Hawaii state government salary

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	Total state expenditures: ; $20.1 billion (2024 estimate)

This page describes the compensation for state government officeholders in Hawaii.

Legislator salaries

See also: Comparison of state legislative salaries

State legislative salaries, 2025^[2]
Salary	Per diem
$74,160/year	$225/day; only for legislators who do not reside on Oahu.

See also: Compensation of state executive officers

Office and current official	Salary
Governor of Hawaii Joshua Green	$184,860
Lieutenant Governor of Hawaii Sylvia Luke	$183,804
Attorney General of Hawaii Anne Lopez	$183,804
Hawaii Director of Commerce and Consumer Affairs Nadine Ando	$175,056
Hawaii State Board of Education Kauai County William Arakaki
Hawaii State Board of Education Hawaii County Kaimana Barcarse
Hawaii Director of Labor and Industrial Relations Jade Butay	$175,056
Hawaii Chairperson of Land and Natural Resources Dawn N. S. Chang	$175,056
Hawaii State Board of Education City and County of Honolulu Elynne Chung
Hawaii Director of Finance Seth Colby
Hawaii State Board of Education Maui County Kahele Dukelow
Hawaii State Board of Education City and County of Honolulu Mary Hattori
Hawaii Superintendent of Education Keith Hayashi	$250,000
Hawaii Commissioner of Agriculture Sharon Hurd	$175,056
Hawaii Public Utilities Commissioner Jon Itomura
Hawaii State Auditor Les Kondo	$175,056
Hawaii State Board of Education At Large Ken Kuraya
Hawaii Public Utilities Commissioner Naomi Kuwaye	$152,304
Hawaii State Board of Education At Large Wesley Lo
Hawaii State Board of Education City and County of Honolulu N. Makana McClellan
Hawaii State Board of Education Student Representative Mia Nishiguchi
Hawaii State Board of Education Military Liaison Angenene Robertson
Hawaii State Board of Education At Large Roy Takumi
Hawaii Public Utilities Commissioner Colin Yost	$152,304

See also: Hawaii court salaries and budgets

State court salary information
Supreme Court salary	Court of Appeals salary
Associates: $263,652^[3]	Associates: $245,088^[4]

Demographic data for Hawaii
	Hawaii	U.S.
Total population:	1,425,157	316,515,021
Land area (sq mi):	6,423	3,531,905
Race and ethnicity**
White:	25.4%	73.6%
Black/African American:	2%	12.6%
Asian:	37.7%	5.1%
Native American:	0.2%	0.8%
Pacific Islander:	9.9%	0.2%
Two or more:	23.7%	3%
Hispanic/Latino:	9.9%	17.1%
Education
High school graduation rate:	91%	86.7%
College graduation rate:	30.8%	29.8%
Income
Median household income:	$69,515	$53,889
Persons below poverty level:	11.6%	11.3%
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2010-2015) Click here for more information on the 2020 census and here for more on its impact on the redistricting process in Hawaii. **Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.

See also: Presidential voting trends in Hawaii

Hawaii voted for the Democratic candidate in all seven presidential elections between 2000 and 2024.

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Hawaii Salaries
Total state expenditures: $20.1 billion^[1] (2024 estimate)