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' r understand there was a great amount of discussion in regards to reviewing the fairness and equity of the real property tax programs. The Ag Committee continues to look at all the current and proposed Agricultural programs in great detail. Any changes or recommendations to the Agricultural program will not have an impact on real property tax revenues until tax year 2020. As there are many parts to this program, the Ag Committee is not making any recommendations at this time, however, we are looking at programmatic and interim recommendations/guidelines on how to improve the application of this program. Interim recommendations made by the group to Real Property Tax Division included a presentation to the entire group and a range and pasture management class which is done by the University of Hawai`i,CTAHR(College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources) program. Five staff from Real Property Division participated in the class to gain a better understanding of the complexities of pasture guidelines which included minimum size, resource management and carrying capacity. As the group is looking at making recommendations to the Native Forest program,input from experts in this field have occurred to facilitate future discussion. The current committee members for the Real Property Tax Review Working Group are: Members from the general public: Mary Begier,Mary Begier Realty(Hamakua,Hilo) William Moore, William L Moore Planning(Islandwide) Marissa Harman,Kamehameha Schools (Islandwide) Nahua Guilloz,Parker Ranch (South Kohala,North Kohala, Hamakua, Kona) Riley Smith,Lanihau Properties (South Kohala,Kona) Shannon Matson,Hot Yoga Hilo (Hilo, Puna) Stephanie Donoho,Kohala Coast Resort Association(South Kohala,Hamakua) Peggy Farias, W.H. Shipman(Puna,Hilo) Jaime Ortiz-Nava, Ortiz Hawai`i Real Estate Solutions LLC (Islandwide) The Agricultural committee members for the Real Property Tax Review Working Group are: Members from the general public: Mary Begier,Mary Begier Realty(Hamakua,Hilo) Chris English,Ponoholo Ranch(South Kohala,North Kohala,Hilo,Puna) William Moore, William L Moore Planning(Islandwide) Marissa Harman,Kamehameha Schools (Islandwide) Nahua Guilloz, Parker Ranch (South Kohala,North Kohala, Hamakua,Kona) Riley Smith,Lanihau Properties (South Kohala,Kona) Peggy Farias, W.H. Shipman (Puna,Hilo) Jaime Ortiz-Nava, Ortiz Hawai`i Real Estate Solutions LLC (Islandwide) The following members from the County of Hawai`i support the efforts of the Real Property Tax Review Working Group and the Agricultural Committee.: