Jeremy Sakamaki, Honolulu

Checked September 1, 2026, Hawaii time

Hawaii GET filing software, August 2026

One dated page. Official HITAX first. Software is optional. Not tax advice, and not a filing tool.

Official · free e-file

File on HITAX / Hawaii Tax Online

The State of Hawaii’s own site is the official way to e-file GET. There is no software subscription.

hitax.hawaii.gov Hawaii Tax Online

You file Form G-45 (periodic) and Form G-49 (annual) yourself. This is the right path if you can sit down on the 20th.

  • Paper is still allowed for some filers. Monthly filers — expected annual GET over $4,000 — must e-file on Hawaii Tax Online.
  • Official GET page (last updated August 27, 2026): tax.hawaii.gov/get/
  • County surcharge page (last updated January 9, 2024): tax.hawaii.gov/geninfo/countysurcharge/

GET is not a sales tax

It is a tax on the business. A business may pass the cost on, but does not have to. If it does, that amount is still part of gross receipts.

People often say “Oahu 4% + 0.5%.” Use the official wording: 4.5%* for retail goods and services, renting, leasing real property, construction contracting, commissions, and all others. The asterisk is the 0.5% county surcharge.

The surcharge does not apply to the 0.5% wholesale/producing rate or the 0.15% insurance-commission rate.

Official rates, due dates, and the license

County surcharge

0.5%
all four counties

The county surcharge page lists 0.5% in Honolulu, Kauai, Hawaii, and Maui through December 31, 2030.

Maximum pass-on printed there for the current 0.5% period: 4.7120%.

Form G-45

Due the 20th after the period ends. If the 20th is a weekend or holiday, the next business day. The official GET page does not list an extension.

Frequency comes from expected annual GET liability:

  • Semi-annual if ≤ $2,000 (example: January–June due July 20)
  • Quarterly if ≤ $4,000 (example: January–March due April 20)
  • Monthly if > $4,000 (example: January due February 20). Monthly filers must e-file on Hawaii Tax Online.

Zero returns are still required.

Form G-49

Due the 20th of the fourth month after year-end. Calendar-year filers: April 20.

License and penalties

License: Form BB-1, one-time $20. Extra locations or trade names: Form G-50, no extra charge on the official page.

DOTAX prints late-file, late-pay, interest, e-file, and Part V penalties on the GET page; read them there.

Optional software

You do not need software to file GET. Two products publish public Hawaii pages. Figures below were taken from those pages on September 1, 2026, Hawaii time. The DAVO and Quaderno sign-up links below are paid referrals.

This page includes paid affiliate / referral links; if you buy through them, we may earn a commission at no extra cost to you.

Short scan only. Details and sources are below. Official HITAX has no software fee.
HITAX DAVO Quaderno
What it is Official e-file. You file G-45 and G-49 yourself. POS autopilot. Sets GET aside daily, then files and pays. Ecom/SaaS tax calculation, invoices, optional filing.
Published price Free official e-file. No software subscription. $57.99/mo per location after first-month trial. First monthly filing free. No long-term contract on that pricing page. Hobby $29, Startup $49, Business $99, Growth $149 per month. Filing add-on is not in that table; their TaxJar-alternatives page prints $70 per state per month.
Due dates Official: G-45 on the 20th after the period; G-49 April 20 for a calendar year. Their Hawaii page matched official. Their Hawaii guide matched official: G-45 monthly, quarterly, or semi-annually; G-49 April 20 for a calendar year.
Best if You can sit down on the 20th. GET comes from a supported POS. Not the tool if you have no register. You already need ecom/SaaS tax software.

DAVO

$57.99/mo per location after first-month trial

POS autopilot. Sets GET aside daily, then files and pays. First monthly filing free. Their pricing page does not list a long-term contract.

Due dates on their Hawaii page matched official: G-45 on the 20th after the period; G-49 on April 20 for a calendar year.

Best if GET is coming out of a supported POS. Not the tool if you have no register.

Citations: Hawaii GET page · Pricing

Sign up: DAVO referral

If you sign up through this link, hawaiiget.com may earn a $50 referral if that location finishes the trial and pays. DAVO can change or end that program.

Quaderno

$29–$149/mo on the main pricing page, plus a filing add-on

Ecom/SaaS tax calculation, invoices, optional filing. Plans on the main pricing page on 2026-09-01: Hobby $29/mo (25 transactions, 1 user, 1 jurisdiction, 1 integration); Startup $49 (250 transactions); Business $99 (1,000); Growth $149 (2,500). Unlimited users, jurisdictions, and integrations except Hobby. 7-day trial, no card.

Filing is not in the main pricing table. Their TaxJar-alternatives page prints US state filing at $70 per state per month, no setup fee, no long-term commitment. That is the source for the filing price. This page did not re-fetch a Cloudflare-gated support article.

Due dates on their Hawaii guide matched official: G-45 monthly, quarterly, or semi-annually; G-49 April 20 for a calendar year. January 20 still appears on that page only as G-45 period examples (December, Q4, and the second half-year), not as the G-49 annual date.

Citations: Hawaii guide · Pricing

Sign up: Quaderno referral

If you sign up through this link, hawaiiget.com may earn 30% of that subscription for up to 24 months. Quaderno pays after $100 and three active referrals, and can change or end that program.

How to choose

HITAX

If you can file G-45 and G-49 yourself.

DAVO

If GET comes from a POS and you want daily set-aside.

Quaderno

If you already need ecom/SaaS tax software.

Sources

Re-fetched from live pages on September 1, 2026, Hawaii time. Page “last updated” dates below are what those official pages printed.

  1. HITAX / Hawaii Tax Online — https://hitax.hawaii.gov — free official e-file.
  2. Official GET page — https://tax.hawaii.gov/get/ — last updated August 27, 2026.
  3. Official county surcharge — https://tax.hawaii.gov/geninfo/countysurcharge/ — last updated January 9, 2024.
  4. DAVO Hawaii page — https://www.davosalestax.com/hawaii-sales-tax-info/
  5. DAVO pricing — https://www.davosalestax.com/pricing/
  6. DAVO first-month-free terms — https://www.davosalestax.com/first-monthly-filing-free-terms/
  7. Quaderno Hawaii guide — https://quaderno.io/guides/hawaii/sales-tax/filing/ — G-49 April 20 for calendar-year filers; G-45 monthly, quarterly, or semi-annually.
  8. Quaderno pricing — https://quaderno.io/pricing/
  9. Quaderno TaxJar-alternatives (source of the $70/state filing add-on) — https://quaderno.io/blog/us-sales-tax/taxjar-alternatives/