ROH §8-8.6

Tax break for developing wasteland

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If the city director classifies your property as wasteland development property, it will be taxed based on its wasteland value for five years. The five-year period starts after June 30 of the tax year following your application's approval.

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The ordinance, as written (Honolulu County) — Special tax assessment

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.

Any property classified as wasteland development property by the director shall be, for a period of five years, assessed for real property tax purposes at its value as wasteland. The five-year period shall commence after June 30 of the tax year following the approval of the application. )

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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