NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
BY THE COUNTY OF HAWAI’I DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE
IMPLEMENTATION OF ADMINISTRATIVE RULES
RELATING TO THE INTERNAL CONTROL & TRANSIENT
ACCOMMODATIONS TAX DIVISION
Pursuant to Chapter 91 of the Hawai’i Revised Statutes and Chapter 19 of the Hawai’i County Code, notice is hereby given that a public hearing will be held by the Finance Director of the County of Hawai’i for the purpose of proposed implementation of Administrative Rules and Regulations pertaining to the County Transient Accommodations Tax. All interested persons are invited to attend the hearing to state their views regarding the proposed rules either orally or in writing. To review the proposed rules, please go to
https://www.hawaiicounty.gov/departments/finance/transient-accommodations-tax-tat
A public hearing solely for the purpose of taking public testimony on the proposed implementation of the County Transient Accommodation Tax Administrative Rules and Regulations will be held on:
Date: Tuesday, July 1, 2025
Time: 5:00 p.m.
Location (in person): County of Hawai’i
County Council Chambers – Hilo
25 Aupuni Street
Hilo, HI 96720
County of Hawai’i
County Council Chambers – Kona
74-5044 Ane Keohokalole Highway
Kailua-Kona, HI 96740
Location (Zoom): See below for details
Oral Public Testimony via Zoom (Note: if the Zoom connection is disrupted, the scheduled in-person meeting will continue): To provide oral testimony via Zoom, email cohfinance@hawaiicounty.gov or call (808) 961-8234 to complete the registration process and obtain meeting login information. Please contact our office to register by 12:00 noon, Monday, June 30, 2025. Submitting Written Testimony: To ensure timely delivery to the Finance Director prior to the meeting, written testimony must be submitted no later than 12:00 noon on Monday, June 30, 2025, by: (1) email to cohfinance@hawaiicounty.gov; (2) facsimile to (808) 961-8569; or (3) mail to the Director of Finance Office in Hilo at 25 Aupuni Street, Suite 2103 Hilo, Hawai’i, 96720. All written testimony, regardless of time of receipt, will be made part of the permanent record.
Copies of the proposed rules are also available at the Department of Finance,
25 Aupuni Street, Suite 2103, Hilo, Hawai’i, or by mail before the hearing, upon request. Cost of copies of $1.00 for the first page and $.10 for each additional page. Copies may be mailed to interested persons after payment of fees for copy and postage are received. Please call (808) 961-8234 to request copies.
If you need an auxiliary aid/service or other accommodation due to a disability, call (808) 961-8234 as soon as possible, preferably by Tuesday, June 24, 2025. If a response is received after this date, every effort will be made to obtain the auxiliary aid/service or accommodation, but there is no guarantee the request can be filled. Upon request, this notice is available in alternate formats such as large print, Braille, or electronic copy.
Duly Submitted:
FINANCE DEPARTMENT
By: Diane Nakagawa, Director
(1495123 HTH/SA 6/01/25, WHT 6/02/25)
