KCC §5A-11.8

Property tax break for blind, deaf, disabled, and disabled veterans

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If you are blind, totally disabled, deaf, or a disabled veteran, you may get a break on your real property taxes for property you own, up to a certain taxable value. You must apply and provide proof of your condition from a qualified professional. You can only get one of these exemptions.

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The ordinance, as written (Kauaʻi County) — Exemption, Persons with Impaired Sight or Hearing and Persons Disabled

A copy, taken August 22, 2026. The version published by Kauaʻi County is the one that governs, and it may have changed since. Check it before relying on anything here.

Any person who qualifies under the following Subsection (a), (b), (c), or (d) shall be allowed to apply for only one (1) of the following exemptions:Any person who is blind as defined in HRS Section 235-1 shall, so long as his or her sight is so impaired, be exempt from real property taxes on all real property owned by him or her up to, but not exceeding a taxable value of fifty thousand dollars ($50,000.00). The impairment of sight shall be certified to on forms prescribed by the Director of Finance or by the State Department of Taxation on the basis of a written report on an examination performed by a qualified ophthalmologist or a qualified optometrist.Any person who is totally disabled, as defined in HRS Section 235-1 shall, so long as he or she is totally disabled, be exempt from real property taxes on all real property owned by him or her up to, but not exceeding a taxable value of fifty thousand dollars ($50,000.00). The disability shall be certified to by a physician licensed under HRS Chapter 453, HRS Chapter 460, or both, on forms prescribed by the Director of Finance or by the State Department of Taxation.Any person who is deaf, as defined in HRS Section 235-1 shall, so long as his or her hearing is so impaired, be exempt from real property taxes on all real property owned by him or her up to, but not exceeding a taxable value of fifty thousand dollars ($50,000.00). The impairment of hearing shall be certified on forms prescribed by the Director of Finance or by the State Department of Taxation on the basis of a written report on an examination performed by a qualified otolaryngologist.Any person who is a disabled veteran and is less than eighty percent (80%) disabled due to injuries received while on duty as a member of the armed forces of the United States shall, so long as he or she is disabled, be exempt from real property taxes on all real property owned by him or her up to, but not exceeding a taxable value of fifty thousand dollars ($50,000.00). The disability shall be certified on forms prescribed by the Director of Finance.

Read the official text at ecode360.com ↗as published Jan 1, 2026our copy taken Aug 22, 2026

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