Category: Selling on Oahu
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Form N-288B: Stop HARPTA Withholding Before You Close
Form N-288B can reduce or eliminate the 7.25 percent HARPTA withholding, but it has to be filed at least ten working days before your transfer date.
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Short-Term Rentals and Oahu Property Tax: What the Transient Vacation Class Actually Costs
A legal short-term rental on Oahu can fall into the Transient Vacation property tax class, which costs far more than Residential. Here is the real math.
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DTRIC Is Leaving Hawaii: What Oahu Homeowners Should Do
DTRIC homeowners non-renewals begin with anniversary dates in November 2026. Your renewal date is the deadline, not the announcement. What to check now.
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Moving Off Island and Renting Out Your Oahu Home? What the Tax Bill Does Next
Renting out your Oahu home ends the exemption, but nobody removes it for you. You must report within 30 days, and the penalty is $300 a…
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HARPTA Refunds: When You Actually Get the Withholding Back
Hawaii withholds 7.25% of your Oahu sale price at closing. Here are the three routes to getting it back, and why the cheapest one closes before…
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Signing an Oahu Home Sale From the Mainland: Power of Attorney and Remote Notarization
You do not have to fly to Hawaii to close. Here is how remote notarization and a power of attorney actually work on an Oahu sale,…
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Selling an Oahu Home From Overseas: FIRPTA and HARPTA Both Apply
If you live outside the US and sell an Oahu home, federal FIRPTA and state HARPTA both withhold. Combined that is 22.25% of your sale price…
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Selling an Oahu Rental With a Tenant in Place, From the Mainland
Selling an Oahu rental with a tenant in place, from out of state? The real numbers: 45 days notice, two days before showings, the on-island agent…
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Appealing Your Oahu Property Tax Assessment: The January 15 Window
Think your Oahu property tax assessment is too high? You have from mid-December to January 15 to appeal. Here’s how the window and the process work.