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DATE: February 4, 2026 <br />PLACE: Council Chambers <br />Hilo, Hawaii <br />TIME: 9:00 a.m. <br />Council Chair and Members <br />Hawaii County Council <br />Hilo, Hawaii 96720 <br />REPORT OF THE <br />COMMITTEE ON FINANCE <br />Re: Comm. No. 713Bill No. 128 <br />Your Committee on Finance, to which was referred Bill No. 128, reports as follows: <br />Bill No. 128, transmitted by Council Members Jenn Kagiwada and James E. Hustace via <br />Communication No. 713, dated January 16, 2026, amends Chapter 19, Article 6, Section 19-46.1, <br />and Article 11, Section 19-90, of the Hawaii County Code 1983 (2016 Edition, as amended), <br />relating to Real Property Taxes. <br />This bill adds a new "Residential Tier Three" real property tax classification for certain properties <br />with a net taxable real property value of more than $4,000,000. <br />Real Property Tax Administrator Lisa Miura, Assistant Administrator Keita Jo, and Finance <br />Director Diane Nakagawa were present. <br />Committee Members Jenn Kagiwada and James Hustace provided background on this measure. <br />Committee Member Rebecca Villegas expressed concerns about the Real Property Tax Division's <br />workload and its ability to implement this new tax tier. Ms. Miura confirmed that this would not <br />require any extra effort to implement and that implementing the proposed new tax classification <br />would be easy. <br />Committee Member Dennis "Fresh" Onishi asked for clarification on whether hotels and resorts <br />are included in this tax class. Ms. Miura stated that true hotels and resorts are not included in this <br />tax class, but residential areas within these hotel or resort areas are. <br />Acting Committee Chair Holeka Goro Inaba expressed his concerns and could not support this <br />measure at this time. <br />Your Committee on Finance is in accord with the purpose and intent of Bill No. 128, and <br />recommends its passage on first reading. <br />Ikh <br />AYES <br />NOES <br />ABS <br />EX <br />GALIMBA <br />X <br />HUSTACE <br />X <br />INABA <br />X <br />KAGIWADA <br />X <br />KANEALI`I-KLEINFELDER <br />X <br />KIERKIEWICZ <br />X <br />KIMBALL <br />X <br />ONISHI <br />X <br />VILLEGAS <br />X <br />Respectfully submitted, <br />COMMITTEE ON FINANCE <br />MATT KAl EALI I-KLEINFELDER, <br />CHAIR <br />FC REPORT NO.: 124 <br />ADOPTED: -1 g .26 RE cy. <br />