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COUNTY OF HAWAII r STATE OF HAWAII BILL NO. ia~ (Draft 2) ORDINANCE NO. 04 8 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 24 OF THE HAWAII COUNTY CODE 1983 (1995 EDITION) RELATING TO VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC BY EXEMPTING TOTALLY DISABLED VETERANS FROM CERTAIN FEES. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE COUNTY OF HAWAII: SECTION 1. The purpose of this measure is to exempt totally disabled veterans from certain motor vehicle fees in chapter 24, article 4. SECTION 2. Chapter 24, article 4, section 24-17, of the Hawaii County Code 1983 (1995 Edition), is amended to read as follows: Section 24-17. Motor vehicle tax; computation. Except as otherwise provided in sections 249-1 through 249-13 of the Hawaii Revised Statutes, all vehicles and motor vehicles, as defined in section 249-1 of the Hawaii Revised Statutes, located in the county at the time of registration, shall be subject to an annual tax computed according to the net weight of each vehicle in the manner provided in this section. The tax shall become due and payable on [January 1 and must be paid before April 1 in each year] an annual basis. as billed by the Department of Finance. The tax shall be paid by the owner of each vehicle and collected by the director of finance. If any vehicle is transported into the county after the payment of the tax, no additional tax shall be imposed on that vehicle for the remaining period of the year for which such tax has been paid. (a) The rate for motor vehicles designed primarily for carrying passengers shall be one-half cent per pound of the net weight of such vehicle. This category shall include buses, ambulances, and hearses. (b) The rate for trucks or noncommercial motor vehicles having a net weight of six thousand five hundred pounds or less and certified as noncommercial shall be one-half cent per pound of the net weight of such vehicles.