2024-10-28 Kūpuna for the Moʻopuna Testimony GP 2045

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COH/DHHL Memorandum of Agreement Paged to address the violation. DHHL reserves the right to institute lease enforcement proceedings in advance of. or in lieu of, County enforcement actions. V. Relatinn to the Enforcement of Criminal Violations on Hawaiian Home Lands A. The County is authorized to and will enforce violations of criminal law on Hawaiian home lands. B. County law enforcement agencies and DHHL will work to establish procedures regarding sharing information and providing testimony relating to arrests made on Hawaiian home lands needed for contested ease bearings and other administrative and/or judicial proceedings. VI. Reladnf to Real Property Taxes A. Homestead lessees on Hawaiian home lands are responsible for the payment of real properly saxes in accordance with the Hawaiian Homes Commission Act, 1920, as amended, and applicable County ordinances. B. The County agrees to waive the penalty and interest on all delinquent real property taxes owed by Hawaiian homestead lessees as of December 31, 2001. Such waiver will apply to payments made by February 20, 2002, or to payments advanced by DHHL pursuant to paragraph C. C. For dense homestead lessees with real propcny tax balances, excluding penalty and interest, of more shin 3500, if payment is not made by February 20, 2002, DHHL will advance full payment of all real propcny taxes, excluding penalty and interest, to bring those bills current, within 60 days of receipt of an updated real property tax listing. This date may be extended by mutual agreement of she panics. D. 11 is understood that she County's waiver of interest and penalty charges on delinquent real property taxes owed by homestead lessees as of December 31, 2001, and DHHL 's advance of full payment of real property taxes, excluding interest and penalty, in accordance with paragraph C, is a one-time only offer. E. In order to alleviate or reduce further delinquencies, the County will notify DHHL on an annual basis of any delinquent propcny owners. F. The panics will continue to meet on an annual basis to evaluate the extent of delinquencies by Hawaiian homestead lessees on the Island of Hawaii and take action, if necessary, to keep delinquencies from recurring. CVH/UHHL Memorandum of Agreement Page 5 G. The County and DHHL shall work to establish a customer trust fund by July 1, 2004 to collect real properly tax payments as pan of the mortgage/loan payments in order to make smaller, regular payments. VII. Areas fpr Further Collaboration The panics agree to work further on the following issues: A. Thc creation of new County zoning districts for farming and pastoral activities. B. The development of infrasbucwe standards for rural land uses such as agriculnaral and pastoral activities. C. The establishment of procedures for sharing evidence, information, and testimony involving criminal violations on Hawaiian home lands. D. The implementation of actions to prevent and/or address future real propcny tax delinquencies by Hawaiian homestead lessees. Vlff. Termination To achieve the objectives of this MOA, either parry may, by mutual agreement in writing, further clarify or waive any term or condition of this agreement, provided such action does not violate any statutes,ordinances, or binding rules or regulations. DHHL and the County reserve the right to terminate this MOA upon one hundred eighty (100) days notice in writing to the other party. In agreement thereof, the parties have entered into this Memorandum of Agreement on this 27th day of December 2002. COUNTY OF HA W AIJ N K6d,'1nlayor APPROVED AS TO FORM: By 64..' Corporation Counsel DEPARTMENT OF HAWAIIAN HOME LANDS By ry Attorney General