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HomeMy WebLinkAboutBIL 679 Draft 01 1988-1992 COUNTY OF HAWAII STATE OF HAWAII BILL NO. 679 ORDINANCE NO. A BILL FOR AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 19, ARTICLE 10 , SECTION 19-89 OF THE HAWAII COUNTY CODE 1983 , RELATING TO REAL PROPERTY TAXES, BY EXEMPTING CERTAIN HAWAIIAN HOME LANDS PROPERTIES FROM TAXATION. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE COUNTY OF HAWAII : SECTION 1 . Chapter 19, Article 10 , Section 19-89 of the Hawaii County Code, is amended to read as follows : Section 19-89 Other exemptions. Exemptions [to] from real property taxes as set forth in Chapter 53, Chapter 154, Chapter 183 , Chapter 186 , Chapter 234 , Chapter 239 , and Chapter 514, Hawaii Revised Statutes, and in Section 208 of the Hawaiian Homes Commission Act, and which were enacted prior to November 7 , 1978 , shall remain in effect and be recognized by this County in its administration of the real property tax system, provided, that, all references to the director of taxation or the department of taxation shall now be deemed to refer to the designated representative of the mayor who shall also be subject to approval by the council . Real property, exclusive of buildings, leased and used as a homestead ( houselots, farm lots, and pastoral lots) , by a qualified native Hawaiian lessee pursuant to Section 207 of the Hawaiian Homes Commission Act, 1920 , shall be exempt from real property taxes, provided that no delinquent taxes are owed to the County by the respective lessee as of the effective date of the exemption granted by this section . General leases of real property used for commercial, industrial, or other income producing purposes is deemed fully taxable and will not qualify for the exemption granted by this section. The respective lessee of Hawaiian Homestead lands shall continue to qualify and receive other personal exemptions, provided that claims for the exemptions are timely filed, including the seven-year limitation on the exemption afforded by Section 208 of the Hawaiian Homes Commission Act, 1920 . SECTION 2 . Material to be repealed is bracketed . New material is underscored . In printing this ordinance, the brackets, bracketed material, and underscoring need not be included . SECTION 3 . In the event that any portion of this ordinance is declared invalid, such invalidity shall not affect the other parts of this ordinance . SECTION 4 . This ordinance shall take effect retroactive to January 1, 1992 . INTRODUCED BY: COUNCIL MEMBER, COUNTY OF HAWAII Hilo, Hawaii Date of Introduction: Date of 1st Reading: Date of 2nd Reading: Effective Date :