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Palavir · State of US Industries, 2026 Edition

State of Accommodation and Food Services in Hawaii, 2026 Edition

NAICS 72
May 28, 2026

1. Market sizing (2022)

Establishments
3,969
Employees
92,167
Annual payroll
$3.51B

2. National context

Hawaii accounts for 0.51% of the 771,856 US establishments in this sector and ranks 40th out of 51 reporting states.

3. Workforce wages

HI avg annual wage
$38,103
US avg annual wage
$25,598

Hawaii sector wages are +48.9% versus the national average for NAICS 72.

4. Federal exclusion overlay (state-wide)

OIG LEIE individuals + entities
177
SAM debarred/excluded
293

Exclusion counts are state-wide across all NAICS, not specific to Accommodation and Food Services. Sourced from OIG LEIE and SAM exclusion lists, as of 2026-05-27.

5. Top 3 counties by establishment count

RankCountyEstablishmentsEmployees
#1Honolulu County2,61754,606
#2Maui County57118,622
#3Hawaii County49011,857
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Sources & attribution
Census County Business Patterns 2022; ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates; OIG LEIE + SAM exclusion lists as of 2026-05-27.
Census data is public domain. Exclusion data sourced from https://oig.hhs.gov/exclusions/exclusions_list.asp and https://sam.gov/exclusions.