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I.,' COUNTY OF HAWAII +( =� � # STATE OF HAWAII �Tt oF•w'''''' BILL NO. 186 ORDINANCE NO. 22 91 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 19,ARTICLE 10, SECTION 19-89.5 OF THE HAWAII COUNTY CODE 1983 (2016 EDITION,AS AMENDED), RELATING TO REAL PROPERTY TAX EXEMPTIONS FOR KULEANA LANDS. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE COUNTY OF HAWAII: SECTION 1. Purpose. Section 19-89.5, of the Hawaii CountyCode,provides that rp portions of kuleana lands in residential use, agricultural use, or that are vacant, may qualify for minimum real property tax rates set forth in subsection 19-90(e). To qualify for this exemption, an applicant must own the kuleana lands in whole or part and be a descendant who is related by blood or legal adoption to the person who received the original title to the subject kuleana land. Consequently,to verify ownership, applicants must submit either genealogy verification from the Office of Hawaiian Affairs or a court order stating that the applicant is a descendant of the person(s) that received the original title to the kuleana land. As persons who received genealogy verification or court order pass away, it has become increasingly impracticable for family members descended from them by blood or legal adoption to obtain their own genealogy verification or court orders demonstratingtheir relation to the original title holders of kuleana g land for purposes of this real property tax exemption. Therefore, for the limited purpose of establishing eligibility for this kuleana land exemption,this ordinance amends Section 19-89.5 to include a verification process to continue eligibility for kuleana exemption applications previously granted. SECTION 2. Chapter 19, article 10, section 19-89.5, of the Hawaii County Code 1983 (2016 Edition, as amended) is amended to read as follows: "Section 19-89.5. Kuleana land exemption. (a) For the purposes of this section, "kuleana land"means those lands granted to native tenants pursuant to L. 1850, p. 202, entitled"An Act Confirming Certain Resolutions of the King and Privy Council, Passed on the 21st Day of December, A.D. 1849, Granting to the Common People Allodial Titles for Their Own Lands and House Lots, and Certain Other Privileges," as amended by L. 1851,p.98, entitled"An Act to Amend an Act Granting to the Common People Allodial Titles for Their Own Lands and House Lots, and Certain Other Privileges" and as further amended by subsequent legislation.