Hawaii — statewide
Hawaii Department of Taxation
In short
Hawaii Department of Taxation issues 1 permit we publish for Hawaii — statewide, last verified 2026-09-04. Each carries the fee as the agency publishes it, with a link to the schedule it was read from.
What this agency issues
| Permit | Issuing agency | Fee | Renews | Last checked |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| General Excise Tax License | Hawaii Department of Taxation | $20 one-time registration | no expiration — remains active until closed, surrendered or revoked for abandonment | 2026-09-04 |
Fees shown as a range or formula are set that way by the issuing agency — we do not average them into a single number.
About each permit
General Excise Tax License
Twenty dollars, paid once, and this license functions as Hawaii's substitute for a sales tax permit — the tax itself is levied on the business for the privilege of doing business here, not collected from the customer as a separate purchase tax, even though it behaves similarly at the register. Once issued, the license and its Hawaii Tax ID stay active indefinitely with no renewal fee or cycle to track.
Contact
- Jurisdiction
- Hawaii — statewide
- Phone
- (808) 587-4242
Contact details are taken from the agency’s own site or its published fee schedule. Where we have not verified a phone number we leave it blank rather than guess.
Sources
Every fee and term above was read from one of these government pages on the date shown.
- Hawaii Department of Taxation — general excise tax brochure, the $20 one-time registration feeHawaii Department of Taxation · primary source · retrieved 2026-09-04
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