Sakura
Multifamily Housing in Honolulu, HI · 2029 Nuuanu Ave, Honolulu
At a glance
Sakura is a 86,024-square-foot multifamily housing building at 2029 Nuuanu Ave, Honolulu in Honolulu, Hawaii, built in 1962. In its 2025 Honolulu benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 21.5 kBtu/ft² and 368 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
Ordinance 22-17 (City & County of Honolulu) · reporting year 2025
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 21.5 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | — |
| GHG emissions | 368 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | — |
| Electricity | 540,976 kWh |
| Water use | 5,467 kgal |
| Gross floor area | 86,024 sq ft |
| Source record | honolulu:04QFJ1919158164:2025 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025latest | — | 21.5 kBtu/ft² | 368 tCO₂e | |
| 2024 | 100 | 20.5 kBtu/ft² | 351 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
- 2029 Nuuanu Ave, Honolulu
- City
- Honolulu
- State
- Hawaii
Within ~1 km
Nearby benchmarked buildings
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How does Sakura 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 21.5 kBtu/ft² is about 24% below the average of 28.2 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group.
At 86,024 sq ft, it is about half of the average floor area of 159,294 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1962, 17 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.
How has Sakura's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 2 Honolulu disclosures for Sakura, covering report years 2024–2025. Site EUI moved from 20.5 kBtu/ft² (2024) to 21.5 kBtu/ft² (2025), an 5% increase. Reported emissions went from 351 tCO₂e to 368 tCO₂e over the same span (up 5%).
What does a site EUI of 21.5 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. Sakura's 21.5 kBtu/ft² across 86,024 sq ft works out to about 1.8 billion Btu (542 MWh-equivalent) in 2025. The disclosure also reports 540,976 kWh of electricity and 5,467 thousand gallons of water for the year.
Which law requires Sakura to report its energy use?
Sakura 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:04QFJ1919158164:2025). 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 Sakura's energy grade?
Sakura did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2025 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 21.5 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does Sakura use?
Its 2025 site energy-use intensity was 21.5 kBtu/ft² across 86,024 sq ft, including 540,976 kWh of electricity.
What are Sakura's carbon emissions?
Sakura reported 368 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions for 2025.
Where is Sakura?
Sakura is at 2029 Nuuanu Ave, Honolulu, in Honolulu, Hawaii.
How big is Sakura and when was it built?
Sakura has 86,024 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2025 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1962 as its year built. It is classed as multifamily housing.
Is Sakura 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, “Sakura, Honolulu, Hawaii — 2025 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/honolulu/sakura-475a221a (data as of July 9, 2026).