Source: http://www.tfhawaii.org/cols/2012/021912.shtml

Document source via e-mail and http://www.tfhawaii.org/cols/2012/021212.shtml

Tax Foundation of Hawaii Weekly Commentary

Tax Foundation of Hawaii Weekly Commentary

Source: Email and http://www.tfhawaii.org/cols/2012/010112.shtml

The West Maui Improvement Foundation has a website of its own!

Click here  or visit Visit www.WestMauiHospital.org for updates and news on the pending West Maui hospital.

HONOAPIILANI HIGHWAY WIDENING PROJECT ANNOUNCES
INFORMATION LINE

 The Honoapi'ilani Highway Widening Project has established a project information line to update travelers of weekly construction changes. The recorded message will be updated weekly or as conditions change.

The number is:(808) 270-5918
Visit www.Hawaii.gov for up to date news. Click here

FY 2011 MAUI COUNTY ESTIMATED REVENUE BY DISTRICT
"West Maui pays more than any other area in the County of Maui."

Click here to view PDF File of Charts & Tables

Lahaina Skatepark - March, 2011 - West Maui Taxpayers Association and West Maui Improvement Foundation having been working on a collaborative effort with other organizations to bring the Lahaina Skatepark to reality. To date, all that is left is to receive the Notice to Proceed and they will start building. Below are some images of the planned skatepark.

View Point: Some things to consider before filing an appeal to real preoperty tax assestment Maui News, 3/22/2011 - Click here to read

Maui County Real Property Tax Division
(the information only pertains to condominiums)

The deadline for reporting use for condo units to the Maui County Real Property Tax Division is December 1.  See info below…

In September 2010, the Council of the County of Maui passed Bill 53 to require condominium associations to file an annual report listing how owners are using their units in order to determine their real property tax classification. The original bill would have classified units according to their “highest and best” legal use, determined by the underlying zoning of the land. The bill was revised after condominium unit owners expressed their concerns and homeowner associations offered a compromise in which each condominium association or any entity filing a condominium property regime shall file an annual report of how each unit was being used during the course of a calendar year.

Therefore, pursuant to Maui County Code 3.48.305 Section C recently amended by ordinance no. 3766: (http://co.maui.hi.us/documents/County%20Clerks/Ordinances/3700%20-%2037XX/Ord%203766.PDF), all condominium associations shall file an annual report declaring the use of all units within their project, before December 1 of each calendar year. This notification has been sent to the designated AOAO contact person and the management company, if applicable with an enclosed Condominium AOAO Declaration form for your specific project.

Associations are encouraged to submit electronic copies of the declaration in Microsoft Excel or Works by email attachment to maui.rptaoao@co.maui.hi.us. An Excel version of this declaration can be obtained at the County of Maui website at ttp://co.maui.hi.us/index.aspx?NID=1032 and then by clicking AOAO Condominium Declaration Forms under the Real Property Tax Information heading.

Please note that failure to submit the annual Condominium AOAO Declaration report by December 1 may result in units within the project being classified according to their “highest and best” legal use. The director of finance may, after investigation, re-classify and re-assess any unit in a condominium project found to be in violation of the owner’s certification of actual use.

If you have questions, please contact the Property Technical Section at the Real Property Tax Division at (808) 270-7297. ***

Click here for Cover Letter from Maui County Real Property Tax Division (PDF)