// CITY_ASSESSMENT
How smart is Honolulu?
Honolulu scores 51.5% against the UN ISO-aligned smart city framework in 2026 — ranked #110 of 297 cities assessed, with every finding traceable to a public source.
Smart score
51.5%
Rank
#110 / 297
Criteria present
36 / 86
Evidence coverage
59.3%
Honolulu's smart city score by area
6 present · 3 partial · 3 absent · 3 not assessed
4 present · 4 partial · 2 absent · 2 not assessed
7 present · 0 partial · 2 absent · 4 not assessed
3 present · 2 partial · 2 absent · 4 not assessed
7 present · 3 partial · 1 absent · 2 not assessed
4 present · 2 partial · 0 absent · 2 not assessed
5 present · 1 partial · 2 absent · 6 not assessed
Where Honolulu is strong
- ▸Health & Digital Health
- ▸Public Transport & Real-Time Information
- ▸Innovation & Economic Development
- ▸Education & Digital Skills
- ▸Open Data & Transparency
Where the gaps are
- ▸Smart Traffic & Electric Vehicles
- ▸Water & Sanitation
- ▸Governance & Smart-City Operating Model
- ▸Urban Data Platform & Digital Twin
- ▸Green Space & Biodiversity
Evidence highlights
Open Data & Transparency · Official open data portal
Honolulu operates an official open data portal at data.honolulu.gov, which lists various datasets such as budget information, building permits, and bike facilities.
https://data.honolulu.gov/api/odata/v4/Open Data & Transparency · High-value datasets published
The Honolulu open data portal provides high-value datasets including budget information (e.g., 'Adopted FY25 Budget', 'Proposed FY26 Budget') and transport-related data (e.g., 'Existing Bike Facilities', 'Bike Racks', 'Abandoned Vehicles'). Additionally, Oa…
https://data.honolulu.gov/api/odata/v4/Open Data & Transparency · Programmatic API access
Honolulu's data portal exposes datasets via an OData API, as evidenced by the `data.honolulu.gov/api/odata/v4/` endpoint. Furthermore, Oahu Transit Services provides a Web API for real-time AVL data, offering both XML and JSON output formats, requiring an a…
https://data.honolulu.gov/api/odata/v4/Public Transport & Real-Time Information · Public transport network
The City and County of Honolulu Department of Transportation Services (DTS) is responsible for public transit systems including TheBus, TheHandi-Van, and Skyline, which are operated for the city.
https://www.honolulu.gov/transportationAbout 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.