Hawaii

Incentives/Policies for Renewables & Efficiency

Honolulu - Real Property Tax Exemption for Alternative Energy Improvements

Last DSIRE Review: 10/02/2009

Program Overview:

State:	Hawaii
Incentive Type:	Property Tax Incentive
Eligible Renewable/Other Technologies:	Solar Water Heat, Solar Thermal Electric, Photovoltaics, Landfill Gas, Wind, Biomass, Municipal Solid Waste, CHP/Cogeneration, Solar Pool Heating, Anaerobic Digestion, Tidal Energy, Wave Energy
Applicable Sectors:	Commercial, Industrial, Residential
Amount:	100% exemption for 25 years.
Program Start Date:	10/1/2009

Authority 1:

Honolulu City Council Bill 58

Date Effective:

10/1/2009

Summary:

In September 2009, the Honolulu City Council unanimously passed Bill 58 to create a real property tax exemption for alternative energy improvements. This bill became effective October 1, 2009. The alternative energy property installed on a building, property, or land is exempt from property taxes for 25 years. For the purposes of this property tax exemption, alternative energy sources include solar, wind, hydropower, tidal, wave, solid waste and increased efficiency in fossil-fuel burning facilities. Energy sources based on fossil fuels, nuclear fuels or geothermal energy are not eligible for this exemption.

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