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Hawaii State Public Library System

Honolulu, HawaiiLarge cityFiscal year July 2023 to June 2024

Hawaii State Public Library System is a public library system based in Honolulu, Hawaii, serving a legal service area of 1,446,146 residents through 51 library buildings and two bookmobiles. Of all 8,561 systems profiled nationwide, it ranks eighth for number of library buildings.

Among profiled systems serving 1 million or more residents, it ranks fourth for print volumes per resident, ninth for paid staff per resident and tenth for library floor space per resident, but ranks last for weekly open hours per outlet and last for local government's share of operating revenue. Against the median system of its size class, it records only 34% of the program attendance per resident and 34% fewer visits per resident.

Compare with similar-size systemsSystems serving 1 million or more

Hawaii State against the 35 systems of its size class

size-class median (50th percentile) · spine height = percentile within the class1.38Visitsper resident24th percentile2.43Checkoutsper resident36th percentile$28.76Spendingper resident16th percentile1.75Print volumesper resident90th percentile68.0Program visitsper 1,000 people7th percentile4.7Computersper 10,000 people41st percentile28.6Open hoursper outlet a week2nd percentile3.9Staff (FTE)per 10,000 people76th percentile
Gold tick: size-class medianVisits per resident1.3824th pct.Checkouts per resident2.4336th pct.Spending per resident$28.7616th pct.Print volumes per resident1.7590th pct.Program visits per 1,000 people68.07th pct.Computers per 10,000 people4.741st pct.Open hours per outlet a week28.62nd pct.Staff (FTE) per 10,000 people3.976th pct.

How the measures and percentiles are calculated

Hawaii State, building by building

The 51 buildings cover 716,166 square feet in total, 0.50 square feet per resident against a median of 0.39 for the size class. The largest building is Hawaii State Library at 105,000 square feet; the smallest is Naalehu Public Library at 1,676. The longest hours are at Kaimuki Public Library, 43.2 a week.

BuildingTypeTownHours a weekFloor area, sq ft
Hawaii State LibraryCentral libraryHonolulu41105,000
Aiea Public LibraryBranchAiea31.517,200
Aina Haina Public LibraryBranchHonolulu31.511,082
Ewa Beach Public and School LibraryBranchEwa Beach26.523,150
Hana Public and School LibraryBranchHana24.37,568
Hanapepe Public LibraryBranchHanapepe26.77,090
Hawaii Kai Public LibraryBranchHonolulu31.519,607
Hilo Public LibraryBranchHilo33.237,312
Honokaa Public LibraryBranchHonokaa26.23,040
Kahuku Public and School LibraryBranchKahuku268,100
Kahului Public LibraryBranchKahului31.516,070
Kailua Public LibraryBranchKailua37.811,500
Kailua-Kona Public LibraryBranchKailua-Kona30.810,500
Kaimuki Public LibraryBranchHonolulu43.219,500
Kalihi-Palama Public LibraryBranchHonolulu32.612,716
Kaneohe Public LibraryBranchKaneohe40.614,300
Kapaa Public LibraryBranchKapaa26.46,600
Kapolei Public LibraryBranchKapolei41.834,375
Keaau Public and School LibraryBranchKeaau26.55,600
Kealakekua Public LibraryBranchKealakekua26.33,229
Kihei Public LibraryBranchKihei30.518,700
Koloa Public and School LibraryBranchKoloa26.510,400
Lahaina Public LibraryBranchLahaina15.34,908
Lanai Public and School LibraryBranchLanai City26.47,568
Laupahoehoe Public and School LibraryBranchLaupahoehoe21.58,000
Library for the Blind and Physically HandicapBranchHonolulu32.311,788
Lihue Public LibraryBranchLihue33.222,300
Liliha Public LibraryBranchHonolulu31.513,900
Makawao Public LibraryBranchMakawao30.75,632
Manoa Public LibraryBranchHonolulu37.729,425
McCully-Moiliili Public LibraryBranchHonolulu31.516,532
Mililani Public LibraryBranchMililani37.814,900
Molokai Public LibraryBranchKaunakakai26.33,627
Mountain View Public and School LibraryBranchMountain View27.33,000
Naalehu Public LibraryBranchNaalehu281,676
Nanakuli Public LibraryBranchWaianae37.618,000
North Kohala Public LibraryBranchKapaau26.55,877
Pahala Public and School LibraryBranchPahala27.14,000
Pahoa Public and School LibraryBranchPahoa26.34,539
Pearl City Public LibraryBranchPearl City37.723,565
Princeville Public LibraryBranchPrinceville23.914,000
Salt Lake-Moanalua Public LibraryBranchHonolulu37.817,800
Thelma Parker Memorial Public and School LibraryBranchKamuela31.29,380
Wahiawa Public LibraryBranchWahiawa31.28,750
Waialua Public LibraryBranchWaialua34.33,300
Waianae Public LibraryBranchWaianae37.610,246
Waikiki-Kapahulu Public LibraryBranchHonolulu3110,963
Wailuku Public LibraryBranchWailuku3110,075
Waimanalo Public and School LibraryBranchWaimanalo26.78,601
Waimea Public LibraryBranchWaimea26.63,724
Waipahu Public LibraryBranchWaipahu31.417,451
Wailuku Public Library (Bookmobile Serv)BookmobileWailuku5.8

Hawaii State in numbers, FY 2024

Visits
2,002,235
Physical checkouts
3,512,685
…of children's materials
1,426,557
Electronic checkouts
1,716,408
…of e-books
795,397
…of e-audio
569,422
Registered users
1,016,000
Program sessions
3,839
Program attendance
98,390
Print volumes
2,530,918
Audio items (physical)
85,331
Video items (physical)
149,503
Public computers
685
Public service hours, all outlets
78,920
Paid staff (full-time equivalent)
566.5
Operating spending
$41.6 million
…on books and other materials
$3.6 million
Overdue fines on print items
charged

Where Hawaii State gets its operating money

Operating revenue came to $42.3 million, or $29.24 per resident. The local-government share sits 85 percentage points below the combined share for all profiled systems nationwide. Federal money made up 3.3% of the total.

This system93%All profiled systems, US85%
This system93%All profiled systems, US85%
  • Local government
  • State
  • Federal
  • Other (fines, fees, gifts, grants)

Hawaii State since FY 2019

Visits were 42% below the FY 2019 count of 3.4 million (size-class median: −34%). Physical checkouts moved 26% down over the same span.

FY 2019 = 10030507090110FY 2019FY 2023FY 2024
FY 2019 = 10030507090110FY 2019FY 2023FY 2024
  • Visits
  • Physical checkouts

Who comes to Hawaii State programs

Programs for children up to age 11 drew 69% of all program attendance, and sessions averaged 26 people each.

Children 0–1167,902Young adults 12–182,897Adults 19+7,854General interest19,737
Children 0–1167,902Young adults 12–182,897Adults 19+7,854General interest19,737

Closest in size nationwide

Of these six systems, three record more visits per resident than this one. The highest checkout rate in the group belongs to San Diego Public Library in California.

SystemBased inResidentsVisits per residentCheckouts per residentSpending per resident
Free Library of PhiladelphiaPhiladelphia, PA1,603,7971.021.24$73.89
Hillsborough County Public Library CooperativeTampa, FL1,559,6781.622.32$37.59
Sacramento Public LibrarySacramento, CA1,490,9151.352.84$38.30
Orange County Library DistrictOrlando, FL1,457,3301.532.77$35.79
San Diego Public LibrarySan Diego, CA1,385,3793.653.87$54.01
Riverside County Library SystemJurupa Valley, CA1,381,0451.331.95$29.08