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TAX BOARD OF REVIEW MEETING MINUTES APPEAL HEARINGS Tuesday October 11, 2022 Former Liquor Control Conference Room | West Hawaii Civic Center 74-5044 Ane Keohokalole Hwy #B2, 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, Dale Tokuuke, Deputy Corporation Counsel Sinclair Salas-Ferguson, Real Property Tax Assistant 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. APPROVAL OF MINUTES nd September 27, 2022 – Mr. Okumoto requested 2 page, last paragraph, second sentence to be updated to state “This was difficult as there were many structures to consider, but the County centered their comparables on properties within the area so it gave a little more credence to their values.” September 28, 2022 Mr. Okumoto moved to accept the minutes from September 27, 2022 as corrected and move to accept the minutes for September 28, 2022. Ms. Blancett-Maddock seconded the motion. Chair called for discussion to the motion. Motion passed 3:0. (Mr. Tokuuke abstained from the vote as he was not present at the September 27 and September 28 hearings.) 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.