Hawaii Taxes: Income Tax |

Tax Year 2024

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QuickFact: The average family pays $2,264.00 in Hawaii income taxes.

Rank: 9th out of 51

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Note: We don't currently have Hawaii's income tax brackets for tax year 2024. Until updated 2024 tax rates become available for Hawaii, the tax brackets shown above and used in the income tax calculator will be from tax year 2023.

Learn how marginal tax brackets work

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Hawaii collects a state income tax at a maximum marginal tax rate of %, spread across tax brackets. Like the Federal Income Tax, Hawaii's income tax allows couples filing jointly to pay a lower overall rate on their combined income with wider tax brackets for joint filers.

Hawaii's maximum marginal income tax rate is the 1st highest in the United States, ranking directly below Hawaii's %. You can learn more about how the Hawaii income tax compares to other states' income taxes by visiting our map of income taxes by state.

Hawaii effectively doubles bracket widths for married couples filing jointly. Other states with this policy include AL, AZ, CT, ID, KS, LA, ME, NE, and OR.

There are -178 days left until Tax Day, on April 16th 2025. The IRS will start accepting eFiled tax returns in January 2020 - you can start your online tax return today for free with TurboTax

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Income tax deductions are expenses that can be deducted from your gross pre-tax income. Using deductions is an excellent way to reduce your Hawaii income tax and maximize your refund, so be sure to research deductions that you mey be able to claim on your Federal and Hawaii tax returns. For details on specific deductions available in Hawaii, see the list of Hawaii income tax deductions.

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Tax-Rates.org provides easy access to four of the most commonly used Hawaii income tax forms, in downloadable PDF format. For all of the tax forms we provide, visit our Hawaii tax forms library or the 's tax forms page.

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Form N-1 includes instructions and payment vouchers for making estimated quarterly income tax payments.

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Form N-11 is the general tax return form for Hawaii residents. This form should be filled out electronically.

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Form N-15 is the general tax return form for Hawaii nonresidents and part-time residents.

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This booklet includes instructions for filling out your Form N-11 as well as answers to frequently asked questions about your Hawaii tax return.

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Tax-Rates.org provides a printable Hawaii datasheet including an income tax table, a list of Hawaii tax deductions, important URLs and addresses, and more. This document is in PDF format.

If you are not a resident of Hawaii, have a complicated tax return, or have other specialized circumstances you may need to download additional tax forms from the website. You can find all of Hawaii's 2025 income tax forms on the income tax forms page

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Once you've filled out your Hawaii income tax return, you have several options for filing and paying your income tax. You can mail your return to the at the correct address below, and include your payment by check or money order. You may also electronically file your Hawaii tax return through a tax preparer or using online tax software, and pay your taxes instantly using direct debit or a credit card (an additional credit card fee may apply).

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You can save time and money by electronically filing your Hawaii income tax directly with the . Benefits of e-Filing your Hawaii tax return include instant submission, error checking, and faster refund response times. Most tax preparers can electronically file your return for you, or you can do it yourself using free or paid income tax software, like the examples listed below.

Hawaii allows all taxpayers to eFile their tax returns through the Hawaii E-Services Electronic Filing (ELF) portal. You'll have to register for Hawaii's eFile program online before you can submit your return, but once you have registered all of your tax paperwork (including income tax, excise taxes, and small business taxes) can be submitted through yout E-Services account.

To e-file your Hawaii and Federal income tax returns, you need a piece of tax software that is certified for eFile by the IRS. While most in-depth tax software charges a fee, there are several free options available through the states, and simple versions are also offered free of charge by most tax software companies.

The two most popular tax software packages are H&R Block At Home, sold by the H&R Block tax preparation company, and TurboTax Federal & State, sold by the Intuit software company. Both companies produce multiple editions for simple to very complex tax returns, so be sure to carefully compare the features offered by each package.

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If your state tax witholdings are greater then the amount of income tax you owe the state of Hawaii, you will receive an income tax refund check from the government to make up the difference.

It should take one to three weeks for your refund check to be processed after your income tax return is recieved. E-filing your return and filing early can help ensure your refund check gets sent as quickly as possible.

Once you've filed your tax return, all you have to do is wait for your refund to arrive. If you want to check the status of your Hawaii tax refund, you can visit the Hawaii Income Tax Refund page.

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Our state ranking and income tax figures are based on a family of four (married parents with two children) earning the national median household income of $50,000 per year. Deductions and personal exemptions are taken into account, but some state-specific deductions and tax credit programs may not be accounted for.

Before the official 2025 Hawaii income tax rates are released, provisional 2025 tax rates are based on Hawaii's 2024 income tax brackets.

The 2025 state personal income tax brackets are updated from the Hawaii and Tax Foundation

Hawaii tax forms are sourced from the Hawaii income tax forms page