How are homes heated in Hawaiian Ocean View, HI?

Name: Heating fuel in Hawaiian Ocean View, HI, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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Most occupied homes in Hawaiian Ocean View use no heating fuel: 68.0% (±11.3 points) (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

2.8% heat with utility gas.

15.1% heat with electricity.

0.0% heat with fuel oil or kerosene.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Utility gas: 2.8% (±4.2 points)
Electricity: 15.1%
Fuel oil, kerosene: 0.0%

Heating fuel in Hawaiian Ocean View

Occupied housing units by house heating fuel, 2020–2024
Fuel used most	Hawaiian Ocean View	Hawaii County	Hawaii	United States
Utility gas	2.8% (±4.2 points)	1.4%	3.2%	46.5%
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.	0.0% (±1.7 points)	0.0%	0.1%	3.9%
Electricity	15.1% (±9.5 points)	26.4%	43.1%	41.3%
Bottled or tank gas (propane)	11.4% (±7.5 points)	4.8%	1.9%	4.9%
Wood	2.7% (±4.0 points)	1.1%	0.2%	1.4%
Solar energy	0.0% (±1.7 points)	3.8%	4.7%	0.3%
Coal or coke	0.0% (±1.7 points)	0.0%	0.0%	0.1%
Other fuel	0.0% (±1.7 points)	0.4%	0.1%	0.5%
No fuel used	68.0% (±11.3 points)	62.1%	46.7%	1.2%

The survey asks which fuel is used most to heat the home, so a home with a heat pump and an oil backup is counted once, under the one it uses most.

In Hawaiian Ocean View, the share of homes heating with fuel oil is not measurably different from Hawaii County (0.0%).

It is not measurably different from Hawaii (0.1%).

It is lower than the national figure (3.9%).

In Hawaiian Ocean View, the share of homes heating with electricity is lower than in Hawaii County (26.4%).

It is also lower than in Hawaii (43.1%).

It is lower than the national figure (41.3%).

Homes heated by electricity in places near Hawaiian Ocean View

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Hawaiian Ocean View
Place	Distance	Homes heated by electricity	Compared with this place
Hawaiian Ocean View	—	15.1% (±9.5 points)	—
Discovery Harbour	10 mi	6.2% (±3.5 points)	Not measurably different
Pahala	21 mi	29.6% (±14.3 points)	Not measurably different
Honaunau-Napoopoo	26 mi	21.1% (±8.4 points)	Not measurably different
Captain Cook	29 mi	21.5% (±10.3 points)	Not measurably different
Kealakekua	31 mi	21.6% (±8.5 points)	Not measurably different
Honalo	34 mi	22.8% (±11.7 points)	Not measurably different
Kahaluu-Keauhou	35 mi	23.7% (±5.2 points)	Not measurably different
Kailua (Hawaii County)	41 mi	26.5% (±4.1 points)	Higher

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Kailua (Hawaii County), HI (26.5%).

Distance is measured in a straight line between the Census Bureau’s internal points for each place.

Homes heated by fuel oil across Hawaii County, place by place

Rank	Place	Homes heated by fuel oil
2 (tie)	Eden Roc	0.0% (±7.4 points)
2 (tie)	Fern Acres	0.0% (±4.7 points)
2 (tie)	Fern Forest	0.0% (±5.8 points)
2 (tie)	Halaula	0.0% (±13.2 points)
2 (tie)	Hawaiian Acres	0.0% (±2.3 points)
2 (tie)	Hawaiian Beaches	0.0% (±2.1 points)
2 (tie)	Hawaiian Ocean View	0.0% (±1.7 points)
2 (tie)	Hawaiian Paradise Park	0.0% (±0.7 points)
2 (tie)	Hawi	0.0% (±4.6 points)
2 (tie)	Hilo	0.0% (±0.2 points)
2 (tie)	Holualoa	0.0% (±3.3 points)
2 (tie)	Honalo	0.0% (±8.4 points)
2 (tie)	Honaunau-Napoopoo	0.0% (±3.9 points)

Showing 13 of 35 places in Hawaii County, ranked from highest to lowest.

Hawaiian Ocean View is a census-designated place: an unincorporated community the Census Bureau draws for statistics, with no municipal government of its own.

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates).

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Hawaiian Ocean View

What is the most common way to heat a home in Hawaiian Ocean View?

Most occupied homes in Hawaiian Ocean View use no heating fuel: 68.0% (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

How many homes in Hawaiian Ocean View heat with oil?

0.0% (±1.7 points) of occupied homes in Hawaiian Ocean View use fuel oil or kerosene as their main heating fuel.

How many homes in Hawaiian Ocean View have electric heat?

15.1% (±9.5 points) of occupied homes in Hawaiian Ocean View heat mainly with electricity, which includes heat pumps.

Sources

Selected Housing Characteristics (DP04), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Hawaiian Ocean View CDP, Hawaii

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DP04_0063PE, DP04_0063PM, DP04_0066PE, DP04_0066PM, DP04_0065PE, DP04_0065PM, DP04_0064PE, DP04_0064PM, DP04_0068PE, DP04_0068PM, DP04_0069PE, DP04_0069PM, DP04_0067PE, DP04_0067PM, DP04_0070PE, DP04_0070PM, DP04_0071PE, DP04_0071PM

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