Hawaii County Council will meet May 29.
Here is the agenda provided by the council:
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
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 fiscal year July 1, 2024, to June 30, 2025.
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 Council Chambers, West Hawai‘i Civic Center, 74-5044 Ane Keohokalole Highway, Building A, Kailua-Kona. Members of the public may also attend from this location.
Public attendance via Courtesy Site is available at the following locations: Lily Yoshimatsu Senior Center, 67-1199 Māmalahoa Highway, Waimea. 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, Tuesday, May 28, 2024.
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 Tuesday, May 28, 2024, 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 time of receipt, will be made part of the permanent record. Please submit separate testimony for each item.
Live Stream of Public Hearing: To view the live stream of this meeting, at the scheduled meeting start time, type the following into the address bar of the browser: http://hawaiicounty.granicus.com/ViewPublisher.php?view_id=1. Please call (808) 961-8255 if the Council’s streaming location is not functioning. If the Council’s stream is deemed inoperable, the following address will be provided for the live stream and should be typed int o the browser: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJNalwg4OoK7a_7nGnEtGPA.
If you need an auxiliary aid/service or other accommodation due to a disability, call (808) 961-8255 as soon as possible, preferably by May 24, 2024. If a response is received after this date, every effort will be made to obtain the auxiliary aid/service or accommodation, but the re is no guarantee the request can be filled. Upon request, this notice is available in alternate formats such as large print, Braille, or electronic copy.
The County Council will consider the following tax rates within the following range of rates for all classes of real property for fiscal year July 1, 2024, to June 30, 2025 (the current tax rates and the Council’s proposed tax rates for fiscal year July 1, 2024, to June 30, 2025, are shown in bold):
| Property Classes | Building
Per $1,000 Net Valuation Approximate Range | Land
Per $1,000 Net Valuation Approximate Range | |||||||
| Low | Current | Proposed | High | Low | Current | Proposed | High | ||
| Residential Tier One | 10.35 | 11.10 | 11.10 | 11.85 | 10.35 | 11.10 | 11.10 | 11.85 | |
| Residential Tier Two | 12.85 | 13.60 | 13.60 | 14.35 | 12.85 | 13.60 | 13.60 | 14.35 | |
| Affordable Rental Housing | 5.40 | 6.15 | 5.75 | 6.50 | 5.40 | 6.15 | 5.75 | 6.50 | |
| Apartment | 10.95 | 11.70 | 11.70 | 12.45 | 10.95 | 11.70 | 11.70 | 12.45 | |
| Hotel and Resort | 10.80 | 11.55 | 11.55 | 12.30 | 10.80 | 11.55 | 11.55 | 12.30 | |
| Commercial | 9.95 | 10.70 | 10.70 | 11.45 | 9.95 | 10.70 | 10.70 | 11.45 | |
| Industrial | 9.95 | 10.70 | 10.70 | 11.45 | 9.95 | 10.70 | 10.70 | 11.45 | |
| Agricultural or Native Forests | 8.60 | 9.35 | 9.35 | 10.10 | 8.60 | 9.35 | 9.35 | 10.10 | |
| Conservation | 10.80 | 11.55 | 11.55 | 12.30 | 10.80 | 11.55 | 11.55 | 12.30 | |
| Homeowner | 5.40 | 6.15 | 5.75 | 6.50 | 5.40 | 6.15 | 5.75 | 6.50 | |