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| Sep 19, 2026 | State to Automate Payments at Makai Garage | Posted on Sep 19, 2026 in Main
HONOLULU — An effort by the State Department of Accounting and General Services (DAGS) Automotive Management Division (AMD) to automate payments at another one of its parking garages will affect hundreds of dr... |
| Aug 24, 2026 | News Release: Governor Green Authorizes Relief for Hurricane Lala – Impacted Taxpayers | STATE OF HAWAIʻI
KA MOKU ʻĀINA O HAWAIʻI
JOSH GREEN, M.D.
GOVERNOR
KE KIAʻĀINA
DEPARTMENT OF TAXATION
KA ‘OIHANA ‘AUHAU
GARY S. SUGANUMA
DIRECTOR
KA LUNA HO‘OKELE
GOVERNOR GREEN AUTHORIZES RELIEF FOR
HURRICANE LALA – IMPACTED TAXPAYERS
News... |
| Aug 3, 2026 | NR 2026-09 Department of Taxation Reminds Taxpayers of Filing Deadline for Kona Low Disaster Relief Request | STATE OF HAWAIʻI
KA MOKU ʻĀINA O HAWAIʻI
JOSH GREEN, M.D.
GOVERNOR
KE KIAʻĀINA
DEPARTMENT OF TAXATION
KA ‘OIHANA ‘AUHAU
GARY S. SUGANUMA
DIRECTOR
KA LUNA HO‘OKELE
HAWAIʻI DEPARTMENT OF TAXATION REMINDS TAXPAYERS OF FILING DEADLINE FOR KONA ... |
| Apr 8, 2026 | NEWS RELEASE 2026-04 – GOVERNOR GREEN AUTHORIZES RELIEF FOR KONA LOW-IMPACTED TAXPAYERS | STATE OF HAWAIʻI
KA MOKU ʻĀINA O HAWAIʻI
JOSH GREEN, M.D.
GOVERNOR
KE KIAʻĀINA
DEPARTMENT OF TAXATION
KA ‘OIHANA ‘AUHAU
GARY S. SUGANUMA
DIRECTOR
KA LUNA HO‘OKELE
GOVERNOR GREEN AUTHORIZES RELIEF FOR
KONA LOW-IMPACTED TAXPAYERS
News Release... |
| Oct 2, 2025 | Hawaiʻi Department of Taxation Concludes Successful Series of Tax Workshops | Posted on Oct 1, 2025 in Main
DOTAX Director Gary Suganuma in action at one of the workshops.
Photo courtesy: DOTAX.
The Hawaiʻi Department of Taxation (DOTAX) recently hosted a successful series of annual statewide tax workshops aimed at e... |
| Jun 14, 2024 | News Release 2024-05 – Owners of Local Unlicensed Businesses Charged with Tax Violations – June 13 2024 | DEPARTMENT OF TAXATION
Ka ‘Oihana ‘Auhau
JOSH GREEN, M.D.
GOVERNOR
GARY S. SUGANUMA
DIRECTOR
News Release 2024-05
Owners of Local Unlicensed Businesses
Charged with Tax Violations
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
June 13, 2024
HONOLULU – In two separa... |
| Mar 29, 2024 | Kokua Line: Is IRS relief in fire zone for state taxes too? | Mahalo for supporting Honolulu Star-Advertiser. Enjoy this free story!
Question: Regarding the IRS extension for income taxes in the wildfire zones (808ne.ws/kline328), is that for state taxes too? Read more
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| Mar 13, 2024 | Kokua Line: Why did IRS send me paper check? | Mahalo for supporting Honolulu Star-Advertiser. Enjoy this free story!
Question: I got my income tax refund quickly, so I’m not complaining, but I do wonder why the IRS sent me a paper check when I requested direct deposit. I filed my taxes... |
| Oct 6, 2023 | Kokua Line: Can I report tax-cheating neighbor anonymously? | Question: My neighbor considers himself a resident of New Hampshire and pays no state income tax in Hawaii. He lives here for greater than six months a year. Is this legal? Is there an anonymous hotline to report this? We all need folks to ... |
| Sep 29, 2023 | Kokua Line: Is tax office aware of ‘transfer fee’ scam? | Question: Is the tax department aware that a scammer is sending out letters trying to trick people into paying a “loan transfer” fee? I didn’t fall for it, but others might. I looked on the DOTAX website but didn’t see anything about it.
An... |
| Jun 21, 2023 | Kokua Line: Who gets to revote in Hawaii Kai? | Mahalo for supporting Honolulu Star-Advertiser. Enjoy this free story!
Question: Is the city sending out ballots for the Hawaii Kai Neighborhood Board? They announced there would be a revote due to technical difficulties in the first round,... |
| Jun 2, 2023 | Kokua Line: Why will it take so long to build Kahaluu roundabout? | Mahalo for supporting Honolulu Star-Advertiser. Enjoy this free story!
Question: Construction of a roundabout at Kahekili and Kamehameha highways is about to begin. Why will this project take about 20 months to complete? Will they be doing... |
| Mar 30, 2023 | Kokua Line: Can we get a red-light traffic camera? | Mahalo for supporting Honolulu Star-Advertiser. Enjoy this free story!
Question: Will they be installing a red-light traffic camera at the intersection of Piikoi and Lunalilo streets? The number of drivers turning left from Piikoi onto Luna... |
| Jan 12, 2023 | Kokua Line: Why the long wait for death certificate? | Mahalo for supporting Honolulu Star-Advertiser. Enjoy this free story!
Question: A relative died in August and we were told that it would take four months to get a death certificate. It’s been more than four months and we still have not got... |
| Nov 16, 2022 | Kokua Line: When can I get a kupuna driver’s license? | Mahalo for supporting Honolulu Star-Advertiser. Enjoy this free story!
Question: When can I get the four-year kupuna driver’s license? Read more
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| Oct 21, 2022 | Inflation relief checks: Which Americans qualify and how to get your payment | More On: inflation
Dems thinking women only care about abortion rights now burning them After the Jan. 6 Committee finishes, maybe a GOP Congress can probe some actual ‘threats to democracy’ Why November’s starting to look like a ‘red tsuna... |
| Sep 30, 2022 | Kokua Line: Why didn’t I get tax rebate by direct deposit? | Question: Regarding the tax rebate, we also did not get the direct deposit, even though we should have based on what the tax department said. We don’t have a history of identity theft, so I don’t think it’s that. We are supposed to get $1,5... |
| Aug 31, 2022 | Kokua Line: Is pandemic-related mortgage relief still available on Oahu? | Question: Can pandemic relief be used to pay property taxes?
Answer: You are referring to the Oahu Homeowner Assistance Fund, which provides up to $30,000 in relief for eligible Honolulu County residents who have suffered financially becaus... |
| Aug 17, 2022 | How To Get Started Investing With Your Stimulus Check | Getty Images |
| Aug 17, 2022 | Is your state offering stimulus or rebate checks? | Americans in some parts of the country are getting extra cash to help offset still-blistering inflation, with at least 20 states and one city offering financial relief to residents grappling with higher food, gas and rent.
Although consumer... |
| Aug 16, 2022 | Is your state offering stimulus or rebate checks? | Americans in some parts of the country are getting extra cash to help offset still-blistering inflation, with at least 19 states and one city offering financial relief to residents grappling with higher food, gas and rent.
Although consumer... |
| Apr 8, 2022 | DOTAX News Release: OAHU WOMEN ARRESTED AND CHARGED FOR TAX VIOLATIONS | HONOLULU – Saena Yi, an Oahu woman, was arrested today in Honolulu by Special Agents from the Department of Taxation and Department of Public Safety Deputy Sheriffs for tax violation offenses.
Yi was charged in Circuit Court on April 4, 202... |
| Jan 25, 2022 | Sales tax permits: A state-by-state guide | Updated January 2022; originally posted March 2019.
Before you can collect and remit sales tax in a state, you'll need to obtain a sales tax permit, sometimes known as a sales tax license or seller's permit. Not every business is required t... |
| May 12, 2021 | AVALARA, INC.
Avalara : COVID-19 tax relief roundup | Last updated May 11, 2021. Orginally published March 16, 2020.
Governments worldwide are working to bolster an economy faltering under the new coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. In many countries, including the United States, relief includes ... |
| Jan 24, 2021 | Kokua Line: Missing a second stimulus check? IRS won’t start a trace until late February | Question: When I checked on the status of my second stimulus payment, it said a check would be mailed on Jan. 6. Is it lost?
Answer: Not necessarily. The Internal Revenue Service had previously said it may take four weeks from the issue dat... |
| Jan 12, 2021 | Kokua Line: Being locked up doesn’t disqualify someone from receiving stimulus payment, IRS says | Question: My grandson signed up for the stimulus knowing that he would be going to jail, and now he is in jail and the money came through. Is that going to be a problem?
Answer: No, not solely because he is incarcerated. After controversy d... |
| Jul 5, 2020 | Kokua Line: PUA doesn’t withhold taxes, so set some of the money aside | Question: My girlfriends and I have been trying to figure out a way to have our federal and state taxes withheld from our PUA payments. There doesn’t seem to be any way or link on the PUA website to do this. I have gone to an accountant and... |
| Jun 10, 2020 | Your Guide To State Tax Deadlines For Filing Returns & Making Estimated Payments During COVID-19 | Getty |
| Apr 3, 2020 | Kokua Line: DOE’s Grab-and-Go meals are for private-school kids, too | BRUCE ASATO / MARCH 23, 2020
All children ages 18 and younger can receive one breakfast and one lunch daily as part of the Hawaii Department of Education’s Grab-and-Go school meals program. They do not have to be enrolled at the school site... |
| Mar 12, 2020 | List Of State & Federal Tax Office Closings, Filing Delays & Extensions Due To Coronavirus | Getty |
| Mar 26, 2019 | Kokua Line: Check tax licenses online for suspected illegal vacation rental | Question: Regarding owners paying TAT on a vacation rental (808ne.ws/kline320), is there a way to report someone who isn’t doing this?
Answer: Yes. “You may search all tax licenses at the Department of Taxation’s website at tax.hawaii.gov. ... |
| Feb 6, 2019 | Kokua Line: Taxpayers may pay to copy instruction booklets at library | Question: Are you sure the tax booklets at the library won’t be to take home? They had them before.
Answer: Yes, and you are not the only reader who has complained about changes Hawaii’s Department of Taxation is making in the distribution ... |
| Jan 31, 2019 | Kokua Line: Tax office limiting mailing of tax forms, instructions | Question: I called the state tax department to order a hard copy of the Form N-11 and its instructions, and was told that it wasn’t sending out forms and instructions this year because its local printer had gone out of business and it was t... |
| May 24, 2018 | GET due on rental income even if parent is landlord | Question: Recently I purchased a townhouse and I’m planning to rent it to my son. My accountant told me that I must get a general excise tax license. I’m wondering where do I go to get this license and what cost is involved? All of this is ... |
| Dec 19, 2017 | Isle income tax law extends to mainland earnings | Mahalo for supporting Honolulu Star-Advertiser. Enjoy this free story!
Question: My son goes to college on the mainland. He works a few hours a week. We live on Oahu and claim him as a dependent on our taxes. Read more
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| Feb 22, 2017 | Obtain state tax forms online or at district offices, libraries | Question: Where can I obtain state tax forms? They used to be in the library, but I could find only the federal ones there.
Answer: Hawaii tax forms are available at all district tax offices (on Oahu, Hawaii, Maui, Kauai and Molokai). In Ho... |
| Feb 10, 2017 | GET should apply to internet sales | ASSOCIATED PRESS
In this Dec. 2013 file photo, Amazon.com employees organize packages at one of its fulfillment centers on “Cyber Monday.” The dominant online retailer has opted to collect the sales taxes in the states that have them. Hawai... |
| Oct 1, 2015 | State will tax rent earned on accessory dwelling units | Question: With all the interest in accessory dwelling units, has anybody checked on the tax implications and requirements when adding an attached or detached rental unit to your existing, owner-occupied property? If I add an ADU, do I need ... |
| Feb 13, 2013 | Landlord may levy excise tax if bill is a business expense | Question: I am renting from a landlord who has multiple tenants on a single Hawaiian Electric Co. service meter but who separates the electricity bills among the tenants. When doing so, he charges an additional general excise tax on each of... |
| Kokua Line: What does Board of Water Supply say about car wash fundraisers? | Mahalo for supporting Honolulu Star-Advertiser. Enjoy this free story!
Question: On Saturday, while driving on Kailua Road, as I passed “church row” I saw two sign-wavers advertising “car wash for donations.” Normally, I’d willingly partici... |
| Kokua Line: How do I report Section 8 fraud? | Mahalo for supporting Honolulu Star-Advertiser. Enjoy this free story!
Question: To whom do you report Section 8 fraud? A woman has her employed boyfriend living with her but does not report him as an occupant of the unit and his income. Re... |
| Kokua Line: Will mayor let Safe Access O‘ahu expire? | Mahalo for supporting Honolulu Star-Advertiser. Enjoy this free story!
Question: When is Safe Access O‘ahu supposed to expire? Is the mayor going to extend it? Read more
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| Kokua Line: Deadlines unchanged for excise, many other taxes | Question: The state tax office extended the due date for 2019 income taxes by three months. Are the GE tax due dates extended?
Answer: No. “Filing and payment dates for all non- income taxes (withholding, general excise, transient accommoda... |
| Kokua Line: Tax payments fail to post; state expects solution today | Question: What the heck is going on with the tax department?
Answer: Hawaii Tax Online — where taxpayers are urged to file and pay Hawaii taxes — malfunctioned over the weekend, according to the state Department of Taxation.
“We are aware t... |
| Submit affidavit with plates, registration to store vehicle | Question: I plan to store my motorcycle and not drive on public roads. It is currently registered (2015 year) with the city. How do I surrender my single license plate? The website only addresses surrendering plates when moving out of state... |
| State Taxation Department now reviews every refund | Mahalo for supporting Honolulu Star-Advertiser. Enjoy this free story!
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| GE tax booklets scheduled for mailing by end of week | Mahalo for supporting Honolulu Star-Advertiser. Enjoy this free story!
Question: At the end of last year, there was a newspaper article regarding the delay of the mailing of the general excise tax booklets. Read more
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| Kokua Line: Any arrests in Oahu jewelry scam? | Question: The jewelry scammers are still out there, brazen as ever, all over Oahu. Please warn kupuna and others who might not see the daily posts about this on social media. What is HPD doing?
Answer: The Honolulu Police Department “has ab... |
| Kokua Line: Why didn’t I get my tax rebate? | Mahalo for supporting Honolulu Star-Advertiser. Enjoy this free story!
Question: What do we do if we never received our Act 115 rebate or any notice about it? We filed our 2021 state income tax return on time and owed money, so we had expec... |
| You have until next week to claim your relief check in some states—how to get your money before the deadline | Time could be running out to claim your inflation relief check from the state you live in.
Several states have been sending out tax refund checks in the past few months — whether that’s inflation-relief legislation or as part of automatic t... |
| Kokua Line: Will Hawaii rebate be taxed as income? | Mahalo for supporting Honolulu Star-Advertiser. Enjoy this free story!
Question: Regarding the tax rebate we’re supposed to get from the state, will this money count as taxable income on our 2022 Hawaii income tax return? What about the fed... |
| If you file taxes in these 17 states, you could be getting an inflation-relief check from the government—here's who qualifies | Since prices for necessities like shelter and food have risen by 8.5% year-over-year, many U.S. state governments are cutting checks to help their residents cover household costs.
The effort is mostly funded by tax revenue surpluses, either... |
| Kokua Line: Will museum at Pier 7 ever reopen? | Mahalo for supporting Honolulu Star-Advertiser. Enjoy this free story!
Question: Is the Bishop Museum ever going to reopen the Maritime Center at Pier 7 at Honolulu Harbor? Is it contingent upon something with the Falls of Clyde ship? It wa... |
| Hawaii distributes first pandemic unemployment assistance checks | COURTESY PHOTO
Anyone in Hawaii who plans to apply for Pandemic Unemployment Assistance should first read the tutorial at tax.hawaii.gov/PUA, which explains how to fill out the application step by step.
The state Department of Labor and Ind... |
| Intrusive calls, fake email signs of seasonal tax scam | Mahalo for supporting Honolulu Star-Advertiser. Enjoy this free story!
Kokua Line has received a flurry of tax-related questions, some asking where to get federal income tax forms at the last minute but others warning of scams — aggressive ... |
| Kokua Line: Guide on Hawaii tax department’s website simplifies application for Pandemic Unemployment Assistance | COURTESY PHOTO
Anyone in Hawaii who plans to apply for Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA) should first read the tutorial at tax.hawaii.gov/PUA, which explains how to fill out the application step by step.
Question: I was denied for unem... |
| Some states require amended tax returns for $10,200 unemployment tax break refunds | President Joe Biden signed the American Rescue Plan, a $1.9 trillion Covid relief bill, a month into tax season. It gives a federal tax break on up to $10,200 of unemployment benefits from 2020.
The IRS is issuing refunds automatically to t... |
| Kokua Line: How can I get the third stimulus payment? | Mahalo for supporting Honolulu Star-Advertiser. Enjoy this free story!
Question: Regarding Stimulus No. 3 and Stimulus/Rebate No. 4, I have not received either one. Could you know of why and furnish me a contact? Read more
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| Taxpayers told to go online after late mailing of GE booklets | Question: Where are the general excise tax booklets?
Answer: The mailing of GE booklets to taxpayers who had specifically requested to continue receiving them from the state Department of Taxation was delayed until mid-February, said Debora... |
| Website offers accessibility of all-terrain wheelchairs | Question: How can I find out which beaches have the best wheelchair access?
Answer: For beaches on Oahu, check 808ne.ws/atwcoahu, a page on the city’s Department of Parks and Recreation website that lists beach parks that loan visitors all-... |
| Kokua Line: So-called ‘hotel tax’ applies to sporadic, weekend beach rental | Question: I have a small beach cottage that I sometimes rent out on weekends, if I am not using it. It is tiny. My boyfriend says I have to pay the TAT on it, but I thought that was for hotels. Is he right? If so, do I have to pay it even i... |
| Kokua Line: Must I take vision test at DMV? | Mahalo for supporting Honolulu Star-Advertiser. Enjoy this free story!
Question: Can a driver’s license applicant supply proof of a satisfactory eye exam from their eye doctor rather than take the eye exam at the driver’s licensing office? ... |
| Kokua Line: Library not the only source of tax table, updated forms | Question: I would like to know if the state tax office will have tax charts for us to pick up, or do we have to go the library again this year? I have a group of friends who do their own taxes, and we get together to share a copy. If not ev... |
