Hawaii State Senate District 16

State Legislative District Profile (Upper Chamber)

Overview

District ID
hi-sd-016
State
Hawaii
Chamber
Upper chamber (state senate)
District Code
016
Land Area
27.8 sq mi
Water Area
0 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Hawaii State Senate District 16

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Honolulu County27.75 sq mi100.0%4.6%

Showing all 1 county

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Pearl City CDP6.04 sq mi21.8%66.3%
Waimalu CDP1.71 sq mi6.2%93.4%
Aiea CDP1.53 sq mi5.5%91.9%
Halawa CDP1.38 sq mi5.0%57.9%

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 157,229100.0%7.9%100.0%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
34,660
Active Voters
33,424 (96.4%)

Party Registration

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

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2023–202423,486 (67.8%)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
54,827 (± 2,444)
Median Age
47.1
Median Household Income
$122,206 (± $5,814)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
95.0%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
40.1%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 188,68215.8%
18 to 6431,26457.0%
65 and over14,88127.1%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)3,4226.2%
White, not Hispanic4,6218.4%
Black, not Hispanic6761.2%
Asian, not Hispanic31,75757.9%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic230.0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic3,4136.2%
Some other race, not Hispanic1840.3%
Two or more races, not Hispanic10,73119.6%

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
52,125
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
43,674

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic48,72593.5%
Hispanic3,3996.5%
White4,5518.7%
Black7071.4%
Asian30,12557.8%
American Indian / Alaska Native230.0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander2,8395.4%
Two or More Races6,92713.3%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic41,43294.9%
Hispanic2,2385.1%
White4,36710.0%
Black7951.8%
Asian29,00266.4%
American Indian / Alaska Native2260.5%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander2,1504.9%
Two or More Races4,90211.2%

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