Hawaii Wildfire Victims Get Relief on State Tax Requirements

Hawaii residents affected by August wildfires are eligible for state tax relief under disaster declarations from Gov. Josh Green (D) and President Joe Biden, the Department of Taxation said.

The relief applies to victims of fires occurring between Aug. 9 and Aug. 31. A wildfire that swept through the town of Lahaina, on Maui, on Aug. 8 has become the mostly deadly US wildfire in a century. Fires also erupted the same week in the Mauna Kea and Waimea areas on the big island of Hawaii.

• Taxpayers can request extensions and waivers of penalties and ...