Tesla is quietly preparing a massive infrastructure expansion in Hawaii, with three new Supercharger sites now moving through the permitting process across the state’s two largest islands.
If all three are built as planned, Tesla will more than double the total number of Supercharger stalls across Hawaii, transforming long-distance EV travel for residents and tourists alike.
Newly filed permits uncovered by Supercharger sleuth Marco show Tesla is planning two major Supercharger installations on the Island of Hawaii and one on Maui. In Hilo, a 24-stall Supercharger site is proposed for the Target and Safeway parking lot at 391 E Makaala Street. The project is currently in land-use review and carries a valuation of $400,000.
This would make it the largest Supercharger station on the Big Island, dramatically improving charging access on the island’s east side.
On the west side of the Big Island, Tesla has also filed for a 16-stall Supercharger installation at a second Target location at 74-5455 Makala Boulevard in Kailua-Kona. That project is likewise under land-use review and is valued at $500,000.
Together, the Hilo and Kona sites would give the Island of Hawaii 40 new Supercharger stalls, a huge upgrade for an island that currently has no Tesla Superchargers at all.
Maui is also getting a major upgrade. A land use designation for 16 Supercharger stalls has already been approved for the Shops at Wailea, located at 3750 Wailea Alanui Drive. The plan covers the installation of 16 Tesla Superchargers and related equipment in the existing parking lot and is now cleared from a zoning and land-use standpoint, putting it well ahead of the two Big Island projects in the development pipeline.
Taken together, Tesla’s Hawaii expansion would add 56 new Supercharger stalls across three new locations. That would bring the statewide total from 39 stalls today to 95 if the new sites go live as planned.
Right now, Hawaii’s Supercharger network is concentrated on Oahu and Maui. Oahu hosts 50 Supercharger stalls spread across Aiea, Kaneohe, Waikiki’s International Marketplace, and the Kahala Hotel. Maui currently has 12 stalls at Puunene Shopping Center in Kahului, plus a Wailea site that has been listed as “in development” on Tesla’s map for some time.
The new Wailea approval confirms that Tesla is finally moving forward with that long-awaited south Maui location, while the Big Island filings mark Tesla’s first real push to bring fast-charging infrastructure to Hawaii’s largest island.
With long distances between towns, limited public DC fast-charging, and a growing population of EVs, the Big Island has been one of the last major gaps in Tesla’s Hawaii network. A 24-stall station in Hilo and a 16-stall site in Kona would effectively create a fast-charging backbone across both sides of the island, making cross-island driving in a Tesla far more practical.
