DATE: Tuesday, May 17, 2022
TIME: 5:30 p.m.
PLACE: Hawai’i County Building
Council Chambers
25 Aupuni Street
Hilo, Hawai’i
Pursuant to Chapter 19, Article 11, Section 19-90, of the Hawai’i County Code, notice is hereby given that a public hearing will be held by the Council of the County of Hawai’i for the purpose of considering real property tax rates for all classes of real property in the County of Hawai’i for the fiscal year July 1, 2022, to June 30, 2023.
Notice is hereby given that the Hawai’i County Council will be conducting this meeting via interactive conference technology (ICT) pursuant to Hawai’i Revised Statutes §92-3.5. Council Members will be participating via ICT at the West Hawai’i Civic Center, Council Chambers, 74-5044 Ane Keohokalole Hwy., Bldg. A, Kailua-Kona. Members of the public may also attend from this location.
Public attendance via Courtesy Site is available at the following locations: Pahoa Council Office, 15-2879 Pahoa Village Road; and Waimea Council Office, Parker Square, 65-1279 Kawaihae Road, Suite 109. If a courtesy site is unavailable and/or participation is disrupted, the scheduled meeting will continue.
Oral Public Testimony via Zoom: To provide oral testimony via Zoom, email councilremotetestimony@hawaiicounty.gov or call (808) 961-8255 to complete the registration process and obtain meeting login information. Please contact our office to register by 12:00 noon, Monday, May 16, 2022.
Submitting Written Testimony: To ensure timely delivery to Council Members prior to the meeting, written testimony must be submitted no later than 12:00 noon on Monday, May 16, 2022, by: (1) email to counciltestimony@hawaiicounty.gov; (2) facsimile to (808) 961-8912; or (3) mail to the County Clerk’s Office in Hilo at 25 Aupuni Street, Hilo, Hawai’i, 96720. All written testimony, regardless of the time of receipt, will be made part of the permanent record. Please submit separate testimony for each item.
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The County Council will consider the following tax rates for all classes of real property for the fiscal year from July 1, 2022, to June 30, 2023 (the Mayor’s proposed budgeted tax rates for the fiscal year July 1, 2022, to June 30, 2023, are shown in bold):
| Property Classes | Building Per $1,000 Net Valuation Approximate Range | Land Per $1,000 Net Valuation Approximate Range |
| Property Classes | Current | Proposed | Current | Proposed | |
| Residential Tier One | 11.10 | 11.10 | 11.10 | 11.10 | |
| Residential Tier Two | 13.60 | 13.50 | 13.60 | 13.50 | |
| Affordable Rental Housing | 6.15 | 6.10 | 6.15 | 6.10 | |
| Apartment | 11.70 | 11.10 | 11.70 | 11.10 | |
| Hotel and Resort | 11.55 | 11.10 | 11.55 | 11.10 | |
| Commercial | 10.70 | 10.50 | 10.70 | 10.50 | |
| Industrial | 10.70 | 10.50 | 10.70 | 10.50 | |
| Agricultural or Native Forests | 9.35 | 9.10 | 9.35 | 9.10 | |
| Conservation | 11.55 | 11.10 | 11.55 | 11.10 | |
| Homeowner | 6.15 | 6.10 | 6.15 | 6.10 |