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What is on the line

Prize money & awards

Equal money for men and women, cumulative time incentives that reward racing hard in the heat, and a standing bonus for anyone who takes down the course record.

Place prize money

Paid equally, men and women.

Paid identically in the men's and women's elite divisions. Awards are presented at 1pm on race day at the Kapiolani Park Bandstand.

1st Place
$25,000
2nd Place
$15,000
3rd Place
$12,000
4th Place
$7,500
5th Place
$5,000
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Solid gold medal · presented by SGC

Worth its weight in gold.

The first-place man and woman in both the running and wheelchair races receive a solid gold medal from our partners at SGC, the sponsor of the race medals.

Time incentives

The faster you run, the more you earn.

Cumulative with place money — the faster you run, the deeper the bonus tier you collect.

Course record bonus
$15,000

Payable to the first athlete to better 2:07:59 (men) or 2:22:15 (women). Once the record falls, the bonus resets to the new mark.

Honolulu Marathon elite time incentive bonuses
MenWomenBonus
Sub 2:14:00Sub 2:31:00$1,500
Sub 2:13:00Sub 2:30:00$2,500
Sub 2:12:00Sub 2:29:00$3,500
Sub 2:11:00Sub 2:28:00$4,500
Sub 2:10:00Sub 2:27:00$5,500
Sub 2:09:00Sub 2:26:00$6,500
Sub 2:08:00Sub 2:25:00$7,500
Sub 2:07:00Sub 2:24:00$8,500
Sub 2:06:00Sub 2:23:00$9,500
More awards

Beyond the elite purse

Wheelchair Division

Awards to the top three men and top three women, raced under the Long Distance Racing Rules of the National Wheelchair Athletic Association.

Kama'āina Awards

Presented at the Kapiolani Park Bandstand to the first Kama'āina man and woman — born in and residing in Hawaii.

Resident Awards

Awarded to the first resident man and woman living in Hawaii, collected at Finisher Monday.

Age Group Awards

First three men and first three women in every five-year division from 15-19 all the way through 100+.

The small print
  • Elite awards are presented at 1pm on race day at the Bandstand in Kapiolani Park, to the top five invited elite men and women.
  • Time incentives are cumulative with place prize money — a course record run collects place money, the full time incentive and the record bonus.
  • Only the first athlete to better the standing race record receives the record bonus.
  • College, high school and self-registered athletes are not eligible for prize money or time incentive bonuses.