Federal judicial district · FY2024 · AOUSC
District of Hawaii
Federal bankruptcy filing counts for the District of Hawaii, covering Chapters 7, 11, 12, and 13, from AOUSC Judicial Caseload Statistics.
- 2,841
- Total filings FY2024
- 1,902
- Chapter 7
- 895
- Chapter 13
- 148
- Business
Data updated August 2026
The bottom line
District of Hawaii: 2,841 bankruptcy filings in FY2024, Chapter 7 accounting for 67%, a gain of 11.9% from FY2023.
- 67%
- Chapter 7 (liquidation)
- 32%
- Chapter 13 (repayment)
- 5.2%
- business filings
- +11.9%
- vs FY2023
Federal-court filings only, tallied by fiscal year (Oct–Sep). Statistical information, not legal advice.
Consumer vs business filings, FY2024
AOUSC case-type split of the same 2,841 filings, orthogonal to the chapter mix farther down.
Light-volume filing history (#71 of 90)
| Year | Total | Ch. 7 | Ch. 11 | Ch. 12 | Ch. 13 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024 | 2,841 | 1,902 | 42 | 2 | 895 |
| FY2023 | 2,538 | 1,753 | 34 | 2 | 749 |
| FY2022 | 2,270 | 1,685 | 24 | 3 | 558 |
| FY2021 | 2,421 | 1,873 | 24 | 3 | 521 |
| FY2020 | 3,187 | 2,446 | 36 | 2 | 703 |
| FY2019 | 4,536 | 3,107 | 36 | 2 | 1,391 |
| FY2018 | 4,565 | 3,142 | 36 | 2 | 1,385 |
| FY2017 | 4,494 | 3,197 | 37 | 2 | 1,258 |
| FY2016 | 4,651 | 3,421 | 37 | 2 | 1,191 |
| FY2015 | 4,943 | 3,645 | 39 | 2 | 1,257 |
Upper-band YoY trend & chapter mix
67%
Chapter 7 share
2,693
Consumer filings
- Chapter 7 1,902 (67%)
- Chapter 13 895 (32%)
- Chapter 11 42 (1%)
- Chapter 12 2 (0%)
FY2024 filings by chapter: 2,841 total across Chapters 7, 11, 12, and 13.
From FY2023 to FY2024, the District of Hawaii's filing volume went up 11.9%.
Light-third district caseload
District of Hawaii in the light-volume third
2,841 FY2024 filings put District of Hawaii in the lightest third of federal districts (#71 of 90).
Between FY2015 and FY2024, the District of Hawaii's filing count fell 42.5%, roughly tracking the national decline of 42.5%.
Frequently Asked Questions
What was the FY2024 bankruptcy filing count for the District of Hawaii?
The District of Hawaii had 2,841 bankruptcy filings in FY2024, the #71 busiest of the 90 federal districts by filing volume.
What is the difference between business and non-business bankruptcy filings?
Of the District of Hawaii's FY2024 filings, 148 were business cases and 2,693 were non-business (consumer) cases.
Nationwide peers of a light-volume district
Two AOUSC peer sets for this light-volume District of Hawaii book in FY2024, both outside Hawaii . Volume peers are nearest other-state districts by total filings; Chapter 13 peers are nearest by Ch.13 share of Chapter 7 plus 13 filings.
Similar filing volume
Nearest other-state districts by FY2024 total filings (2,841 here).
Similar Chapter 13 share
Nearest other-state districts by Chapter 13 share of Chapter 7 plus 13 filings.