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ORDINANCE NO.
STATE OF HAWAI`I
BILL NO. 39
(DRAFT 2)
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AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 19, ARTICLE 1, SECTION 19-2, AND
ARTICLE 7, SECTION 19-53, OF THE HAWAI`I COUNTY CODE 1983 (2016
EDITION, AS AMENDED), RELATING TO THE AFFORDABLE RENTAL HOUSING
REAL PROPERTY TAX CLASSIFICATION.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE COUNTY OF HAWAPI:
SECTION 1. Chapter 19, article 1, section 19-2, of the Hawaii County Code 1983
(2016 Edition, as amended), is amended by repealing the definition of "affordable rental
housing" to read as follows:
SECTION 2. Chapter 19, article 1, section 19-2, of the Hawaii County Code 1983
(2016 Edition, as amended), is amended by amending the definition of "affordable rental rate" to
read as follows:
""Affordable rental rate" [is] means a monthly rent not to exceed [seventy five
pereei# of the Payment Standards] the most recent affordable rental guidelines for eighty
percent of the area median income of the County as established by the [affiee of he Hg
] Hawai`i housing
finance and development corporation."
SECTION 3. Chapter 19, article 7, section 19-53, of the Hawaii County Code 1983
(2016 Edition, as amended), is amended by amending subsection (h) to read as follows:
"(h) Eligibility for affordable rental housing class.
(1) [Real
and must be legally pefmil4ed by all ] Real property utilized for
residential rental purposes shall be eligible for classification as affordable
rental housing, provided that all rental units situated thereon are either rented
at affordable rental rates or are certified by the office of housing and
community development as section 8 rental units with an initial lease term of
one year.
aff-er-dable rental rates.
(3)] Q Affordable rental housing properties shall not be excluded by the owner's
principal residence also being on the property.
[(4)] (D For properties in the affordable rental housing class as of January 1, 2008,
the assessed value of the property shall not increase more than three percent
per tax year until the parcel is sold or any portion thereof sold by way of
conveyance which is subject to conveyance tax under terms of chapter 247,
Hawaii Revised Statutes, at which time the property will be assessed at
market value. In addition to the three percent limit of this subsection, any
improvements undertaken on the property within the tax year shall be assessed
at market value. All parcels entering this class after January 1, 2008, shall
have the assessed value as of January 1 of the following year and be subject to
the above provisions."
SECTION 4. Material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken. New material is
underscored. In printing this ordinance, the brackets, bracketed and stricken material, and
underscoring need not be included.
SECTION 5. 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 that can be given effect without the invalid provision or
application, and to this end the provisions of this ordinance are severable.
SECTION 6. This ordinance shall take effect on January 1, 2026.
Hilo , Hawai`i
Date of Introduction: May 7, 2025
Date of 1 st Reading: May 7, 2025
Date of 2nd Reading: June 4, 2025
Effective Date: January 1, 2026
REFERENCE Comm. 206.2
INTRODUCED BY:
COUNCIL MEMBER, COUNTY OF HAWAI`I
2
OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK
County of Hawaii
Hilo, Hawaii
Introduced By: Dr. Holeka Goro Inaba
Date Introduced: May 7, 2025
First Reading: May 7, 2025
Published: May 16, 2025
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Second Reading: June 4, 2025
To Mayor: June 17,
2025
Returned: June 23,
2025
Effective: January
1, 2026
Published: July .11,
2025
REMARKS:
POSTPONED: May 21, 2025
(Draft 2)
COUNTY CLERK
COUNTY OF HAWAH
2fl25JaN23 PH 8:27
ROLL CALL VOTE
AYES
NOES
ABS
EX
Galimba
X
Hustace
X
Inaba
X
Kagiwada
X
Kaneali`i-Kleinfelder
X
Kierkiewicz
X
Kimball
X
Onishi
X
Villegas
X
8
1
0
0
ROLL CALL VOTE
AYES
NOES
ABS
EX
Galimba
X
Hustace
X
Inaba
X
Kagiwada
X
Kaneali`i-Kleinfelder
X
Kierkiewicz
X
Kimball
X
Onishi
X
Villegas
X
8
1
0
0
I DO HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing BILL was adopted by the County Council published as
indicated above.
v
rove Disa ed this day
of ,20��
HAYOR, TY OF HAWAFI
COUNCIL CHAIRPERSON
COUNTY CLERK
Bill No.: 39 (Draft 2)
Reference: C-206.2/FC-39
Ord No.: Z 5 47