KCC §5A-3.3
Penalty for Delinquency
Read the official text at ecode360.com ↗This section says what happens if you pay your county property taxes late. You will owe a penalty and monthly interest on the unpaid amount. Even if you appeal your tax bill, you still owe the penalty, but the disputed tax money is held in a special account.
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The ordinance, as written (Kauaʻi County) — Penalty for Delinquency
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.
There shall be added to the amount of all delinquent taxes, a penalty of up to 10% of such delinquent taxes as determined by the Director, which penalty shall be and become a part of the tax and be collected as a part thereof.All delinquent taxes and penalties shall bear interest at the rate of 1% for each month or fraction thereof until paid, beginning with the first calendar month following the calendar month designated for payment in Sec. 5A-3.2. The interest shall be and become a part of the tax and be collected as a part hereof.No taxpayer shall be exempt from delinquent penalties by reason of having made an appeal on his or her assessment, but the tax paid, covered by an appeal duly taken, shall be held in a trust account as provided in Sec. 5A-12.12.
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