Market data
Immigration in Hawaii: market data
What public records say about the market for immigration in Hawaii: how much demand the courts and agencies count, how many law offices serve it, how many people need help in Spanish, and the ad rules that apply. Every number links to the record it comes from.
Demand: what courts and agencies count
Counts of filings, crashes, complaints and enforcement in the records each agency keeps. A count shows where problems were recorded, not how many people will hire a lawyer.
| Measure | Value | Period | Place | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pending immigration court proceedings (respondents living in the state) | 1,406 proceedings | as of 2026-10-01 | Hawaii state | immigration-courts v1.0.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23739986 record eoir-state-hi · status P · checked 2026-10-28 |
| Residents with limited English (any language) | 144,945 ±3,422 people age 5+ | 2020-2024 | Hawaii state | legal-need v1.0.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23741886 record legal-need-hi · status P · checked 2026-10-28 |
| Noncitizen residents | 101,550 ±3,373 people | 2020-2024 | Hawaii state | legal-need v1.0.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23741886 record legal-need-hi · status P · checked 2026-10-28 |
| Federal immigration-offense defendants | 2 defendants | 12 months ending 2026-06-30 | District of Hawaii federal district | criminal-filings v1.0.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23744206 record criminal-filings:HI:2026-06-30 · status P · checked 2026-10-28 |
| Federal civil cases filed: immigration | 35 cases filed, three fiscal years | FY2023-2025 | District of Hawaii federal district | idb-civil v1.0.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23739969 record idb-hi-immigration · status P · checked 2026-10-27 |
| Pending proceedings at the immigration court | 1,358 proceedings | as of 2026-10-01 | Honolulu Immigration Court immigration court | immigration-courts v1.0.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23739986 record eoir-court-hon · status P · checked 2026-10-28 |
Lawyer supply
How many law offices and lawyers the federal statistics count here.
| Measure | Value | Period | Place | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New lawyers admitted | 188 lawyers a year | 2025 | Hawaii state | bar-pipeline v1.0.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23721443 record hi-bar-pipeline · status P · checked 2026-10-28 |
| Counties under 1 law office per 10,000 residents | 1 counties | 2026-Q1 | Hawaii state | deserts v1.0.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23721430 record deserts-15 · status P · checked 2026-10-28 |
| Counties with no law office | 1 counties | 2026-Q1 | Hawaii state | deserts v1.0.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23721430 record deserts-15 · status P · checked 2026-10-28 |
| Residents living in those low-office counties | 0 percent of residents | 2026-Q1 | Hawaii state | deserts v1.0.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23721430 record deserts-15 · status P · checked 2026-10-28 |
| Employer law firms | 549 firms | 2022 | Hawaii state | law-firm-economy v1.0.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23739997 record lfe-hi-all · status P · checked 2026-10-28 |
| Receipts of employer law firms | 717,259,000 US dollars | 2022 | Hawaii state | law-firm-economy v1.0.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23739997 record lfe-hi-all · status P · checked 2026-10-28 |
| Law offices per 10,000 residents | 5.8 per 10,000 residents | 2026-Q1 | Hawaii state | law-offices v1.0.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23721415 record law-offices-15 · status P · checked 2026-10-28 |
| Self-employed lawyers (nonemployer firms) | 1,039 firms | latest Nonemployer Statistics year | Hawaii state | law-offices v1.0.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23721415 record law-offices-15 · status P · checked 2026-10-28 |
| Private law offices | 831 establishments | 2026-Q1 | Hawaii state | law-offices v1.0.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23721415 record law-offices-15 · status P · checked 2026-10-28 |
| Lawyers employed (wage-earning, BLS OEWS) | 2,270 jobs | May 2025 | Hawaii state | lawyer-wages v1.0.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23734840 record lawyer-wages:HI:231011:2025 · status P · checked 2026-10-28 |
| Median annual wage of employed lawyers | 124,990 US dollars a year | May 2025 | Hawaii state | lawyer-wages v1.0.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23734840 record lawyer-wages:HI:231011:2025 · status P · checked 2026-10-28 |
Counties with the most demand per law office
Of the 25 counties in Hawaii with the most residents with limited english (any language), the ten with the most per private law office. Both counts are shown with their records.
| County | Demand | Law offices | Per office |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kauai County, HI | 6,081 ±692 record legal-need-15007 | 26 record law-offices-15007 | 234 |
| Honolulu County, HI | 110,620 ±3,095 record legal-need-15003 | 610 record law-offices-15003 | 181 |
| Maui County, HI | 14,248 ±1,049 record legal-need-15009 | 85 record law-offices-15009 | 168 |
| Hawaii County, HI | 13,993 ±1,171 record legal-need-15001 | 105 record law-offices-15001 | 133 |
Residents with limited English (any language) (legal-need v1.0.0, 2020-2024) ÷ Private law offices (law-offices v1.0.0, 2026-Q1). ratio = legal-need.lep / law-offices.qcew_estabs, rounded to 2 decimals; ranked highest first, among the 25 units with the most demand. Units with zero supply are listed apart (ratio undefined); units without a published value are listed as missing.
Spanish-language demand
People who speak Spanish and speak English less than very well, and the lawyers who speak Spanish, from the Census Bureau survey (with margins of error).
| Measure | Value | Period | Place | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lawyers who speak Spanish at home (ACS) | not published lawyers | 2020-2024 | Hawaii state | language v1.1.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23656758 record language:state:HI:lawyers-spanish · status U · checked 2026-10-25 |
| Spanish speakers with limited English per Spanish-speaking lawyer | not published people per lawyer | 2020-2024 | Hawaii state | language v1.1.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23656758 record language:state:HI:lep-per-spanish-lawyer · status U · checked 2026-10-25 |
| Spanish speakers with limited English (ACS) | 6,335 ±802 people age 5+ | 2020-2024 | Hawaii state | language v1.1.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23656758 record language:state:HI:spanish-lep · status P · checked 2026-10-25 |
| Spanish speakers with limited English | 6,335 ±727 people age 5+ | 2020-2024 | Hawaii state | legal-need v1.0.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23741886 record legal-need-hi · status P · checked 2026-10-28 |
Ad rules that apply
The rules a law firm's ads in Hawaii have to meet, summarized from the official texts. The full rules, with quotes, are on the state page.
| Topic | Status | What it says |
|---|---|---|
| Ad filing or review | P primary source | The rules have no filing or pre-review requirement for ads or solicitations, and no record-keeping clause in Rule 7.2. Rule 7.2(a) allows advertising by written, recorded or electronic communication, subject to 7.1 and 7.3. official source · rules v1.3.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23744574 · checked 2026-10-28 |
| Required content | P primary source | Every ad includes the name of at least one lawyer responsible for its content (7.2(c)). A targeted written, recorded or electronic solicitation carries the words "Advertising Material" on the outside envelope, if any, and at the beginning and ending of a… official source · rules v1.3.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23744574 · checked 2026-10-28 |
| Waiting periods for contact | P primary source | A lawyer may not solicit a prospective client about a personal injury or wrongful death involving that person or a relative unless it happened more than 30 days before the communication is sent (7.3(e)(1)). official source · rules v1.3.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23744574 · checked 2026-10-28 |
| Claims and results | P primary source | No clause bans testimonials or endorsements. A communication is misleading if it creates an unjustified expectation about results or compares services without factual substantiation (7.1(b), (c)). official source · rules v1.3.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23744574 · checked 2026-10-28 |
| Paying for referrals | P primary source | A lawyer may not give anything of value for recommending the lawyer's services. Exceptions: reasonable ad costs; the usual charges of a not-for-profit lawyer referral service or qualified legal assistance organization (including a percentage fee used only for… official source · rules v1.3.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23744574 · checked 2026-10-28 |
| Call recording | P primary source | One-party consent for calls: a party to the call, or someone with one party's prior consent, may record it (HRS § 803-42). official source · rules v1.3.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23744574 · checked 2026-10-28 |
| Texting | P primary source | Hawaii's telemarketing law bars calls to people who asked not to be called and calls outside set hours (HRS § 481P-3). A violation is an unfair or deceptive practice under HRS § 480-2, so private suits run through Hawaii's general consumer-protection law (HRS… official source · rules v1.3.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23744574 · checked 2026-10-28 |
| Ad filing or review | P primary source | Hawaii: no filing or review of lawyer ads is required. official source · filing v1.2.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23721409 · checked 2026-10-25 |
| Paying for referrals | P primary source | Lawyers in different firms may split a fee only if the split is in proportion to services performed and, by written agreement with the client, each lawyer also assumes joint responsibility; the total fee must be reasonable. official source · referral v1.1.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23747113 · checked 2026-10-27 |
Prices and pay (national)
| Measure | Value | Period | Place | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jobs in legal services (seasonally adjusted) | 1,249 thousand jobs | 2026-09 | United States United States | legal-prices v1.0.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23734854 record legal-prices:CES6054110001:2026-09 · status P · checked 2026-10-28 |
| CPI-U: legal services | 230 index | 2026-09 | United States United States | legal-prices v1.0.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23734854 record legal-prices:CUUR0000SEGC01:2026-09 · status P · checked 2026-10-28 |
| PPI: offices of lawyers | 338 index | 2026-09 | United States United States | legal-prices v1.0.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23734854 record legal-prices:PCU541110541110:2026-09 · status P · checked 2026-10-28 |
What is missing
Datasets linked to this practice that have no figure here, and values the source withholds. We never fill these in.
- findings (demand): the dataset has no records for Hawaii (it covers other places)
- findings (supply): the dataset has no records for Hawaii (it covers other places)
- language (spanish): Lawyers who speak Spanish at home (ACS) (Hawaii): value withheld by the source (status U)
- language (spanish): Spanish speakers with limited English per Spanish-speaking lawyer (Hawaii): value withheld by the source (status U)
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The rows behind this page, with every dataset, version, DOI, record id and check date.
Cite as: Probative Growth, The new-lawyer pipeline by jurisdiction: bar exam pass rates and new admissions, 2025 v1.0.0 (doi:10.5281/zenodo.23721443); Federal criminal cases by offense and district (U.S. Courts Tables D-1, D-2 and D-3) v1.0.0 (doi:10.5281/zenodo.23744206); Legal deserts: law offices and lawyers per resident in every U.S. county v1.0.0 (doi:10.5281/zenodo.23721430); How long federal civil cases take: outcomes, class actions and pro se share by district, nature of suit and year v1.0.0 (doi:10.5281/zenodo.23739969); Immigration court backlog, representation and asylum outcomes (EOIR workload statistics and case data) v1.0.0 (doi:10.5281/zenodo.23739986); Spanish-speaking demand vs Spanish-speaking lawyer supply, by state and metro v1.1.0 (doi:10.5281/zenodo.23656758); Law firm size, solos and receipts, by state: Census SUSB 2022, Nonemployer Statistics 2024 and Economic Census 2022 v1.0.0 (doi:10.5281/zenodo.23739997); Law offices, jobs and pay by county, with solo-practice counts: BLS QCEW, Census CBP and Nonemployer Statistics v1.0.0 (doi:10.5281/zenodo.23721415); Lawyer, paralegal and legal-staff pay by state and metro (BLS OEWS) v1.0.0 (doi:10.5281/zenodo.23734840); Legal need by county: who may need a lawyer, from the American Community Survey v1.0.0 (doi:10.5281/zenodo.23741886); Legal-services prices and jobs, monthly (BLS CPI, PPI and CES) v1.0.0 (doi:10.5281/zenodo.23734854); CC BY 4.0. https://probativegrowth.com/markets/hawaii/immigration/
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Each figure is copied from one record of the dataset named with it, joined to this state and practice through the open practice and place crosswalk. Nothing is estimated. Methods, inputs and limits.