2987 Kalakaua AOAO
Multifamily Housing in Honolulu, HI · 2987 Kalakaua Ave, Honolulu
At a glance
2987 Kalakaua AOAO is a 28,600-square-foot multifamily housing building at 2987 Kalakaua Ave, Honolulu in Honolulu, Hawaii, built in 1953. In its 2025 Honolulu benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 17.0 kBtu/ft² and 77 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
Ordinance 22-17 (City & County of Honolulu) · reporting year 2025
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 17.0 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | — |
| GHG emissions | 77 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | — |
| Electricity | 102,503 kWh |
| Natural gas | 1,360 therms |
| Water use | 1,595 kgal |
| Gross floor area | 28,600 sq ft |
| Source record | honolulu:04QFJ2247351371:2025 |
Compliance context
Ordinance 22-17 (City & County of Honolulu)
Honolulu's Ordinance 22-17 requires commercial buildings over 25,000 sq ft on Oʻahu to benchmark annually, with public disclosure of results.
Ownership
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Location
- Address
- 2987 Kalakaua Ave, Honolulu
- City
- Honolulu
- State
- Hawaii
Within ~1 km
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How does 2987 Kalakaua AOAO compare with other multifamily housing buildings in Honolulu?
The latest disclosures cover 378 multifamily housing buildings in Honolulu, out of 799 buildings citywide. Its site EUI of 17.0 kBtu/ft² is about 40% below the average of 28.2 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group.
At 28,600 sq ft, it is about 82% below the average floor area of 159,294 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1953, 26 years earlier than the group's average year built (1979). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 59,945 multifamily housing buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 70 and a site EUI of 59.0 kBtu/ft².
What does a site EUI of 17.0 kBtu/ft² mean?
Site energy-use intensity (EUI) is the energy a building uses on site in a year divided by its floor area, in thousand Btu per square foot — lower is more efficient. 2987 Kalakaua AOAO's 17.0 kBtu/ft² across 28,600 sq ft works out to about 0.5 billion Btu (142 MWh-equivalent) in 2025. The disclosure also reports 102,503 kWh of electricity, 1,360 therms of natural gas and 1,595 thousand gallons of water for the year.
Which law requires 2987 Kalakaua AOAO to report its energy use?
2987 Kalakaua AOAO reports under Ordinance 22-17 (City & County of Honolulu), the legal basis of Honolulu's Better Buildings Benchmarking program, which publishes each covered building's annual benchmarking results. The record shown here is the report-year 2025 disclosure (source record honolulu:04QFJ2247351371:2025). Honolulu's Ordinance 22-17 requires commercial buildings over 25,000 sq ft on Oʻahu to benchmark annually, with public disclosure of results.
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Frequently asked questions
What is 2987 Kalakaua AOAO's energy grade?
2987 Kalakaua AOAO did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2025 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 17.0 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does 2987 Kalakaua AOAO use?
Its 2025 site energy-use intensity was 17.0 kBtu/ft² across 28,600 sq ft, including 102,503 kWh of electricity and 1,360 therms of natural gas.
What are 2987 Kalakaua AOAO's carbon emissions?
2987 Kalakaua AOAO reported 77 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions for 2025.
Where is 2987 Kalakaua AOAO?
2987 Kalakaua AOAO is at 2987 Kalakaua Ave, Honolulu, in Honolulu, Hawaii.
How big is 2987 Kalakaua AOAO and when was it built?
2987 Kalakaua AOAO has 28,600 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2025 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1953 as its year built. It is classed as multifamily housing.
Is 2987 Kalakaua AOAO covered by Ordinance 22-17 (City & County of Honolulu)?
Yes — it appears in the 2025 Better Buildings Benchmarking disclosure, which lists the buildings reporting under Ordinance 22-17 (City & County of Honolulu).
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About this data
Source: Better Buildings Benchmarking (Ordinance 22-17 (City & County of Honolulu)), as published July 9, 2026. See the methodology for how records are matched, cleaned and scored.
Cite as: BuildingCensus, “2987 Kalakaua AOAO, Honolulu, Hawaii — 2025 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/honolulu/2987-kalakaua-aoao-76d7e483 (data as of July 9, 2026).