EPA TRI Facility · Petroleum
Par Hawaii Refining LLC
Kapolei, HI · Parent: Par Pacific Holdings Inc.
- Total releases
- 841.7K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 27
- Carcinogens
- 8
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Par Hawaii Refining LLC: how the 841.7K lbs splits
841.7K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 827.3K lbs 98.3%
- Land Disposal 13.7K lbs 1.6%
- Off-site Transfers 738 lbs 0.1%
- Water Discharges 0 lbs <0.1%
Par Hawaii Refining LLC's 841.7K lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 98.3% of the bar. Next segment: land disposal at 1.6%. Leading chemical by pounds: n-Hexane.
Carcinogen-classified pounds vs other reported pounds
Same cumulative TRI total as above, split by EPA/IARC carcinogen classification on each chemical: pounds share, not chemical count. Classification is not a site health-risk score.
MID volume AIR pathway CARC-LEAN
Par Hawaii Refining LLC is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Kapolei, HI, in the petroleum sector. It reported 162.6K lbs of releases across 17 chemicals in 2023, and 841.7K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 1,444 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Hawaii's 36 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Hawaiian Electric Co Inc Kahe Generating Station leads reported pounds (3.2M lbs) at 11 chemicals (chemical-count #5). Par Hawaii Refining LLC leads chemical count at 27 chemicals (841.7K lbs, pounds #5). Reported volume fell against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Ball Metal Beverage Container Corp; Bomat - Campell Industrial Park (cip); Kalaeloa Cogeneration Plant; Aloha Petroleum Barbers Point Terminal. Similar-scale Petroleum peers outside Hawaii: Certainteed Corp.; Big West Oil LLC; Lima Refining Co; Chs Inc. Laurel Refinery. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: n-Hexane; Ammonia; Sulfuric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size); Toluene.
In-state chemical count is not the pounds ranking
Hawaii TRI reporters with pounds > 0 and chemicals > 0 (n=36)
- Par Hawaii Refining...
- Hawaiian Electric Co...
What this shows Par Hawaii Refining LLC leads Hawaii chemical count. Hawaiian Electric Co Inc Kahe Generating Station leads reported pounds and sits at chemical-count #5. Chemical count is a disclosure mix, not toxicity or health risk.
Par Hawaii Refining LLC stamps MID volume with a dominant AIR pathway (98.3% air releases) across 27 chemicals · 8 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 841.7K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Certainteed Corp. and Big West Oil LLC.
Par Hawaii Refining LLC vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
842K lbs Top 6% higher than 94% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Par Hawaii Refining LLC in the Petroleum sector extract
Among the 902 Petroleum facilities in this database, Par Hawaii Refining LLC reports the 84th-largest volume, placing it in the top 9.3% of its sector. Scale peers outside Hawaii include Certainteed Corp. and Big West Oil LLC.
Sector rank uses reported TRI pounds only. Share callouts need ≥1,000 lbs so tiny totals cannot mint a false signal.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Par Hawaii Refining LLC's total reported releases fell from 179.6 thousand lb in 2022 to 162.6 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Par Hawaii Refining LLC's off-site transfers fell from 166 lb in 2022 to 119 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Par Hawaii Refining LLC's chemicals reported fell from 20 in 2022 to 17 in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Par Hawaii Refining LLC's air releases fell from 177.3 thousand lb in 2022 to 160.4 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Par Hawaii Refining LLC Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Par Hawaii Refining LLC releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 841.7K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases increased by 7% (151.5K lbs to 162.6K lbs).
Par Hawaii Refining LLC: annual Form-R pounds
MID site · AIR pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Par Hawaii Refining LLC year-over-year reported totals (increased by 7% from 2019 to 2023). TRI figures are self-reported estimates and can swing with production, waste handling, and reporting changes, not only with controls. Lead chemical in the extract: n-Hexane.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 151.5K lbs | 20 |
| 2020 | 168.8K lbs | 25 |
| 2021 | 179.2K lbs | 21 |
| 2022 | 179.6K lbs | 20 |
| 2023 | 162.6K lbs | 17 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 8 of 27 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| n-Hexane | 241.9K lbs | - |
| Ammonia | 173.2K lbs | - |
| Sulfuric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size) | 94.1K lbs | - |
| Toluene | 80.6K lbs | - |
| Xylene (mixed isomers) | 73.8K lbs | - |
| Benzene | 55.3K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Cyclohexane | 41.3K lbs | - |
| Propylene | 26.8K lbs | - |
| Ethylbenzene | 18.1K lbs | Carcinogen |
| 1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene | 16.4K lbs | - |
| Naphthalene | 11.4K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Hydrogen sulfide | 4.1K lbs | - |
| Carbonyl sulfide | 1.7K lbs | - |
| Nickel compounds | 870 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Polycyclic aromatic compounds | 826 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Zinc compounds | 517 lbs | - |
| Lead And Lead Compounds | 255 lbs | - |
| Molybdenum trioxide | 249 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Mercury And Mercury Compounds | 69 lbs | - |
| Benzo[g,h,i]perylene | 67 lbs | - |
| Lead compounds | 58 lbs | - |
| Copper compounds | 41 lbs | - |
| Mercury compounds | 6 lbs | - |
| Dioxin and dioxin-like compounds | 0 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Certain glycol ethers | 0 lbs | - |
| Ethylene | 0 lbs | - |
| Tetrachloroethylene | 0 lbs | Carcinogen |
Par Hawaii Refining LLC · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Par Hawaii Refining LLC
Closest other reporters in Hawaii - including Ball Metal Beverage Container Corp, Bomat - Campell Industrial Park (cip), Kalaeloa Cogeneration Plant, ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 35 other reporting facilities in Hawaii.
Similar Petroleum Facilities
Other Petroleum facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Hawaii - e.g. Certainteed Corp., Big West Oil LLC, Lima Refining Co.
Compare beyond Hawaii
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Par Hawaii Refining LLC on cumulative reported pounds (841.7K lbs) and distinct chemical count (27). Release-pound peers include Certainteed Corp., Snap-On Tools Co, Charter Next Generation - Milton. Chemical-count peers include Nd Paper Inc. - Rumford Div, Veolia Es Technical Solutions L.L.C., Keystone Power Plant. Neighborhoods are forced disjoint so each axis surfaces a different set of sites.
Similar reported release pounds
Nearest out-of-state reporters (≥1,000 lbs) by absolute TRI pounds, not same-industry or same-county neighbors.
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
- Nd Paper Inc. - Rumford Div Rumford, ME · Paper 27 chemicals
- Veolia Es Technical Solutions L.L.C. Middlesex, NJ · Hazardous Waste 27 chemicals
- Keystone Power Plant Shelocta, PA · Electric Utilities 27 chemicals
- Philadelphia Energy Solutions Refining Philadelphia Refinery Philadelphia, PA · Petroleum 27 chemicals
About TRI Data
Data as of 2023 reporting year. Source: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Toxic Release Inventory.
On this page the largest disclosed chemicals include n-Hexane, Ammonia, Sulfuric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size), Toluene; nearby reporters include Ball Metal Beverage Container Corp. Par Hawaii Refining LLC stamps MID volume · AIR pathway · CARC-LEAN carcinogen-lbs on this Form-R extract. Totals are self-reported estimates under EPCRA §313, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score.
Use and verify this record
This Par Hawaii Refining LLC TRI extract (MID · AIR · CARC-LEAN · lead n-Hexane) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Par Hawaii Refining LLC totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Kapolei, HI, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 324110 · Petroleum. 8.1% of Honolulu TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Certainteed Corp. (Δ 21 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Par Hawaii Refining LLC stamps MID volume · AIR pathway · CARC-LEAN · lead n-Hexane. PlainEnviro renders this EPA Form-R extract from its pipeline; no figure is typed in by an editor. Corrections: editorial policy.
All federal data sources used on this page
- EPA Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) Basic Data Files - annual self-reported chemical-release filings. epa.gov
- EPA TRI Program reference - how chemicals and reported releases are counted. epa.gov
- EPA Facility Registry Service - facility location and identity. epa.gov
- EPA ECHO - regulatory and compliance context. epa.gov
- EPA Envirofacts - the EPA data warehouse exposing these datasets. epa.gov