DATE: Tuesday, May 19, 2026
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 fiscal year July 1, 2026, to June 30, 2027.

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 Kona 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 location: Pahoa Council Office, 15-2879 Pahoa Village Road. 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 18, 2026.

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 18, 2026, 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 hearing at the scheduled hearing 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 into 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 15, 2026. If a response is received after this date, every effort will be made to obtain the auxiliary aid/service or accommodation, but there 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, 2026, to June 30, 2027 (Residential Tier Three and Long-Term Rental are newly established classifications with no set rates):

Property Classes Building and Land
Tax Rate Per $1,000 Net Valuation
Approximate Range
Low Range Current
Rate Proposed Rate High Range
Affordable Rental Housing 4.75 5.95 5.75 6.95
Residential (Tier One) 10.10 11.10 12.10 13.10
Residential (Tier Two) 12.60 13.60 15.00 16.00
Residential (Tier Three) (new) 15.10 – 17.00 18.00
Apartment 10.70 11.70 12.10 13.10
Hotel and Resort 10.55 11.55 11.55 12.55
Commercial 9.70 10.70 10.70 11.70
Industrial 9.70 10.70 10.70 11.70
Agricultural or Native Forests 8.35 9.35 9.35 10.35
Conservation 10.55 11.55 11.55 12.55
Long-Term Rental (new) 6.75 – 7.75 8.75
Homeowner 4.75 5.95 5.75 6.95

BY AUTHORITY OF THE HAWAI’I COUNTY COUNCIL

COUNTY CLERK

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