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REPORT OF TIIE COMMITTEE ON FINANCE DATE: November 20, 2001 Re: Comm. No. 416/Res. No. 146-01 PLACE: Council Chambers TIME: 10:00 A.M. Council Chair and Members Hawaii County Council Hilo, Hawaii 96720 Your Committee on Finance, to which was referred Resolution No. 146-01, reports as follows: Resolution No. 146-01, transmitted by Director of Finance William Takaba, via Communication No. 416, dated November 6, 2001, authorizes the Director of Finance to compromise the penalties and interest portions of real property taxes assessed against Hawaiian Home Lands Homestead Lessees in exchange for the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands (DHHL) making payment of the real property taxes owed. The County of Hawaii has been continuously negotiating with the DHHL to confirm the basic responsibilities and agreements between the parties relating to county services on Hawaiian Home Lands. The reached settlement of delinquent real property taxes owed by homestead lessees is the following: 1) Homestead lessees on Hawaiian home lands are responsible for the payment of real property taxes in accordance with the Hawaiian Homes Commission Act, 1920. 2) The County of Hawaii will waive penalty and interest on all delinquent real property taxes owed by Hawaiian homestead lessees as of December 31, 2001. Such waiver will apply to payments made by February 20, 2002, or to payments advanced by DHHL. 3) For those homestead lessees with real property tax balances, excluding penalty and interest, of more than $500, if payment is not made by February 20, 2001, DHHL will advance full payment of all real property taxes. 4) It is understood that the County of Hawai`i's waiver of interest and penalty charges on delinquent real property taxes owed by homestead lessees as of December 31, 2001, and the DHHL's advance of full payment of real property taxes, excluding interest and penalty, is a one-time only offer. 5) In order to alleviate or reduce further delinquencies, the County will notify DHHL on an annual basis of any delinquent property owners. 6) The County and DHHL will continue to meet on an annual basis to evaluate the extent of delinquencies by Hawaiian homestead lessees on the Island of Hawaii and take action. The Hawaii County Council has by prior action at its November 30, 1994 meeting authorized the acceptance of a compromise offer by the DHHL to accept the payment of delinquent taxes with the County waiving penalties and interest thereon. FC REPORT NO. 148 _ _ .