Compliance with Ordinance 22-17 involves several key steps to ensure accurate reporting of your building's energy and water usage. By following these steps, building owners can effectively comply with Ordinance 22-17, contributing to Honolulu's sustainability efforts and potentially realizing significant cost savings.

In order to stay compliant, building owners and property managers need have an understanding of the City & County of Honolulu’s Better Buildings Benchmarking Program. Ordinance 22-17 requires buildings over 25,000 square feet to report their energy usage, water usage, and greenhouse gas emissions. The goal is to provide building owners and occupants with a clear understanding of their properties' performance, identify opportunities for improvement, and contribute to the city's objective of carbon neutrality by 2045.​