Hawaii Income Tax Withholding and Payroll Information

Compliance with state taxes are required for every employer. Learn about relevant rates and automation below.

December, 17th 2024

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Every state in the country has a unique paradigm for income tax and state unemployment insurance rates. Located below are relevant rates and compliance information by state.

Employers must also adhere to federal income tax withholding rules as well. More information can be found here about federal rates .

Alternatively, employers can automatically calculate payroll withholding information by using ezPaycheck.

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Hawaii Tax Information

General Information
State Abbreviation	HI
State Tax Withholding State Code
Acceptable Exemption Form	HW-4 or W-4 (check state instructions)
Basis For Withholding	State Exemptions and Federal Exemptions (if applicable)
Acceptable Exemption Data	S or M / Number of Allowances
TSP Deferred	Yes
Special Coding	Consult Hawaii state publications for additional coding instructions.
Additional Information	Refer to HW-4 guidelines for additional instructions.

How to Calculate Hawaii Taxes

Subtract the nontaxable biweekly Thrift Savings Plan contribution from the gross biweekly wages.
Subtract the nontaxable Federal Health Benefits Plan payments (includes dental and vision insurance program, and flexible spending account - health care and dependent care deductions) from the adjusted gross biweekly wages.
Add taxable fringe benefits (taxable life insurance, etc.) to the adjusted gross biweekly wages.
Multiply the adjusted gross biweekly wages by 26 to obtain the annual wages.
Determine the exemption allowance by applying the following guideline and subtract this amount from the annual wages to obtain the taxable income:
- Exemption Allowance = $1,144 x Number of Exemptions
Apply the taxable income determined in step 5 to the Hawaii tax withholding table to calculate the Hawaii tax withholding:
Divide the annual Hawaii tax withholding by 26 to obtain the biweekly Hawaii tax withholding.

Want to calculate in an easier way? Learn how to calculate Hawaii taxes via ezPaycheck below.

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Deductions, Allowances, and Exemptions

The following tables are examples; replace with Hawaii-specific thresholds if available.

Multiply the number of allowances by $1,144 for the total allowance amount.

Annual Exemption Table for Allowances
Allowances	Annual Amount per Allowance
For each allowance	$1,144
Lumpsum Exemption	$1,650

Tax Withholding Tables: Hawaii

Tax Withholding Table: Single
If Taxable Income Is		Tax Withholding
Over	But Not Over			Rate	Of Excess Over
$0	$9,600	$0	+	1.4%	$0
$9,600	$14,400	$134	+	3.2%	$9,600
$14,400	$19,200	$288	+	5.5%	$14,400
$19,200	$24,000	$552	+	6.4%	$19,200
$24,000	$36,000	$859	+	6.8%	$24,000
$36,000	$48,000	$1,675	+	7.2%	$36,000
$48,000	$125,000	$2,539	+	7.6%	$48,000
$125,000	and over	$8,391	+	7.9%	$125,000

Tax Withholding Table: Married
If Taxable Income Is		Tax Withholding
Over	But Not Over			Rate	Of Excess Over
$0	$19,200	$0	+	1.4%	$0
$19,200	$28,800	$269	+	3.2%	$19,200
$28,800	$38,400	$576	+	5.5%	$28,800
$38,400	$48,000	$1,104	+	6.4%	$38,400
$48,000	$72,000	$1,718	+	6.8%	$48,000
$72,000	$96,000	$3,350	+	7.2%	$72,000
$96,000	$250,000	$5,078	+	7.6%	$96,000
$250,000	and over	$16,782	+	7.9%	$250,000

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