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Mel Rapozo for Mayor of Kauai & Ni'ihau 🤙 Visit the #melformayor campaign website to become a volunteer, signup to vote, donate & more! Link Below 👇

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Civil Beat: Should CocoPalms Hotel resume construction? by @melrapozo

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Join us tonight at 7:00pm as we provide updates on the recovery of Hurricane Lowell, status of Hurricane Nolo, and a whole lot more. Please join us if you can. by @melrapozo

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Civil Beat: How would you prepare for natural disasters? by @melrapozo

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Closing comments from last week's Civil Beat candidate forum at KCC. Visit www.melformayor.org to learn more about our campaign. by @melrapozo

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🔥 NEW TIME 🔥

Join us tonight at 7:30pm as we provide updates on the recovery of Hurricane Lowell, status of Hurricane Nolo, and a whole lot more. Please join us if you can. by @melrapozo

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Join us tonight at 7:00pm as we provide updates on the recovery of Hurricane Lowell, status of Hurricane Nolo, and a whole lot more. Please join us if you can. by @melrapozo

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Join Me for “Coffee with Mel” – Live Every Monday at 7:00 AM!

Good morning, Kaua‘i! I’m inviting you to start your Monday with a cup of coffee and an open conversation.

Coffee with Mel is a weekly livestream where you can:

- Learn more about my vision and platform for our island
- Ask questions and share your thoughts
- Call in and be part of the discussion

This is about listening to our community, talking story, and working together for the future of Kaua‘i.

* Every Monday
* 7:00 AM
* Streaming Live on Facebook and YouTube.

Grab your coffee and join the conversation!

Learn more: www.melformayor.org by @melrapozo

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Our families should not be taxed off the lands they have held for generations.

For generations, Kauaʻi families have cared for their ʻāina, raised their keiki here, and passed their homes and lands from one generation to the next. But as land values have skyrocketed around them, so have property tax assessments, creating increasing pressure on longtime kamaʻāina families to sell land they never intended to sell.
That is why I introduced Bill 3008, the Kauaʻi ʻĀina Kūpuna Bill.

This bill is a modest but important first step toward protecting generational land ownership on Kauaʻi. It would allow qualifying families who can trace continuous family ownership of their property back to before Statehood in 1959 to dedicate that property as ʻĀina Kūpuna and receive a minimal, fixed property tax for a 10-year period.

The idea is simple: families should not lose generational land simply because the land around them became extraordinarily valuable.

We know this measure will not solve every challenge facing our local and Native Hawaiian families. Housing costs, inheritance issues, fragmented ownership, estate planning, rising insurance and the overall cost of living all contribute to the loss of generational lands. But property taxation is one area where County government has the ability,and responsibility, to look for solutions.

Bill 3008 comes before the Kauaʻi County Council for its first hearing this Wednesday, September 30.

I would deeply appreciate hearing from families who have experienced this pressure and from community members who support protecting generational land ownership on Kauaʻi.

Submit testimony:
counciltestimony@kauai.gov
Subject: Support for ʻĀina Kūpuna Bill 3008

Or join us Wednesday, September 30. The Council meeting begins at 8:30 a.m. at the Historic County Building in Līhuʻe.

Keeping Kauaʻi lands in Kauaʻi families is about more than property taxes. It is about keeping our families here, maintaining connection to place, and protecting the generational continuity that makes Kauaʻi home.

Please share, testify, and help us take this first step. 💜🌿 by @melrapozo

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Join us tonight at 7pm as we will be joined by Hawaii County Mayor Kimo Alameda to discuss the recovery efforts of our brothers and sisters on the Big Island. If you know Mayor Alameda, you can be assured of an in-depth discussion, and some laughs as well. Don't miss this one. See you tonight. by @melrapozo

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Please join us tonight at the @civilbeat Mayoral Forum!! No ticket needed. Just show up and learn about your Mayoral Candidates! 🤙 KCC Performing Arts Center 3pm taken in KCC Performing Arts Center by @melrapozo

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Family Fun Day has been postponed due to Hurricane Nolo. It has been rescheduled to October 4th. by @melrapozo

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