How to Choose a Bookkeeper in Hawaii (2026)
Check a Hawaii bookkeeper before you hire: the Hawaii Board of Public Accountancy lookup, the state business search, and what 11 Hawaii firms put in writing about fees and reporting.
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11 bookkeeping firms in Hawaii met our listing bar and none reached 70% evidence coverage. That's too few to rank, so they're compared below without an order.
56 profiles reviewed, 11 met the listing bar, 0 scored (evidence coverage of 70% or more).
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Sources cited: DNS check, Firm's own website, and our published methodology.
This page compares the 11 Hawaii bookkeeping firms that met our listing bar, alphabetically, because too few have enough checked evidence to rank. Start from what you need and use the filters: a published price (1) and remote service (1).
| Firm | Where | Services documented | Software | Pricing | Credentials verified | Coverage | Evidence Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B&A Accounting Says it serves: restaurants | Kailua-Kona, HI | AP/AR, payroll coordination | QuickBooks Online, Bill.com | Not verified | Not verified | 69% | Not scored |
| Clarke & Associates | Kailua-Kona, HI Local | payroll coordination | Not verified | Quote only (stated) | Not verified | 69% | Not scored |
| Cove Professional Services Says it serves: professional services | Honolulu, HI Local + remote | monthly bookkeeping, AP/AR, payroll coordination, month-end close | QuickBooks | Not verified | Not verified | 69% | Not scored |
| Egdamin, Hu CPA Inc. Says it serves: medical, non-profits | Hilo, HI Local | AP/AR, payroll coordination, month-end close | QuickBooks Online, QuickBooks Desktop, Sage | Not verified | Not verified | 66% | Not scored |
| Just Accounting, Inc. | Pepeekeo, HI | AP/AR, payroll coordination | Not verified | Not verified | Not verified | 69% | Not scored |
| KMH LLP Says it serves: construction, real estate, hospitality, nonprofits, retail | Honolulu, HI Local | month-end close | QuickBooks, Bill.com | Not verified | Not verified | 69% | Not scored |
| Midnight Oil, Inc. | Hilo, HI | AP/AR, payroll coordination | Sage | Not verified | Not verified | 69% | Not scored |
| Taketa, Iwata, Hara & Associates | Hilo, HI | payroll coordination, month-end close | QuickBooks | Not verified | Not verified | 69% | Not scored |
| Tatsuguchi CPA Says it serves: real estate, medical, dental | Honolulu, HI Local | payroll coordination, month-end close | Not verified | Not verified | Not verified | 69% | Not scored |
| The CPA Collective | Honolulu, HI Local | payroll coordination, month-end close | Not verified | Not verified | Not verified | 66% | Not scored |
| Wicklund CPA | Aiea, HI Local | monthly bookkeeping, payroll coordination, month-end close | QuickBooks Online | Publishes prices | Not verified | 69% | Not scored |
82% of the firms on this page say nothing about what they charge. 1 of 11 shows a price or a starting price, and 1 say they quote. Figures the firms publish themselves, as their sites word them: Wicklund CPA ("$225 /mo"). A written scope with the fee and its limits is the thing to ask for on a first call.
Without Hawaii records we can match, the evidence here is what firms publish about themselves, and that alone stops short of the 70% coverage a ranking needs. Median evidence coverage here is 69%. Any firm that says it's a CPA practice can be checked on the Hawaii Board of Public Accountancy lookup.
Shares of the 11 firms listed, from accepted evidence only. A firm with no evidence for an item counts as not stating it.
| Publish a price or starting price | 9% (1 of 11) |
|---|---|
| State they price by quote | 9% (1 of 11) |
| Say nothing about pricing | 82% (9 of 11) |
| Hold a third-party-verified credential | 0% (0 of 11) (the Hawaii CPA register isn't searched automatically, so licenses read Not verified) |
| State a reporting cadence | 27% (3 of 11) |
| Describe onboarding | 0% (0 of 11) |
| Offer catch-up or cleanup work | 0% (0 of 11) |
| Work remotely (stated) | 9% (1 of 11) |
| Most-mentioned software | QuickBooks Online 27%, QuickBooks 27%, Bill.com 18%, Sage 18%, QuickBooks Desktop 9% |
| Median evidence coverage | 69% |
General information, not tax advice. Which of these reach your business depends on its entity type, what it sells, whether it has employees and the schedule each agency assigns. Your bookkeeper keeps the records; you, or whoever your engagement letter names, file. Checked on the linked official pages on September 26, 2026.
Wicklund CPA shows a price or a starting price on its own site. Open a profile to see the exact wording and the page it came from.
5 of 11 name them on their own sites, among them B&A Accounting (restaurants), Cove Professional Services (professional services), Egdamin, Hu CPA Inc. (medical and non-profits), KMH LLP (construction and real estate) and Tatsuguchi CPA (real estate and medical). It's self-reported, so ask for a client reference in your trade.
Search the firm or the person on the Hawaii Board of Public Accountancy lookup. We found no CPA record we could match for firms on this page, which says more about the data than the firms. A bookkeeper doesn't need a CPA license to keep your books.
A ranking needs at least 8 firms with 70% evidence coverage, and none of the 11 got there. We don't lower the bar to make a list, so the firms are compared alphabetically.
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