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Tourist tax in Big Island (Hawaii Island, Kona)

Big Island is in Hawaii Island, which sets the Hawaii County (Big Island) transient accommodations tax (3%), on top of the Hawaii State transient accommodations tax (11%) and the Hawaii general excise tax with county surcharge (4.712% passed on).

Today: one adult, one night
18.712% of the room price per night

Across every type of stay. Your exact stay depends on dates, star rating, children and night limits: the calculator works it out.

The next 12 months
  • 18.712% of the room price per night, all year.
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Quick answers

Do children pay the tourist tax in Big Island?

It is charged per room (or as a share of the room price), not per person, so children don't change it.

How do you pay the tourist tax in Big Island?

Paid at the property or to the booking site, depending on how you book.

Every rate and rule

Hawaii State transient accommodations tax (11%) (Transient Accommodations Tax (TAT))

Set by State of Hawaii Department of Taxation (transient accommodations tax) · 1 rate
Type of stayRate
All types of stay11% of the room price, per night (as the source defines it)

Paid at the property or to the booking site, depending on how you book.

Who pays less or nothing

  • Other
  • Other
  • Students

Source: HRS chapter 237D; Act 96, Session Laws of Hawaii 2025 (rate 10.25% to 11.00% from 2026-01-01), per Department of Taxation Announcement No. 2025-03 (2025-06-09), checked 24 Oct 2026.

Hawaii general excise tax with county surcharge (4.712% passed on) (General Excise Tax (GET) incl. county surcharge)

Set by State of Hawaii Department of Taxation (general excise tax and county surcharge) · 1 rate
Note: Hawaii's general excise tax, a business tax on all sales and not a tourist tax, but added to the room bill. 4.712% is the most a hotel may pass on; some bill 4.5%.
Type of stayRate
All types of stay4.712% of the room price, per night (as the source defines it)

Paid at the property or to the booking site, depending on how you book.

Source: HRS chapter 237 (GET 4%) and the county surcharges (0.5% in all four counties, 2024-01-01 to 2030-12-31), per the Department of Taxation GET page, checked 24 Oct 2026.

Hawaii County (Big Island) transient accommodations tax (3%) (Hawaii County Transient Accommodations Tax (HCTAT))

Set by Hawaii Island (County of Hawaii Department of Finance, the Big Island) · 1 rate
Type of stayRate
All types of stay3% of the room price, per night (as the source defines it)

Paid at the property or to the booking site, depending on how you book.

Who pays less or nothing

  • Other

Source: County of Hawaii Ordinance No. 21-89 (Bill No. 81, Draft 2 (2021)), passed 2021-12-08, signed 2021-12-10; levied from 2022-01-01, checked 24 Oct 2026.

Every island and town in Hawaii: tourist tax in Hawaii. Checked 24 Oct 2026 · next check due by 22 Jan 2027.