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RESOLUTION NO. 284 14
A RESOLUTION URGING THE HAWAII STATE LEGISLATURE TO PASS HOUSE
BILL 1671, WHICH WILL INCREASE TRANSIENT ACCOMMODATIONS TAX
REVENUE TO THE COUNTIES.
WHEREAS, House Bill 1671 proposes to remove the current cap on transient
accommodations tax revenues to be distributed to the counties and instead reserve to the counties
44.8 percent of collected transient accommodations tax revenue; and
WHEREAS, the State will benefit from a greater partnership with the counties, which
provide much of the services that support tourism; and
WHEREAS, the counties maintain roads and parks and provide the law enforcement
officers and first responders who serve residents and visitors; and
WHEREAS, the current allocation to the counties is inadequate for the increased use of
resources from visitors on county parks, infrastructure, and first responders; and
WHEREAS, with the improving economy, the State has an interest in protecting the
fiscal health of its political subdivisions; now, therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE COUNTY OF HAWAII that the
House and the Senate are urged to pass House Bill 1671, which will increase the transient
accommodations tax revenue allocated to the counties.
BE IT FINALLY RESOLVED that the County Clerk shall transmit a copy of this
resolution to the Honorable Governor Neil Abercrombie; the Honorable Senate President Donna
Mercado Kim; the Honorable Speaker Joseph Souki; the Honorable Senator David Ige; the
Honorable Senator Michelle N. Kidani; the Honorable Senator Gilbert Kahele; the Honorable
Senator Gilbert Keith-Agaran; the Honorable Representative Sylvia Luke; the Honorable
Representative Aaron Ling Johanson; the Honorable Representative Scott Y. Nishimoto; the
Honorable Representative Tom Brower; and the Honorable Representative Romy M. Cachola.
Dated at Hilo , Hawai`i, this 5th day of February , 2014.
INTRODUCED BY:
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COUNCIL MEMBER, COUNTY OF HAWAII
COUNTY COUNCIL ROLL CALL VOTE
County of Hawai`i AYES NOES ABS _EX
Hilo, Hawai`i EOFF X
FORD X
I hereby certify that the foregoing RESOLUTION was by ILAGAN X
the vote indicated to the right hereof adopted by the COUNCIL of the KANUHA X
County of Hawaii on February 5, 2014 .
KERN X
ONISHI X
ATTEST: POINDEXTER X
WILLE X
YOSHIMOTO X
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Reference: C-634/Waived GREDC
COUNTY CLERK CHAIRPERSON & PRESIDING OFFICER RESOLUTION NO. 284
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