ROH §8-10.22

Property tax break for slaughterhouses

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This section gives a 10-year property tax break to land used only for commercial slaughtering or butchering of animals. The break starts the year after construction begins for new slaughterhouses. It applies only to the owner or renter who uses the property for this purpose.

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The ordinance, as written (Honolulu County) — Exemption - Slaughterhouses

A copy, taken August 22, 2026. The version published by Honolulu is the one that governs, and it may have changed since. Check it before relying on anything here.

All real property in the city used exclusively by the owner or lessee thereof for purposes of slaughtering or butchering cattle, pigs, poultry animals, or other domestic livestock for commercial slaughterhouse purposes shall be exempt from real property taxes for a period of 10 years. In the case of newly constructed slaughterhouses, the exemption shall apply to the tax year following October 1 following commencement of construction of such slaughterhouse.

Read the official text at honolulu.gov ↗as published Jan 1, 2026our copy taken Aug 22, 2026

Published by the City and County of Honolulu through American Legal Publishing.

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