HCC §35-58
How special district bonds are counted for debt limits
Read the official text at hawaiicounty.gov ↗This section says that bonds backed only by assessments or liens in a special district are not counted when the County checks its debt limit for general obligation bonds. This applies only to those special district bonds, not to other County debt.
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The ordinance, as written (Hawaiʻi County) — Debt limit calculation
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.
Bonds issued under this article, when the only security is the assessments levy or lien in a district, shall be excluded from any determination of the power of the County to issue general obligation bonds or funded debt for purposes of section 13 of article VII of the State constitution. (2004, ord 04-94, sec 1.)35-58 Article 8. Publication Dispensing Devices.
Published by the County of Hawaiʻi Office of the County Clerk.
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