As of October 2, 2026, 58 wealth management firms, including broker-dealer firms, based in Hawaii reported $5.6 billion in regulatory assets under management; the largest by assets was Cadinha & Co LLC, with $1.1 billion.
Showing all wealth firms, including wirehouses and broker-dealer firms. Independent RIAs only
Wealth management firms
58
SEC-registered
17
State-registered
41
Regulatory assets under management
$5.6 billion
Client accounts
11,208
Median firm size
$32.7 million
Of which broker-dealer affiliated
0, with $0
Hawaii requires IAR continuing education, in effect since 2024. Status from NASAA's IAR CE map, checked October 5, 2026. IAR CE in Hawaii.
From the SEC's yearly files: SEC-registered wealth firms based in Hawaii, from October 2018, each snapshot classed from its own Form ADV answers.
FirmsSEC-registered wealth firms, including broker-dealer firms. 9 snapshots, October 1, 2018 to October 2, 2026.Firms, SEC-registered wealth firms, including broker-dealer firms in Hawaii, in each snapshot from October 1, 2018 to October 2, 2026.Data table
Firms
As of
Firms
October 1, 2018
10
October 1, 2019
12
October 1, 2020
11
October 4, 2021
14
October 3, 2022
12
October 5, 2023
12
October 1, 2024
14
September 2, 2025
13
October 2, 2026
17
Regulatory assets under managementSEC-registered wealth firms, including broker-dealer firms. 9 snapshots, October 1, 2018 to October 2, 2026.Regulatory assets under management, SEC-registered wealth firms, including broker-dealer firms in Hawaii, in each snapshot from October 1, 2018 to October 2, 2026.Data table
Regulatory assets under management
As of
Regulatory assets under management
October 1, 2018
$1.4 billion
October 1, 2019
$2.9 billion
October 1, 2020
$3.3 billion
October 4, 2021
$4.5 billion
October 3, 2022
$3.3 billion
October 5, 2023
$3.0 billion
October 1, 2024
$3.9 billion
September 2, 2025
$4.2 billion
October 2, 2026
$4.9 billion
Client accountsSEC-registered wealth firms, including broker-dealer firms. 9 snapshots, October 1, 2018 to October 2, 2026.Client accounts, SEC-registered wealth firms, including broker-dealer firms in Hawaii, in each snapshot from October 1, 2018 to October 2, 2026.Data table
Client accounts
As of
Client accounts
October 1, 2018
4,071
October 1, 2019
10,304
October 1, 2020
9,597
October 4, 2021
13,443
October 3, 2022
7,841
October 5, 2023
7,795
October 1, 2024
10,565
September 2, 2025
10,254
October 2, 2026
9,525
Median firm size (RAUM)SEC-registered wealth firms, including broker-dealer firms. 9 snapshots, October 1, 2018 to October 2, 2026.Median firm size (RAUM), SEC-registered wealth firms, including broker-dealer firms in Hawaii, in each snapshot from October 1, 2018 to October 2, 2026.Data table
Median firm size (RAUM)
As of
Median firm size (RAUM)
October 1, 2018
$122.5 million
October 1, 2019
$115.7 million
October 1, 2020
$136.6 million
October 4, 2021
$138.3 million
October 3, 2022
$171.5 million
October 5, 2023
$151.5 million
October 1, 2024
$188.4 million
September 2, 2025
$236.4 million
October 2, 2026
$221.9 million
The market in Hawaii now
Headline figures
Headline figures, as of October 2, 2026
Measure
All wealth firms
SEC-registered
State-registered
Firms
58
17
41
Regulatory assets under management
$5.6 billion
$4.9 billion
$712.6 million
Accounts
11,208
9,525
1,683
Clients
5,143
4,099
1,044
Employees
157
92
65
Advisory employees
117
66
51
Investment adviser representatives
119
62
57
Median RAUM
$32.7 million
$221.9 million
$19.7 million
Average RAUM
$126.9 million
$304.4 million
$25.4 million
Firms by size
Advisers grouped by regulatory assets under management.
Firms by size, as of October 2, 2026
Measure
All wealth firms
SEC-registered
State-registered
Firms under $100 million
30
2
28
RAUM of firms under $100 million
$733.2 million
$20.7 million
$712.6 million
Firms $100 million to $250 million
7
7
0
RAUM of firms $100 million to $250 million
$1.2 billion
$1.2 billion
$0
Firms $250 million to $500 million
5
5
0
RAUM of firms $250 million to $500 million
$1.6 billion
$1.6 billion
$0
Firms $500 million to $1 billion
1
1
0
RAUM of firms $500 million to $1 billion
$985.5 million
$985.5 million
$0
Firms $1 billion to $5 billion
1
1
0
RAUM of firms $1 billion to $5 billion
$1.1 billion
$1.1 billion
$0
Firms $5 billion to $10 billion
0
0
0
RAUM of firms $5 billion to $10 billion
$0
$0
$0
Firms $10 billion and up
0
0
0
RAUM of firms $10 billion and up
$0
$0
$0
Concentration
How much of the market the largest advisers hold.
Concentration, as of October 2, 2026
Measure
All wealth firms
SEC-registered
State-registered
Top 10 share of RAUM
77.8%
89.2%
77.1%
How advisers are paid
Share of advisers reporting each form of compensation on Form ADV Item 5.E. A firm can report several.
How advisers are paid: all wealth firmsAs of October 2, 2026.
Measure
Bar
Value
Charge a percentage of assets
91.4%
Charge hourly fees
44.8%
Charge subscription fees
0.0%
Charge fixed fees
50.0%
Receive commissions
3.4%
Charge performance-based fees
6.9%
Other compensation
10.3%
How advisers are paid, as of October 2, 2026
Measure
All wealth firms
SEC-registered
State-registered
Charge a percentage of assets
91.4%
100.0%
87.8%
Charge hourly fees
44.8%
47.1%
43.9%
Charge subscription fees
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
Charge fixed fees
50.0%
52.9%
48.8%
Receive commissions
3.4%
11.8%
0.0%
Charge performance-based fees
6.9%
11.8%
4.9%
Other compensation
10.3%
5.9%
12.2%
Custody
Advisers reporting custody of client cash or securities on Form ADV Item 9.
Custody, as of October 2, 2026
Measure
All wealth firms
SEC-registered
State-registered
Have custody
19.0%
41.2%
9.8%
Broker-dealer and other affiliations
From Form ADV Items 6 and 7.
Broker-dealer and other affiliations, as of October 2, 2026
Measure
All wealth firms
SEC-registered
State-registered
Broker-dealer affiliated
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
New firms and successions
New registrations and firms reporting that they succeeded to another adviser's business (Form ADV Item 4).
New firms and successions, as of October 2, 2026
Measure
All wealth firms
SEC-registered
State-registered
New registrations
8
3
5
Successions
No data
0
No data
Other measures
Other measures, as of October 2, 2026
Measure
All wealth firms
SEC-registered
State-registered
Firms reporting RAUM
44
16
28
Discretionary RAUM
$5.1 billion
$4.7 billion
$339.0 million
CFP professionals
37
15
22
25th percentile RAUM
$6.9 million
$128.2 million
$3.1 million
75th percentile RAUM
$135.3 million
$321.9 million
$35.2 million
90th percentile RAUM
$296.1 million
$683.9 million
$67.1 million
Average account size
$498,177
$511,389
$423,402
Offer financial planning
79.3%
94.1%
73.2%
RAUM growth, one year
No data
15.4%
No data
As of October 2, 2026. Definitions of every measure are on the methodology page.