Property tax appeal · Honolulu County, HI
Appeal your property taxes in Honolulu County, HI.
Honolulu County homeowners appeal through Hawaii’s system: the county real property assessment division sets the value and the county Board of Review hears the 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.
Honolulu County, HI
Home to Honolulu
- Filing deadline
- On your notice
- Valuation date
- January 1
- 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. Your assessment notice states the exact date.
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 Honolulu County.
- Step 1
Check your savings
Enter your address and pay $5. We check your Honolulu County 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
- Starting search in Honolulu County: 3+ comparable sales within ~1 mi, sold within 12 months
Search settings are starting points for the appraiser, not universal filing requirements. The appraiser selects appropriate evidence for the assignment.
Confirm before you file
- The assessment date (January 1) and tax year on your notice
- The recipient: Honolulu County Assessor
- The electronic filing format and required official forms
- 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
Honolulu County questions
When is the Honolulu County appeal 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 exact filing window using the assessment notice and official authority.
How do appeals work in Honolulu County?
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.
What evidence should I bring?
Comparable sales as of the assessment date, adjusted for the differences between those homes and yours — potential supporting evidence. Check the reviewing authority’s rules for admissibility, valuation date, forms and filing. An appraisal does not guarantee a reduction.
See if an appeal is worth it.
$5, credited toward your appraisal.