Community Meetings Regarding Proposed Increase in General Excise Tax

February 12, 2018, 9:30 AM HST
* Updated February 12, 9:35 AM

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The Hawai‘i County Mayor’s office is encouraging the public to attend community meetings scheduled islandwide regarding a proposed .05% General Excise Tax (GET) surcharge.

Go online and click on the link to General Excise Tax Surcharge for a detailed explanation.

Mayor Kim’s schedule of the islandwide meetings is as follows:

DATE	DAY	TIME	PLACE	COUNCIL MEMBER	NOTES
February 12, 2018	Monday	6:30 p.m.	Yano Hall (Kona)	Maile David	confirmed
February 13, 2018	Tuesday	6 p.m.	WHCC (Kona)	Karen Eoff Dru Kanuha	confirmed
February 13, 2018	Tuesday	6 p.m.	Aupuni Center Conf. Room, ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW AD ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW AD Hilo	Sue LeeLoy, Aaron Chung	confirmed
February 15, 2018	Thursday	6 p.m.	Naalehu Community Center (Nā‘ālehu/Ka‘u)	Maile David	confirmed
February 16, 2018	Friday	6 p.m.	Volcano Cooper Center (Volcano)	Maile David	confirmed
February 17, 2018	Saturday	11 a.m.	Kohala Intergenerational Center (behind Hisaoka Gym)	Tim Richards	confirmed
February 18, 2018	Sunday	2 p.m.	Kula‘imano Community Center (Pepe‘ekeo)	Val Poindexter	confirmed
February 19, 2018	Monday	6 p.m.	Pāhoa Community Center (Puna)	Eileen O’Hara Jen Ruggles	confirmed
February 19, 2018	Monday	11 a.m.	Waikoloa Middle School Cafeteria	Tim Richards	confirmed
March 4, 2018	Sunday	1 p.m.	NHERC (Honoka‘a)	Val Poindexter	confirmed
March 12, 2018	Monday	6 p.m.	Waimea Elementary School Cafeteria, Kamuela	Tim Richards	confirmed