Hawaii storm damage and disaster statistics
From 2016 to 2025 the National Weather Service logged 5,441 storm event reports in Hawaii, with property damage estimates totalling $5.7 billion. That is the 6th highest of the 50 states and D.C.
Flood was reported most often (218 reports). Wildfire accounted for the most reported damage ($5.6 billion). FEMA has issued 24 major disaster declarations for Hawaii since 2000.
storm event reports, 2016–2025
property damage estimated in those reports
major disaster declarations since 2000
hail reports, 0 of two inches or larger
tornado reports, 0 rated EF2 or stronger
home damage verified by FEMA inspectors since 2002
Reported storm damage in Hawaii, year by year
Largest single damage estimate
$5.5 billion
Wildfire, Maui Leeward West, 2023. Large events are recorded county by county, so one disaster can appear as several entries.
A quiet year on this chart can mean few damaging storms, or storms whose reports carried no damage estimate.
What hits Hawaii: reports and damage by type
- Flood 218
- Damaging wind 203
- Wildfire 77
- Winter weather 17
- Hurricane and tropical storm 17
- Lightning 6
- Hail 2
- Wildfire $5.6B
- Flood $130M
- Damaging wind $713K
- Lightning $48K
- Hurricane and tropical storm $10K
Federal disasters in Hawaii
FEMA has recorded 24 major disaster declarations, 6 emergency declarations and 24 fire management declarations for Hawaii since 2000.
The most recent major disaster declaration in this data is Hurricane Lala (hurricane), declared October 7, 2026.
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- Severe Storm 8
- Flood 5
- Hurricane 3
- Earthquake 2
- Volcanic Eruption 2
- Fire 1
- Biological 1
Home damage FEMA has verified in Hawaii
After a declared disaster, homeowners can register with FEMA and have their home inspected. These are the totals for Hawaii since 2006.
homeowners registered, across 9 disasters
damage verified by FEMA inspectors
individual assistance FEMA approved for those owners
homes inspected
inspections that found more than $30,000 of damage
average verified damage per inspected home
FEMA assistance is not insurance and is capped. It measures damage against its own habitability standard, and it counts only owners who registered and were inspected.
How Hawaii ranks
| Measure | Hawaii | Rank of 51 | In context |
|---|---|---|---|
| Storm event reports | 5,441 | 38th | 376 per 100,000 residents |
| Reported property damage | $5.7 billion | 6th | $3,936 per resident |
| Hail reports | 2 | 51st | 0 of two inches or larger |
| Tornado reports | 0 | 51st | 0 rated EF2 or stronger |
| Major disaster declarations since 2000 | 24 | 32nd | 6 emergency declarations |
| FEMA-verified home damage since 2002 | $278 million | 20th | 16,906 homeowners registered |
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PublicAdjuster.cc, "Hawaii storm damage and disaster statistics," https://publicadjuster.cc/data/hawaii/. Compiled from the NOAA Storm Events Database and FEMA OpenFEMA data, November 10, 2026.
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