What does the Hawaii district docket plate read for FY2025?

Hawaii stamps BOOK-QUIET · SENT-LONG · DISP-LONG · WITHIN-LOOSE · RANK-MID · PHOTO-NEAR · CIR-9TH at 88.2 mo (longer-third average (> 82 mo)) across 142 USSC cases, ranking #19/88 by average sentence.

How does Hawaii compare on mix-adjusted disparity?

Mix-adjusted disparity was +9.2% in FY2025 (DISP-LONG) - 25% within guidelines, 69% below (common below-guideline share (> 64%)).

Where does Hawaii sit among USSC districts?

#85 of 93 by FY2025 caseload (lower-third caseload (≤ 335 cases)); #19 of 88 by average sentence (longer-third average (> 82 mo)).

Where does Hawaii sentencing data come from?

USSC Individual Offender Datafiles FY2015–FY2025. The docket plate uses the same FY2025 corpus ranks as /rankings/; see /methodology/#corpus-placement.

9th Circuit · Hawaii · FY2015–FY2025

Hawaii District

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Average imposed sentence 88.2 mo in FY2025 - longer-third average (> 82 mo) among 88 districts (≥100 cases).

Compiled by PlainSentencing, Federal Sentencing Data Publishing · August 30, 2026

88.2
Avg months FY2025: well above the national average; 142
Federal cases: 25%
Within guidelines: low guideline adherence; +9.2%
Disparity vs natl

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The verdict

According to the U.S. Sentencing Commission FY2025 Individual Offender Datafiles, Hawaii District ranks #85 of 93 by caseload (142 cases) and #18 of 88 districts with at least 100 cases by average sentence (88.2 months).

#85
Caseload of 93: #18
Avg sentence of 88: 88.2 months
This district avg FY2025: 142
This district cases FY2025

Caseload rank covers every district with at least one FY case. Average-sentence rank covers districts with at least 100 cases so a thin docket cannot top the list. Offense ranks cover the 30 published guideline types. Averages follow offense mix, not court character.

Hawaii USSC docket plate

BOOK-QUIET Quiet docket SENT-LONG 88 mo avg DISP-LONG +9.2% long WITHIN-LOOSE 25% within RANK-MID #19/88 PHOTO-NEAR Near District CIR-9TH 9th

FY2025: 142 cases at 88.2 mo average · #19/88 harshest-rank · mix-adjusted +9.2% (DISP-LONG). Nearest ABS peer: District (0.0 mo).

Arizona

17.4
Hawaii

88.2
District · near

88.2
Nebraska · near

88.8
Western · near

88.8
Southern

129.3

For educational and research purposes only. This page summarizes historical USSC sentencing statistics, not a prediction for any individual case, sentencing depends on many case-specific factors. Consult a licensed criminal defense attorney for guidance on a specific matter.

Source: U.S. Sentencing Commission Individual Offender Datafiles, FY2015–FY2025. · Methodology and data dictionary.

Hawaii FY2024→FY2025: -9.6 mo avg

Hawaii: FY2025 average 88.2 mo (-9.6 vs FY2024); caseload +34. Chart = avg vs guideline midpoint.

Year	Cases	Avg (mo)	Within GL	Above GL	Below GL
FY2025	142	88.2	25%	7%	69%
FY2024	108	97.8	30%	4%	66%
FY2023	119	63.1	25%	2%	74%
FY2022	140	74.5	28%	2%	70%
FY2021	168	60.5	35%	3%	62%
FY2020	124	68.7	43%	4%	54%
FY2019	154	60.9	36%	3%	61%
FY2018	153	70.1	50%	1%	48%
FY2017	128	68.1	35%	3%	62%
FY2016	141	72.0	34%	1%	65%
FY2015	239	76.8	30%	2%	69%

Top Offenses (FY2025)

1

Drug Trafficking

75 cases · 99.4 mo avg

2

Immigration

8 cases · 10.4 mo avg

3

Fraud/Theft/Embezzlement

7 cases · 51.7 mo avg

4

Firearms

7 cases · 54.7 mo avg

5

Murder

6 cases · 179.8 mo avg

6

Sexual Abuse

5 cases · 253.0 mo avg

7

Commercialized Vice

4 cases · 18.0 mo avg

8

Child Pornography

4 cases · 113.8 mo avg

9

Tax

3 cases · 12.3 mo avg

10

Robbery

3 cases · 88.3 mo avg

Sentencing Disparity

+9.2%

vs. national average (FY2025)

Drug Trafficking

75
Immigration

8
Fraud/Theft/Embezzlement

7
Firearms

7
Murder

6
Sexual Abuse

5
Commercialized Vice

4
Child Pornography

4
Tax

3
Robbery

3

What this shows Drug Trafficking was the most common offense in this district, accounting for 75 of the cases sentenced in FY2025.

Nationwide districts with similar caseload or average sentence

Sparse-book Hawaii peer sets: FY2025 caseload nearest-neighbors and ABS(average sentence) peers - volume matches matter more when the local book is thin.

Similar FY caseload

Nearest nationwide districts by ABS(142 cases here).

Alaska · 138 cases · 9th Circuit
Delaware · 149 cases · 3rd Circuit
New Hampshire · 130 cases · 1st Circuit
Western Wisconsin · 129 cases · 7th Circuit

Similar average sentence

Nearest nationwide districts by ABS(88.2 mo here; ≥100-case books).

District of Columbia · 88.2 mo avg · 423 cases
Nebraska · 88.8 mo avg · 433 cases
Western Tennessee · 88.8 mo avg · 339 cases
Eastern North Carolina · 87.0 mo avg · 811 cases

Read with Hawaii

ABS(avg_sentence) peers first, then a stamp-branched guide - not a fixed three-guide strip. This sheet stamps BOOK-QUIET · SENT-LONG · DISP-LONG · WITHIN-LOOSE · RANK-MID · PHOTO-NEAR · CIR-9TH.

District · 88 mo

ABS(avg_sentence) peer at 88.2 mo (Δ 0.0 mo harsher vs Hawaii); 423 FY2025 cases · same USSC book axis as this sheet.

Nebraska · 89 mo

ABS(avg_sentence) peer at 88.8 mo (Δ 0.6 mo harsher vs Hawaii); 433 FY2025 cases · same USSC book axis as this sheet.

Western · 89 mo

ABS(avg_sentence) peer at 88.8 mo (Δ 0.6 mo harsher vs Hawaii); 339 FY2025 cases · same USSC book axis as this sheet.

Eastern · 87 mo

ABS(avg_sentence) peer at 87.0 mo (Δ 1.2 mo lenient vs Hawaii); 811 FY2025 cases · same USSC book axis as this sheet.

Disparity drill · DISP-LONG

Hawaii stamps DISP-LONG on mix-adjusted disparity - the disparity guide explains offense-mix vs judicial variation.

Drug · lead offense

Drug Trafficking led Hawaii at 75 cases (53% of the FY2025 book) - offense-specific averages differ from the district headline.

All Districts District Rankings

Source: U.S. Sentencing Commission Individual Offender Datafiles, FY2015–FY2025.

Source: USSC public-use extracts rendered by PlainSentencing; methodology at /methodology/.