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• , ,. am c <br /> COUNTY OF HAWAII : •�4 '/:• STATE OF HAWAI I <br /> .•f <br /> RESOLUTION NO. 160 13 <br /> A RESOLUTION URGING THE STATE LEGISLATURE AND THE GOVERNOR TO <br /> RESTORE THE COUNTIES' SHARE OF 44.8 PERCENT OF THE TRANSIENT <br /> ACCOMMODATIONS TAX REVENUES. <br /> WHEREAS, pursuant to Hawai`i Revised Statutes, Chapter 237D, the Transient <br /> Accommodations Tax (TAT) is imposed in the State of Hawai`i on certain rental activity, such <br /> as a hotel room, apartment, condominium, house, beach house, or similar living accommodation <br /> that is rented for less than 180 consecutive days; and <br /> WHEREAS, the TAT helps to cover the costs of services associated with tourism and <br /> the impact it has on the islands; and <br /> WHEREAS, according to the Department of Business, Economic Development and <br /> Tourism, the average visitor count for the past two years has been approximately 7.6 million per <br /> year, while the projected visitor counts for this year and the next two years averages 8.5 million <br /> per year; and <br /> WHEREAS, on any given day, thousands of visitors are on Hawai`i Island utilizing <br /> services that the County provides, such as police, fire, lifeguards, parks, water, mass transit, <br /> solid waste disposal, and many other services that our visitors enjoy and depend on; and <br /> WHEREAS, these essential services are provided as part of our agreement with the <br /> State; and <br /> WHEREAS, the County and its taxpayers share in the costs associated with tourism <br /> and, in return, we receive some reimbursement via the TAT; and <br />