DIAMOND HEAD – KAPAHULU – ST. LOUIS HEIGHTS NEIGHBORHOOD BOARD NO. 5

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

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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
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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
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5. ADJOURNMENT

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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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Event shows physical location; however, other options of participation may also include WebEx and phone. If available, instructions for WebEx and phone can be found at the top of the agenda.