NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO RULES
RELATING TO THE CLASSIFICATION
OF CONDOMINIUMS

Pursuant to Section 91-3, Hawaii Revised Statutes (\u201DHRS\u201D), NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Department of Budget and Fiscal Services of the City and County of Honolulu will hold a public hearing to consider the amendment of rules entitled \u201DCLASSIFICATION OF CONDOMINIUMS\u201D. The public hearing will be held on Monday, August 27, 2007, beginning at 9:00 a.m. at Board of Review Conference Room, third floor, 842 Bethel Street, Honolulu, Hawaii.

The following is a brief description of the proposed changes to the rules:

Proposed Amendments. In sections 2 and 3, replace “apartment” with “residential”; in section 4, replace “improved residential or apartment“ with “residential”.

The proposed changes are to conform the rules to recent amendments to section 8-7.1, Revised Ordinances of Honolulu, as amended.

All interested persons are invited to attend the hearing and will be afforded an opportunity to be heard and to submit information, data, views, or arguments on the proposed amendments, either orally or in writing. Any interested person desiring to be heard or to submit information, data, views, or arguments on the proposed amendments at the public hearing is requested to register at the Real Property Assessment Division, 842 Bethel Street, 3rd floor conference room, beginning thirty (30) minutes prior to the starting time of the public hearing as specified above. If written testimony is to be presented, five copies should be made available to the presiding officer at the public hearing or by mailing or delivering the copies within seven days before the hearing to:

Department of Budget and Fiscal Services
City and County of Honolulu
530 South King Street, City Hall, Room 208
Honolulu, Hawaii 96813

Attendance at the public hearing is not a prerequisite for submission of written testimony. Written testimony that is received by 4:30 p.m. on August 27, 2007, at the above-specified address will be included with the record of the hearing.

A copy of the proposed amendments will be mailed at no cost to any interested person requesting a copy. Interested persons may request a copy by telephoning the Department of Budget and Fiscal Services at 527-5512 between 7:45 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. during regular business days, or by writing to the Department of Budget and Fiscal Services at the above-specified address. Copies of the proposed rules will also be made available at no cost at the above-specified address between 7:45 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. during regular business days.

Special accommodations, e.g., sign language interpreter, large print, taped materials, or accessible parking can be made available, if requested at least five (5) working days before the scheduled public hearing by calling Donnie Wong at 527-5512. Information regarding requests for special accommodations and copies of the proposed rules are available at 527-5512.

MARY PATRICIA WATERHOUSE, Director
(SB05531060 7/24/07) Department of Budget and Fiscal Services