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Old May 21, 2021 | 6:50 pm
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Originally Posted by jerry a. laska
Not exactly. HI does have a use tax that is applies to motor vehicles brought into the state. There are a number of exceptions though:
https://files.hawaii.gov/tax/forms/2019/g27_i.pdf
2. No use tax is due on the importation of the vehicle described above because of the following exemption:
- The vehicle will be in Hawaii for less than one (1) year before being re-exported out of Hawaii.

Then that does not explain why it costs $1500 to ship to Hawaii and only $900 to ship back to Oakland.
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