How much does it cost to build a pool in Honolulu? The usual swimming pool job filed with Honolulu is $120,000, from 141 priced permits (July 2022 through June 2025). A filed value is what the contractor wrote on the permit, not a quote or the final bill.
The usual swimming pool job filed with Honolulu is $120,000, from 141 priced permits, July 2022 through June 2025. Half of jobs were filed for less, half for more. A filed value is what the contractor wrote on the permit, not a quote or the final bill. A swimming pool permit here usually takes 448 days from issue to final inspection. How long permits take →
Approximately, from each firm's own spread: every firm's range of filed values, weighted by its 141 priced permits across 43 firms, pooled into one. Half of Honolulu swimming pool permits were filed between $80,400 and $162,000.
| Percentile | Filed value | Reads as |
|---|---|---|
| 10th | $30,000 | 1 in 10 permits filed below |
| 25th | $80,400 | 1 in 4 filed below |
| 50th | $115,000 | the middle permit |
| 75th | $162,000 | 1 in 4 filed above |
| 90th | $231,000 | 1 in 10 filed above |
Firms split into thirds by the usual value of the homes they work on, with each third's usual filed value weighted by permits. Home values: 2022 assessed values for Honolulu parcels.
| Firms working on | Usual home value | Usual filed value | Firms | Permits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lower third | under $1,507,900 | $122,000 | 14 | 92 |
| Middle third | $1,507,900–$2,488,000 | $120,000 | 14 | 34 |
| Upper third | $2,496,600 and up | $80,000 | 14 | 14 |
Top 10 by permits in the last 12 months on file (Jul 2024–Jun 2025). Usual is each firm's middle filed value; middle half is the range its middle half of jobs were filed in; both are shown for firms with 5 or more priced permits. Busy is not the same as careful: pick what you value to build a list.
| Firm | Permits | Last 12 mo | Usual | Middle half | Finished |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aquatic Solutions Hawaii | 50 | 13 | $122,000 | $100,750–$163,000 | 83.7% |
| Poseidon Pools Hawaii LLC | 17 | 5 | $104,000 | $90,000–$130,000 | 63.5% |
| Swan Builders International LLC | 9 | 4 | $120,000 | $100,000–$125,000 | 1 of 5 |
| Makapolu Builders LLC | 4 | 4 | — | — | — |
| Debiasi Pacific Inc | 3 | 3 | — | — | — |
| Amano Construction Inc | 2 | 2 | — | — | — |
| Pacific Pool & Spa LLC | 10 | 1 | $25,000 | $25,000–$28,750 | 5 of 9 |
| Gemini Pool & Spa Inc | 9 | 1 | $110,000 | $82,000–$171,740 | 6 of 8 |
| Gundaker Works, LLC | 2 | 1 | — | — | — |
| Atn Construction LLC | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Line your quote up against the file. In Honolulu, 1 in 10 swimming pool filed values sit under $30,000, the middle half between $80,400 and $162,000, and 1 in 10 over $231,000.
Honolulu files the fewest swimming pool permits in April (38 against an average month of 100) and the most in June (137). If you can choose, ask for quotes in a quiet month. We have no prices by month, so this is about crews' schedules, not a discount. When each trade is busiest in Honolulu →
Source: City & County of Honolulu building permits (DPP). The window is July 2022 through June 2025; a permit filed after that isn't here yet.
Usual is the middle permit: half were filed for less, half for more. Only permits with a filed value count; a value of $0 or none is left out.
The spread is approximate: we keep seven points of each firm's own range of filed values, not every permit, and pool them.
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