// CITY_ASSESSMENT
How smart is Honolulu?
Honolulu scores 63% against the UN ISO-aligned smart city framework in 2026 — ranked #84 of 386 cities assessed, with every finding traceable to a public source.
Smart score
63%
Rank
#84 / 386
Criteria present
46 / 86
Evidence coverage
70.9%
Honolulu's smart city score by area
7 present · 5 partial · 0 absent · 3 not assessed
6 present · 4 partial · 0 absent · 2 not assessed
7 present · 1 partial · 3 absent · 2 not assessed
4 present · 2 partial · 1 absent · 4 not assessed
9 present · 1 partial · 2 absent · 1 not assessed
5 present · 1 partial · 0 absent · 2 not assessed
8 present · 1 partial · 2 absent · 3 not assessed
Where Honolulu is strong
- ▸Health & Digital Health
- ▸Culture, Tourism & Recreation
- ▸Open Data & Transparency
- ▸Public Transport & Real-Time Information
- ▸Innovation & Economic Development
Where the gaps are
- ▸Water & Sanitation
- ▸Green Space & Biodiversity
- ▸Public Safety & Emergency
- ▸Solid Waste & Circular Economy
- ▸Disaster Risk & Resilience
Evidence highlights
Open Data & Transparency · Official open data portal
The City and County of Honolulu operates an official open data portal at data.honolulu.gov, which appears to be a platform for managing and presenting datasets, as indicated by the technical terms in the page text.
https://data.honolulu.gov/Open Data & Transparency · High-value datasets published
Oahu Transit Services, which serves Honolulu, provides an API for real-time AVL data, including arrivals, vehicle locations, and route information, indicating the availability of high-value transport datasets.
http://hea.thebus.org/api_info.aspOpen Data & Transparency · Programmatic API access
Oahu Transit Services offers a documented Web API for programmatic access to real-time AVL data, allowing developers to retrieve information on arrivals, vehicle locations, and routes in both XML and JSON formats.
http://hea.thebus.org/api_info.aspDigital Government Services · Online payments for taxes & fees
Residents can pay real property taxes online 24/7 through the Department of Budget and Fiscal Services website, and Hawaiian Electric offers online account management and billing/payment information for utility bills.
https://www.honolulu.gov/bfs/property-tax-paymentsAbout this assessment
Honolulu was assessed against the 86 criteria of the UN ISO-aligned smart city framework on 2026-07-10 by AI agents gathering evidence from official public sources. Each criterion is marked present, partial or absent, and every finding links to where it was found. Scores refresh continuously as cities publish new evidence.