Property tax appeal · Hawaii
Appeal your property taxes in Hawaii.
In Hawaii, the county real property assessment division sets your value and the county Board of Review hears your case. Boards act on evidence of market value as of the assessment date, and a licensed, USPAP-compliant appraisal is that evidence.
$5, credited toward your appraisal.
Hawaii
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- Values your home
- County real property assessment division
- Hears your case
- County Board of Review
- Desktop appraisal
- $225
- $5 check credited
- Timing
- Confirmed with your order
Deadline
Each county sets its own: Honolulu appeals are due January 15 after mid-December notices; Maui, Hawaii County, and Kauai run separate calendars — your assessment notice states yours.
Confirm your filing window and recipient requirements before ordering. Service availability and delivery depend on the property, evidence and appraiser. You remain responsible for filing on time.
How it works
How to appeal your property taxes in Hawaii.
- Step 1
Check your savings
Enter your address and pay $5. We check your Hawaii assessment against recent nearby sales.
- Step 2
Order the appraisal
A desktop appraisal valued as of your assessment date, with the $5 credited. Complex homes get one exact quote.
- Step 3
Show us your home
Walk through on your phone so the appraiser sees its condition. A desktop appraisal needs no visit.
- Step 4
File your appeal
A state-licensed HI appraiser signs it, with a cover letter and filing steps. You file by your deadline, and the county Board of Review hears your case.
The evidence
Boards act on value, not frustration.
However Hawaii labels the process, the case underneath is the same: show what your home was actually worth on the assessment date. A licensed, USPAP-compliant appraisal, with comparable sales, documented adjustments and a signed opinion of value, is that showing.
What the appraisal gives you
- Valued as of your assessment date, not today
- Comparable sales with adjustments and citations
- Signed by a state-licensed HI appraiser
- A phone walkthrough; a desktop appraisal needs no visit
Confirm before you file
- Your filing deadline, from your assessment notice
- Appraiser availability and delivery timing, before you order
The process
How Hawaii handles appeals.
Hawaii has no state property tax — the four counties (Honolulu, Maui, Hawaii, and Kauai) each run their own assessment division, set their own rates and exemptions, and hear their own appeals. Assessment notices arrive on the county’s schedule (Honolulu mails in mid-December for a January 15 deadline), and appeals go to that county’s Board of Review, with the state Tax Appeal Court as a further step. Hawaii’s tax rates are the lowest in the nation, but the values underneath them are among the highest, so an over-assessment still costs real money — and every island’s board weighs the same thing: credible comparable-sales evidence of market value on the assessment date, the core of a licensed appraisal.
Worth knowing in Hawaii
Home exemptions differ island to island and can be substantial — confirm yours is applied before deciding the assessment itself is the problem. Honolulu’s rules, for example, ask you to show the assessment overshoots market value by a meaningful margin, which makes a defensible value number the whole game.
FAQ
Hawaii questions
Is there a statewide property tax appeal process in Hawaii?
No — property tax is entirely county-run. Honolulu, Maui, Hawaii County, and Kauai each have their own notices, deadlines, Boards of Review, and exemption rules, so start from your county’s notice.
When is the Honolulu property tax appeal deadline?
January 15, following assessment notices mailed in mid-December. The case turns on evidence that market value sits below the assessment — an appraisal as of the valuation date is the standard exhibit before the Board of Review.
