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The Hawaii State Tax Appeal Court of the Hawaii State Judiciary has jurisdiction over cases involving property, excise, liquor, tobacco, income and insurance taxes.
The Tax Appeal Court is not constituted as a separate court with its own judges. Tax appeals are filed with the First Circuit Court in Honolulu, whose judges sit as the Tax Appeal Court.
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Courts of Hawaii include:
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