The Hawaii Department of Transportation (HDOT) announced that its electric vehicle charging stations on O‘ahu and Maui will soon feature North American Charging Standard (NACS) connectors. The upgrade is scheduled to take place this month.
The two charging locations, funded by the federal National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (NEVI) program, are at Aloha Tower Marketplace on O‘ahu and Kahului Park & Ride on Maui. Each site includes four 150 kW DC fast chargers.
After the installation, each station will have two chargers with Combined Charging System (CCS) and NACS connectors, and two chargers with CCS and CHAdeMO connectors.
Maintenance for the NACS connector installation is planned during regular hours. On Oʻahu, work will occur from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Friday, Feb. 6 at Aloha Tower Marketplace along Aloha Tower Drive near Pier 7. On Maui, maintenance is set for Saturday, Feb. 7 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., at Kahului Park & Ride near the intersection of Kūihelani Highway and Puʻunēnē Avenue.
Both stations operate around the clock. Charging costs $0.44 per kWh between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., when solar power lowers electricity prices, and $0.57 per kWh from 5 p.m. to 9 a.m.
The NEVI program aims to expand electric vehicle adoption in the United States by building a national network of EV charging infrastructure, reducing greenhouse gas emissions, and promoting alternative fuel corridors across the country according to https://driveelectric.gov/.
HDOT has plans for a total of eleven NEVI-funded charging stations statewide. Two more sites are under construction: one at Kapalua Airport on Maui and another at Princeville Library on Kaua‘i; both will include NACS connectors as well as CCS and CHAdeMO options upon completion.
All activities depend on weather conditions. For updates or changes to construction schedules, HDOT directs residents to its social media pages: https://www.facebook.com/HawaiiDepartmentOfTransportation or Twitter/X @DOTHawaii.
