Hawaii State Senate District 3

State Legislative District Profile (Upper Chamber)

Overview

District ID
hi-sd-003
State
Hawaii
Chamber
Upper chamber (state senate)
District Code
003
Land Area
1,590.9 sq mi
Water Area
412.5 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Hawaii State Senate 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 County1590.94 sq mi100.0%39.5%

Showing all 1 county

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Honaunau-Napoopoo CDP38.01 sq mi2.4%100.0%
Hawaiian Ocean View CDP36.30 sq mi2.3%100.0%
Holualoa CDP35.10 sq mi2.2%100.0%
Honalo CDP27.17 sq mi1.7%100.0%
Volcano CDP26.69 sq mi1.7%100.0%
Kailua CDP13.80 sq mi0.9%100.0%
Captain Cook CDP12.86 sq mi0.8%100.0%
Kealakekua CDP10.00 sq mi0.6%100.0%
Kahaluu-Keauhou CDP8.01 sq mi0.5%100.0%
Kaiminani CDP4.88 sq mi0.3%13.1%
Discovery Harbour CDP3.56 sq mi0.2%100.0%
Naalehu CDP2.17 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Waiohinu CDP1.34 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Volcano Golf Course CDP0.93 sq mi0.1%99.9%
Pahala CDP0.64 sq mi<0.1%100.0%

Showing all 15 places

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 249,943100.0%6.9%100.0%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
36,348
Active Voters
32,269 (88.8%)

Party Registration

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

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2023–202422,158 (61.0%)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
52,607 (± 2,729)
Median Age
45.9
Median Household Income
$80,199 (± $3,836)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
91.5%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
33.4%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 1810,55920.1%
18 to 6428,83554.8%
65 and over13,21325.1%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)5,97511.4%
White, not Hispanic20,87939.7%
Black, not Hispanic3420.7%
Asian, not Hispanic8,69916.5%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic1830.3%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic5,28710.0%
Some other race, not Hispanic2450.5%
Two or more races, not Hispanic10,99720.9%

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
48,249
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
38,183

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic43,10689.3%
Hispanic5,14310.7%
White20,71342.9%
Black3400.7%
Asian7,19614.9%
American Indian / Alaska Native1810.4%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander4,3229.0%
Two or More Races7,80516.2%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic35,18792.2%
Hispanic2,9967.8%
White18,88949.5%
Black4521.2%
Asian6,99218.3%
American Indian / Alaska Native7011.8%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander2,9927.8%
Two or More Races5,17713.6%

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