Electric Vehicles in
Hawaii
Incentives, charging infrastructure, right-to-charge laws, and savings data for EV owners in Hawaii.
Incentives & Credits
Verified July 2026Fuel Savings
Right-to-Charge Law
Hawaii law (HRS 196-7.5) requires landlords and HOAs to allow tenants and unit owners to install EV charging in their parking spaces at their own expense.
Landlord Incentives: Hawaii offers state tax credits for EV charging infrastructure.
Charging Infrastructure
Sources: charging counts from NREL Alternative Fuels Data Center , public and operational as of Oct 2026. Registration counts from AFDC light-duty vehicle registration data (derived from Experian Information Solutions, through 2025, rounded to the nearest 100, battery-electric only — plug-in hybrids excluded). A location is one charging site; a port is one plug a single vehicle connects to. One location usually has several ports.
Frequently Asked Questions
What EV rebates does Hawaii offer in 2026?
As of 2026, Hawaii new-EV buyers can access: No state EV purchase tax credit or rebate. State incentives limited to free EV parking + HOV-lane access and multi-user EV charger rebates (Act 142); $50/yr EV registration surcharge applies. (Federal credit ended Sept 30, 2025). Used EV buyers: No state used EV credit; federal used EV credit ended Sept 30, 2025. The annual EV registration fee is $50 annual EV fee.. The federal Clean Vehicle Credit (§30D) and Used EV Credit (§25E) both expired September 30, 2025 under the OBBBA.
Are there rebates for installing a home EV charger in Hawaii?
Check your utility's EV rates and rebates. The federal 30C Alternative Fuel Refueling Property Credit — 30% of installation cost up to $1,000 for residential chargers — expired June 30, 2026 (the OBBBA-accelerated sunset date); Hawaii EV owners whose charger was placed in service on or before that date, in an eligible census tract, can still claim it on their 2026 return via IRS Form 8911.
What EV incentives are available in Hawaii?
Hawaii EV buyers can access No state EV purchase tax credit or rebate. State incentives limited to free EV parking + HOV-lane access and multi-user EV charger rebates (Act 142); $50/yr EV registration surcharge applies. (Federal credit ended Sept 30, 2025). Used EV buyers may qualify for No state used EV credit; federal used EV credit ended Sept 30, 2025. Check your utility's EV rates and rebates.. The annual EV registration fee is $50 annual EV fee..
Does Hawaii have a right-to-charge law?
Yes. Hawaii law (HRS 196-7.5) requires landlords and HOAs to allow tenants and unit owners to install EV charging in their parking spaces at their own expense. This law was enacted in 2019.
How much does it cost to charge an EV in Hawaii?
The average electricity rate in Hawaii is $0.480/kWh. For the median EV on sale in our database (35 kWh per 100 miles), that works out to about $2016 a year to drive 12,000 miles on electricity, against about $2173 a year on gasoline in a 28-mpg car. That is an estimated $157 a year saved on fuel.
Compare Hawaii to Neighboring States
EV incentives, fees, and sales-tax treatment vary sharply across state lines — sometimes by hundreds of dollars a year for the same car. See how Hawaii's bordering states stack up.
EV Ownership in Hawaii: What You Need to Know
Hawaii’s right-to-charge law covers both renters and HOA members. Its residential electricity rate, 48.0¢/kWh, is the highest in the nation, so at our default assumptions home charging saves about $157 a year over gasoline. The state does not offer an EV purchase tax credit — its perks are free EV parking, HOV-lane access and rebates for multi-user EV chargers (Act 142) — and it has 1,040 public charging ports (AFDC, October 2026).
With an average electricity rate of $0.480 per kWh and gas prices averaging $5.07 per gallon, EV owners in Hawaii can expect to save approximately $157 per year on fuel compared to a 28-mpg gasoline car, driving 12,000 miles a year. Over a six-year ownership period that is about $942 in fuel savings alone.
Hawaii has 397 public charging locations offering 1,040 charging ports, of which 183 are DC fast ports for quick highway stops (NREL AFDC, as of Oct 2026). Against 35,100 registered battery-electric vehicles (AFDC/Experian, through 2025), that works out to about 33.8 EVs per public port, compared with 21.8 across the U.S.
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