Princeville, HI
Princeville, HI's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
Out of every US place USFS scores, Princeville lands at the 86th percentile for wildfire risk to structures — in USFS's highest wildfire-risk band nationally — a figure built from its 1,367 buildings, not the land around them. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Princeville's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 83rd percentile nationally.
What "at risk" means for the buildings here
Indirect exposure is dominant in Princeville (59.6% of 1,367 buildings): far enough from burnable vegetation to avoid flame contact, close enough for wind-blown embers. Only 40.5% sit in the Direct zone.
Princeville against the rest of the country
Princeville's 86th national percentile looks worse in isolation than its 25th ranking inside Hawaii does — this place is on the milder end for its own state, by 62 points. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Princeville ranks 4,319 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 9,757 by building count (1 is largest). Within Hawaii alone, it ranks 123 of 163 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Hawaii on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Princeville
Princeville's very high rating (86th percentile) puts it among the places where the national carrier-pullback trend is most relevant — not a guarantee of a coverage problem, but a reason to shop rather than assume.
What would actually reduce this score
Princeville's 59.6% Indirect-exposure share points at embers, not flame contact, as the main pathway — ember-resistant vents and non-combustible roofing rank ahead of defensible space here. Detail in the home-hardening guide.
Where Princeville's figures come from
Every one of the two percentiles behind Princeville's 4,319-place national rank traces to USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities dataset — see the methodology guide. The exposure-zones guide covers what Princeville's dominant indirect exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.