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TO: J Yoshimoto, Council Chair
and Members of the Hawaii County Council
FROM: Margaret Wille, Council Member AttiterViko,
DATE: September 11, 2014
SUBJECT: Real Property Tax Stakeholders Task Force Review of Bill No. 103
On August 22, 2013, Finance Committee Chair Valerie Poindexter referred Bill. No. 103 to the Real
Property Tax Stakeholders Task Force(Task Force)to review and report back to the Committee on
Finance.
Bill No. 103 is related to the real property tax exemption for persons who are blind, deaf, and/or totally
disabled. This bill would specify that the exemption applies to real property owned and occupied as the
principal home by the qualifying individual. It also provides a minor housekeeping amendment.
On July 21, 2014, September 8, 2014 and September 11, 2014, the Task Force reviewed Bill No. 103 and
recommends that to be consistent with other language related to exemptions for homeowners, the
bill should specify that the owner "is qualified for the homeowner exemption", rather than refer
only to the owner's "principle home".
The Task Force supports Bill No. 103 with the proposed changes.
Margaret Wille
Co-Chair
Real Property Tax Stakeholders Task Force
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