Hawaiʻi County — Chapter 32

HCC §32-1 What this chapter is called

HCC §32-10 How the county can repay money borrowed for a district project

HCC §32-11 How the county can set up and repay a revolving fund

HCC §32-12 County may help pay for district projects

HCC §32-13 County can accept early payments or work for a district

HCC §32-14 How to interpret this chapter's rules

HCC §32-15 Missing a notice does not cancel county actions

HCC §32-16 Definitions for community facilities districts

HCC §32-17 What happens to special tax when the County takes property

HCC §32-18 How a district creation process gets started

HCC §32-19 What to include in a petition to create a district

HCC §32-2 Alternative way to fund special improvements

HCC §32-20 Starting a community facilities district with a resolution

HCC §32-21 Reports on proposed improvement district facilities

HCC §32-22 How the public is told about a hearing

HCC §32-23 Mailed notice of hearing to landowners and lessees

HCC §32-24 When property owners can skip the public hearing

HCC §32-25 Adding land to a district at the hearing

HCC §32-26 How to file a protest at the hearing

HCC §32-27 When many owners protest a new district

HCC §32-28 How long a hearing can last and what the council can decide

HCC §32-29 How the county creates a community facilities district

HCC §32-3 This chapter wins when county laws conflict

HCC §32-30 How the special tax is divided among properties

HCC §32-31 How district boundaries can be set and changed

HCC §32-32 How the county levies a special tax in a community facilities district

HCC §32-33 Only Listed Facilities Can Be Financed

HCC §32-34 How the special tax rate is set and used

HCC §32-35 Removing facility types from a district

HCC §32-36 Changing a district's term, facilities, or special taxes

HCC §32-37 How to ask the county to change a special tax district

HCC §32-38 How to write a petition for district changes

HCC §32-39 What a proposed district change ordinance must include

HCC §32-4 Council's power to take needed actions

HCC §32-40 How the public gets notice of a hearing on a proposed ordinance

HCC §32-41 How to protest at a public hearing

HCC §32-42 When property owners can stop a special tax change

HCC §32-43 How long a hearing can last and when it can be dropped

HCC §32-44 Filing notice after the ordinance is adopted

HCC §32-45 How an improvement area is created and used

HCC §32-46 Annexing land to a district without touching it

HCC §32-47 How land can be added to a district

HCC §32-48 What an annexation ordinance must include

HCC §32-49 How the public is told about an annexation hearing

HCC §32-5 Council can end a community facilities district

HCC §32-50 How to file a protest at an annexation hearing

HCC §32-51 When many owners protest adding land to a district

HCC §32-52 How long annexation hearings can last and what happens next

HCC §32-53 How the special tax is set and collected

HCC §32-54 When leasehold property must pay special tax

HCC §32-55 Deadline for challenging a special tax

HCC §32-56 Canceling a special tax after it is paid off early

HCC §32-57 Rules for issuing community facility district bonds

HCC §32-58 What costs can be included in a proposed bond debt

HCC §32-59 How the county designates an improvement area

HCC §32-6 Time limits and rules for challenging district actions

HCC §32-60 County can foreclose on property for unpaid special taxes

HCC §32-61 Who signs county bonds and when signatures are valid

HCC §32-62 Setting special taxes to pay off district bonds

HCC §32-63 How the district can sell bonds

HCC §32-64 Deadline for challenging bond validity

HCC §32-65 How the county can issue new bonds to pay off old ones

HCC §32-66 Rules for when the county can issue refunding bonds

HCC §32-67 When the county can skip steps to issue refunding bonds

HCC §32-68 Paying the costs to issue refunding bonds

HCC §32-69 What counts as costs to issue refunding bonds

HCC §32-7 What kinds of improvements a special district can pay for

HCC §32-70 How refunding bond savings can lower special taxes

HCC §32-71 County can use general obligation bonds instead of district bonds

HCC §32-72 How special tax bonds are counted for debt limits

HCC §32-8 Paying off existing debts or liens in a district

HCC §32-9 Moving money between county districts