| Military retirement pay | Exempt. The Department of Defense benefits library reports that military retired pay is exempt from Hawaii income tax, along with Survivor Benefit Plan annuities. Pay for resident service members that is in federal AGI is taxable, but up to $8,082 of Guard and Reserve duty pay can be excluded. |
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| Property tax | Totally disabled veterans or their unremarried surviving spouses can get a property tax exemption on a home they own and live in. Each county (Honolulu, Kauai, Maui and Hawaii) sets its own assessment rate, rules and forms, and we could not confirm dollar amounts, so contact your county real property tax office. |
| Vehicle registration fee exemption Vehicles & ID | Hawaii veterans with a non-dishonorable discharge and 100% service-connected rating get a $46 state registration fee exemption; request a new letter every year. |
| Property tax exemption for totally disabled veterans Taxes | Totally disabled veterans and widow(er)s may get exemptions on their home and on VA-subsidized cars; rules vary by county. |
| Veteran license plates Vehicles & ID | Plates for Veteran, Combat, Pearl Harbor Survivor, POW and Gold Star Family cost the same as regular plates. |
| Yukio Okutsu State Veterans Home Health & Homes | Hawaii's state veterans home in Hilo; Office of Veterans Services helps oversee it. |
| Daniel K. Akaka State Veterans Home Health & Homes | A state veterans home on Oahu; contact OVS for admission information. |
| Hawaii State Veterans Cemeteries Burial | Qualified veterans and dependents can be buried at the state veterans cemetery on Oahu or at cemeteries on Hawaii, Kauai, Maui, Molokai and Lanai. |
| Free DD-214 copies Jobs | OVS provides free certified copies of discharge papers if it has them on file. |
| Guard and Reserve duty pay exclusion Taxes | Taxpayers may exclude up to $8,082 of military reserve or Hawaii National Guard duty pay from income. |
| Employment and re-employment help Jobs | OVS lists employment and re-employment services; call 808-433-0420. |
Last checked 2026-11. State rules change often; confirm with Hawaii Office of Veterans Services before you rely on any benefit.