Hawaii · HI · Money & taxes
Hawaii: Does the state have a sales-tax-free weekend?
No tax-free period
Hawaii has no tax-free period; it taxes businesses through a general excise tax instead of a sales tax.
Hawaii's General Excise Tax (GET) is charged to businesses on their gross receipts, at 4% for most retail sales, and sellers may pass it on to customers. Counties may add a surcharge. No tax-free period for the GET was found on the Department of Taxation's GET page or in other sources checked.
What the law says
Hawaii does not have a sales tax; instead, we have the GET, which is assessed on all business activities. ... The tax is on the business and not on the customer.
Sources
- Hawaii Department of Taxation, General Excise Tax (GET) information Official · tax.hawaii.gov
Confirm with the state
- Agency
- Hawaii Department of Taxation
- Phone
- 808-587-4242
- Website
- tax.hawaii.gov
How bordering states compare
Hawaii doesn't share a land border with another state.