At a glance
The Lotus at Diamond Head is a 57,430-square-foot hotel at 2885 Kalakaua Ave, Honolulu in Honolulu, Hawaii, built in 1968. In its 2025 Honolulu benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 62.8 kBtu/ft² and 565 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
Ordinance 22-17 (City & County of Honolulu) · reporting year 2025
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 62.8 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | — |
| GHG emissions | 565 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | — |
| Electricity | 748,564 kWh |
| Natural gas | 10,519 therms |
| Water use | 4,220 kgal |
| Gross floor area | 57,430 sq ft |
| Source record | honolulu:04QFJ2235251699:2025 |
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
- 2885 Kalakaua Ave, Honolulu
- City
- Honolulu
- State
- Hawaii
Within ~1 km
Nearby benchmarked buildings
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How does The Lotus at Diamond Head compare with other hotel buildings in Honolulu?
The latest disclosures cover 60 hotel buildings in Honolulu, out of 799 buildings citywide. Its site EUI of 62.8 kBtu/ft² is roughly in line with the average of 67.0 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group.
At 57,430 sq ft, it is about 85% below the average floor area of 394,099 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1968, 11 years earlier than the group's average year built (1979). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 3,812 hotel buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 65 and a site EUI of 77.8 kBtu/ft².
What does a site EUI of 62.8 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. The Lotus at Diamond Head's 62.8 kBtu/ft² across 57,430 sq ft works out to about 3.6 billion Btu (1,057 MWh-equivalent) in 2025. The disclosure also reports 748,564 kWh of electricity, 10,519 therms of natural gas and 4,220 thousand gallons of water for the year.
Which law requires The Lotus at Diamond Head to report its energy use?
The Lotus at Diamond Head 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:04QFJ2235251699:2025). 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 The Lotus at Diamond Head's energy grade?
The Lotus at Diamond Head did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2025 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 62.8 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does The Lotus at Diamond Head use?
Its 2025 site energy-use intensity was 62.8 kBtu/ft² across 57,430 sq ft, including 748,564 kWh of electricity and 10,519 therms of natural gas.
What are The Lotus at Diamond Head's carbon emissions?
The Lotus at Diamond Head reported 565 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions for 2025.
Where is The Lotus at Diamond Head?
The Lotus at Diamond Head is at 2885 Kalakaua Ave, Honolulu, in Honolulu, Hawaii.
How big is The Lotus at Diamond Head and when was it built?
The Lotus at Diamond Head has 57,430 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2025 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1968 as its year built. It is classed as hotel.
Is The Lotus at Diamond Head 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, “The Lotus at Diamond Head, Honolulu, Hawaii — 2025 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/honolulu/the-lotus-at-diamond-head-25e26972 (data as of July 9, 2026).