City Score: Hilo-Kailua, HI

Micro area. The Joy Project City Score for Hilo-Kailua, HI: the condition of its cities from public data and how the church is moving across them, with every source.

The score

Hilo-Kailua, HI scores 35 out of 100 on the Joy Project City Score, status Liberty since Oct 2026. Condition 41 (the city from public data, 60%) and Movement 25 (how the church is moving, 40%). How the score is built.

The condition of Hilo-Kailua, HI

  • What Hilo-Kailua, HI is up against: 41 out of 100 — Better than 69% of cbsas, up 12 points
  • Where grace is growing: 26 out of 100 — Better than 39% of cbsas
  • Marriage & family: 19 out of 100 — Better than 10% of cbsas, down 7 points
  • Christian liberty: 61 out of 100 — Better than 62% of cbsas, down 3 points

What takes Hilo-Kailua, HI to Revival

  • City Pulse: City Pulse 25 → 40
  • Gathering: Gathering 38 → 45
  • Discipleship: Discipleship 28 → 45

What affected it

  • This quarter: Marriages down 33 percentile points (Marriage & family)
  • This quarter: Property crime up 15 percentile points (What Hilo-Kailua, HI is up against)
  • This quarter: Violent crime up 11 percentile points (What Hilo-Kailua, HI is up against)

Hilo-Kailua, HI over time

  • — Entered Liberty

Sources

  1. Violent crime: FBI Crime Data Explorer · 2025 · Hawaii · fetched Oct 29, 2026
  2. Property crime: FBI Crime Data Explorer · 2025 · Hawaii · fetched Oct 29, 2026
  3. Sexually transmitted infections: CDC NCHHSTP AtlasPlus · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  4. Drug overdose deaths: CDC NCHS, provisional county drug overdose deaths (VSRR) · 2025 · Hilo-Kailua, HI (1 county summed) · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  5. Adult entertainment outlets: OpenStreetMap outlet counts (Metro pulse, metro_reformation_stats) · fetched Oct 29, 2026
  6. Gambling outlets: OpenStreetMap outlet counts (Metro pulse, metro_reformation_stats) · fetched Oct 29, 2026
  7. Cannabis outlets: OpenStreetMap outlet counts (Metro pulse, metro_reformation_stats) · fetched Oct 29, 2026
  8. Liquor outlets and bars: OpenStreetMap outlet counts (Metro pulse, metro_reformation_stats) · fetched Oct 29, 2026
  9. Predatory lenders: OpenStreetMap outlet counts (Metro pulse, metro_reformation_stats) · fetched Oct 29, 2026
  10. Abortion facilities (mapped): OpenStreetMap outlet counts (Metro pulse, metro_reformation_stats) · fetched Oct 29, 2026
  11. Church adherents: 2020 U.S. Religion Census · 2020 · Hilo, HI · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  12. Congregations: 2020 U.S. Religion Census · 2020 · Hilo, HI · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  13. Charitable giving: IRS Statistics of Income, county data · 2023 · Hilo-Kailua, HI (1 county summed) · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  14. Given to local needs in Joy: Verified in Joy (the impact ledger) · 2026-09 · Hilo-Kailua, HI (1 county summed) · fetched Oct 29, 2026 · verified in Joy
  15. Needs met in Joy: Verified in Joy (the impact ledger) · 2026-09 · Hilo-Kailua, HI (1 county summed) · fetched Oct 29, 2026 · verified in Joy
  16. Volunteers mobilized in Joy: Verified in Joy (the impact ledger) · 2026-09 · Hilo-Kailua, HI (1 county summed) · fetched Oct 29, 2026 · verified in Joy
  17. New believers in Joy: Verified in Joy (the impact ledger) · 2026-09 · Hilo-Kailua, HI (1 county summed) · fetched Oct 29, 2026 · verified in Joy
  18. Searches for a church in Joy: Verified in Joy (the impact ledger) · 2026-09 · Hilo-Kailua, HI (1 county summed) · fetched Oct 29, 2026 · verified in Joy
  19. Foster and adoptive families in the churches: Church workspace entries (church-attested) · 2026-10 · Hilo-Kailua, HI (1 county summed) · fetched Oct 29, 2026 · verified in Joy
  20. Children with married parents: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year · 2020-2024 · Hilo-Kailua, HI (1 county summed) · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  21. Adults 25-44 married: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year · 2020-2024 · Hilo-Kailua, HI (1 county summed) · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  22. Cohabiting households: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year · 2020-2024 · Hilo-Kailua, HI (1 county summed) · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  23. Divorces: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year · 2020-2024 · Hawaii · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  24. Marriages: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year · 2020-2024 · Hawaii · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  25. Births to unmarried mothers: CDC WONDER · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  26. Religious Liberty in the States score: Religious Liberty in the States · 2026 · Hawaii · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  27. Safeguards fully in law: Religious Liberty in the States · 2026 · Hawaii · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  28. State Religious Freedom Restoration Act: Religious Liberty in the States · 2026 · Hawaii · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  29. Anti-Christian hate crimes: FBI Crime Data Explorer · 2025 · Hawaii · fetched Oct 29, 2026
  30. School choice: The Liberty register (config/conditions/liberty_laws.yml) · 2026 · Hawaii · fetched Oct 29, 2026
  31. Protections for the unborn: The Liberty register (config/conditions/liberty_laws.yml) · 2026 · Hawaii · fetched Oct 29, 2026
  32. Homeschool freedom: The Liberty register (config/conditions/liberty_laws.yml) · 2026 · Hawaii · fetched Oct 29, 2026

Its cities by status

  • 9 cities in Liberty

Highest City Scores in Hilo-Kailua, HI

  1. Honomu, HI — 36, Liberty
  2. Naalehu, HI — 36, Liberty
  3. Pāhoa, HI — 36, Liberty
  4. Captain Cook, HI — 34, Liberty
  5. Hilo, HI — 33, Liberty
  6. Kailua-Kona, HI — 33, Liberty
  7. Waikoloa Village, HI — 32, Liberty
  8. Honokaa, HI — 29, Liberty
  9. Kurtistown, HI — 29, Liberty

Quote it

Cite it as: Joy Project City Score v1.0, Hilo-Kailua, HI, 2026-Q4, joyproject.com/metros/hilo-kailua-hi. Methodology.

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