Hawaiʻi Island Farm and Ag Land Market Report: Q3 2026

Hawaiʻi Island had 308 sales of agricultural land of 1 acre or more from July to September 2026, at a median price of $260,000. That is up from 302 sales and a $152,500 median in the same quarter of 2025. Vacant ag land sold for a median $29,750 an acre, up from $25,000. Total ag land sold in the quarter came to about $131.5 million, compared with $104.3 million a year earlier.

Key takeaways

• More homes, higher medians. Half of Q3 ag sales included a home (153 of 308), up from about a third a year ago. That shift, more than rising land prices, is what lifted the island median.

• Land per acre held mostly steady. Vacant ag land rose from about $25,000 to $29,750 an acre island wide. In Puna, where most 1 acre lots trade, it went from $25,000 to $30,000.

• South Kona has the most choice, with about 20 months of supply, the highest on the island. North Kona, Hāmākua and South Kohala are much tighter.

• Coffee land is taking longer to sell. Kona coffee listings that sold in Q3 took a median 229 days from listing to closing, compared with 129 a year earlier.

• Bigger farms traded higher. Farms of 5 acres or more sold for a median $595,000 in Q3, up from $412,500, on fewer sales.

Kona coffee land

Over the last 12 months (October 2025 to September 2026), 42 Kona coffee properties sold at a median price of $943,500 on a median 3.6 acres, or about $137,600 an acre. In Q3 alone there were 9 sales at a median $682,000 on a median 5.7 acres, compared with 15 sales in Q3 2025. There are 38 for sale now at a median asking price of $924,500, about 11 months of supply at the last 12 months' pace. Small numbers, so single sales move these medians.

Larger farms, 5 acres and up

Island wide, 41 farms of 5 acres or more sold in Q3 at a median $595,000, compared with 54 sales at $412,500 in Q3 2025. Vacant land in this size sold for a median $35,000 an acre, up from $27,153. Over 12 months there were 211 sales at a median $675,000. There are 252 for sale now, about 14 months of supply.

By district, last 12 months

Sales, median price, median acres, median per acre for vacant land, median days from listing to closing, listings for sale now, and months of supply:

• North Kona: 80 sales, $1,555,000, 2.1 acres, $205,856 an acre, 113 days, 50 for sale, 7.5 months.

• South Kona: 56 sales, $510,000, 2.7 acres, $130,895 an acre, 150 days, 95 for sale, 20.4 months.

• Kaʻū: 272 sales, $35,000, 1.0 acre, $16,830 an acre, 122 days, 316 for sale, 13.9 months.

• Puna: 728 sales, $150,000, 1.0 acre, $26,667 an acre, 94 days, 567 for sale, 9.3 months.

• South Hilo: 45 sales, $817,000, 5.7 acres, $75,347 an acre, 127 days, 53 for sale, 14.1 months.

• North Hilo: 13 sales, $760,000, 12.1 acres, $65,352 an acre, 164 days, 20 for sale, 18.5 months.

• Hāmākua: 31 sales, $845,000, 6.6 acres, $79,177 an acre, 77 days, 13 for sale, 5.0 months.

• North Kohala: 51 sales, $1,065,000, 3.5 acres, $88,626 an acre, 124 days, 54 for sale, 12.7 months.

• South Kohala: 27 sales, $850,000, 2.5 acres, $312,889 an acre, 173 days, 10 for sale, 4.4 months.

• Island total: 1,303 sales, $240,000, 1.4 acres, $25,815 an acre, 1,178 for sale, 10.8 months.

How this report is built

Ag land means parcels in the State agricultural land use district, 1 acre or more, fee simple and leasehold, condos excluded. Kona coffee land means North and South Kona ag land whose listing mentions coffee or lists a coffee crop. Per acre figures use vacant land sales only. Days to close runs from the listing date to the closing date. Months of supply is listings for sale now divided by the average monthly sales of the last 12 months. Medians on small counts can swing with one sale. A new edition comes out each quarter.

Common questions

What is the median price of farm land on the Big Island?

In Q3 2026 the median sale price of agricultural land of 1 acre or more on Hawaiʻi Island was $260,000, and vacant ag land sold for a median $29,750 an acre. Over the 12 months to September 2026 the median was $240,000 across 1,303 sales.

How much does a Kona coffee farm cost?

Over the 12 months to September 2026, Kona coffee properties sold for a median $943,500 on a median 3.6 acres. The 38 listed for sale in early November 2026 had a median asking price of $924,500.

Where on Hawaiʻi Island is there the most farm land for sale?

Puna and Kaʻū have the most listings, mostly small lots. Measured by months of supply, South Kona had the most choice at about 20 months, while Hāmākua, South Kohala and North Kona were the tightest.

Sources: Hawaiʻi Information Service MLS, sold and active data pulled November 1, 2026, figures approximate, information deemed reliable but not guaranteed; State of Hawaiʻi Land Use Commission (agricultural district); Hawaiʻi Department of Agriculture. Not intended to solicit property already listed with another broker. Equal Housing Opportunity.

About the author: Maile Woodhall (pronounced Miley) is a licensed Hawaiʻi REALTOR (RS-88019) with The Agency Team Hawaii, eXp Realty (RB-21841), born and raised in Kona. Questions? Call or text (808) 482-5800.

Related guides: Buying a coffee farm in Kona, Buying a macadamia nut farm in Hawaiʻi, Kamehameha Schools leasehold farm land in Kona

Last updated: November 2026.