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The Ahuimanu handbook

Living in Ahuimanu, HI: what to set up and who to call

Ahuimanu has no town government of its own, so Honolulu County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Hawaii Department of Education. For home internet, most of Ahuimanu can choose between Spectrum and Hawaiian Telcom.

Ahuimanu has no town government. It’s a census-designated place in Honolulu County, so the county and regional agencies provide most services. This page answers what we can; the same answers appear on Ahuimanu’s town page under “Getting set up”.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Ahuimanu, and who provides it. Tap an answer for the details and where they come from.

Home services

Power, water and internet

Who to call to start service at a new address in Ahuimanu.

Electricity

Power comes from Hawaiian Electric Co

Hawaiian Electric Co (Hawaiian Electric Co Inc), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Ahuimanu. Its homes paid an average of 40.5¢ per kWh in 2025, about $190 a month (its average across Hawaii).

Start or move service: hawaiianelectric.com · (808) 548-7311

Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.

Drinking water · reported to EPA

Water comes from Hnl-Windward-Pearl Harbor water system

The Hnl-Windward-Pearl Harbor water system supplies almost all of Ahuimanu. It draws ground water and serves 631,389 people in all.

No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 93% of the 42 systems serving 500,001–1,000,000 people.

Lead, 90th percentile0.0 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2016–Dec 2018, was 0.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. It’s from 2018: EPA has no newer result for this system. Results below detection are reported as 0, so 0 doesn’t mean no lead at any tap.

The system’s full record: EPA ECHO report

EPA SDWIS via Envirofacts (violations pulled Oct 9, 2026) and ECHO (lead samples, 2026Q3); service area: EPA Community Water System Service Area Boundaries v3.0 (EPA’s estimate). Violations are counted by the start of their compliance period. HI0000331.

Internet

3 home internet providers serve Ahuimanu

99% of 1,885 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 61% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
SpectrumCable, Fiber99%1,000/35
Hawaiian TelcomFiber, DSL71%2,850/2,850
T-MobileFixed wireless87%100/20

FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.

Trash & recycling

We don’t have Ahuimanu’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Ahuimanu.

Trash, recycling and bulk pickupNot on fileAhuimanu has no town government of its own, so look for trash and recycling rules on the county’s site.
Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

Ahuimanu kids go to
PK–5178 elementary schoolsDepends on your address
6–854 middle schoolsDepends on your address
9–1245 high schoolsDepends on your address

Ahuimanu is in Hawaii Department of Education.

Test scores and every school: see Schools →

U.S. Department of Education, NCES Common Core of Data, 2024–25. Enrollment rules and registration are the district’s.

Government & voting

No town hall: the county runs things

Ahuimanu is unincorporated, so Honolulu County is the local government.

Local governmentHonolulu CountyAhuimanu is a census-designated place: no town hall of its ownCensus
Who runs elections hereHonolulu County ClerkElections here are run by Honolulu County (county election office). 530 S King St, Rm 100, Honolulu, HI 96813-3077 · (808) 768-3800 · [email protected]FVAP, Jul 2019
Register to voteOnlineIn Hawaii you can register online up to and including Election Day, in person up to and including Election Day, or by mail (postmarked 10 days before).vote.govCheck your registration and polling placeolvr.hawaii.govThe state’s voter lookup

Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Jul 2019; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.

ZIP codes & area codes

Ahuimanu is in ZIP code 96744

ZIP codes where Ahuimanu residents live, with the share of the town in each.

ZIPPost office nameShare of AhuimanuZIP’s residents in Ahuimanu
96744Kaneohe, HI100%16%
Area code808Wikidata

Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas, by census block; post office names: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). ZIPs created since 2020 are missing.

Everyday places

Getting around, the ER and the library

One line each; the subject pages have the rest.

ER: CMS hospital data. Library: IMLS Public Libraries Survey, FY2024.

Questions about living in Ahuimanu

Who supplies Ahuimanu’s drinking water, and has it had violations?

The Hnl-Windward-Pearl Harbor water system (EPA ID HI0000331). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 93% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 0.0 ppb (Jan 2016–Dec 2018), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Ahuimanu?

Hawaiian Electric Co (Hawaiian Electric Co Inc), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 40.5¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).

What internet providers serve Ahuimanu?

Spectrum, Hawaiian Telcom, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Ahuimanu?

96744. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Ahuimanu in?

Hawaii Department of Education.

How do I register to vote in Ahuimanu?

In Hawaii you can register online up to and including Election Day, in person up to and including Election Day, or by mail (postmarked 10 days before). Elections here are run by the Honolulu County Clerk. Check your registration at olvr.hawaii.gov.

Sources & dates

Every answer above names its source. Here they are with their dates.

  • Water: EPA SDWIS (Envirofacts, pulled Oct 9, 2026), ECHO SDWA 2026Q3, EPA CWS Service Area Boundaries v3.0.
  • Power: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map Aug 2023); EIA-861 final 2025.
  • Trash: OpenStreetMap, Geofabrik extract of Oct 9, 2026. © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).
  • ZIP codes: Census 2020 ZCTA relationship files; GeoNames postal codes (CC BY 4.0).
  • Schools: NCES Common Core of Data, 2024–25.
  • Registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024 (read Oct 10, 2026). Official sites and area codes: Wikidata.
  • Election office: FVAP local election office directory (fetched Oct 10, 2026; each record dated), EAC EAVS 2024 jurisdictions; registration and lookup links from vote.gov’s state data, checked Oct 10, 2026.
  • Internet: FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025.