HCC §35-20
How property assessments are divided among parcels
Read the official text at hawaiicounty.gov ↗This section explains that the county can divide the cost of a special assessment among properties in many ways, such as by how much each property benefits, the cost of services, or the type of development. The county council's decision on how to divide the cost is final and cannot be challenged.
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The ordinance, as written (Hawaiʻi County) — Assessment apportionment
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.
An assessment levied pursuant to this chapter may be based on benefit received by a parcel of land, the cost of making a supplemental service available to a parcel of land, the cost of supplemental services and improvements benefiting a parcel of land, the stage or type of development or use of a parcel of land, the happening of one or more specified events related to the development or improvement of all or certain parcels of land, or any other reasonable basis or formula as determined by the council. Any determination of the reasonableness of any assessment or the rate or method of the apportionment thereof by the council in the ordinance establishing the district shall be final and conclusive. (2004, ord 04-94, sec 1.)35-20
Published by the County of Hawaiʻi Office of the County Clerk.
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