HCC §19-10
Who represents the tax director in legal matters
Read the official text at hawaiicounty.gov ↗This section says the county lawyer or prosecutor must pick a deputy to act as the director's attorney and advisor. That deputy can take legal action to collect unpaid taxes, and any lawsuit can be filed in the director's or deputy's name.
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The ordinance, as written (Hawaiʻi County) — Legal representative
A copy, taken August 21, 2026. The version published by Hawaiʻi County is the one that governs, and it may have changed since. Check it before relying on anything here.
The corporation counsel or the prosecuting attorney shall assign a deputy as attorney and legal advisor and representative of the director. The corporation counsel or the prosecuting attorney may proceed to enforce payment of delinquent taxes by any means provided by law. Any legal proceeding may be instituted in the name of the director or the director’s deputy.
Published by the County of Hawaiʻi Office of the County Clerk.
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