Hawaii area codes
Hawaii uses 1 area code. Its code 808 has been in service since 1957. It has 694 of its 786 possible number blocks allocated, 88.3% of capacity. Hawaiian Telcom holds 45.4% of the 694 assigned blocks across the state, ahead of Verizon at 11.1%; a further 6.5% sits with CLEC and VoIP holders outside the national carriers. In the 33 days to 30 October 2026, FTC complaints named a Hawaii caller ID 219 times – 0.1% of all complaints in the window, most often 808 with 219 (332nd of 422 nationally). All of it is Hawaii–Aleutian time. NANPA records this code by UTC offset (-10). Hawaii does not observe daylight saving time. NANPA records 7 rate centers in 808, and local calls take all ten digits.
The Hawaii area code
| Code | In service | Blocks used | Largest holder | Complaints | Shares area with |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 808 | 1957 | 694/786 | Hawaiian Telcom 45.4% | 219 | no overlay |
Block share is share of allocated number blocks, not of subscribers. Complaint counts cover 28 Sep – 30 Oct 2026 and reflect spoofed caller IDs as much as real calls.
How full Hawaii’s codes are
A code holds at most 786 blocks of 10,000 numbers each. When a code fills up, the administrator does not reclaim numbers – it adds an overlay, and from then on new numbers in the same area come from the new code.
Most room left
Who holds the number blocks
Counted from every assigned block in the state: 694 blocks, each with the holder NANPA recorded for it. Percentages are measured, not estimated.
| Holder | Blocks | Share of Hawaii | Largest in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hawaiian Telcom | 315 | 45.4% | 1 code |
| Verizon | 77 | 11.1% | – |
| T-Mobile | 75 | 10.8% | – |
| AT&T | 71 | 10.2% | – |
| Other CLEC / VoIP | 45 | 6.5% | – |
| Lumen | 40 | 5.8% | – |
| Spok | 23 | 3.3% | – |
| Onvoy | 21 | 3% | – |
| Charter | 20 | 2.9% | – |
| Telnyx | 2 | 0.3% | – |
| Dish | 2 | 0.3% | – |
| Comcast | 1 | 0.1% | – |
“Other CLEC / VoIP” is not one company: it is every holder outside the national carriers counted together, which is what resellers and app-based numbers look like in the records. This is allocation, not subscribers.
Spam complaints naming Hawaii codes
FTC Do Not Call complaints where the caller ID shown was a Hawaii number, 28 Sep – 30 Oct 2026 (33 days). Caller IDs on spam calls are routinely faked, so these are complaints about the code, not calls proven to come from it.
Time zones
Hawaii is in Hawaii–Aleutian time. NANPA records this code by UTC offset (-10). Hawaii does not observe daylight saving time.
Frequently asked about Hawaii area codes
How many area codes does Hawaii have?
1 in service. That code is 808.
What is the oldest area code in Hawaii?
808, in service since 1957.
What time zone is Hawaii in?
Hawaii–Aleutian time. NANPA records this code by UTC offset (-10). Hawaii does not observe daylight saving time.
Which Hawaii area code gets the most spam complaints?
808 – 219 FTC complaints in the 33 days to 30 October 2026, 332nd of 422 codes nationally. Those are complaints about the caller ID shown, and spam callers routinely fake a local-looking number, so this says the code is imitated often, not that the calls come from there.
Which carrier holds the most Hawaii numbers?
Hawaiian Telcom, with 45.4% of the 694 blocks assigned across Hawaii, ahead of Verizon at 11.1%. This is allocation of blocks by the numbering administrator, not a count of subscribers – people keep their numbers when they switch carriers.
Do you have to dial 10 digits in Hawaii?
Yes. The code is in a ten-digit dialing area, so a local call needs the area code too. Dialing seven digits reaches a recording, not a wrong number.
Sources and verification
- NANPA – NPA Database (npa_report.csv), file date 11/01/2026, retrieved Nov 1, 2026
- NANPA – CO Code Assignment Records, All States (utilized), file updated 11/01/2026, retrieved Nov 1, 2026
- FTC – Do Not Call Reported Calls Data, 28 Sep – 30 Oct 2026, retrieved Nov 1, 2026
Figures on this page are counted from those files, not copied from other sites. Spotted an error? Request a correction. How we collect and check: methodology.