ROH §8-6.7
How property is taxed when the owner is unknown
Read the official text at honolulu.gov ↗If the city doesn't know who owns a piece of taxable property, it can list the owner as "unknown owners" on the tax records. This can also happen if the owner isn't on the official title record by a certain date. The property can still be taxed and sold to pay unpaid taxes.
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The ordinance, as written (Honolulu County) — Assessment of property of unknown owners
A copy, taken August 22, 2026. The version published by Honolulu is the one that governs, and it may have changed since. Check it before relying on anything here.
The taxable property of persons unknown, or some of whom are unknown, shall be assessed to “unknown owners,” or to named persons and “unknown owners,” as the case may be. The taxable property of persons not having record title thereto on October 1, preceding the tax year for which the assessment is made, may be assessed to “unknown owners,” or to named persons and “unknown owners,” as the case may be. Such property may be levied upon for unpaid taxes.
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Published by the City and County of Honolulu through American Legal Publishing.
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