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September 9, 1998
Mr. Richard Wurdeman
Corporation Counsel
101 Aupuni Street. Suite 325
Hilo, Hawaii 96720
Dear Mr. Wurdeman:
RE: COUNTY JURISDICTION ON HAWAIIAN HOME LANDS
Recently, your office provided Opinion No. 98-02 regarding the extent of County authority
over lands under the jurisdiction of the Department of Havvaiiau Home Lands (DHHL).
Specifically, Section 3, Sewer Fees states:
The Act does not address sewer systems, but since sewer fees are assessed to promote
the health and welfare of the communih- and, since they do not control the manner in
which DHHL lands are to be used, neither are they adverse to the purpose of the Act;
appropriate sewer fees may be assessed against uses of that service.
According to this statement, are w e to assume that those persons livi=ng on DHHL lands are
obligated to hook up and pay sewer connection charges for land that they lease?
Your prompt reply is appreciated. Should yu have am questions, pleasc-f kee call me
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J. Curtis Tvler III
Council Member
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Mr. J. Curtis Tyler a
Member, Hawaii County Council
25 Aupum Street
Hilo, Hawaii 96720
RE: COUNTY JURISDICTION ON HAWAIIAN HOME LANDS
Dear Mr. Tyler:
You have requested my comments on the question of whether sewer charges are assessable on
lands under the jurisdiction of the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands (DHHL).
As you point out in Opinion 98/02,1 concluded that since sewer charges do not affect the use of
land, they may normally be assessed against DHHL, Lessees.
I am aware that, it has been alleged that the previous Chief of the Waste Water Division made
some unauthorized statements to residents of Kea ukaha to the contrary. Without further
substantiation of what the details of those statements were, I continue to maintain that the
Keaukaha residents axe subject to the same c1wrgcs as other citizens.
Sincerelv.
CHARD D. WURDEMAN
Corporation Counsel
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