HCC §19-23

How partial tax payments are applied

Read the official text at hawaiicounty.gov ↗

When you pay only part of a tax bill, the county applies your money to interest first, then penalties, and finally the tax itself. This order is set by law and affects how much you still owe.

The ordinance, as written (Hawaiʻi County) — Partial payment of taxes

A copy, taken August 21, 2026. The version published by Hawaiʻi County is the one that governs, and it may have changed since. Check it before relying on anything here.

Whenever a taxpayer makes a partial payment of a particular assessment of taxes, the amount received by the director shall first be credited to interest, then to penalties, and then to principal.

Read the official text at hawaiicounty.gov ↗as published Jul 16, 2026our copy taken Aug 21, 2026

Published by the County of Hawaiʻi Office of the County Clerk.

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