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Hawaii: what energy costs here

Gas and electricity, ranked against every state. Sources and data dates on every number. No spin.

Gasoline — regular, per gallon

$5.639/gal — regional average
West Coast (PADD 5) — EIA publishes no weekly state price for Hawaii
▼ 0.088/gal vs Oct 5, 2026
U.S. average: $4.331/gal (week ending Oct 12, 2026)
Source: EIA Gasoline and Diesel Fuel Update, week ending Oct 12, 2026 (Monday prices). Data retrieved Oct 18, 2026.

Electricity — residential, per kWh

48.00¢/kWh
Rank #1 of 51 (50 states + DC)
▲ 22.0% vs July 2025 · U.S. average: 18.31¢/kWh (+4.9% YoY)
Source: EIA Electric Power Monthly, Table 5.6.A, July 2026 (released Sep 24, 2026); YoY % via HomeWattCheck reproduction of EIA values (CC BY 4.0).

What this means in Hawaii

Hawaii pays the highest residential electricity price in America — 48.00¢ per kWh, 162% above the U.S. average of 18.31¢. Its power price climbed 22.0% in a year, one of the steepest rises in the country. EIA does not publish a weekly pump price for Hawaii; the figure shown is the West Coast (PADD 5) regional average, labeled regional wherever it appears. The nine states EIA does survey run from $6.104/gal (California) down to $3.779/gal (Texas). Hawaii is governed by a democratic trifecta (Ballotpedia, as of Oct 16, 2026). We publish the label beside the prices; the prices themselves come only from EIA.

Recent readings

Gas, week ending Oct 12, 2026: $5.639/gal (regional) · week ending Oct 5, 2026: $5.727/gal (regional). Electricity: July 2026 is the latest EIA month; this table gains a point with every EIA release.

Hawaii questions

Why is there no weekly state gas price for Hawaii?
EIA publishes weekly pump prices for only nine states. For the rest it publishes regional (PADD) averages. We show the regional average, labeled regional — we never present it as a state price.

Where do these numbers come from?
Gas: EIA Gasoline and Diesel Fuel Update. Electricity: EIA Electric Power Monthly, Table 5.6.A. Government data, free to republish. Full method: methodology.

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