CognitiveAristocracy
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Hawaii

West State Power #43/51Per-capita #37
State Power
21.1
of 100 · #43
SPI
21.1
SCC
26.3
SDI
27.3

Pillar profile

Talent29.0
Capital16.3
Research23.1
Infrastructure35.6
Agentic27.3

Nearest peers (per-capita)

Report · generated from Hawaii's indicators

Hawaii — standing in full

Hawaii is the #40 state by economic size ($100bn GSP) and ranks #43/51 on absolute State Power and #37/51 on per-capita intensity. No pillar stands out as a clear strength; the binding concern is capital.

Economic & scale context

GDP
$100bn
#40 of 51
GDP / capita
$69k
Population
1.4M
AI investment
$0.8bn
#40 of 51
Notable AI orgs
8

Index & pillar read

Index / pillarValueStandingWhat a high vs low value means — and where Hawaii sits
SPI State Power21.1Developing · #43/51Low here — limited absolute weight — a smaller node leaning on capacity built in larger states.
▲ high: a heavyweight that anchors national AI capacity and pulls in capital and talent  ·  ▼ low: limited absolute weight — a smaller node leaning on capacity built in larger states
SCC State Coefficient26.3Developing · #37/51Low here — thin intensity per resident — capability is sparse relative to population.
▲ high: deep capability per resident — a concentrated, high-intensity AI economy  ·  ▼ low: thin intensity per resident — capability is sparse relative to population
SDI State Agentic27.3Developing · #37/51Low here — agentic deployment is shallow — the local agent lever is under-used.
▲ high: agents are widely deployed locally — a near-term productivity multiplier  ·  ▼ low: agentic deployment is shallow — the local agent lever is under-used
Talent Talent29.0Developing · #36/51Low here — a shallow talent base that constrains how much can be built locally.
▲ high: a deep talent pool — the scarcest input to building AI  ·  ▼ low: a shallow talent base that constrains how much can be built locally
Capital Capital16.3Developing · #39/51Low here — thin investment — good ideas struggle to scale locally.
▲ high: abundant capital flowing into building cognitive infrastructure  ·  ▼ low: thin investment — good ideas struggle to scale locally
Research Research23.1Developing · #38/51Low here — a weak research base — fewer home-grown breakthroughs and spinouts.
▲ high: a strong research base feeding a pipeline of ideas and people  ·  ▼ low: a weak research base — fewer home-grown breakthroughs and spinouts
Infrastructure Infrastructure35.6Developing · #36/51Low here — infrastructure gaps cap how much AI can actually be run locally.
▲ high: the physical and digital rails to run AI at scale are in place  ·  ▼ low: infrastructure gaps cap how much AI can actually be run locally
Agentic Agentic27.3Developing · #37/51Low here — little agentic deployment — the near-term lever is unused.
▲ high: agents are actively deployed — an early-mover productivity edge  ·  ▼ low: little agentic deployment — the near-term lever is unused

Strengths to build on

  • No pillar stands out as a clear strength yet.

Risk factors

  • Binding weakness — Capital 16.3 (#39/51, Developing): thin investment — good ideas struggle to scale locally.
State values are curated v1 estimates on a consistent scale — not yet measured sub-national data.