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Graduated with a top rate of 11.00% (12 brackets, 1.40%–11.00%); the 11% rate applies to income over $325,000 for single filers.
Hawaii Taxes
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Hawaii statewide rule
No sales tax — Hawaii levies a General Excise Tax (GET) on businesses instead: 4% on most activities (0.5% wholesaling/manufacturing), plus a 0.5% county surcharge in all four counties (Honolulu, Kauai, Hawaii and Maui, each through 2030). Businesses may visibly pass it on (max pass-on rate 4.712%); the GET base is broad and includes many services.
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Every Taxes rule LawLert has for Hawaii
Each rule below is the full statewide entry, with the official source it rests on and the date it was last checked.
Permitted
About 18.5 cents/gallon in state gasoline taxes (16c state excise + 2.5c environmental tax), excludes the 18.4c federal tax; each county adds its own 16.5–24c local fuel tax on top.
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No sales-tax holiday. Hawaii has no general sales tax (it levies a General Excise Tax instead).
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Levied and administered by Hawaii's four counties (Honolulu, Maui, Hawaii, Kauai) — no statewide rate; rates are set per property class and tier. FY2025 owner-occupied/residential-class rates run about $1.80–$5.95 per $1,000 of net taxable value (roughly 0.18%–0.6%) depending on county; commercial and hotel/resort classes are higher. Varies by county.
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Groceries are taxed at the full 4% general excise tax (counties may add ≤0.5%); a small income-tax credit offsets it for lower earners.
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