Hawaii / AIANNHCE 5241 / Native Hawaiian area

Waiehu

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100.0%25/3 availability

100.0%100/20 availability

0.0%1000/100 availability

6Fixed providers

Figure 1. Location of Waiehu within Hawaii, with boundary detail (inset).

About the Tribal Area

Native Hawaiian homeland community in Hawaii, centered on Waiehu, . FCC BDC records show 6 fixed providers and 3 mobile providers across roughly 367 service locations, with current availability of 100.0% at 25/3 Mbps, 100.0% at 100/20, and 10.2% at 1000/100.

Tribal Area Description

In Hawaii, Waiehu has Hawaiian home lands managed by a Hawaiian entity. Maui coastal homestead region near Wailuku, providing housing and community development for Native Hawaiian beneficiaries.

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Table 1. Demographics

Indicator	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024
Population	1,638	1,606	1,478	1,548	1,799	1,839
Households	398	373	348	362	422	437
Median age	33.5	33.1	34.6	35.1	35.4	37.2
Male / Female	48.7% / 51.3%	47.1% / 52.9%	47.9% / 52.1%	49.9% / 50.1%	47.8% / 52.2%	47.9% / 52.1%
Avg. household size	4.12	4.31	4.25	4.28	4.26	4.21
Pop. density (per sq mi)	8088.1	7930.0	7298.0	7643.6	8883.0	9080.5
HH density (per sq mi)	1965.2	1841.8	1718.3	1787.5	2083.7	2157.8

Table 2. Economic & Education

Indicator	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024
Median household income	$95,250	$96,339	$102,188	$112,222	$111,167	$118,438
Per capita income	$29,394	$29,856	$32,518	$36,627	$35,022	$35,098
Poverty rate	6.3%	5.2%	4.3%	5.0%	8.9%	7.2%
Unemployment rate	2.7%	5.4%	5.7%	4.5%	4.0%	3.4%
HS diploma or higher	70.2%	70.0%	68.6%	67.0%	66.4%	67.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	15.4%	12.8%	14.8%	15.2%	14.3%	11.7%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates. Queried by AIANNHCE code. Population and household density are calculated from Census population or households divided by land area in square miles.

Table 3. Download/Upload Speeds (Mbps)

Period	Download	Upload
2019Q1	72.5 Mbps	12.2 Mbps
2019Q2	85.8 Mbps	10.9 Mbps
2019Q3	72.3 Mbps	7.5 Mbps
2019Q4	64.2 Mbps	12.1 Mbps
2020Q1	131.3 Mbps	11.6 Mbps
2020Q2	127.9 Mbps	13.8 Mbps
2020Q3	118.6 Mbps	11.4 Mbps
2020Q4	123.8 Mbps	11.4 Mbps
2021Q1	61.0 Mbps	11.6 Mbps
2021Q2	108.8 Mbps	12.3 Mbps
2021Q3	100.9 Mbps	11.3 Mbps
2021Q4	105.5 Mbps	11.0 Mbps
2022Q1	258.5 Mbps	19.6 Mbps
2022Q2	228.4 Mbps	13.9 Mbps
2022Q3	161.1 Mbps	11.9 Mbps
2022Q4	182.7 Mbps	15.0 Mbps
2023Q1	358.9 Mbps	21.4 Mbps
2023Q2	303.0 Mbps	45.2 Mbps
2023Q3	317.8 Mbps	150.7 Mbps
2023Q4	186.1 Mbps	44.0 Mbps
2024Q1	175.7 Mbps	39.4 Mbps
2024Q2	391.9 Mbps	100.2 Mbps
2024Q3	398.7 Mbps	74.1 Mbps

Table 4. Coverage by Tier (%)

Year	25/3	100/20	1 Gbps
2015	99.3%	0.0%	0.0%
2016	99.3%	99.3%	0.0%
2017	99.3%	99.3%	0.0%
2018	99.3%	99.3%	0.0%
2019	99.3%	99.3%	0.0%
2020	99.3%	99.3%	0.0%
2021	100.0%	100.0%	7.4%
2022	100.0%	100.0%	0.0%
2023	100.0%	100.0%	0.0%
2024	100.0%	100.0%	0.0%

Table 5. Adoption (%)

Year	All households	Low-income households
2017	80.5%	81.5%
2018	75.4%	71.0%
2019	79.4%	76.0%
2020	80.7%	75.0%
2021	83.0%	87.5%
2022	83.4%	82.4%
2023	86.3%	59.1%
2024	87.4%	56.5%

Table 6. Current Status (2024, %)

Tier	Coverage
25/3 Mbps	100.0%
100/20 Mbps	100.0%
1 Gbps	0.0%

Table 7. Comparison with National Averages (%)

Metric	Tribal	National
25/3 Mbps	100.0%	92%
100/20 Mbps	100.0%	85%
Adoption	87.4%	78%

Sources: FCC Broadband Data Collection, Ookla Open Data Initiative, and U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates. National benchmarks are carried over from the report comparison section.

Figure 2. Speed Trends (2019–2024)

Figure 3. Availability (2015–2025)

Figure 4. Adoption (2017–2024)

Figure 5. Current Status (2024)

Figure 6. Comparison with National Averages

Figure 7. Fixed Coverage by Technology (25/3 Mbps)

Figure 8. Mobile Area Coverage

Notes: speed trends reflect quarterly mean throughput. Availability shows the share of population with access. Tooltips on the charts expose the underlying values for each series.

Table 8. Broadband Provider Summary

Metric	Value
Fixed broadband providers	6
Mobile broadband providers	3
Broadband serviceable locations	367

Table 9. Broadband Providers

Fixed	Mobile
AT&T Inc.	AT&T Inc.
Charter Communications	T-Mobile USA, Inc.
Cincinnati Bell Inc.	Verizon Communications Inc.
T-Mobile USA, Inc.	—
Viasat, Inc.	—
Space Exploration Technologies Corp.	—

Table 10. Fixed Coverage by Technology (% of locations)

Technology	25/3	100/20	250/25	1 Gbps
Any Technology	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%
Fiber	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%
Cable	99.5%	99.5%	99.5%	0.0%
Fixed Wireless	0.3%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
Copper (DSL)	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
Satellite	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	0.0%

Table 11. Mobile Coverage (% of area)

Technology	Coverage
4G LTE	100.0%
5G-NR (Speed Tier 1)	100.0%
5G-NR (Speed Tier 2)	100.0%
Total area (sq mi)	0.421

Table 8. Coverage by Tier and Technology (% of locations)

Dec. 2022

Technology	2/2	10/1	25/3	100/20	250/25
All Fixed Wireless	9.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
All Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0
All Wired	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
Any Technology	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
Any Terrestrial	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
Cable	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
Cable/Fiber	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
Copper	2.1	1.6	0.8	0.3	0.0
Fiber	22.9	19.5	8.0	2.4	0.0
GSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0
Licensed Fixed Wireless	9.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
NGSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0
Other	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Unlicensed Fixed Wireless	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0

June 2023

Technology	2/2	10/1	25/3	100/20	250/25
All Fixed Wireless	60.5	2.6	2.6	0.0	0.0
All Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0
All Wired	99.2	99.2	99.2	99.2	99.2
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless	99.2	99.2	99.2	99.2	99.2
Any Technology	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.2
Any Terrestrial	99.2	99.2	99.2	99.2	99.2
Cable	99.2	99.2	99.2	99.2	99.2
Cable/Fiber	99.2	99.2	99.2	99.2	99.2
Copper	1.3	1.1	0.8	0.3	0.0
Fiber	30.2	27.3	16.4	11.7	10.1
GSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0
Licensed Fixed Wireless	60.5	2.6	2.6	0.0	0.0
NGSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0
Other	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Unlicensed Fixed Wireless	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0

Dec. 2023

Technology	2/2	10/1	25/3	100/20	250/25
All Fixed Wireless	61.9	2.7	2.7	0.0	0.0
All Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0
All Wired	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
Any Technology	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
Any Terrestrial	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
Cable	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
Cable/Fiber	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
Copper	1.4	1.1	0.8	0.3	0.0
Fiber	31.1	28.1	17.2	12.0	10.3
GSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0
Licensed Fixed Wireless	61.9	2.7	2.7	0.0	0.0
NGSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0
Other	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Unlicensed Fixed Wireless	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0

June 2024

Technology	2/2	10/1	25/3	100/20	250/25
All Fixed Wireless	1.9	0.8	0.8	0.0	0.0
All Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0
All Wired	99.7	99.7	99.7	99.7	99.7
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless	99.7	99.7	99.7	99.7	99.7
Any Technology	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.7
Any Terrestrial	99.7	99.7	99.7	99.7	99.7
Cable	99.7	99.7	99.7	99.7	99.7
Cable/Fiber	99.7	99.7	99.7	99.7	99.7
Copper	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Fiber	10.3	10.3	10.3	10.3	10.3
GSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0
Licensed Fixed Wireless	1.9	0.8	0.8	0.0	0.0
NGSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0
Other	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Unlicensed Fixed Wireless	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0

Dec. 2024

Technology	2/2	10/1	25/3	100/20	250/25	1000/100
All Fixed Wireless	1.9	0.8	0.8	0.0	0.0	0.0
All Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0
All Wired	99.5	99.5	99.5	99.5	99.5	10.3
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless	99.5	99.5	99.5	99.5	99.5	10.3
Any Technology	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.5	10.3
Any Terrestrial	99.5	99.5	99.5	99.5	99.5	10.3
Cable	99.5	99.5	99.5	99.5	99.5	0.0
Cable/Fiber	99.5	99.5	99.5	99.5	99.5	10.3
Copper	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Fiber	10.3	10.3	10.3	10.3	10.3	10.3
GSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Licensed Fixed Wireless	1.9	0.8	0.8	0.0	0.0	0.0
NGSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0
Other	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Unlicensed Fixed Wireless	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0

June 2025

Technology	2/2	10/1	25/3	100/20	250/25	1000/100
All Fixed Wireless	1.4	0.3	0.3	0.0	0.0	0.0
All Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0
All Wired	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
Any Technology	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
Any Terrestrial	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
Cable	99.5	99.5	99.5	99.5	99.5	0.0
Cable/Fiber	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
Copper	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Fiber	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
GSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Licensed Fixed Wireless	1.4	0.3	0.3	0.0	0.0	0.0
NGSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0
Other	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Unlicensed Fixed Wireless	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0

FCC Broadband Data Collection (BDC), June 2025 filing vintage. Coverage values show the share of residential broadband serviceable locations by technology and speed tier across D22, J23, D23, J24, D24, and J25 filings.

Source: FCC Broadband Data Collection (BDC), June 2025 Filing (J25). Fixed coverage shows the share of residential broadband serviceable locations, and mobile coverage shows the share of tribal land area.