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NoiseAbove scores aircraft noise from 1 (minimal) to 10 (extreme) for 116 Hawaii towns and cities with 1,000 or more people, from a year of recorded flight tracks. The typical (median) town scores 1; 19 score 6 or higher (major aircraft noise or worse).
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Largest cities
Town Score Loud / day People Urban Honolulu 5 14 337,256 East Honolulu 3 4.2 49,914 Pearl City 6 19 47,698 Hilo 1 0 43,263 Kailua 1 0.2 38,635 Waipahu 7 60 38,216 Kaneohe 3 2.5 34,597 Mililani Town 5 14 27,629 Kahului 2 1.1 26,337 Ewa Gentry 8 111 22,690 Mililani Mauka 4 7.0 21,039 Kihei 2 1.0 20,881
Quietest towns
Lowest scores among towns where receivers track low aircraft well (high confidence).
Town Score Loud / day People Waianae 1 0 13,177 Makaha 1 0.1 8,278 Lanai City 1 0.1 3,102 Waikapu 1 0.1 2,965 Puhi 1 0.1 2,906 Kailua 1 0.2 38,635 Keokea 1 0.2 1,612 Punaluu 1 0.3 1,164 Ahuimanu 2 0.6 8,810 Kahaluu 2 0.6 4,738
Noisiest towns
Town Score Loud / day People Kapolei 9 163 15,186 Iroquois Point 9 148 3,374 Ocean Pointe 9 134 8,361 Ewa Beach 8 117 14,955 Ewa Gentry 8 111 22,690 Ko Olina 8 108 1,799 Hickam Housing 8 80 6,920 Waikele 8 75 7,479 Wheeler AFB 8 53 1,634 Waipahu 7 60 38,216
All Hawaii towns
A C E F H I K L M N O P R S U V W
Town Score Loud / day People A Ahuimanu 2 0.6 8,810 Aiea 7 43 9,338 Ainaloa 1 0 2,965 Anahola 1 0 2,223 C Captain Cook 1 0 3,429 E East Honolulu 3 4.2 49,914 Eleele 1 0 2,390 Ewa Beach 8 117 14,955 Ewa Gentry 8 111 22,690 Ewa Villages 6 18 6,108 F Fern Acres 1 0 1,504 H Haiku-Pauwela 1 0 8,118 Halawa 7 55 14,014 Haleiwa 5 8.5 3,970 Hana 1 0 1,235 Hanamaulu 5 5.6 3,835 Hanapepe 1 0 2,638 Hauula 1 0 4,148 Hawaiian Acres 1 0 2,700 Hawaiian Beaches 1 0 4,280 Hawaiian Ocean View 1 0 4,437 Hawaiian Paradise Park 1 0 11,404 Hawi 1 0 1,081 Heeia 2 0.9 4,963 Hickam Housing 8 80 6,920 Hilo 1 0 43,263 Holualoa 1 0 8,538 Honalo 1 0 2,423 Honaunau-Napoopoo 1 0 2,567 Honokaa 1 0 2,258 I Iroquois Point 9 148 3,374 K Kaaawa 2 0.8 1,379 Kaanapali 1 0 1,045 Kahaluu 2 0.6 4,738 Kahaluu-Keauhou 1 0 3,549 Kahuku 1 0 2,614 Kahului 2 1.1 26,337 Kailua 1 0.1 11,975 Kailua 1 0.2 38,635 Kalaheo 1 0 4,595 Kaneohe 3 2.5 34,597 Kapaa 1 0 10,699 Kapaau 1 0 1,734 Kapolei 9 163 15,186 Kaunakakai 1 0 3,425 Keaau 1 0 2,253 Kealakekua 1 0 2,019 Kekaha 1 0 3,537 Keokea 1 0.2 1,612 Kihei 2 1.0 20,881 Kilauea 1 0 2,803 Ko Olina 8 108 1,799 Koloa 1 0 2,144 Kualapuu 1 0 2,027 Kula 1 0.1 6,452 Kurtistown 1 0 1,298 L Lahaina 1 0 11,704 Laie 1 0 6,138 Lanai City 1 0.1 3,102 Lawai 1 0 2,363 Leilani Estates 1 0 1,560 Lihue 3 2.9 6,455 M Maili 2 0.8 9,488 Makaha 1 0.1 8,278 Makaha Valley 1 0 1,341 Makakilo 4 5.9 18,248 Makawao 1 0 7,184 Maunawili 3 2.8 2,040 Mililani Mauka 4 7.0 21,039 Mililani Town 5 14 27,629 Mokuleia 4 6.1 1,811 Mountain View 1 0 3,924 N Nanakuli 3 4.4 12,666 Nanawale Estates 1 0 1,426 Napili-Honokowai 1 0 7,261 O Ocean Pointe 9 134 8,361 Olinda 1 0 1,084 Omao 1 0.1 1,301 Orchidlands Estates 1 0 2,815 P Pahala 1 0 1,356 Paia 1 0 2,668 Papaikou 1 0 1,314 Pearl City 6 19 47,698 Pepeekeo 1 0 1,789 Princeville 1 0 2,158 Puhi 1 0.1 2,906 Pukalani 1 0 7,574 Punaluu 1 0.3 1,164 Pupukea 4 4.6 4,551 R Royal Kunia 7 40 14,525 S Schofield Barracks 6 34 16,370 U Urban Honolulu 5 14 337,256 V Volcano 1 0 2,575 W Wahiawa 5 15 17,821 Waialua 4 4.2 3,860 Waianae 1 0 13,177 Waihee-Waiehu 1 0 8,841 Waikapu 1 0.1 2,965 Waikele 8 75 7,479 Waikoloa Village 1 0 6,362 Wailea 2 1.2 5,938 Wailua 1 0 2,254 Wailua Homesteads 1 0 5,188 Wailuku 1 0 15,313 Waimalu 7 43 13,730 Waimanalo 5 9.3 5,451 Waimanalo Beach 5 8.1 4,481 Waimea 1 0 9,212 Waimea 1 0.1 1,855 Wainaku 1 0 1,224 Waipahu 7 60 38,216 Waipio 7 39 11,674 Waipio Acres 7 41 5,236 West Loch Estate 4 6.1 5,485 Wheeler AFB 8 53 1,634 Whitmore Village 5 15 4,499
Loud / day: aircraft louder than 60 dBA outdoors per day. Flight data November 13, 2025 to November 11, 2026. How the score works .