Terms Used In Hawaii Revised Statutes 10-32

  • county: includes the city and county of Honolulu. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 1-22
  • Loan program: means the activities and policies undertaken by the office to provide assistance to any department of the State or to any county or board, agency, or instrumentality thereof, or to private individuals or organizations, by making loans or causing loans to be made available to them or by buying, refinancing, or guaranteeing loans made to or other obligations incurred by them for the betterment of native Hawaiians. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 10-21
  • project: means :

    (1) The lawful acquisition of any property, real, personal, or mixed, tangible or intangible, or any interests therein, pursuant to section 10-4(2);

    (2) Any capital improvement projects on lands held by the office pursuant to section 10-4(2) or in the public land trust, including but not limited to the construction of buildings and other improvements; infrastructure development, and other enterprises which are acquired, constructed, reconstructed, rehabilitated, improved, altered, or repaired by or on behalf of the office;

    (3) Pilot projects, demonstrations, or both, where those projects or demonstrations fulfill criteria established by the board, pursuant to section 10-5(7); and

    (4) Any other projects determined by rules adopted by the board pursuant to chapter 91 or otherwise authorized by the board in accordance with applicable law to be for the betterment of native Hawaiians and are consistent with the purposes of this chapter. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 10-21

  • Revenue bonds: means revenue bonds, interim certificates, notes, debentures, or other evidence of indebtedness of the board authorized by or issued under this part. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 10-21

The property and revenue of any office project or loan program shall be exempt from all state, county, and municipal taxation and assessments. Revenue bonds issued under this part, and all income therefrom shall be exempt from all state, county, and municipal taxation except inheritance, transfer, and estate taxes.