01-22-2008, 06:46 PM
There is a bed tax, oink. It's almost 12%. The least expensive hotels and condos (the ones I can afford, run $700-1,400) per week, and the more upscale hotels and condos, the weekly rates run from $3,000 to whatever you're willing to spend. 12% of $1,000 is, er, um, lots. ;-)
"In Hawaii, accommodations are subject to a maximum total tax of 11.962% consisting of a Transient Accommodation Tax (TAT) of 7.25%, a General Excise Tax (GET) of 4.16%, plus a Honolulu County Surcharge Tax (CST) of 0.552% applicable to Oahu only."
http://www.alternative-hawaii.com/accr.htm
Maui has recently created an additional tax for timeshares, I understand, equal to half the daily maintenance fee for the timeshare.
http://www.hawaiireporter.com/story.aspx...a4446b09df
Lastly, here's the applicable law:
http://www.mauimapp.com/government/hrs237d.htm
How do I know?
"In Hawaii, accommodations are subject to a maximum total tax of 11.962% consisting of a Transient Accommodation Tax (TAT) of 7.25%, a General Excise Tax (GET) of 4.16%, plus a Honolulu County Surcharge Tax (CST) of 0.552% applicable to Oahu only."
http://www.alternative-hawaii.com/accr.htm
Maui has recently created an additional tax for timeshares, I understand, equal to half the daily maintenance fee for the timeshare.
http://www.hawaiireporter.com/story.aspx...a4446b09df
Lastly, here's the applicable law:
http://www.mauimapp.com/government/hrs237d.htm
How do I know?
Aloha! ;-)