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Summary of Taxes Imposed in Hawaii

FUEL TAX (Chapter 243 and county ordinances) - Fuel taxes are imposed on distributors at the rates per gallon shown below:

 
  Gaso- Highway Non-Highway Avia-
  line Diesel LPG Diesel LPG tion
 
 STATE Government 17.0¢17.0¢ 5.2¢2.0¢ 2.0¢2.0¢
 
 County Governments         
 (additional tax)         
    HONOLULU 16.5¢16.5¢ 5.4¢--   --  --  
    MAUI 16.0¢16.0¢ 4.3¢--   --  --  
    HAWAII 8.8¢8.8¢ 2.9¢--   --  --  
    KAUAI 13.0¢13.0¢ 4.3¢--   --  --  
 
    Metha- Bio-      
  Ethanol nol diesel      
 
 
 Combined         
 STATE & County         
    HONOLULU 4.8¢3.7¢ 12.3¢    
    MAUI 6.2¢4.8¢ 4.0¢    
    HAWAII 3.7¢2.9¢ 4.0¢    
    KAUAI 4.3¢3.3¢ 4.0¢    
 

 

Note: LPG = liquid petroleum gas; tax on ethanol, methanol, and biodiesel for highway use; tax rates for alternate fuels are specified in statute as a proportion of the tax rate for diesel oil in HRS 243-4(b): ethanol 0.145; methanol 0.11; biodiesel 0.25 (see HRS 243-4(c) or Act 96, SLH 2004 for details)

State and county governments provide agricultural use refunds on gasoline used for off-highway use.

Distribution: Aviation fuel tax to state airport fund; small boat fuel tax (fuel tax on gasoline used by small boats) to boating special fund; other state fuel tax revenues to state highway fund; county fuel tax revenues to respective county highway funds.

SOURCE: Compiled by the Tax Foundation of Hawaii from the Hawaii Revised Statutes (1968), as amended, state department of taxation reports, and Revised Ordinances for various counties. Consult the statute, ordinance, rules, or regulations for specific cases or circumstances.