Hawaii State Senate District 5

State Legislative District Profile (Upper Chamber)

Overview

District ID
hi-sd-005
State
Hawaii
Chamber
Upper chamber (state senate)
District Code
005
Land Area
70 sq mi
Water Area
48.6 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Hawaii State Senate District 5

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Maui County69.96 sq mi100.0%6.0%

Showing all 1 county

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Kahului CDP12.99 sq mi18.6%90.3%
Wailuku CDP5.15 sq mi7.4%97.8%
Waihee-Waiehu CDP4.26 sq mi6.1%100.0%
Waikapu CDP0.64 sq mi0.9%5.8%

Showing all 4 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 255,218100.0%7.6%100.0%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
35,592
Active Voters
33,839 (95.1%)

Party Registration

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

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2023–202419,346 (54.4%)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
55,046 (± 2,128)
Median Age
42.8
Median Household Income
$102,758 (± $7,079)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
91.5%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
27.3%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 1811,87021.6%
18 to 6431,82757.8%
65 and over11,34920.6%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)3,8427.0%
White, not Hispanic7,09212.9%
Black, not Hispanic7551.4%
Asian, not Hispanic25,27845.9%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic230.0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic6,52911.9%
Some other race, not Hispanic770.1%
Two or more races, not Hispanic11,45020.8%

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
49,656
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
38,120

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic45,86092.4%
Hispanic3,7977.6%
White7,08514.3%
Black7461.5%
Asian20,84142.0%
American Indian / Alaska Native240.0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander6,00812.1%
Two or More Races8,76217.6%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic35,50993.2%
Hispanic2,6106.8%
White6,48117.0%
Black6481.7%
Asian18,34348.1%
American Indian / Alaska Native930.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander4,21811.1%
Two or More Races5,73815.1%

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