Hawaii data center moratoriums

As of 31 Oct 2026, we count no local data center pauses in force in Hawaii, no bans and 2 proposals, across its counties and cities. At state level: checked, nothing found.

0 pauses in force · 0 bans · 2 proposed
0 pauses end within 60 days
Checked: 5 counties, 0 cities · 2 on tracker

Cite this page

Source: Grounded Compute, Hawaii moratorium tracker, 31 Oct 2026. https://groundedcompute.com/us/hawaii/moratoriums

Every row below has its source and the date we checked it. For reporters: contact and corrections

State level · Checked, nothing found

We asked about state laws, orders and bills: checked, nothing found (31 Oct 2026).

Expiring by 30 Dec 2026

None in the next 60 days

Moratorium map · counties

Ban: 0 counties
Pause (active or extended): 0 counties
Pause proposed: 2 counties
End date passed, no update found: 0 counties
Ended, expired or none found: 3 counties
No government or news source found: 0 counties

5 counties checked · 31 Oct 2026
Schematic; outlines: US Census

Tracker · 2 bans, pauses and proposals

Rows grouped under their count; each count matches the figures at the top
0 government confirmed · 2 news reported
Ended pauses and no-pause checks: on the map only. We checked counties and cities; nothing found is not proof that none exists
Method

Jurisdiction	Status	Covers	End	Permanent rules	Source
Proposed (2)
Hawaii County	Pause proposed	All data centers	–	Rules drafted	hawaiitribune-herald.com News reported Checked 31 Oct 2026
Kauai County	Pause proposed	Other	–	–	civilbeat.org News reported Checked 31 Oct 2026

– = not found in the sources we checked