Collected and spent
Not on file yet.
Where the money comes from
One tax.
Sales tax
0.5%
Source · Hawaii Department of Taxation, Hawaii Department of Taxation. Read on October 15, 2026.
Details
Hawaii Department of Taxation — County Surcharge on General Excise and Use Tax: 'The county surcharge at the rate of 0.5% is effective from January 1, 2007 to December 31, 2030' for the City and County of Honolulu (HRS §46-16.8; the surcharge funds Honolulu's rail transit project under the county ordinance, which the Department's page does not itself say). rule V3(a): citation rewrittenWho decides
Not on file yet.
When decisions happen
Not on file yet.
How to reach it
Not on file yet.
Also on this tax bill
A Honolulu Rail Transit Surcharge address pays these governments too.
On every bill in Honolulu Rail Transit Surcharge
Sources
What it is
Hawaii Department of Taxation, Hawaii Department of Taxation. Read on October 15, 2026.
Details
Hawaii Department of Taxation — County Surcharge on General Excise and Use Tax: 'The county surcharge at the rate of 0.5% is effective from January 1, 2007 to December 31, 2030' for the City and County of Honolulu (HRS §46-16.8; the surcharge funds Honolulu's rail transit project under the county ordinance, which the Department's page does not itself say). rule V3(a): citation rewrittenTaxes
Hawaii Department of Taxation, Hawaii Department of Taxation. Read on October 15, 2026.
Details
Hawaii Department of Taxation — County Surcharge on General Excise and Use Tax: 'The county surcharge at the rate of 0.5% is effective from January 1, 2007 to December 31, 2030' for the City and County of Honolulu (HRS §46-16.8; the surcharge funds Honolulu's rail transit project under the county ordinance, which the Department's page does not itself say). rule V3(a): citation rewrittenTo act on what you have read
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