Hawaii Tax Sale Calendar

Quick answerHawaii tax sale timing: Each of the four counties holds its own sale, typically annually in spring — e.g. Honolulu and Maui sales in May, Hawaii County sales in January and June in some years What is sold: Redeemable tax deeds. Registration and deposits are due before the sale — in most counties, the day before — so the list posting date matters as much as the sale date.

Verified Hawaii sale dates are added as counties publish their lists — members get them by text and email the moment they post. The sale rhythm below is from Hawaii law.

Rate / penalty: 12% per year — interest paid by the redeeming taxpayer to the purchaser on redemption (HRS §231-67); this is redemption interest on a deed purchase, not a lien-certificate rate

Redemption: 1 year after the sale to redeem from the purchaser (or 1 year from recording if the deed is not recorded within 60 days after sale), paying purchase price plus costs and 12%/yr interest (HRS §231-67). Sale may occur once the tax lien has existed for 3 years (HRS §231-63).

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Rules: Hawaii tax sale laws · Playbook: Hawaii investing guide