06-30-2009, 11:59 AM
I did a little poking around and found the county is authorized by HRS ยค243-5 to establish the amount of the fuel tax through resolution. The council voted last year to keep the rate at 8.8 cents per gallon, the same as was set in 1988, although there was consideration of raising that several times over the past decade.
The distribution is according to an "appropriation formula" developed by Public Works. I haven't yet found that schedule, but WHT articles say about half of the tax is used for road maintenance and that it's based on the amount of miles in each district. However, that was amended several years ago, perhaps temporarily, to reflect the higher cost of asphalt in West Hawaii.
I tried to send you an email through PW for your address to pass on more info; not sure it went through. Let me know.
The distribution is according to an "appropriation formula" developed by Public Works. I haven't yet found that schedule, but WHT articles say about half of the tax is used for road maintenance and that it's based on the amount of miles in each district. However, that was amended several years ago, perhaps temporarily, to reflect the higher cost of asphalt in West Hawaii.
I tried to send you an email through PW for your address to pass on more info; not sure it went through. Let me know.