Hawaii energy profile

Manufacturing energy costs in Hawaii

The current industrial power rate in Hawaii is 39.33 cents per kWh (Jul 2026, EIA), ranking 51 of 51 states and sitting 302.6% above the national average.

Current prices in Hawaii

  • Industrial electricity: 39.33 cents per kWh (Jul 2026, EIA).
  • Commercial electricity, the rate a warehouse or distribution center in Hawaii typically pays: 43.63 cents per kWh.
  • Industrial natural gas: 42.89 per Mcf (Jul 2026), 836.5% above the national average.
  • Just below Hawaii on the price ladder: Alaska at 24.81, California at 25.11, District of Columbia at 32.15 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 15,732 in electricity at Hawaii rates versus 3,908 at the national average; at 50 kW the gap is 78,660 versus 19,540, and at 200 kW it is 314,640 versus 78,160.
  • 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 Aug 2026 (BLS).

Manufacturing base in Hawaii

  • Hawaii has 723 manufacturing establishments employing about 10,293 workers (Census County Business Patterns, 2023).
  • Largest sectors by establishment count: food manufacturing (240), printing and related support (84), fabricated metal products (39), furniture and related products (35), chemical manufacturing (28).

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 2026-09-30.