The Maui County Council will consider a bill at its 9 a.m. meeting today that would provide a real property tax exemption for those impacted by the August wildfires.
Bill 95 would exempt properties destroyed or rendered uninhabitable by the August wildfires from property taxes and create an incentive for hotels and short-term rentals to house residents displaced by the fires, according to Council Member Tamara Paltin, who introduced the bill and holds the Lahaina residency seat.
“Real property tax relief is critical for everyone who has lost a home or the ability to inhabit their home due to the wildfires,” Paltin said in a news release. “My proposal not only provides that relief, but it also ensures homeowners do not lose their home exemption while they rebuild. It will also grant incentives for transient vacation rentals to house our displaced residents long term.”
To review the bill, visit tinyurl.com/FiresExemption.
For more information on today’s meeting, or instructions on how to testify, visit mauicounty.us/agendas or call the Office of Council Services at (808) 270-7838.
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