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Kaua'i County, HI chevron_right chevron_right Title III Taxation and Financial Administration chevron_right Chapter 5A Real Property Tax
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Chapter 5A Real Property Tax

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New Laws

Title Adopted Subject Affects
Ord. 1186  pdf
2026-03-30
Amends Real Property Tax: Administration
Art 5A-1
Ord. 1189  pdf
2026-04-27
Amends Real Property Tax: Rate; Amends Valuation of Dedicated Lands
Art 5A-6, Art 5A-9
Ord. 1191  pdf
2026-06-04
Amends Real Property Tax: Limitation of Taxes
Art 5A-11A
Ord. 1193  pdf
Amends Real Property Tax: Exemptions; Amends Appeals
Art 5A-11, Art 5A-12
Article 1 Administration
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§ 5A-1.1 Definitions.
§ 5A-1.2 Duties and Responsibilities of the Director.
§ 5A-1.3 Oaths.
§ 5A-1.4 Hearings and Subpoenas.
§ 5A-1.5 Timely Mailing Treated as Timely Filing and Paying.
§ 5A-1.6 Tax Collection; General Duties, Powers of Director.
§ 5A-1.7 District Court Judges; Jurisdiction Over Misdemeanors and Actions for Tax Collections.
§ 5A-1.8 Director; Collection, Records of Delinquent Taxes, Uncollectible Delinquent Taxes.
§ 5A-1.9 Legal Representative.
§ 5A-1.10 Abstracts of Registered Conveyances, Copies of Corporation Exhibits, Etc., Furnished to Director.
§ 5A-1.11 (Reserved)
§ 5A-1.12 (Reserved)
§ 5A-1.13 (Reserved)
§ 5A-1.14 Notices, How Given.
§ 5A-1.15 (Reserved)
§ 5A-1.16 Records Open to Public.
§ 5A-1.17 Evidence, Tax Records As.
§ 5A-1.18 Due Date on Saturday, Sunday or Holiday.
§ 5A-1.19 Changes, Etc., in Assessment Lists.
§ 5A-1.20 Adjustments and Refunds.
§ 5A-1.21 Partial Payment of Taxes.
§ 5A-1.22 (Reserved)
§ 5A-1.23 Abetting, Etc., Misdemeanor.
§ 5A-1.24 Neglect of Duty, Etc., Misdemeanor.
§ 5A-1.25 Penalty for Misdemeanors.
Article 2 Notice of Assessments and Lists
§ 5A-2.1 Notice of Assessments; Addresses of Persons Entitled to Notice.
§ 5A-2.2 Assessment Lists.
§ 5A-2.3 Informalities Not to Invalidate Assessments, Mistakes in Names or Notices, Etc.
Article 3 Tax Bills, Payments and Penalties
§ 5A-3.1 Tax Rolls; Tax Bills.
§ 5A-3.2 Taxes; Due When; Installment Payments; Billing and Delinquent Dates.
§ 5A-3.3 Penalty for Delinquency.
§ 5A-3.4 Assessment of Omitted Property; Review; Penalty.
§ 5A-3.5 Reassessments.
Article 4 Remissions
§ 5A-4.1 Remission of Taxes on Acquisition by Government.
§ 5A-4.2 Remission of Taxes in Cases of Certain Disasters.
Article 5 Liens, Foreclosures
§ 5A-5.1 Tax Liens; Co-Owners' Rights; Foreclosure; Limitation.
§ 5A-5.2 Tax Liens; Foreclosure Without Suit, Notice.
§ 5A-5.3 Same; Registered Land.
§ 5A-5.4 Same; Notice, Form of.
§ 5A-5.5 Same; Postponement of Sale, Etc.
§ 5A-5.6 Same; Tax Deed; Redemption.
§ 5A-5.7 Same; Costs.
§ 5A-5.8 Tax Deed as Evidence.
§ 5A-5.9 Disposition of Surplus Monies.
§ 5A-5.10 Liens and Foreclosures Against Time Share Units.
§ 5A-5.11 Properties Subject to Special Tax Liens under Chapter 26.
Article 6 Rate
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§ 5A-6.1 Rate and Levy.
§ 5A-6.2 Tax Year; Time as of Which Levy and Assessment Made.
§ 5A-6.3 Real Property Tax; Determination of Rates.
§ 5A-6.4 Real Property Tax Rate Classifications.
Article 7 Real Property to Be Assessed
§ 5A-7.1 Assessment of Property; To Whom in General.
§ 5A-7.2 Imposition of Real Property Taxes on Reclassification.
§ 5A-7.3 Assessment of Property of Corporations or Copartnerships.
§ 5A-7.4 Fiduciaries, Liability.
§ 5A-7.5 Assessment of Property of Unknown Owners.
Article 8 Valuation, in General
§ 5A-8.1 Valuation; Considerations in Fixing.
§ 5A-8.2 Water Tanks.
§ 5A-8.3 Valuation of Public Utilities.
§ 5A-8.4 Commercial Alternative Energy Facilities.
Article 9 Valuation of Dedicated Lands
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§ 5A-9.1 Dedication of Land for Agricultural Use.
§ 5A-9.2 Golf Course Assessment.
§ 5A-9.3 (Reserved)
§ 5A-9.4 (Reserved)
Article 10 (Reserved)
Article 11 Exemptions
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§ 5A-11.1 Claims for Certain Exemptions.
§ 5A-11.2 Rules and Regulations.
§ 5A-11.3 Assessment Cap for Home Exemption Property and Property Used For Long-Term Affordable Rental and Residential Leases of State-Owned Property)
§ 5A-11.4 Homes.
§ 5A-11.5 Home, Lease, Lessees Defined.
§ 5A-11.6 Homes of Disabled Veterans.
§ 5A-11.7 (Reserved)
§ 5A-11.8 Exemption, Persons with Impaired Sight or Hearing and Persons Disabled.
§ 5A-11.9 Nonprofit Medical, Hospital Indemnity Association; Tax Exemption.
§ 5A-11.10 Charitable, Etc., Purposes.
§ 5A-11.11 (Reserved)
§ 5A-11.12 Crop Shelters.
§ 5A-11.13 Exemption, Dedicated Lands in Urban Districts.
§ 5A-11.14 (Reserved)
§ 5A-11.15 Alternate Energy Improvements, Exemption.
§ 5A-11.16 (Reserved)
§ 5A-11.17 Public Property, Etc.
§ 5A-11.18 Lessees of Exempt Real Property.
§ 5A-11.19 Property of the United States Leased Under the National Housing Act.
§ 5A-11.20 Exemption for Low and Moderate-Income Housing.
§ 5A-11.21 Claim for Exemption.
§ 5A-11.22 Historic Residential Real Property Dedicated for Preservation, Exemption.
§ 5A-11.23 Other Exemptions.
§ 5A-11.24 Credit Union Exemption.
§ 5A-11.25 (Reserved)
§ 5A-11.26 (Reserved)
§ 5A-11.27 Safe Room Exemption.
§ 5A-11.28 Tax Credit for Homes of Veterans with Wartime Service.
§ 5A-11.29 Kuleana Land.
§ 5A-11.30 Commercial Alternative Energy Facilities Exemption.
§ 5A-11.31 (Reserved)
§ 5A-11.32 Exemption for Residential Units in a Mixed-Use Building.
Article 11A Limitation of Taxes
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§ 5A-11A.1 Beneficial Tax Rate for Property Used for Long-Term Affordable Rental and Residential Leases of State-Owned Property.
§ 5A-11A.2 Limitation of Taxes for Home Preservation.
§ 5A-11A.3 Assessment Cap for Home Exemption Property and Property Used For Long-Term Affordable Rental.
Article 12 Appeals
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§ 5A-12.1 Appeals.
§ 5A-12.2 Appeals by Persons Under Contractual Obligations.
§ 5A-12.3 Grounds of Appeal, Real Property Taxes.
§ 5A-12.4 Second Appeal.
§ 5A-12.5 Small Claims.
§ 5A-12.6 Appointment, Removal, Compensation.
§ 5A-12.7 Board of Review; Duties, Powers, Procedure Before.
§ 5A-12.8 Tax Appeal Court.
§ 5A-12.9 Appeal to Board of Review.
§ 5A-12.10 Costs; Deposit for an Appeal.
§ 5A-12.11 Cost, Taxation.
§ 5A-12.12 Taxes Paid Pending Appeal.
§ 5A-12.13 Amendment of Assessment List to Conform to Decision.
§ 5A-12.14 Appeals of Time Share Assessments.
§ 5A-12.15 (Reserved)
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