Hawaiʻi County — Chapter 12

HCC §12-1 Definitions for special assessment improvements

HCC §12-10 How the County starts and approves a special improvement project

HCC §12-11 Getting advice for the project cost report

HCC §12-12 How to file a protest about a proposed improvement

HCC §12-13 What happens if you do not object on time

HCC §12-14 Petition by 60% of property owners for improvements

HCC §12-15 How property owners can start an improvement district

HCC §12-16 When property owners can start an improvement district

HCC §12-17 Council decision after the hearing

HCC §12-18 Council resolution defining improvement project details

HCC §12-19 County must prepare detailed maps and plans before bidding

HCC §12-2 How the county pays for and charges for special improvements

HCC §12-20 Getting final plans from a cooperating department

HCC §12-21 How the county buys land for improvements

HCC §12-22 Water system construction oversight and cost sharing

HCC §12-24 How Bidding and Contract Awards Work for Special Improvements

HCC §12-26 Rules for building water facilities outside an improvement district

HCC §12-27 Preparing the assessment roll and giving notice of the hearing

HCC §12-28 Combining hearings for improvement projects

HCC §12-29 How property owners can ask for a lower assessment

HCC §12-30 How property assessments change when land is split or combined

HCC §12-31 How the county tells owners about assessments and collects them

HCC §12-32 Assessment liens, priority, and fixing mistakes

HCC §12-33 When to pay assessments and choosing installment payments

HCC §12-34 How to pay an assessment in installments

HCC §12-35 Paying off your assessment early

HCC §12-36 Adding a fee to annual assessment payments for collection costs

HCC §12-37 Paying assessments with improvement district bonds

HCC §12-38 What happens if you miss an installment payment

HCC §12-39 Paying the full assessment for a shared property

HCC §12-4 When improvements outside a district can be included

HCC §12-40 What happens when an assessment payment is late

HCC §12-41 Paying for a property sale with improvement district bonds

HCC §12-42 Getting a written statement of what you owe for improvements

HCC §12-43 How the county can sell a property bought at a tax sale

HCC §12-44 County can issue bonds to pay for improvements

HCC §12-45 Rules for issuing improvement bonds

HCC §12-46 How improvement bonds are signed, recorded, and paid

HCC §12-47 How the county can pay for improvement projects

HCC §12-48 General obligation bonds are exempt from certain rules

HCC §12-49 How improvement district money is managed and used

HCC §12-5 How the county pays for improvements on tax-exempt land

HCC §12-50 Reserve fund for improvement bond payments

HCC §12-52 Where bond payments are made

HCC §12-53 Selling bonds and paying the contractor

HCC §12-54 How improvement bonds get paid and redeemed

HCC §12-55 Tax exemption for county bonds and federal tax rules

HCC §12-56 Improvement bonds are not paid from general revenue

HCC §12-57 Small mistakes in bond or assessment amounts won't invalidate them

HCC §12-58 County may refinance improvement district debt

HCC §12-59 How to start refunding an improvement district's debt

HCC §12-6 County council powers over improvement districts

HCC §12-60 How to protest a proposed refunding plan

HCC §12-61 Council decides whether to adopt the refunding plan

HCC §12-62 Rules for issuing refunding bonds for improvement districts

HCC §12-63 When all owners must agree to a refunding plan

HCC §12-64 What happens to old bonds when they are paid off

HCC §12-65 Obligations unimpaired

HCC §12-7 Who pays for improvement district costs and when refunds happen

HCC §12-8 Time limit for suing about this chapter

HCC §12-9 County approves past special assessments and bonds