What is the 2026 poverty guideline for a family of four in Hawaii?

$37,950. Alaska and Hawaii use higher guidelines. Hawaii uses the Hawaii table.

Is a $48,000 household eligible for Earned Income Tax Credit in Hawaii?

Likely — a rough credit of about $3,770. 2 people are under 19, counted here as qualifying children. Students age 19 to 23 were not identified. This is an illustration for two adults and two children, not a determination.

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Earned Income Tax Credit in Hawaii

The 2026 Earned Income Tax Credit table for Hawaii comes from IRS Revenue Procedure 2025-32. With no qualifying children, the maximum in that table is $664. The childless age window is flagged because the revenue procedure does not restate it. This site does not approve or deny benefits. A missing figure stays blank. We do not guess it.

Who is inside the 2026 EITC table? Figures below use the 2026 poverty guideline of $37,950 for a household of four in Hawaii, unless the program uses its own dollar table.

Urban Honolulu is the ranked metro in Hawaii, with a FY 2027 2-bedroom Fair Market Rent of $2,542.

Hawaii taxes wages at rates up to 11.00%. Combined state and local sales tax is 4.5%. The ACS effective property tax rate is 0.27%.

A household of four with $48,000 of income is about 126 percent of the $37,950 poverty guideline and is likely eligible for Earned Income Tax Credit. Likely — a rough credit of about $3,770.

Limits behind the page

2026 poverty guideline in Hawaii
Household	100%	138%	185%
1	$18,360	$25,337	$33,966
2	$24,890	$34,348	$46,047
3	$31,420	$43,360	$58,127
4	$37,950	$52,371	$70,208

An illustrative household

Two adults, ages 34 and 32, filing jointly, plus children ages 8 and 3. Gross income $48,000 a year, about 126 percent of the poverty guideline in Hawaii. They rent. Nobody is marked disabled or pregnant.