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Committee postpones vote on bill to create private‑road property‑tax credit after fiscal and staffing concerns
Summary
The Hawaii County Committee on Finance postponed consideration of Bill 38, which would create a real‑property tax credit of up to $500 for homeowners who pay for maintenance of nongated private roads, after staff warned of revenue loss and increased workload for the Real Property Tax office.
The Hawaii County Committee on Finance on April 15 postponed consideration of Bill 38, a proposal to create a private‑road real‑property tax credit, after county finance and tax administrators raised concerns about revenue impacts and staff capacity.
Sponsor Councilmember Connolly Kleinfelder presented the bill as an equity measure aimed at homeowners in subdivisions with private roads who already pay maintenance dues. “This is an equity issue,” Councilmember Connolly Kleinfelder said, arguing the measure would give some relief to residents who pay privately for road upkeep.
Real Property Tax Administrator Lisa Miura told the committee that her office calculated roughly 9,271 parcels that match the bill’s criteria (homeowner exemptions on nongated private roads). Miura said the “maximum loss based on 2024 values was $2,100,000,” and, using a plausibility estimate that 40% of eligible property owners would claim the credit, the…
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