State government
Hawaii's money: where it comes from and where it goes
In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Hawaii took in $20.1 billion and spent $18.5 billion.
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Where it comes from
What stands out
24%
of Hawaii's money comes from sales tax.A typical state government gets 14%.
State taxes53%
Sales tax
24%$4.79 billion
Individual income tax
16%$3.28 billion
Other taxes
9.9%$1.99 billion
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; motor vehicle licenses and 13 more
- Other selective sales taxes$922 million
- Motor vehicle licenses$236 million
- Insurance premium taxes$218 million
- Public utility taxes$159 million
- Real estate and stock transfer taxes$97.4 million
- Motor fuel taxes$80.8 million
- Tobacco taxes$75.6 million
- Occupation and business licenses$56.8 million
- Estate and gift taxes$55.8 million
- Alcoholic beverage taxes$51.6 million
- Public utility licenses$21.1 million
- Other licenses$12.5 million
- Corporation licenses$2.9 million
- Hunting and fishing licenses$936 thousand
- Driver's licenses$296 thousand
Amounts are by Census tax category.
Business income tax
2.6%$515 million
Fees for services10%
Fees for services
10%$2.07 billion
What's in fees for servicesHospital bills; airport and 11 more
- Hospital bills$671 million
- Airport$574 million
- College tuition$294 million
- Ports and waterways$195 million
- Other service charges$139 million
- University housing and dining$88.6 million
- Housing$31.3 million
- Parks and recreation$28.9 million
- School lunches$19.9 million
- Parks, land and natural resources$18.8 million
- Parking$3.2 million
- Other school charges$2.5 million
- School tuition and transportation$1.4 million
Amounts are by Census type of charge.
Federal tax money24%
Grants from Washington, paid for by the federal taxes residents also pay.
From the federal government
24%$4.82 billion
Local tax money2.3%
Money passed on by the county or other local governments.
From local governments
2.3%$468 million
Fines and other11%
Interest, rents and other
11%$2.13 billion
Fines
0.1%$28.2 million
Where it goes
What stands out
20%
of Hawaii's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical state government spends 6%.
Spending by category100%
Schools and colleges
34%$6.27 billion
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools; colleges and universities and 3 more
- Elementary and secondary schools$3.13 billion
- Colleges and universities$2.82 billion
- College housing, dining and bookstores$206 million
- Scholarships and other education subsidies$106 million
- Other education$13.1 million
Social services
23%$4.19 billion
What's in social servicesOther public welfare; unemployment and social insurance offices and 2 more
- Other public welfare$4.18 billion
- Unemployment and social insurance offices$7.0 million
- Veterans' services$916 thousand
- Welfare institutions$1 thousand
Running the government and other costs
20%$3.62 billion
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 3 more
- Other and not broken out$3.27 billion
- Finance, tax collection and budgeting$237 million
- Government buildings$48.6 million
- Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$44.2 million
- Other government administration$20.0 million
Roads, transit and parking
8.5%$1.57 billion
What's in roads, transit and parkingAirports; roads and highways and 3 more
- Airports$766 million
- Roads and highways$718 million
- Ports and harbors$80.5 million
- Parking$3.4 million
- Toll roads and bridges$1.7 million
Health and hospitals
6.9%$1.28 billion
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health and hospitals
- Public health$709 million
- Hospitals$575 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
3.9%$721 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services; prisons and jails and 3 more
- Courts and legal services$301 million
- Prisons and jails$242 million
- Police$93.1 million
- Inspections and regulation$80.6 million
- Probation, parole and other corrections$4.8 million
Housing and community development
1.2%$227 million
Environment and natural resources
1.1%$196 million
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
- Natural resources, farming and conservation$196 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.8%$145 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
- Parks and recreation$102 million
- Libraries$42.9 million
Interest on debt
0.7%$132 million
Sent to local governments
0.7%$122 million
What's in sent to local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out; sent to local governments: public health and 10 more
- Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$30.3 million
- Sent to local governments: public health$24.5 million
- Sent to local governments: general support$18.0 million
- Sent to local governments: courts and legal services$13.5 million
- Sent to local governments: parks and recreation$11.0 million
- Sent to local governments: roads and highways$10.9 million
- Sent to local governments: other public welfare$5.6 million
- Sent to local governments: natural resources, farming and conservation$3.5 million
- Sent to local governments: hospitals$1.8 million
- Sent to local governments: airports$1.4 million
- Sent to local governments: housing and community development$916 thousand
- Sent to the federal government$402 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
<0.1%$396 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
- Sewer systems$396 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover
State of Hawaii. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024.
What this covers. The money of State of Hawaii itself. Other governments that serve the same area (the city, county, school district and state) are separate and not included. Borrowing, transfers between a government's own funds, and pension trust funds are not counted as revenue.