Hawaii manufacturing fact sheet
THE FACTORY CENSUS, Q3 2026 · FACTORYREGISTRY RESEARCH · SNAPSHOT AUG 2026
As of AUG 2026, FactoryRegistry lists 606 manufacturing facilities in Hawaii, of which 272 (44.9%) carry a recent operating signal. That is 41.90 facilities per 100,000 residents.
Full census, Q3 2026 · Hawaii in the registry
Top counties
| COUNTY | FACILITIES |
|---|---|
| Honolulu | 406 |
| Hawaii | 61 |
| Maui | 61 |
| Kauai | 21 |
Leading industries
| SUBSECTOR | FACILITIES |
|---|---|
| 311 Food Manufacturing | 160 |
| 332 Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing | 60 |
| 327 Nonmetallic Mineral Product Manufacturing | 51 |
| 336 Transportation Equipment Manufacturing | 50 |
| 325 Chemical Manufacturing | 43 |
Largest listed employers
| FACILITY | CITY | EMPLOYEES |
|---|---|---|
| 13462 Brug Bakery | Honolulu | 100-499 |
| 255 Headquarters | Honolulu | 100-499 |
| Hawaiian Host Honolulu LLC | Honolulu | 100-499 |
| Honolulu Hi | Aiea | 100-499 |
| Lockheed Martin Corporation Ewa Beach HI - G Ave (3331) | Ewa Beach | 100-499 |
| 14582 Greenwell Farms, INC. | Kealakekua | 20-99 |
| 6870-68700002-1 | Kapolei | 20-99 |
| Akamai Maritime Solutions LLC | Waipahu | 20-99 |
| Aloha Water Company INC | Kapolei | 20-99 |
| Ball Beverage Pkg 199 Kapolei | Kapolei | 20-99 |
Ranked by reported employment band. Facilities whose sources report no band are not listed here.
Coverage
The registry lists 606 facilities in Hawaii against a BLS QCEW benchmark of 1,165 manufacturing establishments (2024) — coverage of 52.0%. The benchmark is a floor: QCEW counts establishments covered by unemployment insurance and so excludes most sole proprietors and some contract operations. The real number of manufacturing sites is therefore higher than the benchmark, and this percentage overstates coverage rather than understating it. Where it exceeds 100%, the registry lists more sites than QCEW counts establishments — which is expected in states with many small or single-person operations, and is also where duplicate listings would show up first.
FactoryRegistry Research, The Factory Census, Q3 2026 — factoryregistry.com/census/2026-q3/hi · press@factoryregistry.com