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TAX BOARD OF REVIEW MEETING MINUTES APPEAL HEARINGS Tuesday, September 13, 2022 West Hawaii Civic Center | Liquor Control Conference Room 74-5044 Ane Keohokalole Hwy, Kailua-Kona, Hawaii CALL TO ORDER Chairperson Nelson Harano called the meeting to order at 9:00 a.m. Present: Board Members Nelson Harano, Diane Blancett-Maddock, Michael Okumoto, and Dale Tokuuke; Deputy Corporation Counsel Sinclair Salas-Ferguson, Assistant Real Property Tax Administrator Keita Jo, Appraisal Supervisor Dionne Costa, Real Property Tax Administrator filling in for Board Clerk Lisa Miura STATEMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC There were no statements from the public. TAX APPEAL CASE HEARINGS Note: Prior to the start of the case hearings, Deputy Corporation Counsel Sinclair Salas- Ferguson announced the general procedures of the appeal hearing and advised all Appellants and the Department of the procedure the Board would be following for the rendering of their decision and the Appellants’ further right to appeal to the Tax Appeal Court located in Honolulu within 30 days from the date of the decision letter that the appellant will be receiving via certified mail. For each appeal case, the appraiser submitted a packet of information to the Board, unless there had been a prior settlement with the Appellant or withdrawal. If the Appellant was not present, any information sent in by the Appellant was presented to the Board along with the appraisers’ packet. APPROVAL OF MINUTES ndst Mr. Okumoto commented on the August 17, 2022 minutes; last page typo on 2 line, 1 paragraph. $51,00 to be corrected to $51,000. Mr. Tokuuke made a motion to accept and approve minutes for August 17, August 18, August 23 and August 24, 2022. Ms. Blancett-Maddock seconded the motion. Discussion of the amendment to August 17 as commented by Mr. Okumoto earlier. No other discussion. Mr. Harano called for the vote. Motion passed with a vote of 4:0.