Hongwanji Mission School
K-12 School in Honolulu, HI · 1708 Pali Hwy, Honolulu
At a glance
Hongwanji Mission School is a 25,000-square-foot K-12 school at 1708 Pali Hwy, Honolulu in Honolulu, Hawaii, built in 1938. In its 2025 Honolulu benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 38.6 kBtu/ft² and 188 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
Ordinance 22-17 (City & County of Honolulu) · reporting year 2025
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 38.6 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | — |
| GHG emissions | 188 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | — |
| Electricity | 253,605 kWh |
| Natural gas | 1,009 therms |
| Water use | 9,090 kgal |
| Gross floor area | 25,000 sq ft |
| Source record | honolulu:04QFJ1892557656:2025 |
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
- 1708 Pali Hwy, Honolulu
- City
- Honolulu
- State
- Hawaii
Within ~1 km
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How does Hongwanji Mission School compare with other K-12 school buildings in Honolulu?
The latest disclosures cover 9 K-12 school buildings in Honolulu, out of 799 buildings citywide. Its site EUI of 38.6 kBtu/ft² is roughly in line with the average of 37.3 kBtu/ft².
At 25,000 sq ft, it is about 92% below the average floor area of 312,050 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1938, 4 years earlier than the group's average year built (1942). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 6,548 K-12 school buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 64 and a site EUI of 52.7 kBtu/ft².
What does a site EUI of 38.6 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. Hongwanji Mission School's 38.6 kBtu/ft² across 25,000 sq ft works out to about 1 billion Btu (283 MWh-equivalent) in 2025. The disclosure also reports 253,605 kWh of electricity, 1,009 therms of natural gas and 9,090 thousand gallons of water for the year.
Which law requires Hongwanji Mission School to report its energy use?
Hongwanji Mission School 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:04QFJ1892557656:2025). 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 Hongwanji Mission School's energy grade?
Hongwanji Mission School did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2025 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 38.6 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does Hongwanji Mission School use?
Its 2025 site energy-use intensity was 38.6 kBtu/ft² across 25,000 sq ft, including 253,605 kWh of electricity and 1,009 therms of natural gas.
What are Hongwanji Mission School's carbon emissions?
Hongwanji Mission School reported 188 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions for 2025.
Where is Hongwanji Mission School?
Hongwanji Mission School is at 1708 Pali Hwy, Honolulu, in Honolulu, Hawaii.
How big is Hongwanji Mission School and when was it built?
Hongwanji Mission School has 25,000 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2025 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1938 as its year built. It is classed as K-12 school.
Is Hongwanji Mission School 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, “Hongwanji Mission School, Honolulu, Hawaii — 2025 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/honolulu/hongwanji-mission-school-572f1cdf (data as of July 9, 2026).