Royal Kuhio
Other - Lodging/Residential in Honolulu, HI · 2240 Kuhio Ave, Honolulu
At a glance
Royal Kuhio is a 294,231-square-foot other - lodging/residential building at 2240 Kuhio Ave, Honolulu in Honolulu, Hawaii, built in 1976. In its 2025 Honolulu benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 29.7 kBtu/ft² and 1,769 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
Ordinance 22-17 (City & County of Honolulu) · reporting year 2025
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 29.7 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | — |
| GHG emissions | 1,769 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | — |
| Electricity | 2,423,628 kWh |
| Natural gas | 4,685 therms |
| Water use | 18,131 kgal |
| Gross floor area | 294,231 sq ft |
| Source record | honolulu:04QFJ2167153680:2025 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025latest | — | 29.7 kBtu/ft² | 1,769 tCO₂e | |
| 2024 | — | 28.9 kBtu/ft² | 1,734 tCO₂e | |
| 2023 | — | 28.3 kBtu/ft² | 1,704 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
- 2240 Kuhio Ave, Honolulu
- City
- Honolulu
- State
- Hawaii
Within ~1 km
Nearby benchmarked buildings
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How does Royal Kuhio compare with other other - lodging/residential buildings in Honolulu?
The latest disclosures cover 12 other - lodging/residential buildings in Honolulu, out of 799 buildings citywide. Its site EUI of 29.7 kBtu/ft² is about 30% below the average of 42.2 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group.
At 294,231 sq ft, it is about 42% above the average floor area of 206,744 sq ft for those buildings. Its 1976 construction date is close to the group's average year built (1977). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 327 other - lodging/residential buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 70 and a site EUI of 75.4 kBtu/ft².
How has Royal Kuhio's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 3 Honolulu disclosures for Royal Kuhio, covering report years 2023–2025. Site EUI moved from 28.3 kBtu/ft² (2023) to 29.7 kBtu/ft² (2025), an 5% increase. Reported emissions went from 1,704 tCO₂e to 1,769 tCO₂e over the same span (up 4%).
What does a site EUI of 29.7 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. Royal Kuhio's 29.7 kBtu/ft² across 294,231 sq ft works out to about 8.7 billion Btu (2,561 MWh-equivalent) in 2025. The disclosure also reports 2,423,628 kWh of electricity, 4,685 therms of natural gas and 18,131 thousand gallons of water for the year.
Which law requires Royal Kuhio to report its energy use?
Royal Kuhio 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:04QFJ2167153680:2025). 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 Royal Kuhio's energy grade?
Royal Kuhio did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2025 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 29.7 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does Royal Kuhio use?
Its 2025 site energy-use intensity was 29.7 kBtu/ft² across 294,231 sq ft, including 2,423,628 kWh of electricity and 4,685 therms of natural gas.
What are Royal Kuhio's carbon emissions?
Royal Kuhio reported 1,769 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions for 2025.
Where is Royal Kuhio?
Royal Kuhio is at 2240 Kuhio Ave, Honolulu, in Honolulu, Hawaii.
How big is Royal Kuhio and when was it built?
Royal Kuhio has 294,231 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2025 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1976 as its year built. It is classed as other - lodging/residential.
Is Royal Kuhio 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, “Royal Kuhio, Honolulu, Hawaii — 2025 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/honolulu/royal-kuhio-59fe13e2 (data as of July 9, 2026).