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Hawai'i County Clerk 08/16/2018 08:56:48 AM <br /> Hawaii County Council-47 August 22,2018 <br /> Bill 162: DESIGNATES TAX MAP KEY: 2-1-003:013 AS "HAPPINESS GARDENS" <br /> AND AMENDS CHAPTER 15, ARTICLE 8, SECTION 15-68.1 OF THE <br /> HAWAII COUNTY CODE 1983 (2016 EDITION, AS AMENDED), <br /> RELATING TO THE PARKS AND RECREATIONAL FACILITY SCHEDULE <br /> Officially names Happiness Gardens and adds it to the Parks and Recreational <br /> Facility Schedule. This park located at the mouth of the Wailoa River where it <br /> empties into Hilo Bay was conceived and constructed by Mr. Kazuo Nakamura <br /> through donations by the local community, and dedicated on May 11, 1979. <br /> Reference: Comm. 979 <br /> Intr. by: Ms. Lee Loy <br /> First Reading: August 8, 2018 <br /> Bill 163: AMENDS ORDINANCE NO. 18-68, AS AMENDED, THE OPERATING <br /> BUDGET FOR THE COUNTY OF HAWAII FOR THE FISCAL YEAR <br /> ENDING JUNE 30, 2019 <br /> Appropriates revenues in the State Grants—Hawai`i Tourism Authority account <br /> ($145,000); and appropriates the same to the Hawaii Tourism Authority account. <br /> Funds would be used by the Department of Research and Development to develop <br /> and implement its Ho`okaulike Signage project. <br /> Reference: Comm. 983 <br /> Intr. by: Ms. David (B/R) <br /> First Reading: August 8, 2018 <br /> Bill 165 AMENDS CHAPTER 19, ARTICLE 10, OF THE HAWAII COUNTY <br /> (Draft 2): CODE 1983 (2016 EDITION, AS AMENDED), RELATING TO REAL <br /> PROPERTY TAX EXEMPTIONS FOR DISABLED OR UNEMPLOYABLE <br /> VETERANS <br /> Effective July 1, 2019, removes the phrase "totally disabled" from Section 19-73, <br /> and replaces with"100 percent disabled or 100 percent unemployable, or both." <br /> Further amends Section 19-73 to exempt disabled or unemployable veterans from <br /> all real property tax, where "totally disabled"veterans are currently subject to the <br /> minimum tax provided for in Section 19-90(e). <br /> Reference: Comm. 989.5 <br /> Intr. by: Mr. Kanuha <br /> First Reading: August 8, 2018 <br /> Page 8 <br />