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COUNTY OF HAWAII :'''-> � • STATE OF HAWAII
BILL NO. 59
ORDINANCE NO. 23 65
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 19,ARTICLE 10, SECTION 19-71, OF THE
HAWAII COUNTY CODE 1983 (2016 EDITION,AS AMENDED), RELATING TO
HOME EXEMPTIONS.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE COUNTY OF HAWAII:
SECTION 1. Chapter 19, article 10, section 19-71, of the Hawai`i County Code 1983
(2016 Edition, as amended) is amended by amending subsection (d)to read as follows:
"(d) A taxpayer who is sixty years of age or over and who qualifies under subsection(a)
shall be entitled to one of the following home exemptions:
Age of Taxpayer Exemption Amount
60 years of age or over but $85,000
not 65 years of age or over
65 years of age or over but not
70 years of age or over $90,000
70 years of age or over but not
75 years of age or over $105,000
75 years of age or over but not
80 years of age or over $110,000
80 years of age or over $125,000
For the purpose of this subsection, a husband and wife who own property by
life estate and remainder,jointly, by the entirety, or in common, on which a home
exemption under the provisions of subsection (a) has been granted shall be entitled
to the applicable home exemption set forth above when at least one of the spouses
qualifies each year for the applicable home exemption."
SECTION 2. New material is underscored. In printing this ordinance, the underscoring
need not be included.
SECTION 3. Severability. If any provision of this ordinance, or the application thereof
to any person or circumstance, is held invalid, the invalidity does not affect other provisions or
applications of the ordinance which can be given effect without the invalid provision or
application, and to this end the provisions of this ordinance are severable.
SECTION 4. This ordinance shall take effect on January 1, 2024.
INTROD CED BY:
COUNCIL _BER, COUNTY OF HAWAI`I
Hilo , Hawai`i
Date of Introduction: August 16, 2023
Date of 1st Reading: August 16, 2023
Date of 2nd Reading: September 6, 2023
Effective Date: January 1, 2024
REFERENCE Comm. 371
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OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK
County of Hawai`i
Hilo, Hawai`i
Introduced By: Cindy Evans ROLL CALL VOTE
Date Introduced: August 16, 2023 AYES NOES ABS EX
First Reading: August 16, 2023 Evans X
Published: August 2 5, 2023 Galimba X
Inaba X
REMARKS. Kagiwada X
Kaneali`i-Kleinfelder X
Kierkiewicz X
Kimball X
Lee Loy X
Villegas X
Second Reading: September 6, 2023 9 0 0 0
To Mayor: September 12, 2023
Returned: September 18, 2023
ROLL CALL VOTE
Effective: January 1, 2024
AYES NOES ABS EX
Published: September 29, 2023
Evans X
REMARKS: Galimba X
Inaba X
Kagiwada X
Kaneali`i-Kleinfelder X
Kierkiewicz X
Kimball X
Lee Loy X
Villegas X
9 0 0 0
I DO HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing BILL was adopted by the County Council published as
indicated above.
UNCIL CHAIRPERSON
CApprove Disapproved this %-11 day
of SGpa , 209 ERK
59
Bill No.:
MAYOR, COUNTY OFHAWAI`I C-371/FC-64
Reference:
Ord No.: 23 6S