Expert guides about financial in Hawaii from Brevy Care.
Hawaii's median cost for assisted living is roughly $145,065 to $145,155 a year in CareScout's 2025 Cost of Care Survey data, the highest of any state.
Hawaii levies its own estate tax with a $5.49 million exclusion, and graduated rates on the amount above it top out at 20 percent.
Hawaii retirement income tax skips Social Security and qualifying employer-funded pensions paid at retirement, disability or death, but it reaches the retirement money you chose to put in yourself.
Hawaii senior property tax relief is set county by county, and the base home exemption on your primary residence runs from $50,000 to $300,000 off assessed value.