At a glance
Kawaiahao Plaza is a 127,821-square-foot office building at 567 S King St, Honolulu in Honolulu, Hawaii, built in 1977. In its 2025 Honolulu benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 47.6 kBtu/ft² and 1,283 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
Ordinance 22-17 (City & County of Honolulu) · reporting year 2025
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 47.6 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | — |
| GHG emissions | 1,283 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | — |
| Electricity | 1,783,268 kWh |
| Water use | 5,069 kgal |
| Gross floor area | 127,821 sq ft |
| Source record | honolulu:04QFJ1857556145:2025 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025latest | — | 47.6 kBtu/ft² | 1,283 tCO₂e | |
| 2024 | 86 | 54.7 kBtu/ft² | 1,474 tCO₂e | |
| 2023 | — | 53.2 kBtu/ft² | 1,505 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
No owning organisation shown. Names of private individuals in the disclosure are not published here.
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Location
- Address
- 567 S King St, Honolulu
- City
- Honolulu
- State
- Hawaii
Within ~1 km
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How does Kawaiahao Plaza compare with other office buildings in Honolulu?
The latest disclosures cover 64 office buildings in Honolulu, out of 799 buildings citywide. Its site EUI of 47.6 kBtu/ft² is roughly in line with the average of 48.1 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group.
At 127,821 sq ft, it is about 30% below the average floor area of 183,069 sq ft for those buildings. Its 1977 construction date is close to the group's average year built (1977). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 15,264 office buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 73 and a site EUI of 59.3 kBtu/ft².
How has Kawaiahao Plaza's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 3 Honolulu disclosures for Kawaiahao Plaza, covering report years 2023–2025. Site EUI moved from 53.2 kBtu/ft² (2023) to 47.6 kBtu/ft² (2025), a 11% decrease. Reported emissions went from 1,505 tCO₂e to 1,283 tCO₂e over the same span (down 15%).
What does a site EUI of 47.6 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. Kawaiahao Plaza's 47.6 kBtu/ft² across 127,821 sq ft works out to about 6.1 billion Btu (1,783 MWh-equivalent) in 2025. The disclosure also reports 1,783,268 kWh of electricity and 5,069 thousand gallons of water for the year.
Which law requires Kawaiahao Plaza to report its energy use?
Kawaiahao Plaza 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:04QFJ1857556145:2025). 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 Kawaiahao Plaza's energy grade?
Kawaiahao Plaza did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2025 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 47.6 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does Kawaiahao Plaza use?
Its 2025 site energy-use intensity was 47.6 kBtu/ft² across 127,821 sq ft, including 1,783,268 kWh of electricity.
What are Kawaiahao Plaza's carbon emissions?
Kawaiahao Plaza reported 1,283 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions for 2025.
Where is Kawaiahao Plaza?
Kawaiahao Plaza is at 567 S King St, Honolulu, in Honolulu, Hawaii.
How big is Kawaiahao Plaza and when was it built?
Kawaiahao Plaza has 127,821 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2025 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1977 as its year built. It is classed as office.
Is Kawaiahao Plaza 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, “Kawaiahao Plaza, Honolulu, Hawaii — 2025 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/honolulu/kawaiahao-plaza-6d8e74a4 (data as of July 9, 2026).