What you pay in tax when you buy a vehicle in Hawaii, from the statute and the revenue department.
Hawaii has no sales tax. It has a General Excise Tax charged to the business, which dealers pass on. Because the pass-on is itself taxable, invoices commonly show 4.712 percent rather than 4.5. Trade-in treatment depends on which accounting method the dealer chooses, so ask. Private sales between individuals are not taxed. Shipping a car in triggers use tax on the landed value including freight.
Estimates only. Your dealer or the state issues the final bill, and exemptions can change what you owe. This page does not collect or store anything you enter.