Executive Office on Aging You need an updated web browser to display some content on this page. By 2020, one in every four Hawaii residents will be 60 years and older.
Many older adults have at least one chronic condition and many have multiple conditions.
About 19,200 older adults were at or below the poverty level according to the 1990 Census. Women enjoy longevity. Widows outnumbered widowers by 4 to1. Profiles of older adults differ across counties in many other aspects, including rates of poverty, rates of non-English speaking persons, ethnic composition, and rates of persons with functional limitations.