Editorial

Most disaster-prone counties in Hawaii

Hawaii has 99 county-level FEMA disaster declarations across 5 counties. The dominant hazard type is fire. Hawaii County leads with 29 declarations, followed by Maui County and Honolulu County.

This ranking shows every county in Hawaii ordered by how many times FEMA has issued a disaster declaration affecting it. Counties near coastlines, river systems, or wildfire corridors tend to appear at the top because the same geographic exposure produces recurring events across decades.

Each county links to a full disaster history page with the complete declaration timeline, hazard type breakdown, decade trends, and whatever FEMA spending data is available. For a national view, see the most disaster-prone counties in America page.

Hawaii ranking

All counties by FEMA declaration count

#CountyDeclarationsTop hazardFirst yearLatest year
1Hawaii County29Fire19732023
2Maui County29Fire19682025
3Honolulu County22Flood19742025
4Kauai County17Hurricane19742024
5Kalawao County2Biological19922020