Aloha and welcome to the DBEDT Production Tax Credit Hub for the Motion Picture, Digital Media, and Film Production Income Tax Credit
This site is used to apply for a Motion Picture, Digital Media, and Film Production Income Tax Credit, informally referred to as the Production Tax Credit (PTC).
This is a refundable income tax credit based on a production's Hawaii expenditures incurred while producing a qualified film, television, commercial, or digital media project here in the Hawaiian Islands.
Our competitive tax incentive program has major tax credit benefit of 22% or 27%.
- 22% on total "qualified production costs" incurred on Oahu
- 27% on total "qualified production costs" incurred on any of Neighbor Islands.
- $17 million credit cap per "qualified production."
- 50M annual cap, distributed through the allocation process §18-235-17-04
For a program overview, more detailed information, additional instructions or tax credit specific forms,
please visit our information page – click here:
Hawaii Film Office | Incentives & Tax Credits
If you have further questions, please email us: dbedt.film.incentives@hawaii.gov.