USS HAWAII is the third VIRGINIA - class nuclear-powered attack submarine and the first commissioned ship in the Navy named after the state of Hawaii. One previous ship named HAWAII was CB 3 but she was never commissioned and was named after the territory of Hawaii.
| General Characteristics: | Awarded: September 30, 1998 |
| Keel laid: August 27, 2004 |
| Launched: June 17, 2006 |
| Commissioned: May 5, 2007 |
| Builder: General Dynamics Electric Boat Division, Groton, Conn. |
| Propulsion system: one nuclear reactor |
| Propellers: one |
| Length: 377 feet (115 meters) |
| Beam: 34 feet (10.4 meters) |
| Draft: 30.5 feet (9.3 meters) |
| Displacement: Surfaced: approx. 6,950 tons Submerged: approx. 7,800 tons |
| Speed: Surfaced: approx. 25 knots Submerged: approx. 32 knots |
| Armament: Tomahawk missiles from 12 VLS tubes, four 533 mm torpedo tubes for Mk-48 torpedoes, Harpoon, advanced mobile mines and unmanned undersea vehicles |
| Homeport: Pearl Harbor, Hi. |
| Crew: 113 |