Hawaii Data Center Moratorium Tracker
No state-level data-center moratorium or restriction is on record in Hawaii. 2 city and county measures are tracked here. Every entry below links to its primary source: a legislature page, a governor's office, a local government, or the reporting of record.
State-level measures in Hawaii
City and county moratoria in Hawaii
Most of the movement is local, where a building pause or permit halt does not need a legislative session. 2 tracked measures in Hawaii, each with its source.
Where Hawaii stands
Across the whole tracker we hold 334 state-level measures in 49 states and 1253 city and county measures, against 1419 primary sources. Hawaii accounts for 0 of the state-level measures and 2 of the local ones.
By total measures on record it is #49 of the 50 states and DC carrying any tracked action, and #47 by city and county measures alone. Ranking is by count of sourced entries in this dataset, so it measures documented activity, not the size of the buildout.
Sources for Hawaii
2 citations behind the entries above. Each opens in a new tab.
- Big Island Wants — Big Island Wants To Ban Big Data Centers, Once They Agree On What They Are civilbeat.org →
- Hawaii County — Bill 170: proposed prohibition on AI data centers westhawaiitoday.com →
What does bind large loads in Hawaii
A moratorium is only one way a data center gets stopped. The grid operator decides whether it can connect at all, and on what terms. Hawaii sits in 1 footprint.
Island grids (Hawaiian Electric); no interconnection, no RTO.
Data centers in Hawaii
The US Data Center Map identifies 12 facilities run by 9 operators in Hawaii, each one placed from primary sources and listed by city and by operator, with the measures on this page beside them.
Open the Hawaii data center map → · The US Data Center Map →
How to read this page
In force = a moratorium, siting restriction, or tax-incentive rollback that is currently enacted, by statute or executive order. Paused = a temporary hold on new incentives or applications. Proposed = introduced and still pending. Failed / vetoed = died in committee, was voted down, or was vetoed.
This page is generated from the same primary-sourced dataset as the national U.S. Data Center Moratorium Tracker and is re-checked on the same weekly cycle, whether or not anything changed. Legislative status changes quickly; it is informational, not legal advice. Spot something out of date in Hawaii? Tell us.
Companion references: the Data Center Grid Operator Watchlist for the interconnection and curtailment rules that bind here, the Data Center Water Tracker for water mandates, and the Data Center Delay Watchlist for named projects.
Why Hawaii is pushing back
The objections repeat from state to state: strain on the electric grid, water drawn for cooling, and the sense that a facility takes local resources without giving much back. SAVRN builds AI factories designed around those three objections: on-site power that does not lean on the public grid, direct-to-chip cooling that does not consume municipal water, and a training institute that puts local people to work inside the building.
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