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Ranked · Distribution node · Hawaii

Best cities to run distribution in Hawaii

Cities of 25,000+ residents, scored with the “Distribution node” weighting the live tool uses, heaviest on avg. weekly wage, commercial electricity, major airport, corporate income tax. Scores are relative to this set; open the tool to change the weights and re-rank.

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Top 10 · computed ranking

  1. 1.Kahului, HI28k residents

    76/100

    avg. weekly wage: $1,233/wk · commercial electricity: 38.2¢/kWh · major airport: 3 mi

  2. 2.Wailuku, HI17k residents

    72/100

    avg. weekly wage: $1,233/wk · commercial electricity: 38.2¢/kWh · major airport: 5 mi

  3. 3.Hilo, HI50k residents

    71/100

    avg. weekly wage: $1,188/wk · commercial electricity: 38.2¢/kWh · major airport: 3 mi

  4. 4.Kihei, HI22k residents

    63/100

    avg. weekly wage: $1,233/wk · commercial electricity: 38.2¢/kWh · major airport: 11 mi

  5. 5.Ewa Gentry, HI27k residents

    49/100

    avg. weekly wage: $1,358/wk · commercial electricity: 38.2¢/kWh · major airport: 7 mi

  6. 6.Kailua CDP (Hawaii County), HI22k residents

    48/100

    avg. weekly wage: $1,358/wk · commercial electricity: 38.2¢/kWh · major airport: —

  7. 7.Ocean Pointe, HI17k residents

    47/100

    avg. weekly wage: $1,358/wk · commercial electricity: 38.2¢/kWh · major airport: 7 mi

  8. 8.Mililani Town, HI28k residents

    43/100

    avg. weekly wage: $1,358/wk · commercial electricity: 38.2¢/kWh · major airport: 11 mi

  9. 9.Makakilo, HI21k residents

    43/100

    avg. weekly wage: $1,358/wk · commercial electricity: 38.2¢/kWh · major airport: 11 mi

  10. 10.Kailua CDP (Honolulu County), HI40k residents

    41/100

    avg. weekly wage: $1,358/wk · commercial electricity: 38.2¢/kWh · major airport: —

Methodology: each city is scored 0–100 by min–max normalizing every weighted facet across this candidate set (direction-aware), identical math to the tool's “Best fit” tab. A different weighting produces a different order, which is the point: this is a starting shortlist, not a verdict.

Questions & answers
Which city is best to run distribution in Hawaii?
Kahului, HI ranks first with a fit score of 76/100, followed by Wailuku (72) and Hilo (71), using the "Distribution node" weighting.
How is this ranking calculated?
Each of the 10 candidate cities (25,000+ residents) is scored 0 to 100 by min-max normalizing the weighted facets, heaviest on avg. weekly wage, commercial electricity, major airport, corporate income tax, across this set. Change the weights in the live tool and the order changes with them.