Skip to main content
CivicGate

← State funding

HI — funding

Every dollar into HI and where it goes — federal spending by place of performance, the state government's own revenue and spending, and the money received by the state's officeholders and candidates.

Federal spending by place of performance · $22,645,277,351 in FY2025 · USAspending

Money into Hawaii — federal spending over time

Federal spending in Hawaii over time
FYHawaii
2016$11,794,937,643
2017$11,770,305,805
2018$12,449,861,732
2019$12,952,032,213
2020$19,026,274,485
2021$21,560,203,162
2022$17,227,336,019
2023$18,851,573,887
2024$22,020,576,635
2025$22,645,277,351

State government revenue — where it comes from (2023)

5 sources
  • Taxes$10,187,648,00053.0%
  • Federal transfers$4,626,402,00024.1%
  • Charges & fees$2,010,739,00010.5%
  • Miscellaneous$1,966,069,00010.2%
  • Local transfers$430,824,0002.2%

Revenue by source over time

State revenue by source over time
YrTaxesCharges & feesMiscellaneousLocal transfersFederal transfers
2017$7,029,026,000$1,896,868,000$1,805,612,000$225,764,000$2,779,631,000
2018$7,714,451,000$1,737,965,000$1,454,754,000$364,784,000$3,005,181,000
2019$8,207,524,000$1,790,173,000$1,508,512,000$402,052,000$2,879,326,000
2020$7,707,502,000$1,680,940,000$1,904,473,000$417,216,000$3,787,977,000
2021$8,046,691,000$1,469,071,000$1,972,091,000$426,423,000$5,547,149,000
2022$10,279,504,000$1,863,281,000$1,954,399,000$439,149,000$5,079,032,000
2023$10,187,648,000$2,010,739,000$1,966,069,000$430,824,000$4,626,402,000

How Hawaii spends — by function (2023)

10 functions
  • Education$5,732,456,00033.6%
  • Other$4,795,390,00028.1%
  • Public welfare$4,086,928,00024.0%
  • Health$723,509,0004.2%
  • Highways$675,156,0004.0%
  • Hospitals$456,260,0002.7%
  • Correction$233,021,0001.4%
  • Natural resources$141,000,0000.8%
  • Interest on debt$132,517,0000.8%
  • Police protection$71,301,0000.4%

Allocation by function over time

State spending by function over time
YrEducationOtherInterest on debtNatural resourcesCorrectionPolice protectionHighwaysHealthHospitalsPublic welfare
2017$3,409,534,000$2,442,394,000$113,927,000$153,800,000$228,515,000$44,862,000$310,916,000$571,337,000$617,798,000$2,984,377,000
2018$3,658,214,000$3,142,503,000$100,248,000$151,896,000$228,042,000$44,823,000$462,427,000$539,199,000$552,966,000$2,906,234,000
2019$3,973,774,000$3,257,611,000$106,596,000$140,701,000$241,512,000$47,780,000$552,129,000$601,935,000$531,509,000$2,868,969,000
2020$3,718,284,000$3,287,308,000$117,480,000$149,511,000$234,183,000$53,022,000$528,760,000$734,601,000$537,445,000$2,985,326,000
2021$3,616,893,000$4,038,975,000$134,673,000$150,784,000$221,229,000$62,513,000$662,064,000$743,891,000$504,209,000$3,535,565,000
2022$5,227,188,000$4,689,988,000$135,328,000$137,050,000$235,403,000$59,009,000$656,123,000$752,525,000$473,857,000$4,035,904,000
2023$5,732,456,000$4,795,390,000$132,517,000$141,000,000$233,021,000$71,301,000$675,156,000$723,509,000$456,260,000$4,086,928,000

People of Hawaii — money received

Data from FEC

Contributions received per year by role

Contributions received per year by role
xGovernorsRepresentativesSenatorsCandidates
2010$26,150
2011$7,428
2026$37,994$56,051
Brian SchatzsenatorD$0$49,138
Jill N. TokudarepresentativeD$0$37,994
Ed CaserepresentativeD$0$33,578
Mazie K. HironosenatorD$0$6,913
Josh GreengovernorD$0$0
Brenton AwacandidateR$0$0
Della Au BelatticandidateD$0$0
Jarrett KeohokalolecandidateD$0$0
Jill Naomi TokudacandidateD$0$0
Edward CasecandidateD$0$0
Totals (10)$0$127,623

Money = federal FEC contributions received (per calendar year). Coverage is partial; governors' state-level campaign finance isn't tracked, so their figures reflect any federal candidacies only.

Top areas (counties)

5 counties
  • Honolulu County$13,163,606,87971.1%
  • Maui County$3,088,177,70016.7%
  • Hawaii County$1,607,600,8898.7%
  • Kauai County$654,736,5303.5%
  • Kalawao County$4,509,3120.0%

By congressional district

Each district links to its U.S. House representative. Multi-district awards are counted in each, so these rank districts but don't sum to the state total.

20 districts

Top federal recipients in Hawaii

10 recipients
  • DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES HAWAII$2,989,879,31935.4%
  • COUNTY OF MAUI$1,687,567,98920.0%
  • DRAGADOS/HAWAIIAN DREDGING/ORION JV$1,467,673,18617.4%
  • HONOLULU, CITY & COUNTY OF$430,941,4515.1%
  • NAN INC$430,839,3035.1%
  • THE STATE OF HAWAII DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION$426,584,1175.0%
  • HAWAII STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION$306,114,0293.6%
  • HAWAII DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH$277,953,6273.3%
  • UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII$222,475,4512.6%
  • DEFENSE, HAWAII DEPARTMENT OF$211,669,4162.5%

Federal funding by district

Federal money by place of performance across HI's congressional districts. Click a district for its profile. Data from USAspending.

Loading district map…