Property Tax Committee Meeting Agenda

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Property Tax Committee Meeting Agenda
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Date: Friday - 7/17/2026
Time: 5pm
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1041 Koko Head Ave, Honolulu, HI 96816

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LAST MEETING NOTES - Click here to read Last Kaimuki Neighborhood Board Meeting MAY 2026 Minutes minutes notes prior to the meeting scheduled below.

With Permission / Courtesy of: City and County of Honolulu Neighborhood Commission Office

PROPERTY TAX COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA
FRIDAY, JULY 17, 2026 AT 5:00 P.M.
KAIMUKI PUBLIC LIBRARY MEETING ROOM
1041 KOKO HEAD AVENUE, HONOLULU, HI 96816
(IN-PERSON ONLY / NO WEBEX)

Meeting Materials: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1WKnOJqdvqoRuGhJ7E9rg5u7AtruuZZZn

City's Real Property Assessment Division Website: https://realproperty.honolulu.gov

Meeting Decorum: Raise your hand to speak, wait to be recognized by the Chair, and keep remarks to 2 minutes. Silence devices and direct all comments to the Chair. Be respectful and concise. Avoid personal remarks, keep comments civil, avoid repetition, and maintain proper decorum.

1. CALL TO ORDER & ROLL CALL -- Committee Chair Bruce Wong (bwboom@gmail.com)

2. COMMITTEE BUSINESS (3 minutes each)
A. Discussion and Vote on Resolution Urging the City and County of Honolulu to Implement a New Real Property Tax Assessment Methodology for Owner-Occupied Real Property -- Bruce Wong

B. Discussion on Honolulu City Council Property Tax Legislation
Subscribe to Honolulu City Council email notifications at https://hnldoc.ehawaii.gov/hnldoc/subscribe.

i. Bill 29 (2026) introduced by City Councilmember Tyler Dos Santos-Tam amends the requirements for filing a claim for a continued real property tax exemption for low-income rental housing: https://hnldoc.ehawaii.gov/hnldoc/measure/3667

ii. Bill 40 (2026) introduced by City Councilmember Tyler Dos Santos-Tam temporarily entitles the owner of certain owner-occupied condominium units to a real property tax home exemption: https://hnldoc.ehawaii.gov/hnldoc/measure/3752

iii. Bill 45 (2026) introduced by City Council Chair Tommy Waters amends the real property tax homeowner's exemption base amount: https://hnldoc.ehawaii.gov/hnldoc/measure/3777

iv. Bill 46 (2026) introduced by City Council Chair Tommy Waters increases and makes uniform the real property tax homeowner's exemption amount for taxpayers 65 years of age or over, to apply to all income levels and age brackets for taxpayers 65 years of age or over: https://hnldoc.ehawaii.gov/hnldoc/measure/3778

v. Bill 46 (2024) Empty Homes Tax: https://www.honolulucitycouncil.org/d4-blog/emptyhomestaxbill

3. COMMUNITY CONCERNS FROM RESIDENTS (2 minutes per speaker)

4. ANNOUNCEMENTS

A. Meeting Agendas/Notices: Sign up for agendas/notices and minutes via email at https://www8.honolulu.gov/nco/newsletter-subscription. Board members shall send a written request to the Chair at least 10 days before the next regular meeting (Neighborhood Plan §2-14-111).

5. ADJOURNMENT

A mailing list is maintained for interested persons and agencies to receive this board's agenda and minutes. Additions, corrections, and deletions to the mailing list may be directed to the Neighborhood Commission Office (NCO) at Kapālama Hale, 925 Dillingham Boulevard, Suite 160, Honolulu, HI 96817, by telephone on (808) 768-3710, fax (808) 768-3711, or emailing nco@honolulu.gov. Agenda documents and minutes are also available online at http://www.honolulu.gov/nco/boards.

All written testimony must be received in the Neighborhood Commission Office 48 hours prior to the meeting. If within 48 hours of the meeting, written and/or oral testimony may be submitted directly to the Board at the meeting. If submitting written testimony, please note the Board and agenda item(s) your testimony concerns. Send to: Neighborhood Commission Office, 925 Dillingham Boulevard, Suite 160, Honolulu, HI 96817, fax (808) 768-3711, or complete the form on https://www.honolulu.gov/nco/board-testimony.

If you need an auxiliary aid/service or other accommodation due to a disability or an interpreter for a language other than English, please call the Neighborhood Commission Office at (808) 768-3710 between 8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. or send an email to nco@honolulu.gov as soon as possible, preferably at least three (3) business days before the scheduled meeting. If a request is received with fewer than three (3) business days remaining before the meeting, we will try to obtain the auxiliary aid/service or accommodation, but it may not be possible to fulfill requests received after this date.

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