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Ranked · Sun & walkable · Hawaii

Best sunny, walkable cities in Hawaii

Cities of 25,000+ residents, scored with the “Sun & walkable” weighting the live tool uses, heaviest on sunny days / year, walkability, crime index, january low. 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.Honolulu, HI345k residents

    84/100

    sunny days / year: 271 days · walkability: 65/100 · january low: 66°F

  2. 2.Hilo, HI50k residents

    31/100

    sunny days / year: 240 days · walkability: 34/100 · january low: 64°F

  3. 3.Pearl City, HI45k residents

    24/100

    sunny days / year: 240 days · walkability: 30/100 · january low: 67°F

  4. 4.Kahului, HI28k residents

    24/100

    sunny days / year: 240 days · walkability: 30/100 · january low: 64°F

  5. 5.Schofield Barracks, HI16k residents

    24/100

    sunny days / year: 240 days · walkability: 30/100 · january low: 63°F

  6. 6.Waipahu, HI40k residents

    22/100

    sunny days / year: 240 days · walkability: 30/100 · january low: 62°F

  7. 7.Wahiawa, HI18k residents

    22/100

    sunny days / year: 240 days · walkability: 30/100 · january low: 61°F

  8. 8.Wailuku, HI17k residents

    22/100

    sunny days / year: 240 days · walkability: 30/100 · january low: 64°F

  9. 9.Kaneohe, HI37k residents

    21/100

    sunny days / year: 240 days · walkability: 30/100 · january low: 66°F

  10. 10.Kapolei, HI22k residents

    20/100

    sunny days / year: 240 days · walkability: 30/100 · january low: 65°F

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 the sunniest and most walkable in Hawaii?
Honolulu, HI ranks first with a fit score of 84/100, followed by Hilo (31) and Pearl City (24), using the "Sun & walkable" 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 sunny days / year, walkability, crime index, january low, across this set. Change the weights in the live tool and the order changes with them.