Restaurant health inspection grades in Hawaii
GradeLocal lists 7,066 Hawaii restaurants. Their average score is 94.5, an A. This guide explains who inspects them, what the results mean and how the grades break down.
Who inspects restaurants in Hawaii
Hawaii State Department of Health, Food Safety Branch, using color-coded placards (Green = pass, Yellow = conditional pass, Red = closed). Covers Honolulu, Hawaii County, Maui and Kauai, from inspections since January 2024. Kalawao has no listings. Hawaii DOH Sanitation Branch
Coverage: 4 of 5 counties. All sources
What Hawaii publishes
The agencies behind our Hawaii listings publish pass or fail results. None of them publish a score out of 100, so every Hawaii score on GradeLocal is a GradeLocal score, worked out from the official result.
How GradeLocal grades Hawaii restaurants
For pass or fail results, a pass is an A, a pass with conditions or a required reinspection is a C, and a fail or a closure is a D.
Results with no score of their own get a set score for each letter: A is 95, B is 85, C is 72 and D is 50.
There are four letters, A to D, with no F. The same rule applies in every state, and the cutoffs are never adjusted for a state, county or city. We always use the latest inspection.
How grades work has the full rules.
| Official result | Letter | Listings |
|---|---|---|
| Green placard | A | 6,928 |
| Yellow placard | C | 123 |
| Red placard | D | 15 |
How Hawaii restaurants grade
The latest grade for each of the 7,066 listings.
Inspection dates in our Hawaii data run from Jan 2, 2024 to Oct 12, 2026. 4,855 of the 7,066 listings (68.7%) were inspected in the 12 months before Oct 16, 2026. A restaurant may have been inspected again since.
Top-rated places in Hawaii
Every A-grade place in our Hawaii data gets the same GradeLocal score (95), so this list shows the ten most recently inspected A-grade places, one per name.
- AAlaska's AlohaKiheiGradeLocal score 95, inspected Oct 12, 2026
- ABabadi SushiHaleiwaGradeLocal score 95, inspected Oct 12, 2026
- ABlazin Steaks KiheiWailukuGradeLocal score 95, inspected Oct 12, 2026
- ADunkin' Donuts Uh Paradise Palms #1703HonoluluGradeLocal score 95, inspected Oct 12, 2026
- AEncore BaraokeAieaGradeLocal score 95, inspected Oct 12, 2026
- AKauai Sushi (263WEW)KoloaGradeLocal score 95, inspected Oct 12, 2026
- AKiahuna Sunrise CafeKoloaGradeLocal score 95, inspected Oct 12, 2026
- ALanikai JuiceHonoluluGradeLocal score 95, inspected Oct 12, 2026
- ALiliha Bakery, LtdHonoluluGradeLocal score 95, inspected Oct 12, 2026
- AMama Woo's BBQHonoluluGradeLocal score 95, inspected Oct 12, 2026
A grade shows one inspection on one day. Check the official record linked on each page.
Counties in Hawaii
Every county with at least one listing. Pick one to see its restaurants.
| County | Restaurants | Average |
|---|---|---|
| Hawaii County | 988 | 94.9 · A |
| Honolulu County | 4,992 | 94.4 · A |
| Kauai County | 361 | 94.4 · A |
| Maui County | 725 | 94.6 · A |
Questions about Hawaii grades
Who inspects restaurants in Hawaii?
Hawaii State Department of Health, Food Safety Branch, using color-coded placards (Green = pass, Yellow = conditional pass, Red = closed). Covers Honolulu, Hawaii County, Maui and Kauai, from inspections since January 2024. Kalawao has no listings. Hawaii DOH Sanitation Branch
What does Hawaii publish: a score, a letter or something else?
The agencies behind our Hawaii listings publish pass or fail results. None of them publish a score out of 100, so every Hawaii score on GradeLocal is a GradeLocal score, worked out from the official result.
How does GradeLocal grade restaurants in Hawaii?
For pass or fail results, a pass is an A, a pass with conditions or a required reinspection is a C, and a fail or a closure is a D. Results with no score of their own get a set score for each letter: A is 95, B is 85, C is 72 and D is 50. We always use the latest inspection.
How many Hawaii restaurants are on GradeLocal?
7,066 restaurants in 4 counties. The average score is 94.5, an A. 98.0% have an A.
How current are the Hawaii grades?
Inspection dates in our Hawaii data run from Jan 2, 2024 to Oct 12, 2026. We update each state’s records regularly, but there is always a delay, and a restaurant may have been inspected again since. For the latest official report, follow the agency link on each restaurant’s page.