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Hawai`i County Building Holomua Center West Hawai`i Civic Center Bldg.A
25 Aupuni Street 64-1067 Mamalahoa Highway,Suite C-5 74-5044 Ane Keohokalole Hwy.
Hilo,Hawai`i 96720 Waimea,Hawai`i 96743 Kailua-Kona,Hawki,9671
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TO: Dru Mamo Kanuha, Council Chair �9
And Members of the Hawai`i County Council
FROM: argaret Wille, Council Member
DATE: March 1, 2016
SUBJECT: Additional Information for Communication 709 -TAT Presentation
Please find attached additional information for reference during the Communication 709 - TAT
presentation on March 1, 2016.
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HAWAII COUNTY COUNCIL.
County of Hawai'i
Hawai`i County Building Holomua Center West Hawai'i Civic Center Bldg.A
25 Aupuni Street 64-1067 Mamalahoa Highway,Suite C-5 74-5044 Ane Keohokalole Hwy.
Hilo,Hawai'i 96720 Waimea, Hawai'i 96743 Kailua-Kona,Hawai`i,96740
February 27, 2016
To: Honorable Jill Tokuda
Re: Testimony in OPPOSITION to SB 2987 Relating to the TAT
Date of hearing: March 1, 2016 1:30 pm
I am outraged by SB 2987—capping the.Counties' portion of the TAT revenues at$103
million. Shameful!
Not so long ago when the State's economy was tanking (so too the Counties' economies)
you—our State legislators—said to the Counties,the State would temporarily usurp most of the
TAT revenues and place a low cap the Counties portion,BUT the promise at that time was that
as soon as the economy was on the upswing that 44.8%percentage (no cap) allocation of the
TAT revenues would go back to the Counties.
Then when the TAT revenues did rebounded,you—our State legislators—refused to
remove the cap.As a result the State's portion of the TAT revenues increased by over 2000 %
and the Counties portion increased by 2.2%.Next the Legislature set up the State-County
Working Group to determine the proportionate share of tourism related expenditures and
recommend the appropriate allocation of TAT revenue between State and Counties. Given the
additional appointment of State—slated industry representatives and a State—slanted consultant,
the final recommendation of the Working Group was clearly slanted in,favor of the State. (The
cost of this State-County Working Group was totally subtracted from te County's capped
allocation!)
Yet as slanted in favor of the State as is the Working Group's report and
recommendation,unbelievably SB2987 challenges that recommendation with lame arguments in
favor of retaining the$103 million cap to be split between the Counties. I am outraged!! Senator
Tokuda and any other state legislators supporting this bill should be ashamed. Please instead at
least support the Working Group's recommendation .
Since e y,
arg 4. le,Hawaii County Councilmember
Council Di ict 9 North& South Kohala
Cc: Dru Kanuha, Chair Hawaii County Council
Serving the Interests of the People of Our Island
Hawai`i County Is An Equal Opportunity Provider And Employer