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Buying a car in Kahului, HI.

By The Model Black · Updated October 7, 2026

Vehicle tax in Kahului runs about 4.5% all in, the rate for Maui County. Hawaii gives no trade-in credit, so tax applies to the full selling price.

Price a car with Kahului taxes and fees What is my car worth?
4.5%
Combined tax on a vehicle here
~$375.00
Title and registration on a $35,000 car
No credit
Trade-in reduces the taxable price
No cap
Doc fee, set by each dealership

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To see a lease, pick a vehicle. A lease is priced on one car: what it is expected to be worth at the end (its residual) and the leasing company's money factor change by model and by month.

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An estimate on the numbers you type, not an offer of credit or a quote from any dealership. Starting loan rates are Rateous's rates for each credit range and term; they are not an offer from any lender. The documentary fee starts at an example figure, the state's legal cap where it has one or $599 where it does not, not any dealership's fee; each dealership sets its own. Taxes and state fees are estimates for Kahului, HI; the dealership's paperwork and your motor vehicle agency have the final numbers. Nothing you type is sent, saved, or used to check your credit.

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On a $35,000 car.*

LineEstimate
Hawaii general excise tax (4.5%, your local rate, paid at registration)$1,575.00
Title fee$10.00
Registration (estimate)$360.00
License plate fee$5.00
Hawaii tax and fees are due when you register the car; the figures here are estimates from the state's published rates and are confirmed at registration.
Whether a dealership ships to Kahului, HI is up to the dealership. Where it does, it sets its own charge, shown on the car before you sign, and each car says how you sign: at the dealership, through a mobile notary at your door, or remotely, as the dealership offers.
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Questions.

How much is sales tax on a car in Kahului?

About 4.5% all in for Maui County. Hawaii charges 4% and local jurisdictions add the rest, set by the dealer location.

Does my trade-in lower the tax in Kahului?

The general excise tax (GET) applies to the dealer's gross proceeds, and Hawaii does not exclude the trade-in allowance from the taxable amount.

How is a car from an out-of-state dealership taxed if I live in Kahului?

A car the selling dealership ships out of its own state usually carries no sales tax in that state; you pay Hawaii tax when you register it in Hawaii. Picking the car up in another state can mean paying that state's tax at the dealership first, and whether Hawaii credits it depends on the two states. Whether a dealership ships to Kahului is up to the dealership, and it sets its own shipping charge, shown on the car before you sign.

What is the doc fee in Kahului?

Hawaii sets no cap on it. Each dealership sets its own documentary fee (not a government fee), and each car shows its dealership's fee.

Where these numbers come from.