Culture, Media & Gaming in Hawaii

Film, TV, music, theaters, museums and the video game industry.

Information sector jobs
6,983
2025 · BLS Current Employment Statistics
Museum, historical site, zoo and park jobs
2,710
2025 · BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages
Software publishers employment (includes video games)
627
2025 · BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages
Language at home
English 75% / Ilocano-Filipino 8%
Bachelor's degree or higher
34.0%
Historic milestone
50th state admitted, 1959; former Kingdom of Hawaii
Iconic institutions
Pearl Harbor, Polynesian Voyaging Society, University of Hawaii

Creative Economy

Information sector jobs
6,983
2025 · BLS Current Employment Statistics

Information sector jobs

1990–2025
6,983▼ 29%

BLS Current Employment Statistics, publishing, media, telecom and data (FRED SMS15000005000000001).

Museums & Heritage

Museum, historical site, zoo and park jobs
2,710
2025 · BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages
Museums, historical sites, zoos and parks
82
2025 · BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages

Museum, historical site, zoo and park jobs

2014–2025
2,710▼ 5%

BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, Hawaii, private ownership, annual average, NAICS 712.

Museums, historical sites, zoos and parks

2014–2025
82▲ 58%

BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, Hawaii, private ownership, annual average, NAICS 712.

Video Games

Software publishers employment (includes video games)
627
2025 · BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages
Software publishers average annual pay
$239,569
2025 · BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages

Software publishers employment (includes video games)

2014–2025
627▲ 714%

BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, Hawaii, private ownership, annual average, software publishers (NAICS 511210 to 2021, 513210 from 2022), the industry that includes video game publishers; not limited to games.

Software publishers average annual pay

2014–2025
$239,569▲ 146%

BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, Hawaii, private ownership, annual average, software publishers (NAICS 511210 to 2021, 513210 from 2022), the industry that includes video game publishers; not limited to games.