Honolulu Museum of Art
Museum in Honolulu, HI · 900 S Beretania St, Honolulu
At a glance
Honolulu Museum of Art is a 160,808-square-foot museum building at 900 S Beretania St, Honolulu in Honolulu, Hawaii, built in 1927. In its 2025 Honolulu benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 47.1 kBtu/ft² and 1,564 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
Ordinance 22-17 (City & County of Honolulu) · reporting year 2025
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 47.1 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | — |
| GHG emissions | 1,564 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | — |
| Electricity | 2,158,925 kWh |
| Natural gas | 2,016 therms |
| Water use | 2,860 kgal |
| Gross floor area | 160,808 sq ft |
| Source record | honolulu:04QFJ1943656245:2025 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025latest | — | 47.1 kBtu/ft² | 1,564 tCO₂e | |
| 2024 | — | 44.7 kBtu/ft² | 1,487 tCO₂e |
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
- 900 S Beretania St, Honolulu
- City
- Honolulu
- State
- Hawaii
Within ~1 km
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How does Honolulu Museum of Art compare with other buildings in Honolulu?
The latest disclosures cover 799 benchmarked buildings in Honolulu. Its site EUI of 47.1 kBtu/ft² is roughly in line with the average of 45.1 kBtu/ft².
At 160,808 sq ft, it is roughly in line with the average floor area of 172,407 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1927, 55 years earlier than the group's average year built (1982).
How has Honolulu Museum of Art's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 2 Honolulu disclosures for Honolulu Museum of Art, covering report years 2024–2025. Site EUI moved from 44.7 kBtu/ft² (2024) to 47.1 kBtu/ft² (2025), an 5% increase. Reported emissions went from 1,487 tCO₂e to 1,564 tCO₂e over the same span (up 5%).
What does a site EUI of 47.1 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. Honolulu Museum of Art's 47.1 kBtu/ft² across 160,808 sq ft works out to about 7.6 billion Btu (2,220 MWh-equivalent) in 2025. The disclosure also reports 2,158,925 kWh of electricity, 2,016 therms of natural gas and 2,860 thousand gallons of water for the year.
Which law requires Honolulu Museum of Art to report its energy use?
Honolulu Museum of Art 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:04QFJ1943656245:2025). 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 Honolulu Museum of Art's energy grade?
Honolulu Museum of Art did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2025 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 47.1 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does Honolulu Museum of Art use?
Its 2025 site energy-use intensity was 47.1 kBtu/ft² across 160,808 sq ft, including 2,158,925 kWh of electricity and 2,016 therms of natural gas.
What are Honolulu Museum of Art's carbon emissions?
Honolulu Museum of Art reported 1,564 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions for 2025.
Where is Honolulu Museum of Art?
Honolulu Museum of Art is at 900 S Beretania St, Honolulu, in Honolulu, Hawaii.
How big is Honolulu Museum of Art and when was it built?
Honolulu Museum of Art has 160,808 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2025 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1927 as its year built. It is classed as museum.
Is Honolulu Museum of Art 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, “Honolulu Museum of Art, Honolulu, Hawaii — 2025 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/honolulu/honolulu-museum-of-art-dd4ead13 (data as of July 9, 2026).