California vs Hawaii

A Pacific construction file on $4.1B

Hawaii’s lead NAICS is commercial and institutional building construction. California’s lead NAICS is the same label. Shared peaks do not make the files interchangeable. Hawaii’s $4.1B construction mix sits on 1,446,146 residents. California’s $39.5B construction mix sits on 39,431,263. The island file is smaller in dollars and heavier per resident.

Hawaii files 75,796 awards. California files 639,340. Construction awards can be lumpy: facilities, housing, and base work can move a year. The packet does not split projects. Use the California and Hawaii state hubs for agencies and recipients. Cite USAspending.gov.

Hawaii’s $4.1B construction-led stock on 1,446,146 residents shares California’s peak label and wins intensity at $196.71 versus $135.64; California’s $39.5B stock on 39,431,263 residents remains the scale file. FY2026 of $284.5M versus $5.3B does not reverse California’s dollar lead.

Hawaii’s $196.71 reading inverts intensity

Hawaii’s 1,446,146 residents are about 4 percent of California’s 39,431,263. Hawaii’s $4.1B is about 10 percent of California’s $39.5B. Dollars outrun population, which is why $196.71 exceeds $135.64. Scale is California’s. Intensity is Hawaii’s.

Keep those per-capita figures labeled as Census-based packet figures on USAspending.gov obligations. They are not outlays per resident. Place-of-performance for construction can sit at a job site on the islands while contractors are headquartered on the mainland. The packet does not reallocate.

Questions

Does California or Hawaii have more federal spending?

California leads stacked USAspending.gov obligations $39.5B to Hawaii’s $4.1B. Hawaii leads spending per capita, $196.71 versus $135.64, on 1,446,146 residents against California’s 39,431,263. Award counts are 639,340 in California and 75,796 in Hawaii. FY2026 obligations are $5.3B in California and $284.5M in Hawaii.

Do California and Hawaii have the same lead industry?

Yes. Both peak in commercial and institutional building construction. Those labels sit on $39.5B in California and $4.1B in Hawaii. Award counts are 639,340 versus 75,796. A shared peak is a mix tag, not evidence that the files are the same size. The figures are USAspending.gov obligations, not outlays.

Why is Hawaii’s per-capita figure higher?

The packet reports $196.71 per capita in Hawaii on 1,446,146 residents and $135.64 in California on 39,431,263. Stacked stocks are $4.1B versus $39.5B, a smaller multiple than the population gap. Award counts are 75,796 versus 639,340. The packet lists USAspending.gov obligations only.

Are California vs Hawaii figures Treasury outlays?

No. The $39.5B and $4.1B totals, and FY2026 amounts of $5.3B and $284.5M, are USAspending.gov obligations. Outlays are cash payments and can lag. Spending per capita ($135.64 vs $196.71) uses Census population where present. Award counts in the packet are all-years totals, not a single fiscal year’s actions.