729 permits on homes in ZIP code 96786, July 2022 through June 2025, pulled by 135 contractors: 2% of the 31,950 permits we track in the City & County of Honolulu (Oʻahu). Solar leads with 413 permits (57%), then electrical with 166. Counts cover the 12 kinds of home work we track, not every permit filed in 96786.
Each permit is counted at its property's ZIP code. Share here is the trade's part of the 729 permits in 96786; citywide is the same for all of Honolulu. Firms are distinct business names with at least one permit here. A trade name opens every Honolulu contractor in that trade. No retaining wall permits in 96786 in the window.
| Trade | Permits | Share here | Citywide | Firms |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Solar | 413 | 57% | 50% | 31 |
| Electrical | 166 | 23% | 26% | 69 |
| Solar Water Heating | 37 | 5% | 7% | 13 |
| Addition | 25 | 3% | 3% | 15 |
| New Home | 25 | 3% | 5% | 18 |
| Demolition | 19 | 3% | 2% | 14 |
| Remodel & Repair | 18 | 2% | 3% | 14 |
| Fence & Gate | 16 | 2% | 2% | 6 |
| ADU & Ohana Unit | 7 | under 1% | under 1% | 6 |
| Plumbing | 2 | under 1% | under 1% | 2 |
| Swimming Pool | 1 | under 1% | under 1% | 1 |
The firms with the most permits in 96786 for the 3 biggest trades here, July 2022 through June 2025. This is volume, not quality: a busy firm is not a careful one. The compare pages let you pick what you value and build your own list.
The other 128 solar permits here were spread across the rest of the firms. Compare all Honolulu solar installers →
The other 108 electrical permits here were spread across the rest of the firms. Compare all Honolulu electricians →
The other 13 solar water heating permits here were spread across the rest of the firms. Compare all Honolulu solar water heater installers →
The middle value contractors wrote on the permit when they applied: half were filed for less, half for more. It is not a quote and not the final bill. Shown where the trade carries a value and 96786 has at least 20 priced permits.
| Trade | Usual here | Usual citywide | Priced permits here |
|---|---|---|---|
| Solar | $29,000 | $27,500 | 413 |
| Electrical | $2,000 | $3,000 | 166 |
| Solar Water Heating | $3,800 | $4,000 | 37 |
| Addition | $85,000 | $100,000 | 25 |
| New Home | $500,000 | $370,000 | 25 |
We publish counts by ZIP code and by contractor, not a list of permits by street address. The full record for one property, with every permit, its status and its inspections, is kept by the office that issued the permits; our source here is City & County of Honolulu building permits (DPP). Ask that permit office for a property's permit history, or search its public records by address.
For a contractor you are about to hire, open their page from the lists above to see every permit they pulled across Honolulu. Honolulu permit statistics → · How the records work in Honolulu →
Source: City & County of Honolulu building permits (DPP). The window is July 2022 through June 2025. Each permit is placed by its property's ZIP code (the address on the permit, or the parcel's when the permit has none).
Counted: permits on homes for the 12 kinds of work we track (solar, electrical, solar water heating, new home, remodel & repair, addition, fence & gate, demolition, ADU & ohana unit, swimming pool, plumbing, retaining wall) where the record names a contractor. Not counted: commercial work, trades we don't read, and permits with no contractor (owner-pulled work). So this is not the city's count of every permit in 96786.
A ZIP code does not follow city or county lines; these count only permits in the City & County of Honolulu (Oʻahu). Counts are permits, not jobs: one job can need several permits.
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