Property Tax 101

The median property tax (also known as real estate tax) in Hawaii County is $682.00 per year, based on a median home value of $361,400.00 and a median effective property tax rate of 0.19% of property value.

Hawaii County collects fairly low property taxes, and is among the lower 25% of all counties in the United States ranked by property tax collections. Of the five counties in Hawaii, Hawaii County is ranked 4th by median property taxes, and 1st by median tax as percentage of home value.

While Hawaii County collects a median of 0.19% of a property's each year as property tax, the actual amount of property tax collected is lower compared to the rest of Hawaii. This is partially because the median property value in Hawaii County is $156,200.00 lower than the Hawaii median property value of $517,600.00.

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4th out of 5 By median yearly property tax

1st out of 5 By percentage of median home value

3rd out of 5 By percentage of median income

You can see how Hawaii County (highlighted in green) compares to the five other counties in Hawaii with the bar chart above, sorted by median property tax in dollars. For a visual map of county property tax rates in Hawaii, see our Hawaii county property tax map.

Remember: Real estate prices also play a large part in which Hawaii counties have the highest and lowest median property taxes. Higher-valued properties will generally have higher taxes, even if the median percentage of home value levied as property tax is different. For comparisons, you can also use Percentage Of Home Value.

Property tax assessments in Hawaii County are the responsibility of the Hawaii County Tax Assessor, whose office is located in Hilo, Hawaii.

If you need to pay your property tax bill, ask about a property tax assessment, look up the Hawaii County property tax due date, or find property tax records, visit the Hawaii County Tax Assessor's page. Applications for the Hawaii County homestead exemption, any property tax appeals, and applications for a current use tax reduction must also be submitted to the Hawaii County Assessor's Office.

For some properties, you can easily find the most recent tax assessment by looking up the property address with our property records search. You can also use our Hawaii County Property Tax Calculator to estimate your property tax based on median tax values (results open in new page).