HCC §2-233
County adds a small tax on goods and services
Read the official text at hawaiicounty.gov ↗This section sets up a county surcharge on the general excise and use tax. It starts at 0.25 percent on January 1, 2019, then goes up to 0.50 percent on January 1, 2020. This follows state law.
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The ordinance, as written (Hawaiʻi County) — Establishment of surcharge
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.
(a) Pursuant to Act 11, Session Laws of Hawai‘i 2018, codified as section 46-16.8, Hawai‘i Revised Statutes, as amended, it is hereby established a 0.25 per cent general excise and use tax surcharge. The general excise and use tax surcharge shall be levied beginning January 1, 2019. (b) After December 31, 2019, pursuant to Act 11, Session Laws of Hawai‘i 2018, codified as section 46-16.8, Hawai‘i Revised Statutes, as amended, it is hereby established a 0.50 per cent general excise and use tax surcharge. The general excise and use tax surcharge shall be levied beginning January 1, 2020. (2018, ord 18-74, sec 2; am 2019, ord 19-29, sec 2.) 2-233
Published by the County of Hawaiʻi Office of the County Clerk.
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