HomeMy WebLinkAboutRES 470 Draft 02 1988-1992COUNTY OF HAWAII STATE OF HAWAII
RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, the Hawaiian Homes Act of 1920 sets aside lands
throughout the State of Hawaii for the exclusive use of people of
Hawaiian ancestry; and
WHEREAS, the purpose for the Act was to ensure that native
Hawaiians would not be displaced from their cultural lands; and
WHEREAS, to ensure that all lands covered under the Act would be
preserved in perpetuity for the benefit of Hawaiian people, the Act
prohibits the sale of Hawaiian Homes land and specifies that long
term leases be granted for the purpose of houselots, farm lots,
pastoral lots and other uses; and
WHEREAS, because the recipients of Hawaiian Homes lands do not
own their land and cannot benefit from any increases in property
values, the members of the Hawaii County Council in keeping with the
intent of the Hawaiian Homes Act, believe that lands covered by the
Act for houselots, farm lots and pastoral lot purposes, should be
exempt from County real property tax assessments.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE COUNTY OF
HAWAII that it concurs that Hawaiian Homes lands leased as homestead
and not under general lease, pursuant to Section 207 of the Hawaiian
Homes Commission Act of 1920, be exempt from real property taxes in
the County of Hawaii.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that copies of this resolution be
transmitted to Mayor Lorraine R. Inouye; Governor John Waihee;
Mr. Clayton Hee, Office of Hawaiian Affairs; and to Mrs. Hoaliku
Drake, Department of Hawaiian Homes Lands.
COUNTY COUNCIL
County of Hawaii
Hilo, Hawaii
I hereby certify that the foregoing RESOLUTION was by
the vote indicated to the right hereof adoppted by the COUNCIL
of the County of Hawaii on July 1 , 1992 .
ATTEST:
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ROLL CALL VOTE
AYES NOES ABS EX
ARAKAKI X
DE LIMA
DOMINGO X
HALE
N
LAI X
MAKUAKANE X
RUDDLE X
SCHUTTE X
8 0 0
Reference C-3849/FC-578
CHAIRMAN & PRESIDING OFFICER
RESOLUTION NO.~'4-~- QT 9~r
Dated at Hilo, Hawaii, this 1st day of July , 1992.