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WHEREAS, the following chart shows the current tax per gallon and the potential tax
<br />amount based on an increase of thirty percent per gallon; and
<br />WHEREAS, potential revenues received from a thirty per cent increase of the gallonage
<br />tax on liquor would supplement services provided by police, fire, emergency medical services,
<br />road cleanup, prosecution associated with crashes involving persons driving while under the
<br />influence of an intoxicant, and may also be used for training, equipment, and public service
<br />announcements; and
<br />WHEREAS, the Council of the County of Hawaii supports a thirty percent increase of
<br />the gallonage tax on liquor as an additional source of revenue that would benefit all counties of
<br />the State of Hawai`i; now, therefore,
<br />BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE COUNTY OF HAWAII that the
<br />Hawai`i State Association of Counties include in its 2012 Legislative Package, the Resolution
<br />attached hereto as Exhibit 1, requesting that the State of Hawai`i consider amending chapter
<br />244D, section 244D -4, Hawai`i Revised Statutes, relating to increasing the Gallonage Tax on
<br />Liquor.
<br />BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that revenues received from this tax increase of
<br />approximately thirty percent per gallon of liquor shall be placed in a special fund, and the
<br />increased tax revenue collected pursuant to this Act shall be reimbursed to the counties, however,
<br />fines on the increased tax revenue shall be retained by the State of Hawai`i for collection
<br />expense.
<br />BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the counties shall use the increased revenue from
<br />the thirty per cent increase in gallonage tax on liquor to pay for Police, Fire, Emergency Medical
<br />Services, road clean -up, and prosecution associated with crashes involving driving while under
<br />the influence of an intoxicant, and increased tax revenue may also be used to cover expenses
<br />relating to training, equipment, and public service announcements associated with reducing
<br />occurrences of driving while under the influence of an intoxicant.
<br />BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that tax revenues from the thirty per cent increase in
<br />gallonage tax on liquor shall be kept in a special fund by each county, and be accounted for as a
<br />separate line item in their respective budgets.
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<br />Distilled Spirits
<br />Sparkling Wine
<br />Still Wine
<br />Cooler Beverages
<br />Beer other than
<br />Draft Beer
<br />Draft Beer
<br />Current Tax/Gallon
<br />$ 5.98
<br />$ 2.12
<br />$ 1.38
<br />$ 0.85
<br />$ 0.93
<br />$ 0.54
<br />Increase Tax .,. 30%
<br />7.78
<br />2.76
<br />1.80
<br />1.11
<br />1.21
<br />0.70
<br />WHEREAS, potential revenues received from a thirty per cent increase of the gallonage
<br />tax on liquor would supplement services provided by police, fire, emergency medical services,
<br />road cleanup, prosecution associated with crashes involving persons driving while under the
<br />influence of an intoxicant, and may also be used for training, equipment, and public service
<br />announcements; and
<br />WHEREAS, the Council of the County of Hawaii supports a thirty percent increase of
<br />the gallonage tax on liquor as an additional source of revenue that would benefit all counties of
<br />the State of Hawai`i; now, therefore,
<br />BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE COUNTY OF HAWAII that the
<br />Hawai`i State Association of Counties include in its 2012 Legislative Package, the Resolution
<br />attached hereto as Exhibit 1, requesting that the State of Hawai`i consider amending chapter
<br />244D, section 244D -4, Hawai`i Revised Statutes, relating to increasing the Gallonage Tax on
<br />Liquor.
<br />BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that revenues received from this tax increase of
<br />approximately thirty percent per gallon of liquor shall be placed in a special fund, and the
<br />increased tax revenue collected pursuant to this Act shall be reimbursed to the counties, however,
<br />fines on the increased tax revenue shall be retained by the State of Hawai`i for collection
<br />expense.
<br />BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the counties shall use the increased revenue from
<br />the thirty per cent increase in gallonage tax on liquor to pay for Police, Fire, Emergency Medical
<br />Services, road clean -up, and prosecution associated with crashes involving driving while under
<br />the influence of an intoxicant, and increased tax revenue may also be used to cover expenses
<br />relating to training, equipment, and public service announcements associated with reducing
<br />occurrences of driving while under the influence of an intoxicant.
<br />BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that tax revenues from the thirty per cent increase in
<br />gallonage tax on liquor shall be kept in a special fund by each county, and be accounted for as a
<br />separate line item in their respective budgets.
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