Hawaii
Invoice OCR and line-item data extraction for Hawaii CPA firms
Kura is an intelligent document processing (IDP) platform that turns a dropped invoice — PDF, scan or photo — into structured, line-by-line data in under 30 seconds: description, quantity, unit price, tax as printed on the document, amount and a suggested account code for every line. It is built for accounting firms, with an isolated document workspace per client.
Mainland AP automation suites are built for mid-market enterprises and priced accordingly. Small and mid-size CPA firms in Hawaii mostly still burn staff hours keying invoices into QuickBooks or Xero. Kura sits in front of your existing ledger as the extraction layer: clients drop documents into their own space, your staff reviews the extracted lines on screen, and validated data exports as clean CSV or Excel for import into the system you already run.
Kura is developed by Devlab in Papeete, Tahiti — the same ocean, an adjacent time zone. Support answers during your business hours, not East Coast ones. The platform already runs in production for accounting firms in the French-speaking Pacific, whose tax and multi-currency realities are at least as messy as a GET-and-county-surcharge world.
- per invoice, full line-item extraction
- < 30 s
- description, qty, price, tax, amount, account code
- Every line
- support in Pacific hours, from Tahiti
- HST ±1h
- exports that fit your existing stack
- CSV + Excel
Built where tax regimes get complicated
Hawaii's General Excise Tax — 4% state base with county surcharges such as Honolulu's 0.5% — is exactly the kind of local specificity mainland tools ignore. Kura's engine reads the tax as printed on each line, and was built in a region full of regimes like it:
| 4–4.5 % | GET — Hawaii (state base + county surcharge) |
|---|---|
| 0–16 % | French Polynesian VAT (0, 5, 13, 16%) |
| 3–22 % | TGC — New Caledonia (3, 6, 11, 22%) |
| 15 % | GST — New Zealand |
Source: Hawaii Department of Taxation — General Excise Tax
GET applies to gross receipts, not sales — a distinction every Hawaii CPA explains to clients weekly. A capture tool should at minimum not get in the way; Kura reads what the document says, line by line, and leaves the judgment to the professional.
What Kura brings to a Hawaii firm
Line items are the product
Every invoice line becomes usable data with a suggested account code — not just supplier, date and total. Reviewable on screen before anything is exported.
A workspace per client
Each client gets an isolated document space. Clients drop their own documents; your staff reviews and validates. The shoebox era ends.
Keeps your ledger, adds the extraction layer
Clean CSV and typed Excel exports import into QuickBooks, Xero or any system that accepts tabular data. No rip-and-replace.
Same-ocean support
Devlab is based in Papeete — one hour from Honolulu time. Questions get answered during your workday, in English or French.
Multi-currency documents
USD invoices, XPF documents from French Polynesian suppliers, NZD from Kiwi vendors: Kura extracts amounts per line as they appear on the document.
Kura vs. mainland AP automation suites
Enterprise AP suites solve a different problem at a different price point. For a small or mid-size Hawaii CPA firm, the comparison that matters:
| Criterion | Kura | Mainland AP suites |
|---|---|---|
| Built for | Accounting firms and their small-business clients | Corporate AP departments |
| Line-item extraction | Core product, every line, under 30s | Available, tied to enterprise contracts |
| Client document collection | Isolated space per client, included | Not the use case |
| Support hours | Pacific (Tahiti, HST ±1h) | Mainland US East Coast |
| Ledger requirement | Keep what you run — CSV/Excel import | Deep ERP integration expected |
Frequently asked questions
What is Kura?
Kura is an intelligent document processing (IDP) platform built by Devlab, a software company based in Papeete, Tahiti. It extracts structured, line-by-line data from invoices, receipts, quotes and delivery notes in under 30 seconds per document, for accounting firms and their clients.
Does Kura work with QuickBooks or Xero?
Kura has no native QuickBooks or Xero app today. It exports structured CSV and Excel files designed for clean imports into either system, or into any ledger that accepts tabular data. Your firm keeps its accounting system and adds Kura as the extraction layer in front of it.
Does Kura understand Hawaii's General Excise Tax?
Kura's engine reads the tax as printed on each invoice line — including GET at 4% or 4.5% with county surcharge — and returns it in the structured data your staff reviews. GET judgment calls (gross receipts treatment, exemptions, subcontractor deductions) remain where they belong: with the CPA.
How do clients get documents into Kura?
Each client has an isolated workspace where they drop PDFs, scans or photos themselves. Your staff sees new documents arrive, reviews the extracted lines and validates. No more chasing shoeboxes and email attachments.
How is Kura priced?
A free trial includes 50 documents with all document types and CSV/Excel exports, so you can test with your own invoices under real conditions. Beyond that, pricing is quote-based, adjusted to firm size, with no lock-in.
Where is Kura built and supported?
Kura is developed by Devlab in Papeete, French Polynesia — Hawaii's neighbor across the equator, one hour off Honolulu time. Support runs in Pacific hours, in English and French.
Test Kura with your own invoices
50 documents free, full line-item extraction, CSV and Excel exports. No commitment.
Kura across the Pacific
Kura serves accounting firms across four Pacific territories, each with its own tax regime: