HB1755 • 2026

RELATING TO INCOME TAX.

Labor Taxes

Active

The official status still shows this bill as active or still awaiting another formal step.

Sponsor: MURAOKA, ALCOS, GARCIA, GEDEON, MATSUMOTO, PIERICK, REYES ODA, SHIMIZU
Last action: 2026-01-26
Official status: Referred to FIN, referral sheet 1
Effective date: Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official source does not provide details on the economic impacts or how to replace lost revenue, leaving these points as limits and unknowns.

Bill to End State Individual Income Tax

This bill aims to eliminate the state individual income tax in Hawaii.

What This Bill Does

Eliminates the state's individual income tax for all workers.

Who It Names or Affects

All individuals who pay state income tax in Hawaii.

Terms To Know

Income Tax: A tax on the earnings of individuals or businesses.

Limits and Unknowns

The bill does not specify how to replace lost government revenue from income taxes.
It is unclear what economic impacts this change might have in Hawaii.

Bill History

2026-01-26 H
Referred to FIN, referral sheet 1
2026-01-22 H
Introduced and Pass First Reading.
2026-01-21 H
Pending introduction.

Official Summary Text

RELATING TO INCOME TAX.
Minority Caucus Package; Taxation; Income Tax; Elimination
Eliminates the state individual income tax.

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text

HB1755

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

H.B. NO.

1755

THIRTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE, 2026

STATE OF HAWAII

A BILL FOR AN ACT

relating
to income tax
.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:

����
SECTION 1.
�
The legislature finds that, according to the
nonpartisan, nonprofit Tax Foundation, economies grow as the income tax burden
is reduced.
�
Further, there are nine
states in the nation which do not impose a state income tax.
�
The purpose of this Act is to eliminate the
income tax burden on Hawaii's workers to allow for economic prosperity.

����
SECTION 2.
�
Chapter 235, part III, Hawaii Revised
Statutes, is repealed.

����
SECTION 3.
�
This Act, upon its approval, shall apply to
taxable years beginning after December 31, 2026.

INTRODUCED BY:

_____________________________

Report Title:

Minority
Caucus Package; Taxation; Income Tax; Elimination

Description:

Eliminates
the state individual income tax.

The summary description
of legislation appearing on this page is for informational purposes only and is
not legislation or evidence of legislative intent.