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;NtY OF yam._• ; �� ' ' � #- COUNTY OF HAWAII STATE OF HAWAII • BILL NO. 165 (DRAFT 2) ORDINANCE NO. AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 19,ARTICLE 10, OF THE HAWAII COUNTY CODE 1983 (2016 EDITION,AS AMENDED), RELATING TO REAL PROPERTY TAX EXEMPTIONS FOR DISABLED OR UNEMPLOYABLE VETERANS. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE COUNTY OF HAWAII: SECTION 1. Chapter 19, article 10, section 19-73, of the Hawai`i CountyCode 1983 p (2016 Edition, as amended) is amended to read as follows: "Section 19-73. Homes of[totally] disabled or unemployable veterans. (a) Real Property owned and occupied as a home by any person who is [totally disabled] 100 percent disabled or 100 percent unemployable, or both, due to injuries received while on duty with the armed forces of the United States, or owned by any such person together with such person's spouse and occupied by either or both spouses as a home, or owned or occupied by a widow or widower of such [totally disabled] veteran who shall remain unmarried and who shall continue to own and occupy the premises as a home, is hereby exempted [except for the minimum tax] from [all] property taxes, other than special assessments, provided: (1) That such [total] disability [was] or unemployable status is the result of injuries incurred while on duty as a member of the armed forces of the United States, and that the department of finance may require proof of[total] disability or unemployable status; (2) That the home exemption shall be granted only as long as the veteran claiming exemption remains [totally disabled;] 100 percent disabled or 100 percent unemployable, or both; and (3) That a person living on premises, a portion of which is used for commercial purposes, shall not be entitled to an exemption with respect to such portion, but shall be entitled to an exemption with respect to the portion used exclusively as a home; provided, that this exemption shall not apply to any structure, including the land thereunder, which is used for commercial purposes. (b) For the purpose of this section, the word"home" includes the entire homestead when it is occupied as a home by a qualified [totally disabled veteran as a home;] veteran who is 100 percent disabled or 100 percent unemployable, or both; houses where the [disabled] qualified veteran owner sublets not more than one room to a tenant; and premises held under an agreement to purchase the same for a home, where the agreement has been duly entered into and recorded prior to January 1 preceding the tax year for