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Stephen K Yamashiroty '•"!yys Harry A- Takalmshi
Mayor - Mana&g Director
•0 Henry Cho
Deputy Managing Director
COUNTY OF HAW' 't
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September 8, 2000
James Arakaki, Chairman
and Councilmembers
Hawaii County Council
25 Aupuni Street
Hilo, Hawaii 96720
Re: Memorandum of Agreement Between the County of Hawaii and the
Department of Hawaiian Home Lands. State of Hawaii
Dear Chairman Arakaki and Councilmembers:
By way of background, the County of Hawaii has been negotiating with the State
of Hawaii, Department of Hawaiian Home Lands (DHHL), to confirm the basic
responsibilities and agreements between the parties relating to county services on
Hawaiian Home Lands and the settlement of delinquent real property taxes owed by
homestead lessees.
The Hawaii County Council has, by prior action at its November 30, 1994
meeting, authorized the acceptance of a compromise offer by the DHHL to accept the
payment of delinquent taxes with the County waiving penalties and interest thereon.
By Finance Committee Report No. 126, dated June 27, 1995, the committee
recommended that the compromise offer to waive the penalties and interest for the
delinquent taxes to apply to the individual lessees.
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Comm. No, z8
File No. TAY
Ref, To: rC
Ref. Date AR 10 2000
James Arakaki, Chairman
and Councilmembers
September 8, 2000
Page 2
The subject matter before your body now is in the form of a Memorandum of
Agreement (MOA) which spells out the responsibilities and agreements of both the State
and the County as it relates to the provision of County services and the settlement of
delinquent real property taxes owed by homestead lessees.
This item has been long in coming to resolvement, however, this MOA will cure
the delinquent taxes owed by lessees, with the DHHL paying it to the County and also
spelling out our County services provided to DHHL lands and lessees.
Very truly yours,
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STEPHEN K. YAMASHIRO
Mayor, County of Hawaii
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