HAWAII PROPERTY TAX · 2026

Hawaii property tax calculator

Hawaii's effective property tax rate is 0.295%: owner-occupiers paid a median $2,239 a year on homes with a median value of $839,100. On a $300,000 home, that rate comes to $885.00 a year.

Property tax estimate

Property tax a year: $885.00
A month: $73.75
Rate: 0.295%, statewide

Hawaii property tax by county

Hawaii property tax by county — 2020-2024
County	Effective rate	Median tax	Median home value
Hawaii County	0.348%	$1,459	$519,300
Honolulu County	0.305%	$2,553	$897,500
Kauai County	0.247%	$1,866	$873,200
Maui County	0.216%	$1,466	$904,700

Hawaii homestead exemption

In Honolulu the home exemption is $120,000 of assessed value, or $160,000 for owners 65 or older; it rises to $140,000 and $180,000 on July 1, 2027.

This is the property tax homestead exemption, not the homestead exemption that protects a home from creditors in bankruptcy.

Hawaii property tax questions

How much is property tax in Hawaii?

Hawaii's effective property tax rate is 0.295%: owner-occupiers paid a median $2,239 a year on homes with a median value of $839,100. On a $300,000 home, that rate comes to $885.00 a year.

Which county in Hawaii has the highest property tax?

Hawaii County, with an effective rate of 0.348%; Maui County has the lowest, at 0.216%. On a $300,000 home that is $1,044.00 a year in Hawaii County and $648.00 in Maui County.

Does Hawaii have a homestead exemption?

In Honolulu the home exemption is $120,000 of assessed value, or $160,000 for owners 65 or older; it rises to $140,000 and $180,000 on July 1, 2027. The calculator does not subtract it: the rates already reflect the exemptions owners received.

Why might a Hawaii tax bill differ from this estimate?

The rate is what owner-occupiers in Hawaii paid on average in 2020 through 2024, as a share of their homes' value. An actual bill depends on the home's assessed value, the levies where it sits and the exemptions its owner claims.

What the calculator leaves out

The rate is the total real estate tax owner-occupiers reported paying divided by the total value they reported for their homes, not a tax rate set by law.
The rate already reflects the exemptions, caps and credits typical owner-occupiers received, so the calculator does not subtract a homestead exemption again.
An actual bill depends on the home's assessed value, the levies where it sits and the exemptions its owner claims.
Survey estimates for small counties have wide margins of error.

Rates and medians are American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates: taxes owners paid in those years, not 2026 bills.

Sources

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