Taxes in Hawaii
Personal Income
Corporate Income
Estate & Transfer
General Excise
Transient
Accommodations
Use
Public Service Company
Public Utility Franchise
Financial Institutions
Fuel
Environmental
Response
Liquor
Tobacco
Real Property
Conveyance
Vehicle Weight
Rental/Tour Vehicle
Insurance Premiums
- 0.75¢ per lb. for vehicles weighing up to 4,000 lbs.
- 1.00¢ per lb. for vehicles weighing over 4,000 to 7,000 lbs.
- 1.25¢ per lb. for vehicles weighing over 7,000 lbs. to 10,000 lbs.
- $150 for vehicles weighing over 10,000 lbs.
County vehicle weight taxes are additional:
- City & County of Honolulu, commercial vehicles, 2.50¢ per lb.; passenger vehicles and noncommercial vehicles not weighing more than 6,500 lbs., 2.00¢ per lb.; minimum $12 on motor vehicles, $1 on others;
- Hawaii County, commercial 1.00¢ per lb.; passenger 0.50¢ per lb. and a $6 minimum;
- Maui County, commercial 1.50¢ per lb.; passenger 1.25¢ per lb. and a $6 minimum;
- Kauai County, commercial 2.00¢ per lb.; passenger 0.75¢ per lb. with $12 minimum.
Distribution: State tax to state highway fund and county tax to respective county highway fund.
SOURCE: Compiled by the Tax Foundation of Hawaii from the Hawaii Revised Statutes (1968), as amended, and Revised
Ordinances for various counties. Consult the statute, ordinance, rules, or regulations for specific cases or circumstances.