1.98 sq mi2.2%100.0%
Tiki Gardens CDP1.72 sq mi1.9%100.0%
Kurtistown CDP1.44 sq mi1.6%20.1%
Hawaiian Paradise Park CDP0.32 sq mi0.3%2.1%

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Overlapping Congressional Districts

Congressional districtPopulation in bothShare of this district's populationShare of the congressional district's populationShare of this district's land
HI District 225,170100.0%3.5%100.0%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau 2020 blocks and 2025 block equivalency files (119th Congress, 2024 state legislative plans).

Voters

Registered Voters
22,644
Active Voters
20,606 (91.0%)

Party Registration

This state's voter file does not record party registration.

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2023–202413,411 (59.2%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)

Turnout counts today's registered voters with a counted ballot in the cycle's elections (the odd and even year), as a share of today's registered voters. Voters who have since left the rolls are not counted.

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Source: Civitech voter file snapshot as of 07/18/2025. These are registered voters, separate from the Census population figures. Counts under 10 are suppressed and shown as "<10".

Demographics

Total Population
26,922 (± 2,135)
Median Age
45.3
Median Household Income
$73,277 (± $6,191)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
92.1%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
22.6%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 185,57120.7%
18 to 6415,35057.0%
65 and over6,00122.3%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)3,42912.7%
White, not Hispanic6,22123.1%
Black, not Hispanic940.3%
Asian, not Hispanic4,91018.2%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic690.3%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic4,69517.4%
Some other race, not Hispanic350.1%
Two or more races, not Hispanic7,46927.7%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 ACS 5-year estimates (tables B01001, B01002, B01003, B03002, B15003, B19013) for this state legislative district. Estimates are survey-based; ± figures are 90% margins of error.

Citizen Voting Age Population

Total Citizen Population
25,795
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
20,251

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic22,37986.8%
Hispanic3,41713.2%
White6,07723.6%
Black1090.4%
Asian4,29316.6%
American Indian / Alaska Native660.3%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander4,51417.5%
Two or More Races5,74122.3%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic18,48891.3%
Hispanic1,7658.7%
White5,49427.1%
Black1510.7%
Asian4,84823.9%
American Indian / Alaska Native2481.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander3,75218.5%
Two or More Races3,99419.7%

Source: Redistricting Data Hub / U.S. Census Bureau CVAP Special Tabulation (2020-2024 ACS 5-year).