Hawaii has 1 data center site, 0 buildings where disclosed on the record: 1 proposed. It is in Honolulu County. The largest proposal is DRFortress in Honolulu County; it is reported, as reported April 9, 2025.
How to read this page. Every count comes from the records on this page and links to where it is counted. Nothing is published until a person reads its source, and a figure no source gives reads Not disclosed; nothing is estimated. A rating changes only when a person sets it.
| Facility and county | Stage | Operator | Power (MW) | Latest entry |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DRFortress Honolulu, Honolulu County | Proposed | 1547 and Harrison Street | GI Partners acquired a majority interest in DRFortress in January 2020 datacentremagazine.com (opens in a new tab) news outlet reported April 9, 2025 |
A blank cell means not disclosed by any source on file. Power is the developer's figure or a permit's, each linked on the record. All 1 Hawaii project.
| Record | Place | Stage | Operator | MW | Basis | Located | Tier | Verified |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DRFortress | Honolulu, Honolulu | Proposed | 1547 and Harrison Street | centroid | 3 | 2026-10-07 |
Tier 1: an official or company source. Tier 2: a news report resolving to the outlet's own page. Located: a site coordinate from a permit, a parcel or an address, or the county or town centroid. Verified: the last day a person read the source. A blank cell means not disclosed by any source on file.
| County | Census GEOID | Projects | Rules |
|---|---|---|---|
| Honolulu County | 15003 | 0 | |
| Hawaii County | 15001 | 1 | |
| Kalawao County | 15005 | 0 | 0 |
| Kauai County | 15007 | 0 | 0 |
| Maui County | 15009 | 0 | 0 |
A county without a record is listed, not linked.
What the state and its counties and cities have decided. Each row is rated by what it has decided, open, case by case, restrictive or closed, never by whether that is good or bad.
| Body | Level | Rating | In force until | Latest act | Acts | Verified |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hawaii County | county | not rated | Hawaii County Council Windward Planning Commission deferred action on Bill 170 until November. staradvertiser.com (opens in a new tab) local outlet Reported Sep 145 acts on this rowEvery act on the Hawaii County row
| 5 | 2026-09-14 |
Reported: the source's date; the item names no day of its own. A rating rests only on a binding act in force; "not rated" means no person has set one. A blank cell means the record holds nothing for it.
No official summary on file for 4 of these 7 measures; each row links to the legislature's page for the text.
H.C.R. 206 Signed
H.R. 196 Signed
S.R. 90 Signed
Relating To Information Technology.
S.B. 2526 Signed
Requires the Technology Services Consolidation Working Group to assist the Office of Enterprise Technology Services in working with certain state agencies to inventory and categorize the business criticality of each major state information technology system or data set and determine the appropriate data center or hosting facility requirements. Requires a report to the Legislature. Extends the working group's dissolution date to 6/30/2026. (CD1) As published by the legislature, found through LegiScan.
H.B. 1595 Signed
Creates a pilot project, to be administered by the Department of the Attorney General, for a state initiated expungement process of arrest records concerning certain marijuana offenses under section 712-1249, HRS. Requires the Hawai?i Criminal Justice Data Center to submit reports to the Legislature. (SD1) As published by the legislature, found through LegiScan.
S.C.R. 95 In committee
S.B. 861 In committee
Authorizes the Hawaii Criminal Justice Data Center to transmit all expungement orders to the Judiciary to effectuate the purposes of Act 159, SLH 2023. As published by the legislature, found through LegiScan.
15 bills tracked, 9 signed · LegiScan, CC BY 4.0
| Number | Session | Status | Date | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| H.C.R. 206 | 2026 Regular Session | Signed | 2026-04-27 | Requesting The Hawaii State Energy Office To Convene A Working Group To Study The Potential Impacts Of Large Data Centers On Hawaii's Electric Utilities, Ratepayers, Natural Resources, And Climate Goals. |
| S.C.R. 95 | 2026 Regular Session | In committee | 2026-04-10 | Requesting The Hawaii State Energy Office To Convene A Working Group To Study The Potential Impacts Of Large Data Centers On Hawaii's Electric Utilities, Ratepayers, Natural Resources, And Climate Goals. |
| H.R. 196 | 2026 Regular Session | Signed | 2026-04-09 | Requesting The Hawaii State Energy Office To Convene A Working Group To Study The Potential Impacts Of Large Data Centers On Hawaii's Electric Utilities, Ratepayers, Natural Resources, And Climate Goals. |
| S.R. 90 | 2026 Regular Session | Signed | 2026-04-09 | Requesting The Hawaii State Energy Office To Convene A Working Group To Study The Potential Impacts Of Large Data Centers On Hawaii's Electric Utilities, Ratepayers, Natural Resources, And Climate Goals. |
| S.B. 861 | 2026 Regular Session | In committee | 2025-01-23 | Relating To Expungement. |
| S.B. 2526 | 2024 Regular Session | Signed | 2024-07-03 | Relating To Information Technology. |
| H.B. 1595 | 2024 Regular Session | Signed | 2024-06-24 | Relating To Expungement. |
| H.R. 88 | 2023 Regular Session | Signed | 2023-03-31 | Urging Microsoft To Consider Building A Data Center In Hawaii. |
| S.B. 1048 | 2022 Regular Session | Signed | 2022-04-27 | Relating To Hawaii Criminal Justice Data Center Fees. |
| S.B. 2954 | 2016 Regular Session | Signed | 2016-06-23 | Criminal History Record Checks; Police; Permits to Acquire Firearms; Hawaii Criminal Justice Data Center; Database Management |
| S.B. 2813 | 2016 Regular Session | Signed | 2016-04-26 | Guardianship; Gun Control |
| H.B. 2243 | 2014 Regular Session | Signed | 2014-07-03 | Hawaii Criminal Justice Data Center; Criminal History Checks |
| H.B. 2246 | 2014 Regular Session | Signed | 2014-06-18 | Mental Health; Gun Control |
| H.B. 2454 | 2012 Regular Session | Signed | 2012-07-06 | Hawaii Criminal Justice Data Center; Rap Back Program |
| H.B. 1009 | 2011 Regular Session | Signed | 2011-06-16 | Hawaii Criminal Justice Data Center; Fingerprint Retention |
15 bills tracked in Hawaii; 2026 Regular Session, legislature adjourned; last checked October 26, 2026. The last check found: 5 bills matched the watch terms as of October 26, 2026. Search terms: data center, data centre, large load, hyperscale, computing facility, server farm, high load factor (indirect), energy intensive facility (indirect), large electric load (indirect), digital asset mining (indirect), cryptocurrency mining (indirect), qualified technology facility (indirect), colocation (indirect), moratorium (with another term), sales tax exemption (with another term). The search on LegiScan. (opens in a new tab)
Bill data from LegiScan (opens in a new tab), licensed CC BY 4.0 (opens in a new tab). The record chooses the bills, writes each stage in its own words and cites the legislature's own page for every bill.
| Member | Party | Position |
|---|---|---|
| Case | D | Yea |
| Tokuda | D | Yea |
A blank party cell means the clerk's roll gives none.
| Member | Party | Position |
|---|---|---|
| Hirono (D-HI) | D | Nay |
| Schatz (D-HI) | D | Nay |
A blank party cell means the clerk's roll gives none.
Positions as the clerk records them. How bills and votes are recorded.
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Hawaii County Council Windward Planning Commission deferred action on Bill 170 until November
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Now reportedDRFortress
1547 Critical Systems Realty and Harrison Street acquired DRFortress from GI Partners
President Trump reiterated support for rapid expansion of data centers
Jeff Darrow proposed a 10,000 square foot size limitation for standalone data centers with larger facilities requiring a use permit
Every Hawaii statement, by speaker (4)
Hamakua Council member Heather Kimball stated data center developers target around 3,000 data centers by end of this decade across United States including Hawaii
Provenance: Paraphrased; said in the source itself.
Primary source: GovTech (opens in a new tab).
Cristina Holt testified Bill 170 definition closes 'campusing loophole' to prevent splitting hyper scale data center projects across adjacent parcels
Provenance: Paraphrased; said in the source itself.
Primary source: GovTech (opens in a new tab).
On the November 3, 2026 ballot in Hawaii: Governor (2), U.S. House, District 1 (4), U.S. House, District 2 (2); 0 of 8 candidates with a statement on data centers on the record. Every candidate.
1 project is on the record in Hawaii: 1 reported. Each is listed under Projects with its status history and sources. Resources: the questions people ask about data centers
answered from the rows aboveRecords are in 1 county: Honolulu County (1). The county table lists every county with its count, zero included. Resources: the questions people ask about data centers
answered from the rows aboveNot disclosed. None of the 1 record on file for Hawaii states a power figure. Resources: the questions people ask about data centers
answered from the rows aboveNot disclosed. None of the 1 record on file for Hawaii states a water figure. Resources: the questions people ask about data centers
answered from the rows above1 developer is named on the record: 1547 and Harrison Street. Each name opens the record, where the developer's source is listed. Resources: the questions people ask about data centers
answered from the rows above1 county or city row is on the record: Hawaii County has no rating yet: Hawaii County Council Windward Planning Commission deferred action on Bill 170 until November (reported September 14, 2026, source (opens in a new tab)). Every row and its dated events are on the scorecard. Resources: the questions people ask about data centers
answered from the rows above1 record is not yet running. Honolulu County: DRFortress (reported). A county name opens its page with the map and every record there. Resources: the questions people ask about data centers
answered from the rows above9 state laws are on the record: S.B. 2526 (signed, July 3, 2024, source (opens in a new tab)), H.B. 1595 (signed, June 24, 2024, source (opens in a new tab)) and S.B. 1048 (signed, April 27, 2022, source (opens in a new tab)) and 6 more under Laws. The state's own scorecard row carries no dated act yet; the laws page has what each law requires in the words of its text. Resources: the questions people ask about data centers
answered from the rows abovesummed only where a record disclosed the figure
| Figure | Disclosed total | Disclosed | Without a figure | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Power | 0 | 1 | ||
| Water, stated per day | 0 | 1 | ||
| Water, stated per year | 0 | 1 | ||
| Permanent jobs | 0 | 1 | ||
| Tax each year | 0 | 1 |
A blank cell means no record in Hawaii disclosed the figure. Third party figures on the same metrics are listed apart below; a figure a project disclosed about itself is never mixed with them.
| Figure | Disclosed total | Disclosed | Without a figure | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Power | 0 | 1 | ||
| Water, stated per day | 0 | 1 | ||
| Water, stated per year | 0 | 1 | ||
| Permanent jobs | 0 | 1 | ||
| Tax each year | 0 | 1 |
A blank total means no record disclosed the figure; the count without one says how many.
Summed only where a record disclosed the figure; a record with no figure adds nothing and is counted as not disclosed. Water is summed per day and per year separately, as the sources stated it, and never converted. A tax claim given as a range is summed at both ends.
The disclosed totals are in the table above.
No source on file states what any of the 1 tracked facility in Hawaii is for.
| Use | Records | Power | Water | Jobs | Tax each year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No stated use | 1 |
A blank cell means no record with that use disclosed the figure.
A record that lists several uses counts once under each. Each cell is the sum over the records with that use, disclosed rows only.
No source on file states how any of the 1 tracked facility in Hawaii is cooled.
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