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Homes in East Honolulu
East Honolulu is a city of houses: of its 19,393 homes, 71% are detached, 8% are townhouses and other attached houses and 21% are apartments or units in buildings of two or more homes.
The biggest building period was 1950 to 1979, which accounts for 61% of homes standing today; 13% are from 2000 or later. The median home dates from 1975. Owners live in 85% of homes.
Of the 3 Hawaii cities we have census figures for, East Honolulu has the second-highest share of older homes and the second-highest share of apartments. In Honolulu, 9 miles away, 65% of homes are apartments, more than here. Nationally, East Honolulu's homes are older than those in 69% of the 881 US cities we have census figures for.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024. Estimates carry margins of error.
Replacement windows
61% of homes went up between 1950 and 1979, and most of them have had their original windows replaced since. A replacement window often sits further into or out of the wall than the old one, so the depth you have for an inside mount may differ from window to window in the same house. Measure every opening rather than copying one.
Out-of-square openings
With 64% of homes built before 1980, many openings have had decades to settle. Measure each one's width at the top, middle and bottom, and both diagonals. If the diagonals differ by more than about ¼ inch, add a mounting frame in the designer, or choose an outside mount so the shutter covers the uneven edges.
Bought to stay
Owners live in 85% of homes, and shutters are usually bought to stay with the house. Poplar takes paint well, so they can be repainted years from now if you change a room's colours. Keep your order list: it records every size if you add a room later.
Whole-house orders
With 71% of homes detached, most orders here cover a whole house: bedrooms, a patio door, perhaps a bay. Put every window in one list in the designer so the louver size and colour match from the street, and if you have an HOA, send it the drawings before you order.
East Honolulu weather and your shutters
At Waimanalo Exp F 795.1, HI (3 mi away), September averages a high of 85.3°F and January a low of 64.8°F. Average highs reach 85°F from August to September.
About 0 days a year reach 90°F, 0 nights fall to freezing and 24.9 inches of precipitation falls, most of it around March and least in June.
Among the Hawaii cities we have climate normals for, East Honolulu has the second-most hot days and the most freezing days.
Daylight runs from 13 h 26 min on the longest day to 10 h 50 min on the shortest, and the midday sun stands 88° above the horizon in June and 45° in December.
Source: NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020, Waimanalo Exp F 795.1, HI (temperature) and Paiko Drive 723.4, HI (precipitation, 1 mi away). Daylight and sun height: calculated from the city’s latitude.
Monthly figures
| Month | Average high | Average low | Precipitation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 78.2°F | 64.8°F | 2.7 in |
| Feb | 78°F | 65.4°F | 2.2 in |
| Mar | 78.5°F | 66.7°F | 3.8 in |
| Apr | 79.9°F | 68.9°F | 1.6 in |
| May | 81.4°F | 70.1°F | 1.1 in |
| Jun | 83.3°F | 72.7°F | 0.9 in |
| Jul | 84.4°F | 73.7°F | 1.1 in |
| Aug | 85°F | 74.3°F | 1.1 in |
| Sep | 85.3°F | 73.7°F | 1.7 in |
| Oct | 84.1°F | 72.6°F | 2.2 in |
| Nov | 81.6°F | 70.5°F | 3.3 in |
| Dec | 79.1°F | 67.8°F | 3.2 in |
A mild year
Few days here are very hot or very cold, so louvers spend most of the year on everyday work: angling daylight off the TV, giving privacy from the street, and opening wide on a fine morning. That makes louver size more a matter of view than of shade; bigger louvers leave more open glass.
Fitting them in East Honolulu
Shutter Boys shutters are made for you to fit yourself: an inside or outside mount takes a drill, a level and our step-by-step guide. If you'd rather hire someone, a finish carpenter or blinds installer can fit them; ask on your quote and we'll tell you if we know one near you. You arrange and pay the installer directly.
Near East Honolulu
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More about shutters in East Honolulu
Each page takes one question further (fitting your windows, room by room, sizes and colours, louvers, or how shutters compare with other choices), using East Honolulu’s own figures.
Price your windows
Pick your look once, add every window, and see each one drawn and priced. Send it to us and we reply with your quote.