Business phone system for fitness and recreational sports centers in Hawaii

Fitness and recreational sports centers in Hawaii by the numbers

The Census Bureau counted 99 fitness and recreational sports centers in Hawaii in its 2023 County Business Patterns (NAICS 713940). They employed 1,873 people in mid-March and reported $36.2 million in annual payroll. That is the 48th highest count among the 51 states and DC with published figures. Fitness and recreational sports centers make up 0.30% of the 32,911 business establishments in the state.

Per 100,000 residents (2024 estimate) Hawaii has 6.8 fitness and recreational sports centers, 44.0% below the national rate of 12.2. The average establishment has 18.9 employees against 17.0 nationally. Payroll per employee is $19,307, in line with the U.S. figure of $19,070.

Fitness and recreational sports centers by metro area in Hawaii

Census published fitness center counts for 4 metro or micropolitan areas that include part of Hawaii. The largest is Urban Honolulu, HI, with 52 establishments. Single-state metro and micropolitan areas account for 100% of the statewide total; the rest are outside any published area or in areas Census suppressed.

Team sizes at fitness and recreational sports centers in Hawaii

36.7% of Hawaii's fitness and recreational sports centers with employees had fewer than five people in March 2023, compared with 40.9% nationally. 54.1% had fewer than ten. That is the size of team where a missed call usually means nobody was free, not that nobody was on staff.

What fitness and recreational sports centers in Hawaii use the phone for

Gyms and studios take calls about memberships, classes and billing. Prospective members often call before visiting.

Typical inbound and outbound calls for fitness and recreational sports centers in Hawaii:

• A member calls to book personal training.
• A member calls about freezing a membership.
• A member calls about a billing question.

Calls after closing time

After-hours calls are mostly membership questions.

Callata voicemail is transcribed and triaged for urgency, and business-hours routing decides where calls go once you close.

Phone system pricing for a 19-person fitness center

Fitness and recreational sports centers in Hawaii average 18.9 employees, so the comparison uses a 19-person team. Per-seat business phone plans bill every one of those people. At month-to-month list prices checked September 28, 2026, 19 users on RingCentral RingEX Core cost $570.00 a month and 19 on Ooma Office Pro cost $474.05. On Callata the same 19 people cost $379.00 a month, less than either per-seat plan.

The annual difference against RingCentral's monthly list price comes to $2,292. Some vendors discount annual contracts; the table shows month-to-month prices.

Area codes in Hawaii

Hawaii has 1 geographic area code in service according to NANPA. You can choose local numbers in the area codes your members know, subject to carrier inventory, or port your current number for free.

How Callata works for fitness and recreational sports centers in Hawaii

Callata Office costs $99 per month for up to 5 people, and each additional user is $20 a month. That covers up to 3 local numbers, calling from a browser or your cell, transcribed voicemail, recorded calls with AI summaries, after-hours routing and E911 on each number.

If you already have a number in Hawaii, porting it to Callata is free. Texting from a local number requires a one-time carrier registration (10DLC, $49), and the numbers available in any area code depend on carrier inventory when you choose them.

Optional AI agents (receptionist, sales, support or scheduler) can answer calls after hours or when nobody picks up, take messages, text, email and transfer to your team. They are billed from prepaid AI minutes at $0.25 per minute, identify themselves as AI, and may only place outbound calls to people who consented, between 8am and 9pm.