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Council committee advances Downtown Honolulu Business Improvement District bill with church exemption added
Summary
Committee amended Bill 51 to expand the Fort Street Mall Special Improvement District into a Downtown Honolulu BID, added a church-property tax exemption back into the plan, and reported the bill out for third reading after testimony from business and faith groups and the administration.
The Honolulu City Council Committee on Zoning and Planning on Sept. 23 amended and reported out Bill 51 (2025) CD2 to expand Fort Street Mall Special Improvement District No. 2 into a broader Downtown Honolulu Special Improvement District and to add an exemption for parcels used for church purposes.
The hand-carried CD2 (OCS 2025-0776) incorporates committee and staff changes clarifying district boundaries, supplemental services and improvements, assessment financing and apportionment, the size of the District Association board, and the proposed first-year budget. The committee's hand-carried version also reinserted a provision (new section 10(b)(4)(3) in the district…
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