Which banks are lending on multifamily and commercial real estate in Hawaii?
Reviewed by Dominick Prevete, Founder, Blue Sky Capital Advisors
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6 FDIC-insured banks headquartered in Hawaii with under $100 billion in assets held $2.7 billion of multifamily loans and $11.7 billion of commercial real estate loans at June 30, 2026, in Dominick Prevete's analysis of FDIC Call Report data for Blue Sky Capital Advisors, a commercial mortgage advisor. The two largest multifamily books are at Bank Of Hawaii and First Hawaiian Bank. 0.0% of the state's bank CRE sits at banks at or above the 300% monitoring level, tied at rank 39 of 43 states.
Data as of June 30, 2026 (Q2 2026 FDIC Call Reports) · Retrieved October 12, 2026MethodologyDownload the Hawaii data (CSV)
Hawaii bank CRE at a glance
| Measure | Hawaii | U.S. | Rank of 43 |
|---|---|---|---|
| FDIC-insured banks | 6 | 4,281 | 43 |
| Multifamily loans | $2.7B | $405.2B | 31 |
| Total CRE loans | $11.7B | $1,600.5B | 40 |
| Multifamily growth, year over year | +16.4% | +3.5% | 5 |
| CRE growth, year over year | +4.5% | +3.4% | 19 |
| Share of CRE at banks at or above 300% | 0.0% | 25.0% | 39 (tied) |
| Share of CRE at banks at or above 200% | 1.6% | 71.0% | 43 |
| Banks growing multifamily | 5 of 5 (100.0%) | 670 of 1,066 (62.9%) | 1 |
CRE is construction, multifamily and non-owner-occupied commercial real estate loans. Growth is like for like: Hawaii banks that filed at both dates with no merger in the year. "Banks growing multifamily": of the 5 such Hawaii banks with a multifamily book of $25 million or more a year earlier, the 5 whose book is larger now; the rank orders that share.
What stands out in Hawaii
5 of Hawaii's 5 banks with a multifamily book of $25 million or more a year ago grew it (100.0%), the highest of the 43 ranked states (U.S.: 62.9%).
More of this state's multifamily lenders are growing their books than nationally, so a borrower here has more banks worth asking.
0.0% of Hawaii's bank CRE sits at banks at or above the 300% monitoring level, tied for the lowest of the 43 ranked states (U.S.: 25.0%).
Less of this state's bank CRE sits at banks near their concentration limits, so concentration is less likely to be why a bank here says no.
Which Hawaii banks are growing multifamily?
| # | Bank | City | Multifamily loans | Multifamily, year over year | CRE concentration (% of capital) | CRE, 36 months |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BANK OF HAWAII | HONOLULU | $1.1B | +21.4% | 179.2% | +12.0% |
| 2 | FIRST HAWAIIAN BANK | HONOLULU | $943.9M | +10.1% | 184.4% | +9.1% |
| 3 | CENTRAL PACIFIC BANK | HONOLULU | $353.3M | +16.5% | 192.9% | +24.5% |
| 4 | AMERICAN SB NA | HONOLULU | $206.3M | +28.4% | 177.5% | +19.9% |
| 5 | FINANCE FACTORS LTD | HONOLULU | $88.8M | +5.4% | 217.4% | −6.2% |
| 6 | HAWAII NATIONAL BANK | HONOLULU | $13.9M | −1.6% | 125.4% | +7.4% |
None of these 6 Hawaii banks absorbed another institution in the 36 months to June 30, 2026 (FDIC structure history), so every change shown is the bank's own. Names as filed in the FDIC financial data; city is the headquarters. Shading: 300% and over, and 200%–299%.
Banks with $100 billion or more in assets are left out of this table and the state ranks, as on the national page: the largest banks' balance sheets are national. None is headquartered in Hawaii.
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What this means if you're a borrower in Hawaii
With many Hawaii banks growing their multifamily books, a borrower usually has more than one bank to compare before choosing.
Concentration is less likely to stand in the way at a Hawaii bank, so the conversation turns on the property, the sponsor and whether the bank wants a loan of your size.
Dominick Prevete of Blue Sky Capital Advisors arranges multifamily and commercial financing for Hawaii properties with banks and other lenders, and is paid at closing (how Blue Sky gets paid). Call (908) 220-6404 or request a consultation.
Sources
- FFIEC Central Data Repository: public Call Reports as of June 30, 2026 — Every bank figure on this page: each bank's loans, capital, concentration and growth, from its Call Report as of June 30, 2026 (retrieved October 12, 2026).
- FDIC BankFind Suite: bank lookup — The banks named in the table: look up any Hawaii bank by name or FDIC certificate number to confirm its headquarters and status.
- Hawaii banks, bank by bank (CSV) — The 6 banks headquartered in Hawaii, as filed: the rows behind the tables and every state figure here.
- Methodology, sources and limitations — How CRE concentration, like-for-like growth and the ranks among the 43 states are computed.
Hawaii bank CRE: common questions
Which banks in Hawaii hold the most multifamily loans?+
Among banks headquartered in Hawaii with under $100 billion in assets, Bank Of Hawaii ($1.1 billion), First Hawaiian Bank ($943.9 million) and Central Pacific Bank ($353.3 million) held the largest multifamily books at June 30, 2026, according to FDIC Call Report data. The table on this page lists the 6 largest, with each bank's change over the year.
Are Hawaii banks still growing multifamily?+
Like for like, Hawaii's banks grew 16.4% their multifamily books in the year to June 30, 2026, against +3.5% for U.S. banks under $100 billion. 5 of the 5 Hawaii banks with a multifamily book of $25 million or more a year earlier grew it. Like for like means banks that filed at both dates with no merger in the year.
How concentrated is Hawaii bank CRE?+
0.0% of the CRE held by Hawaii's banks under $100 billion sits at banks at or above 300% of capital, the 2006 interagency monitoring level: tied at rank 39 of 43 states, against 25.0% nationally. 1.6% sits at banks at or above 200%. These are monitoring levels, not limits, and a bank above one is not in violation of anything.
Why don't national banks appear in this list?+
Banks with $100 billion or more in assets are left out of this page's tables and ranks, as on the national page: the largest banks' balance sheets are national, so their headquarters state says little about where they lend. None is headquartered in Hawaii. Every bank here is listed by headquarters state, not by where its loans are.
How often is this updated?+
Every quarter, after banks file their Call Reports. This Hawaii page reflects the 6 Hawaii banks' June 30, 2026 (Q2 2026) filings, retrieved October 12, 2026; Q3 2026 data is expected in December 2026.
What this table is not. Concentration ratios are computed from each Hawaii bank's own public regulatory filings and describe portfolio composition relative to capital — nothing here is a statement about any institution's safety, soundness, or condition, and exceeding a supervisory monitoring criterion is neither a violation nor a supervisory finding. Blue Sky Capital Advisors is a commercial mortgage advisory firm, not a bank rating agency.