List of tallest buildings in Honolulu

Panorama of Honolulu's waterfront.

Honolulu, Hawaii, is a U.S. city that currently contains over 470 high-rises. It ranks 4th among U.S. cities (after New York City, Chicago and Los Angeles, and just ahead of San Francisco), in terms of number of high rise buildings.^[1] The first high rise that exceeded 350 ft was the Ala Moana Hotel built in 1970. The next high rise was Yacht Harbor Towers followed by the Hawaii Monarch Hotel and the Discovery Bay Center. This was the beginning of the construction boom in the city. At the same time business and finance also boomed. During the 1990s new condominiums were built, including the One Waterfront Mauka Tower, Imperial Plaza, Nauru Tower and the Hawaiki Tower. There are still constructions today on high rises such as the Moana Pacific East Tower and Moana Pacific West Tower twin towers, Keola Lai, Hokua at 1288 Ala Moana, Pacifica Honolulu, and The Watermark Waikiki.

Below are the twenty tallest buildings in Honolulu, Hawaii.

Completed tallest buildings

Rank	Name	Height ft / m	Floor Count	Year Built	Primary Tenants/Uses	Notes	Image
1	First Hawaiian Center	429 ft / 131 m	30	1996	First Hawaiian Bank, Office, Contemporary Art Museum Honolulu	Current tallest building in Hawaii since 1996. World headquarters of First Hawaiian Bank.
2	Pacifica Honolulu	427 ft / 130 m	46	2011	Luxury Condominium	Newest and tallest luxury condominium in the Ala Moana-Kakaako area. Designed by Architects Hawaii Ltd. Structural design by Baldridge and Associates Structural Engineering
3	Moana Pacific East Tower	423 ft / 129 m	46	2008	Condominium, Honolulu Design Center	The third tallest buildings in Honolulu. Designed by Architects Hawaii Ltd.
3	Moana Pacific West Tower	423 ft / 129 m	46	2008	Condominium, Honolulu Design Center	The third tallest buildings in Honolulu. Designed by Architects Hawaii Ltd.
4	Nauru Tower	417 ft / 127 m	44	1992	Condominium	The first luxury condominium tower built in the Ala Moana district. Tallest building in Hawaii from 1992-1996. Designed by Architects Hawaii Ltd.
5	Hokua at 1288 Ala Moana	417 ft / 127 m	40	2006	Condominium
6	Hawaiki Tower	400 ft / 122 m	46	1999	Condominium, KHON-TV
7	One Waterfront Mauka Tower	400 ft / 122 m	45	1990	Condominium	Tallest buildings in Hawaii from 1990-1992.
7	One Waterfront Makai Tower	400 ft / 122 m	45	1990	Condominium	Tallest buildings in Hawaii from 1990-1992.
8	One Archer Lane	400 ft / 122 m	41	1998	Condominium, KITV
9	Imperial Plaza	400 ft / 122 m	40	1992	Condominium	Mixed-use residential, commercial office and retail.
10	Ala Moana Hotel	397 ft / 121 m	38	1970	Hotel, Condominium, TV transmitters	Tallest building in Hawaii from 1970-1990.
11	Keola Lai	387 ft / 118 m	42	2008	Condominium
12	1132 Bishop Street	387 ft / 118 m	31	1991	Office
13	The Watermark Waikiki	380 ft / 114 m	38	2008	Luxury Condominium. Designed by Architects Hawaii Ltd.
14	Trump International Hotel	380 ft / 107 m	38	2009	Hotel, condominium, Trump Organization	One of the first ultra-luxury hotels built in Hawaii in over 25 years. Designed by Guerin Glass Architects. Structural design by Baldridge and Associate Structural Engineering.
15	Hilton Grand Waikikian	390 ft / 107 m	39	2008	Hotel, Hilton Grand Vacations Club, Hilton Hotels	The newest tower at the Hilton Hawaiian Village and the first one built in over 10 years.
15	Hilton Tapa Tower	360 ft / 107 m	36	1982	Hotel, Hilton Hotels	The tallest building at the Hilton Hawaiian Village prior to the Grand Waikikian.
16	Yacht Harbor Towers	351 ft / 107 m	40	1973	Condominium
17	The Windsor	350 ft / 107 m	44	2003	Condominium	Originally known and operated as the Outrigger Hobron Hotel.
18	Hawaii Monarch Hotel	350 ft / 107 m	43	1975	Hotel, Condominium
19	Discovery Bay Center	350 ft / 107 m	42	1977	Condominium, Retail

Tallest buildings proposed/under construction

Rank	Name	Height ft / m	Floor Count	Completion	Primary use	Description	Status
1	690 Pohukaina	650 ft/198 m	60	2019	Mixed-use	690 Pohukaina will be the centerpiece of a new live-work-play redevelopment in the Kaka'ako district, becoming Hawaii's tallest building at 650 feet tall. Prior to construction of the project, the city's building height limit will be raised from its current 450 feet to 650 feet. The design of the building was awarded to architecture firm Forest City Hawaii on December 13, 2012.[2]	Proposed
2	Symphony Honolulu	400 ft/122 m	40	2014	Residential	New luxury condominium near the Blaisdell Center.[3]	Under Construction

References

1. "Cities: Highrises". SkyscraperPage.com. Retrieved 2011-07-21.
2. Shimogawa, Duane (2012-12-13). "Forest City Hawaii chosen to develop 690 Pohukaina project - Pacific Business News". Bizjournals.com. Retrieved 2012-12-14.
3. Magin, Janis L. (2012-05-02). "Symphony tower wins variance on orientation of new condo". Honolulu Star-Advertiser. Retrieved 2012-05-28.

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