# Hawaii

Hawaii is a board game for 2–5 players. It plays in 60 minutes and is meant for ages 13 and up. Ludoya players call it best with 3. It is rated 5.2 out of 10 by 15 Ludoya reviewers.

- **Players:** 2–5 (best with 3)
- **Playing time:** 60 minutes
- **Minimum age:** 13+
- **Complexity:** 2.9 out of 5
- **Year published:** 2011
- **Categories:** Territory Building, Farming
- **Mechanics:** Tile Placement, Modular Board, Income, Area Movement, Worker Placement, Action Points
- **Ludoya rating:** 5.2 out of 10, from 15 reviews
- **Owned by:** 17 Ludoya players
- **Plays logged on Ludoya:** 40
- **Unique players:** 50

**Designers:** Greg Daigle

**Artists:** Dennis Lohausen

**Publishers:** Hans im Glück

## Expansions

- [Hawaii: Kamapua'as Gunst](https://www.ludoya.com/games/hawaii-kamapuaas-gunst)

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## Rules questions

### Do I have to pay movement cost every time my chieftain moves, and what pays for it?

Yes — when you move a chieftain you pay the printed movement cost using the movement currency (feet/shells) as explained in the movement rules and examples (see pp. 5–6).

### When I buy a place tile, do I pay the printed price or the price token, and where do I place the tile?

You pay the current price shown for that place (follow the rules for price tokens vs. printed numbers) and then place the purchased place tile according to the placement rules in the buy/place section (see pp. 4, 6–7).

### How do Fishing Cove and the Island Dock work — do I have to pay feet to take fish, and how do boats affect this?

Visits to the Fishing Cove and Island Dock follow their specific rules: you take fish or use boat effects as described and pay any required feet when indicated; boat usage, scoring, and island-stack handling are covered with examples (see p. 8).

### Why do we put chieftains on the player sequence track and how does that affect end-of-round scoring?

Placing chieftains on the sequence track sets turn order and determines positions used for end-of-round scoring; the rulebook gives the placement procedure and scoring examples so you resolve ties and scoring correctly at round end (see p. 9).

### What happens between rounds — are resources refilled and how are place tiles/islands reset?

At round preparation you distribute shells/feet/fruits, handle place-tile replenishment, replace the round indicator, reset tokens and islands, and then start the next round as detailed in the round-prep steps (see p. 10).

## Links

- [This page](https://www.ludoya.com/games/hawaii)
- [Hawaii in the Ludoya app](https://app.ludoya.com/g/hawaii)
- [BoardGameGeek entry](https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/106217)

_Data from Ludoya, updated 2026-09-19. Ratings, ownership and play counts are Ludoya's own._