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IIAWAI`I COUNTY COUNCIL
Hawaii County Building
25 Aupuni Street • Hilo, Hawaii 96720
DATE: February 5, 2024
TO: Heather Kimball, Council Chair; and
Members of the Hawaii County Council'
FROM: Cindy Evans, Councilmember al6V71 -
SUBJECT: Proposed Amendment to Bill 120; ((A��"N ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER
19 OF THE HAWAI`I COUNTY CODE, 1983 (2016 EDITION, AS AMENDED)
BY ADDING A NEW ARTICLE RELATING TO A REAL PROPERTY TAX
STABILIZATION PROGRAM.
Transmitted herewith is a proposed amendment to Bill No. 120. The proposed amendment is
shown below in Ramseyer format with respect to the contents of Bill No. 120; material to be
deleted is bracketed and stricken, and material to be inserted is underscored. Due to the limited
nature of this proposed amendment, a copy of the new draft of Bill No. 120 that would result if
the amendment were adopted is not attached.
SECTION 1 of Bill No. 120, which amends Chapter 19 of the Hawaii. County Code 1983 (2016
Edition, as amended), is amended by amending the added Section 19-108 to read as follows:
"Section 19-108. Enrollment.
(a) Any taxpayer who is eighty-five years of age or older and who owns property as a
principal residence in the homeowner class is qualified to enroll in the stabilization
program as provided by this article[...], except when such property has a net taxable
real property value of $2,000,000 or more.
(b) Enrollment in the stabilization program shall be allowed from the next tax year,
provided that the taxpayer shall have filed a claim for enrollment with the
department of finance on or before December 31 of the year immediately preceding
the tax year for which enrollment is claimed.
(c) A claim for enrollment shall be made on a form as prescribed by the director.
(d) Upon determination that a claimant is entitled to stabilization, the director shall
stabilize the claimant's real property taxes for the subject property in accordance
with section 19-109."
Thank you.
CE Ja
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