2026 Q3 · metro rank 49 of 263
Roof replacement cost in Kahului-Wailuku
An architectural shingle roof in the Kahului-Wailuku, HI metro costs $530 per square installed on the 2026 Q3 Roof Cost Index: +2.2% against the Hawaii figure of $518 and +6.0% against the US typical of $500. Roofers here earn a mean $30.53/hour (median $29.52, about 100 employed), BLS May 2025. For a whole roof: an architectural shingle roof on a 2,000 sq ft single-story home (6/12 pitch, one layer torn off, permit and dumpster included) costs $13,359 to $24,131 here, typical $18,705.
All materials in Kahului-Wailuku
| Material | Low | Typical | High | US typical | vs US |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Architectural shingles | $428 | $530 | $632 | $500 | +6.0% |
| 3-tab shingles | $298 | $378 | $458 | $355 | +6.5% |
| Standing seam metal | $946 | $1,310 | $1,674 | $1,250 | +4.8% |
| Metal panel | $537 | $955 | $1,374 | $900 | +6.2% |
| Tile | $746 | $1,902 | $3,057 | $1,800 | +5.6% |
| Slate | $1,037 | $2,083 | $3,129 | $2,000 | +4.2% |
| Flat membrane | $268 | $505 | $742 | $475 | +6.3% |
This page is generated from the 2026 Q3 Index for the BLS metropolitan statistical area "Kahului-Wailuku, HI" (area code 27980). State rank for Hawaii: 16 of 51. Methodology.
Roofing conditions in Kahului-Wailuku
Housing age. The median home in the Kahului-Wailuku, HI metro was built in 1985, newer than the median metro in the Index (1982). 40.3% of homes were built before 1980 and 23.7% in 2000 or later; 66% of occupied homes are owner-occupied. Roof age, not house age, sets the replacement date.
Hail. NOAA's Storm Events database logged no county hail reports across the metro's 2 counties from 2021 to 2025. It is one of 19 metros in the Index with none in that period.
Sources: NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database (county hail reports 2021 to June 30, 2026); U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimates 2020-2024, tables B25035, B25034 and B25003; counties per OMB July 2023 metro definitions.
Other Hawaii metros
- Urban Honolulu $514/sq
Metros with a similar cost
- Bellingham, WA $531/sq · rank 46
- Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI $530/sq · rank 47
- San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA $530/sq · rank 48
- Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA $530/sq · rank 50
- South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI $530/sq · rank 51
- Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY $530/sq · rank 52
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