READING TAX KEY NUMBERS

Property in the State of Hawaii is identified by TaxKey number. First the islands are divided into Divisions. The island of Hawaii is Division 3 (Oahu is # 1). the next number is the Zone, similar to counties on the mainland (but with no governing bodies) . There are 9 Zones on each island. The next number is the Section, each Zone has 9 Sections. By looking at the TMK number of a listing, the finding the Zone on the Map and then the Section number within the Zone, you can tell the approximate location of the property in question. The next number is the Plat, each Section is broken up into a varying numbers of Plats which appear on 11"X17" map pages in several huge volumes of Plat Map books. The next number is the individual Parcel number. Each Plat has a varying number of Parcels in it. String all the numbers together and you have a unique identification number for each parcel of property on the Island. Give me that "TMK" number, and a Plat Map book, and I can find any parcel of property in Hawaii! Condominiums have one additional number called the CPR# to identify each of the many condo units on a single Parcel of property.

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