Hawaii energy profile
Manufacturing energy costs in Hawaii
The current industrial power rate in Hawaii is 38.29 cents per kWh (Apr 2026, EIA), ranking 51 of 51 states and sitting 342.1% above the national average.
Current prices in Hawaii
- Industrial electricity: 38.29 cents per kWh (Apr 2026, EIA).
- Commercial electricity, the rate a warehouse or distribution center in Hawaii typically pays: 42.99 cents per kWh.
- Industrial natural gas: 51.27 per Mcf (Apr 2026), 946.3% above the national average.
- Just below Hawaii on the price ladder: Rhode Island at 20.75, District of Columbia at 22.39, Alaska at 24.87 cents. No state reports a pricier industrial rate than Hawaii this month.
What the rate does to operating cost
- A 10 kW machine running a 4,000 hour year costs about 15,316 in electricity at Hawaii rates versus 3,464 at the national average; at 50 kW the gap is 76,580 versus 17,320, and at 200 kW it is 306,320 versus 69,280.
- At this rate, efficiency projects clear their hurdle faster in Hawaii than almost anywhere: every avoided kWh is worth more, so compressed air leak repairs, VFD retrofits, and scheduling around demand charges deserve a fresh look.
What factory labor pays in Hawaii
- Industrial production managers: $59.93/hr median in Hawaii versus $60.61 nationally (OEWS 2025).
- Industrial engineers: $59.52/hr median in Hawaii versus $49.25 nationally (OEWS 2025).
- Machinists: $40.58/hr median in Hawaii versus $28.24 nationally (OEWS 2025).
- Welders, cutters, and brazers: $37.98/hr median in Hawaii versus $25.84 nationally (OEWS 2025).
- Molding and casting machine setters: $37.29/hr median in Hawaii versus $21.32 nationally (OEWS 2025).
- Industrial machinery mechanics: $37.18/hr median in Hawaii versus $31.02 nationally (OEWS 2025).
- Hawaii employs about 13,000 manufacturing workers as of May 2026 (BLS).
Sources and update cadence
- Prices come from the U.S. Energy Information Administration and refresh automatically when the agency publishes; this page also archives each month's Hawaii observation so the local price history deepens over time.
Last reviewed 2026-05-12.