If you own or are shopping for a historic home on O’ahu, a city program trades a property tax break for one obligation: let the public see the property.
Honolulu’s Historic Residential Dedication Tax Benefit program covers 470 parcels across O’ahu, according to the city’s 2026 list, current as of April 16, 2026.
Addresses span Manoa, Nuuanu, Pacific Heights, Diamond Head, Kahala, Kailua, Kāne’ohe, the North Shore, and the ‘Ewa plain.
What the program requires
Most enrolled properties need to remain visible from the public way…