[quote=Jazzman]I think I paid about $450 in property tax, so small I can’t remember and can’t be bothered to look it up, but your calculations are way off. Different rates for kama’aina….[/quote]
Jazzman, that’s not what your county is saying on their website. Are you sure the taxes you already paid this year weren’t what we in Cali call a “supplemental bill” (the difference between the previous owner’s bill and yours for FY 11/12 or 2011)? After all, you stated you just purchased it this year and it was new construction. It’s very possible the tax bill you paid was representative of your portion of a fractional interest of the unimproved lot your condo complex now sits on.
Perhaps you haven’t received your full tax bill yet for FY 12/13 or 2013 or it is not yet due.
In any case, property taxes ARE lower on Maui than mainland cities (not sure about HI’s other islands) but this is likely attributable to a much smaller population who use services there and therefore much less infrastructure was needed/built on the island.
