Hawaii State Senate District 21

State Legislative District Profile (Upper Chamber)

Overview

District ID
hi-sd-021
State
Hawaii
Chamber
Upper chamber (state senate)
District Code
021
Land Area
23.8 sq mi
Water Area
11.7 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Hawaii State Senate District 21

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Honolulu County23.75 sq mi100.0%4.0%

Showing all 1 county

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Kalaeloa CDP6.10 sq mi25.7%100.0%
Kapolei CDP4.37 sq mi18.4%100.0%
Makakilo CDP3.82 sq mi16.1%100.0%
Ewa Villages CDP1.13 sq mi4.7%100.0%
East Kapolei CDP0.75 sq mi3.2%20.6%
Ewa Gentry CDP0.45 sq mi1.9%21.1%
Ko Olina CDP0.27 sq mi1.1%24.8%

Showing all 7 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 137,41262.9%5.2%51.1%
HI District 222,07437.1%3.0%48.9%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
32,489
Active Voters
30,572 (94.1%)

Party Registration

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

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2023–202419,716 (60.7%)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
62,867 (± 2,965)
Median Age
34.7
Median Household Income
$117,119 (± $4,599)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
94.1%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
29.3%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 1817,19427.3%
18 to 6438,31360.9%
65 and over7,36011.7%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)9,54015.2%
White, not Hispanic7,93512.6%
Black, not Hispanic1,8723.0%
Asian, not Hispanic19,41530.9%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic1030.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic7,39611.8%
Some other race, not Hispanic950.2%
Two or more races, not Hispanic16,51126.3%

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
60,139
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
43,264

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic50,71184.3%
Hispanic9,42815.7%
White7,99013.3%
Black1,7732.9%
Asian17,91529.8%
American Indian / Alaska Native960.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander6,80411.3%
Two or More Races12,14220.2%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic38,11488.1%
Hispanic5,15411.9%
White6,58015.2%
Black1,7604.1%
Asian16,52838.2%
American Indian / Alaska Native2830.7%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander5,22912.1%
Two or More Races7,80718.0%

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