What is a taxkey number?

You’ve seen them on the Multiple Listing Service– a 5 or 6 digit number separated by dashes. Have you ever wondered what that number is? Every piece of property in the entire State is identiifed by a unique number known as the taxkey number. If you know what area the numbers represent, you can readily identify the general location of any property at a glance.

The first number identifies the Island: Oahu is alway 1, Maui 2, Hawaii (the Big Island) 3 and Kauai is 4. Since I am on Kauai, I’ll go through and explain our taxkey number. After the first number identifying the Island, the second number is the “zone.” Kauai is divided into 5 zones as follows: 1) Waimea, 2) Koloa, 3) Lihue, 4) Kawaihau and 5) Hanalei. Please note that these zones encompass larger areas. For example, you may see a property in the Hanalei zone and erroneously think the property is in Hanalei town, when in fact it could be in Kilauea or Wainiha.

The third number is a section in the zone. They are as follows:

Zone 1 – Waimea
1. Niihau
2 & 3. Kekaha / Mana
4. Kokee
5 & 6. Waimea
7. Kaumakani / Makaweli
8. Hanapepe

Zone 2 – Koloa
1. Eleele
2. McBryde
3 & 4. Kalaheo
5. Lawai
6. Poipu
7. Omao
8 & 9. Koloa

Zone 3- Lihue
1. Puhi
2. Lihue / Nawiliwili
3. Lihue / Kukui Grove
4. Lihue
5. Kalapaki / Nawiliwili
6. Lihue
7 & 8. Hanamaulu
8. Wailua

Zone 4 – Kawaihau
1. Wailua Houselots
2. Wailua Homesteads
3. Wailua / Waipouli
4. Wailua Homesteads
5. Kapaa
6. Kapaa Homesteads
7. Kealia
8. Anahola
9) Aliomanu

Zone 5 – Hanalei
1 & 2. Kilauea
3. Anini
4. Princeville
5. Hanalei Valley
6 & 7. Hanalei
8. Wainiha
9. Haena

The fourth and fifth number refer to the Plat and Parcel which together give the exact location of the individual property. If you have a detailed “taxkey map” you would be able to pinpoint the property location with the taxkey number. Sometimes you will see a six digit taxkey number which means the property was divided. When the process of dividing the land is complete, the taxkey number will take on a final number to differentiate one parcel from another.

Click taxkey.pdf for a copy of the taxkey map to use as your ready reference for land location. Any questions, give me a call or email.

Aloha, Elaine Schaefer

Elaine Schaefer (R, GRI, ABR)
Broker in Charge – Princeville Resort Office
Graduate, Realtor’s Institute
Accredited Buyer’s Representative
Top Producer 100% Club

RE/MAX Kauai
Princeville Resort Office
POB 223632
Princeville, HI 96722
cell: 808 639 2935
home fax: 1 808 440 4552
email: sold@hawaii.rr.com
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July 19th, 2007