Pollution in Honolulu County, Hawaii

Honolulu County contains 291 EPA-regulated facilities, 10 of which are currently flagged for significant noncompliance. The county also hosts 3 Superfund sites and 20 TRI chemical reporters. EPA has assessed $51.2M in lifetime penalties and TRI reporters disclosed roughly 1.7M lb of on-site releases. That facility count is well above the Hawaii state average of 83 per county.

Superfund3NPL sites
TRI Facilities20reporters
EPA Facilities291regulated
Sig. Violators10current SNC

Superfund sites

SiteCityStatus
Naval Computer And Telecommunications Area Master Station Eastern PacificWahiawaCleanup underway
Pearl Harbor Naval ComplexPearl HarborCleanup underway
Del Monte Corp Oahu PlantationKuniaReady for anticipated reuse

Largest releasers

FacilityCityOn-site (lb)Status
Hawaiian Electric Co Inc Kahe Generating StationKapolei666.3kPenalties
Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam HawaiiPearl Harbor389.3kCompliant
Hawaii Electric Co Waiau Power PlantPearl City232.2kPenalties
Par East RefineryKapolei164.9kSig. violation
Us Marine Corps Base HawaiiM C B H Kaneohe Bay111.2kCompliant
Ball Metal Beverage Container CorpKapolei54.1kCompliant
Us Army Garrison, HawaiiSchofield Barracks34.1kCompliant
Us Marine Corps Puuloa Training FacilityEwa Beach26.1kCompliant
Hffc Sand Island Fuel TerminalHonolulu6.2kCompliant
Ies Downstream, Llc - Kapolei Refinery MmKapolei4.0kSig. violation
Aircraft Services International Group Honolulu International AirportHonolulu3.0kCompliant
Aloha Petroleum Inc. Barbers Point TerminalEwa Beach2.5kCompliant
Island Energy Services Honolulu Terminal MarineHonolulu1.5kPenalties
Aloha Petroleum, Llc - Honolulu TerminalHonolulu1.4kCompliant
Kalaeloa Cogeneration PlantKapolei284Compliant
Hawaiian Electric Co Inc Schofield Generating StationWahiawa243Compliant
Chevron Prods Co Honolulu Terminal TransportationHonolulu196Compliant
Campbell Industrial Park Generating StationKapolei118Compliant

Significant violators

FacilityCityPenaltiesLast Inspected
Par East RefineryKapolei$31.3M2025-09-30
Ies Downstream, Llc - Kapolei Refinery MmKapolei$890.8k2026-01-30
Unitek Solvent Environmental Services IncKapolei$165.0k2022-05-10
Coralco - Island Demo_(Laimu)Honolulu$0
Precision DemolitionWaipahu$0
C & C Kapaa/Kalaheo LandfillKailua$02005-11-14
(Former) Hawaiian Western Steel WastepileKapolei$01992-07-29
Vip TowingHonolulu$02021-01-14
County Of Honolulu - Wm - Waimanalo Gulch LandfillKapolei$02025-08-07
Kailua 7th-Day Adventist ChurchHonolulu$0