Honolulu, HI (population: 375,134) has three hospitality schools within its city limits. Travel Institute of the Pacific, the highest ranked school in the city with a hospitality program, has a total student population of 202. It is the 1223rd highest ranked school in the USA and the 5th highest in the state of Hawaii (#1 is University of Hawaii at Manoa).
Hospitality students from Honolulu schools who go on to become hospitality managers, caterers, event planners, wedding planners, etc. have a good chance at finding employment. For example, there are 334,310 people working as hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop alone in the US, and their average annual salary is $19,190. Also, Food preparation and serving related employees make on average $20,880 per year and there are about 11,218,260 of them employed in the US today. In fact, in the Honolulu area alone, there are 45,960 employed food preparation and serving related employees earning an average salary of $24,200. Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop in this area earn $20,830/yr and there are 1,190 employed.
Honolulu lies in Honolulu county, which is one of the 4 counties in Hawaii. Overall, the Honolulu area has 430,700 total employed workers according to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics, with a 1% unemployment rate, $21/hr average worker wage, and a $43,760 average annual salary. Thus, about 3 out of every 1000 jobs in Honolulu are held by hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop, and 107/1000 are held by food preparation and serving related employees.
Of the 3 hospitality schools in Honolulu, none have a student population over 10k. After taking into account tuition, living expenses, and financial aid, Travel Institute of the Pacific comes out as the most expensive ($17,270/yr) for hospitality students, with Kapiolani Community College as the lowest, reported at only $3,425/yr.
| Name | State | Population | # of Schools | Avg School Rank | Total Programs | Distance from Honolulu |
| Kaneohe | HI | - | 1 | 8.23652 | 2 | 6.2 miles |
| Pearl City | HI | - | 2 | 22.3389 | 25 | 12.4 miles |