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COUNTY OF HAWAII
STATE OF HAWAII
RESOLUTION NO.
2.41 98
RESOLUTION AMENDING RESOLUTION NO. 192-97 RELATING TO THE
SPECIAL FUEL TAX PROGRAM.
WHEREAS, Resolution No. 192-97 proposed to fix, determine, and set the amount
of County of Hawaii fuel tax to be levied and collected by the Department of Taxation of
the State of Hawaii pursuant to Section 243-5, Hawaii Revised Statutes; and
WHEREAS, in accordance with said section, the Council, following two public
hearings, adopted Resolution No. 192-97 on January 21, 1998; and
WHEREAS, Resolution No. 192-97 set the fuel tax to be imposed on the sale or
use of gasoline and other liquid fuel at 8.8 cents per gallon for diesel on-highway and
gasoline at 6.8 cents per gallon for liquefied petroleum (LPG) on-highway until June 30,
2008; and
WHEREAS, according to Section 243-4(c)(2), Hawaii Revised Statutes, the rate
for LPG should be equal to two-thirds of the applicable diesel oil rate, rounded to the
nearest cent; therefore, according to the following formula, the rate for LPG is limited to 6
cents per gallon (~.8 cents X 2/3 = 5.8666 = 6).
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE
COUNTY OF HAW All that the LPG rate fixed, determined and set in Resolution No.
192-97 shall be amended from 6.8 cents to'6 cents per gallon.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that this resolution shall take effect in accordance
with provisions incorporated in Section 243-5, Hawaii Revised Statutes, and shall continue
in effect until June 30, 2008.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that if any provisions of this resolution or the
application thereof to any person or circumstances is held invalid, such invalidity shall not
affect other provisions or applications of this resolution which can be given effect without
the invalid provision or application, and to this end the provisions of this resolution are
declared to be severable.
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FINALL Y, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the County Clerk transmit copies
of this resolution to Chief Engineer Donna Kiyosaki, Finance Director Harry Takahashi,
and Ray Kamikawa, State Director of Taxation.
Dated at Hilo, Hawaii this 6th day of
May
, 1998.
INTRODUCED BY:
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COUNCIL
OF HAWAII
COUNTY COUNCIL
County of Hawaii
HUo, Hawaii
I bereby certify that tbe foregoing RESOLUTION was by the
vote indicated to tbe right bereof adopted by the COUNCIL of tbe
County of Bawaii on May 6, 1998
ATTEST:
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COUNTY CLERK .
CHAIRMAN & PRESIDING OmC~R
ROLL CALL VOTE
AYES NOES ADS EX
ARAKAKI X
CHUNG X
LEITBEAD-TODD X
RAY X
REYNOLDS X
SANTANGEW X
SMITH X
TYLER X
YAGONG X
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Reference C-595. 04/FC -221
RESOLUTION NO.
241,98