Honolulu City Council Policy Resolutions

RELATING TO THE MILILANI HIGH TECHNOLOGY PARK/WAHIAWA ENTERPRISE ZONE NO. 2.

    WHEREAS, the State offers a program under which areas with certain low-income or high unemployment population levels may be designated as enterprise zones; and

    WHEREAS, after designation, eligible businesses that employ a specified average number of persons may qualify for State and local tax and other benefits; and

    WHEREAS, under State law, the establishment of an enterprise zone must be first proposed by a county and then approved by the Governor; and

    WHEREAS, one of the enterprise zones in the City and County of Honolulu is the Mililani High Technology Park/Wahiawa Enterprise Zone No. 2; and

    WHEREAS, the Mililani High Technology Park/Wahiawa Enterprise Zone was proposed by the Council under Resolution 95-292, CD1, with the concurrence of the Mayor, and approved by the Governor on October 14, 1996; and

    WHEREAS, in general, the Enterprise Zone is comprised of the Mililani High Technology Park and certain appropriately zoned areas of Wahiawa; and

    WHEREAS, the Council has received a request to expand the Mililani High Technology Park/Wahiawa Enterprise Zone; and

    WHEREAS, Section 31-1.3, Revised Ordinances of Honolulu 1990, authorizes the Council, with the concurrence of the Mayor, to propose the amendment of an existing enterprise zone; and

    WHEREAS, Section 15-6-7, Hawaii Administrative Rules, requires gubernatorial approval of such an amendment; and

    WHEREAS, the Council finds that the proposed expansion of the Mililani High Technology Park/Wahiawa Enterprise Zone will serve the public interest because of the resultant additional opportunities for economic development and employment; now, therefore,

    BE IT RESOLVED by the Council of the City and County of Honolulu that the Mililani Technology Park/Wahiawa Enterprise Zone No. 2 be expanded by the addition of the area shown on the attached Exhibit A; and

    BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the local incentives to be provided to qualified business in the expanded area shall be the same as those specified in Resolution 95-292, CD1, namely:

(1)    A rebate of real property taxes on all new construction for a period not to exceed two years; and

(2)    A waiver of all fees for building and grading permits required for new construction for a period of seven years;

and

    BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Mayor is requested to concur with the expansion of the Mililani High Technology Park/Wahiawa Enterprise Zone and transmit the application for the expansion to the Governor; and

    BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Governor is requested to approve the application for the expansion; and