Internet access in Hawaii

Fiber, gigabit, cable and 5G reach: Hawaii vs. US
Fiber to the home
  • Hawaii64.2%
  • US55.9%
Gigabit plans
  • Hawaii76.1%
  • US69.2%
Cable
  • Hawaii91.8%
  • US83.1%
5G (35/3 Mbps), by area
  • Hawaii34.4%
  • US39.4%

Source: FCC National Broadband Map, December 2025 data.

  • Broadband subscription: 92% of 492,453 households (US 91%), 13th of 50 states (1 = highest).
  • How homes connect: cable, fiber or DSL 79.4%; cellular data only 10.5% (US 11.5%); satellite 4.9%; no subscription 7.8%. Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2020–2024 (table S2801)
  • Fiber to the home: available at 64.2% of 603,504 homes and businesses (US 55.9%), 14th of 50 states (1 = highest). Gigabit plans: 76.1%. Cable: 91.8%.
  • Wireless: 5G at 35/3 Mbps covers 34.4% of the state's area (US 39.4%), 40th of 50 states (1 = widest); fixed wireless home internet reaches 65.7% of locations. Source: FCC National Broadband Map, December 2025 data
  • Cities we track: broadband is highest in Kaneohe (93.7%) and lowest in Honolulu (89.2%) of 2 Hawaii cities on this site. Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2020–2024 (table S2801)
  • Fiber by city: Kaneohe has the widest fiber reach among the cities we track (70.8% of homes); Honolulu the narrowest (63.3%). Source: FCC National Broadband Map, December 2025 data
  • Power behind the network: Hawaii electric customers averaged 321 minutes without power in 2024. Outages that long outlast the backup batteries in cable nodes and fiber cabinets. Source: EIA Form 861 reliability data, 2019–2024
How Hawaii households get online
Broadband
  • Hawaii92%
  • US91%
Cable, fiber, DSL
  • Hawaii79.4%
  • US75.6%
Cellular only
  • Hawaii10.5%
  • US11.5%
No internet
  • Hawaii7.8%
  • US8.9%

Source: Census ACS 2020–2024.

Fiber availability, Hawaii and nearby states
  • Hawaii64.2%
  • Oregon51.8%
  • California40.6%
  • Washington37.8%

Hawaii is 1st of 4 on fiber reach. Source: FCC National Broadband Map, December 2025 data.

Checked September 2026.

Who to call in Hawaii, city by city

Call the company on your bill; our internet outage guide covers the rest.

Frequently asked questions

Is there an internet outage in Hawaii right now?

Not on this site: no reports from Hawaii in the last 24 hours.

How many homes in Hawaii can get fiber internet?

FCC data for December 2025 shows fiber to the home available at 64.2% of 603,504 homes and businesses in Hawaii, against 55.9% nationally. Gigabit plans reach 76.1%.

What share of Hawaii households has no internet?

Census ACS 2020–2024 estimates put 7.8% of Hawaii households without any internet subscription, and 10.5% online only through a cellular data plan.

Which Hawaii city has the highest broadband rate?

Among the Hawaii cities on this site, Kaneohe has the highest share of households with broadband (93.7%) and Honolulu the lowest (89.2%).

Report counts are user-submitted; other figures name their official source. How our data works

Cities in Hawaii with Internet Outages Information

Hilo

no reports in the last 24 hours · pop. 45,289

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Honolulu

no reports in the last 24 hours · pop. 347,397

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Kailua

no reports in the last 24 hours · pop. 38,758

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Kaneohe

no reports in the last 24 hours · pop. 35,871

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