Bill Text: HI HR89 | 2012 | Regular Session | Amended

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Bill Title: Kuleana Lands; Great Mahele; Property-Tax Exemption;

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2012-03-30 - (H) Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Carroll, Herkes, Manahan, Wooley excused (4). [HR89 Detail]

Download: Hawaii-2012-HR89-Amended.html

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STAND. COM. REP. NO.  1360-12

 

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2012

 

RE:   H.R. No. 89

 

 

 

 

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Sixth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2012

State of Hawaii

 

Sir:

 

     Your Committee on Hawaiian Affairs, to which was referred H.R. No. 89 entitled:

 

"HOUSE RESOLUTION URGING THE COUNTIES TO CONTINUE RECOGNIZING KULEANA LANDS AS HISTORICAL LANDS AND TO NOT TERMINATE OR WEAKEN THE PROPERTY-TAX EXEMPTIONS FOR KULEANA LANDS,"

 

begs leave to report as follows:

 

     The purpose of this measure is to provide enhanced protection of historic lands and tax relief to the owners of these lands by urging the counties to not terminate or weaken property tax exemptions for kuleana lands.

 

     The Office of Hawaiian Affairs and a concerned individual supported the measure.

 

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Hawaiian Affairs that is attached to this report, your Committee concurs with the intent and purpose of H.R. No. 89 and recommends that it be referred to the Committee on Finance.

 

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Hawaiian Affairs,

 

 

		____________________________ FAYE HANOHANO, Chair