Hawaii County tax sales, Hawaii

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The June 9, 2026 notice covers parcels in the Third Taxation District and prints, for every parcel, the tax amount, the penalty and interest, and the cost and expense figures that make up its upset price, which in that list runs from a few thousand dollars upward on mostly vacant land. Parcels the owner paid off before the sale are marked removed in the updated list dated May 21, 2026. The Real Property Tax Division also keeps a West Hawaii office at 74-5044 Ane Keohokalole Highway, Building D, 2nd Floor, Kailua-Kona, phone (808) 323-4880. The county Real Property Tax Office site carried no upcoming events when read for this record, and no later sale notice was found on the county sites.

Selling office: County of Hawaii, Department of Finance, Real Property Tax Division, Aupuni Center, 101 Pauahi Street, Suite 4, Hilo, HI 96720, Phone: (808) 961-8201

Next sale: The most recent sale in the published notice was held on Tuesday, June 9, 2026 at 9:00 a.m. at the Edith Kanaka'ole Multi-Purpose Stadium, 350 Kalanikoa Street, Hilo. The county does not publish a later sale date on its Real Property Tax Division page or its Real Property Tax Office site.. The June 9, 2026 date, venue and time appear at the head of the county Notice of Proposed Sale of Real Property for Failure to Pay Real Property Taxes Due Thereon, in the updated list dated May 21, 2026.

Read the published sale list closely before sale day, because it gives the upset price and the tax years for every parcel and it changes as owners pay, and arrive in Hilo with cash or one of the accepted draft forms, since the full amount bid is due at the time of sale.

Dates and deadlines

Next sale	The most recent sale in the published notice was held on Tuesday, June 9, 2026 at 9:00 a.m. at the Edith Kanaka'ole Multi-Purpose Stadium, 350 Kalanikoa Street, Hilo. The county does not publish a later sale date on its Real Property Tax Division page or its Real Property Tax Office site.
Sale authority	Hawaii County Code Chapter 19, Article 5, sections 19-37 through 19-45, as cited in the sale notice
Sale day in the published notice	Tuesday, June 9, 2026 at 9:00 a.m., Edith Kanaka'ole Multi-Purpose Stadium, Hilo
Upset price	Printed for each parcel in the sale list, built from the tax, the penalty and interest, and the cost and expense amounts shown for that parcel
Payment due	The entire amount bid must be paid in full at the time of sale
Redemption	Within one year from the date of the sale, by paying the purchaser the amount paid, plus costs and expenses including the deed recording fee, and interest at twelve percent a year
Format	Each parcel in the published notice is sold to the highest bidder at public auction under Chapter 19, Article 5, sections 19-37 through 19-45 of the Hawaii County Code, as the June 2026 notice states it. The notice lists each parcel by tax map key, the persons assessed, the tax years, a description, and an upset price. All of the properties are offered as is and without any warranties as to title or physical condition, and a parcel is sold as advertised unless the taxes due, with all interest, penalties, costs, expenses and charges, are paid before the time of sale.: In person at the Edith Kanaka'ole Multi-Purpose Stadium, 350 Kalanikoa Street, Hilo, for the June 2026 sale, beginning at 9:00 a.m.
Selling office	County of Hawaii, Department of Finance, Real Property Tax Division, Aupuni Center, 101 Pauahi Street, Suite 4, Hilo, HI 96720, Phone: (808) 961-8201

Sources: Real Property Tax Division, County of Hawaii. Notice of Proposed Sale of Real Property, sale date June 9, 2026, County of Hawaii Real Property Tax Office. County of Hawaii Real Property Tax Office. Confirm with the selling office before relying on any date on this page: sales move, terms change, and parcels are pulled up to sale day.

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How Hawaii tax sales work

The lien ages three years. Hawaii real property tax is a county tax collected under county ordinance in the pattern of the state tax lien law: property on which a tax lien has existed for three years is sold to satisfy it (HRS 231-63).
Notice runs for a month. The sale is advertised once a week for at least four successive weeks immediately before it, a notice goes to each owner by registered mail at least 45 days ahead, and notice is posted in the taxation district, on the land itself where it is improved (HRS 231-63).
The sale is a public auction. The property is sold to the highest bidder, for cash, at the county published venue, opening at an upset price of the whole amount of taxes, penalties, interest and costs due on the parcel, as each county published list states it (HRS 231-63).
The deed follows payment. On payment of the purchase price the county delivers the tax deed, which vests title in the purchaser, and the deed is recorded within 60 days after the sale (HRS 231-67).
Redemption runs one year. The taxpayer may redeem within one year from the date of sale by paying the purchaser the amount paid, all costs and expenses including the deed recording fee, and interest at 12 percent a year. If the deed was recorded late, the year runs from the recording instead, and no interest is added for the extension (HRS 231-67).
Surplus goes to the person entitled. A price above the lien, penalties, interest and costs is surplus, rendered to the person entitled to it; where entitlement is in doubt the claim is settled in circuit court, and the state statute sets no claim deadline (HRS 231-63 and 231-70).

How buying works in Hawaii County

The June 9, 2026 sale notice does not publish bidder registration or qualification rules, and the county Real Property Tax Division page does not publish registration rules for this sale either.

Where buying happens At the county sale, in person, at the venue and hour in the county published notice. Each county page names the selling office, the venue, and the list for the current sale from that county own publications.
Registration is light, payment is not County notices generally register bidders at the sale and require payment the same day under the notice payment rules. The operative terms are set sale by sale in the current notice, so read the notice for the sale you plan to attend rather than a prior year terms.
The upset price is the strategy Every parcel opens at everything owed. A parcel whose upset price already exceeds its value draws no bids and stays with the county; the parcels worth the trip are the ones where the upset price leaves room after the redemption year is priced in.

Terms: what a bid actually costs

Deposit, Hawaii County	The county does not publish a bidder deposit for this sale in its June 2026 sale notice.
Payment, Hawaii County	Each parcel is sold for cash or a draft drawn on a financial institution, in the form of a cashier's check, traveler's check, money order, or certified check, as the sale notice states it. The entire amount bid must be paid in full at the time of sale.
Redemption period	One year from the date of sale. The owner redeems by paying the purchaser directly: the purchase price, all costs and expenses the purchaser was required to pay including the fee for recording the deed, and interest at 12 percent a year on that amount. If the deed was not recorded within 60 days of the sale, the year runs from the recording date and no interest accrues over the extension (HRS 231-67).
Upset price	Every parcel opens at the upset price: the full amount of delinquent taxes, penalties, interest and sale costs due on it, as the county published list states it. A bid below the upset price does not take the parcel, and bidding above it raises the redemption price the owner must match within the year.
Cash sale	Hawaii tax sales are sales for cash to the highest bidder (HRS 231-63). Each county notice states the payment forms it accepts on sale day and when the balance is due; the county page carries the notice terms for the current sale.
The deed	The deed is delivered on payment and must be recorded within 60 days after the sale. Because the owner may redeem for a full year, a buyer carries the position through that year before the property is settled (HRS 231-67).
Surplus	A sale price above the taxes, penalties, interest and costs is surplus and is rendered to the person entitled to it. The distributing officer pays any state taxes due from the surplus first; where entitlement is disputed, claimants may sue in the circuit court for the circuit where the property sits. The state statute sets no deadline for the claim (HRS 231-63 and 231-70).

Parcels that receive no bids

The county sale notice does not publish what happens to a parcel that receives no bid at or above the upset price, and the county Real Property Tax Division page does not publish a later sale practice for such parcels.

Before you bid

Budget the redemption year The owner can redeem for a full year at the price paid plus costs and 12 percent interest. A Hawaii purchase is a year of carrying the position before the property is fully the buyer to use, finance or resell.
Read the county list, not the state pattern Dates, venues, payment forms and leftover handling are set county by county and sale by sale in Hawaii. The published list for the sale in front of you is the operative document, and it supersedes anything a prior sale did.
Title takes work A Hawaii tax deed is routinely followed by a quiet title action before the property can be financed or resold at full value. Put the legal work in the bid before sale day, not after it.

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