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STATE OF HAWAII
RESOLUTION NO. 123 11
A RESOLUTION APPROVING FOR INCLUSION IN THE 2012 HAWAII STATE
ASSOCIATION OF COUNTIES' LEGISLATIVE PACKAGE REQUESTING THE
LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII REMOVE THE CEILING ON THE
COUNTIES' SHARE OF THE TRANSIENT ACCOMMODATION TAX.
WHEREAS, the transient accommodations tax is a tax levied by the State of Hawai`i on
the proceeds derived from furnishing transient accommodations; and
WHEREAS, Act 185, Session Laws of Hawai`i 1990, gave the counties a share of the
transient accommodations tax; and
WHEREAS, according to Conference Committee Report No. 207 (1990), the purpose of
Act 185 was to provide a more equitable method of sharing state revenues with the counties,
rather than continuing with the system that existed at the time whereby the counties requested
financial assistance through grants -in -aid from the State; and
WHEREAS, 44.8% of the total transient accommodations tax collected by the State is
distributed to the counties and allocated as follows:
Kaua`i County
Hawai`i County
City and County of Honolulu
Maui County
14.5%
18.6% (FY 12 Op. Budget - $17,298,000)
44.1%
22.8%
100.0 %; and
WHEREAS, on June 9, 2011, the governor signed into law Act 103 which imposed a
ceiling of $93,000,000 on the amount of transient accommodation tax funds transferred to the
counties from July 1, 2011 through June 30, 2015; and
WHEREAS, the counties' share of the tax also provides more stability to county
finances and enables improved budgeting and planning; and
WHEREAS, the transient accommodations tax provides for needed revenues for the
operations of county government to improve the quality of life of our residents and enhance
visitor satisfaction; and
WHEREAS, the transient accommodations tax amount received by the County of
Hawai`i in fiscal year 2011 prior to the implementation of the ceiling was $19,153,617; now,
therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE COUNTY OF HAWAII that it
approves for inclusion in the 2012 Hawai`i State Association of Counties' legislative package
requesting the Legislature of the State of Hawai`i to remove the ceiling on the counties' share of
the transient accommodations tax.
BE IT FINALLY RESOLVED that the Clerk of the County of Hawai`i is directed to
transmit copies of this Resolution to the Honorable Mayor William P. Kenoi, and to the Hawai`i
State Association of Counties' Executive Committee.
Dated at Kona , Hawai`i, this 21st day of September , 2011.
INTRODUCED BY:
COUNCIL MEMBER, COUNTY OF HAWAII
COUNTY COUNCIL
County of Hawai`i
Hilo, Hawai`i
I hereby certify that the foregoing RESOLUTION was by
the vote indicated to the right hereof adopted by the COUNCIL of the
County of Hawaii on September 21, 2011
ATTEST:
Oifo
COUNTY CLERK
CHAIRPERSON & PRESIDIN'G OFFICER
2
ROLL CALL VOTE
Reference:
C- 313 /GRC -5
RESOLUTION NO. 123 11
AYES
NOES
ABS
EX
BLAS
X
FORD
X
HOFFMANN
X
IKEDA
X
ONISHI
X
PILAGO
X
SMART
X
YAGONG
X
YOSHIMOTO
X
9
0
0
0
Reference:
C- 313 /GRC -5
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