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Roy Takemoto
Managing Director
Harry Kim
Mayor
Barbara J. Kossow
Deputy Managing Director
County of Hawai‘i
Office of the Mayor
25 Aupuni Street, Suite 2603 Hilo, Hawai‘i 96720 (808) 961-8211 Fax (808) 961-6553
KONA: 74-5044 Ane Keohokālole Hwy., Bldg C Kailua-Kona, Hawai‘i 96740
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April 1, 2020
NEWS RELEASE
Mayor Kim Issues Third Supplemental Emergency Proclamation
Mayor Harry Kim issued the Third Supplementary Emergency Proclamation on
Wednesday, April 1, suspending the ban on single-use plastic bags, extending
deadlines related to commercial haulers, and clarifying that the April 9, 2020 deadline
for filing Real Property appeals is unchanged.
The County’s Third Supplementary Emergency Proclamation temporarily suspends
Hawai‘i County Code Chapter 14, Article 20, Plastic Bag Reduction. The reason for the
temporary suspension of the ban on single-use plastic bags is to discourage the
introduction of germs or the virus into stores that could be present on personal reusable
bags. Local stores will continue to use paper bags as a priority while their supplies last;
plastic bags may be used for greater volume or wetter items.
The Third Supplementary Emergency Proclamation also waives several deadlines as
they relate to commercial haulers. The proclamation waives the permit expiration
deadlines for a commercial haulers’ permit, the deadline for submission of a residential
credit claim, and the requirement for interest billing. The deadline for an owner whose
property is accessible to a public sewer to connect to the public sewer is also extended.
The Proclamation clarifies that the Real Property Tax Appeal deadline is not
suspended; the April 9, 2020 deadline for Appeals still stands. The Real Property Tax
Appeal deadline remains the same so as not to negatively affect the certification of
property values and the budgetary process..
The Third Supplemental Emergency Proclamation will continue for 60 days, to May 30,
2020, or until further action by the Mayor’s Office.
Here is the link to the Proclamation, posted on the County of Hawai‘i website, under
County of Hawai‘i News:
https://www.hawaiicounty.gov/Home/Components/News/News/1926/720
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