The formulas
- Taxable income = income - standard deduction - personal exemptions (when applied), not below zero
- Tax from the Hawaii schedules for tax years after 2024 (unchanged for 2026)
- Standard deduction (Act 46, 2026): $8,000 single or separate, $12,000 head of household, $16,000 joint
- Personal exemption $1,144 per filer
- Hawaii income tax = tax from the rate schedule
How it works
Tax year: 2026.
Hawaii taxes income at 1.4% to 11%. Enter income before state deductions and choose whether to apply the state standard deduction and personal exemptions, or enter taxable income and switch them off. The tool computes state income tax only; credits other than those named are not applied.
Hawaii has twelve rates from 1.4 to 11 percent. Act 46 (2024) widened the brackets from 2025 and keeps them for 2026, and raises the standard deduction for 2026 to $8,000 single or separate, $12,000 head of household and $16,000 joint. The personal exemption is fixed by HRS 235-54 at $1,144 per person ($2,288 if 65 or older), is not indexed, and is unchanged for 2026.
Local taxes: Hawaii counties do not levy a local income tax.
Illustrative figures only. Check the result against your firm's methodology before relying on it.
Common questions
What is the Hawaii income tax rate for 2026?
Hawaii taxes income at 1.4% to 11% for 2026. Tax from the Hawaii schedules for tax years after 2024 (unchanged for 2026).
What is the Hawaii standard deduction?
Single: $8,000; Married filing jointly or surviving spouse: $16,000; Head of household: $12,000; Married filing separately: $8,000 (2026, at low income).
Are there local income taxes in Hawaii?
Hawaii counties do not levy a local income tax.
Sources
- Hawaii DOTAX tax rate schedules for tax years beginning after December 31, 2024
- Hawaii DOTAX Announcement 2024-03 (Act 46 brackets and standard deduction by year)
- Hawaii 2025 Form N-11 instructions (personal exemption)
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