Committee backs amendment to affordable‑rental tax class, adds Section 8 certification and raises qualifying threshold
The committee voted to forward Bill 39, which moves the county’s affordable‑rental real‑property classification toward an AMI‑based standard and adds certification for Section 8 rental units, after an amendment to broaden eligibility was adopted.
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The Hawaii County Committee on Finance on April 15 voted to forward Bill 39 to the full council with a favorable recommendation after adopting an amendment that would tie the affordable‑rental real‑property tax classification to area‑median‑income thresholds and explicitly include units certified under the Section 8 program.
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