Eye Doctors in Hawaii: 255 Registered Practices
Where they are: Urban Honolulu alone holds 187 of them, 73 percent of the state total. Optometry accounts for 68 percent of Hawaii records, and 6 practices register a subspecialty such as retina, glaucoma or pediatric care as their primary code rather than the general code.
What an eye exam costs in Hawaii
The registry holds no prices, so nothing here is a quote. The nearest published figure is $95, the median starting exam fee across the 1,280 US retail optical stores that print one on their own store pages (30 September 2026). For a national benchmark somebody does publish, Medicare pays $149.64 for a comprehensive new-patient exam (CPT 92004). Hawaii has too few stores publishing a fee for a state median to mean anything, so this page quotes none rather than estimating one.
The bigger lever is which of the 255 practices below you call. Retail optical sits at $50 to $110, independent optometry at $120 to $200, and the 82 Hawaii ophthalmology practices at $150 to $300 or more, since those visits are usually medical rather than routine.
Metro areas in Hawaii
Metro areas are Census core based statistical areas, so a metro can carry several counties and dozens of towns. Each one below has its own page with the full practice list.
| Metro area | Practices | Optometry | Ophthalmology | Cities | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban Honolulu | 187 | 128 | 59 | 13 | Metropolitan Statistical Area |
| Hilo-Kailua | 35 | 23 | 12 | 6 | Micropolitan Statistical Area |
| Kahului-Wailuku | 19 | 15 | 4 | 6 | Metropolitan Statistical Area |
| Kapaa | 14 | 7 | 7 | 3 | Micropolitan Statistical Area |
Cities with the most registered practices
| City | Practices | Optometry | Ophthalmology |
|---|---|---|---|
| Honolulu | 115 | 72 | 43 |
| Hilo | 20 | 13 | 7 |
| Waipahu | 13 | 9 | 4 |
| Aiea | 12 | 7 | 5 |
| Kailua Kona | 11 | 6 | 5 |
| Lihue | 11 | 5 | 6 |
| Kahului | 10 | 8 | 2 |
| Kapolei | 9 | 6 | 3 |
| Kailua | 8 | 6 | 2 |
| Kaneohe | 8 | 8 | 0 |
| Pearl City | 7 | 7 | 0 |
| Wahiawa | 7 | 6 | 1 |
| Kihei | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| Ewa Beach | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Haleiwa | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Kapaa | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Mililani | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Wailuku | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Kamuela | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Kaunakakai | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Kealakekua | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Koloa | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Lahaina | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Makawao | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Ocean View | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Schofield Barracks | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Waianae | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Waikoloa | 1 | 1 | 0 |
City names are the free-text values practices entered in the registry, so nearby suburbs sometimes appear under their own name rather than the main city. The metro pages group them properly.
Multi-site practice groups
Names registered at three or more separate Hawaii locations. Group practices often run one price list across every office, so a quote from one site usually holds at the others.
| Practice group | Registered locations in HI |
|---|---|
| Hawaii Vision Associates | 6 |
| Mid Pacific Eyecare | 3 |
| Vision Care Centers of Hawaii | 3 |