Occupancy of a home in the city for more than 270 calendar days of a calendar year; registering to vote in the city; being stationed in the city under military orders of the United States; and filing an income tax return as a resident of the State of Hawaii, with a reported address in the city. Your ownership must be recorded at the Bureau of Conveyances on or before September 30th proceeding the tax year for which such exemption is claimed.
If you are a lessee with a lease that has a term of five or more years and the parcel is used for residential purposes, the lease and any extension, renewal, assignment or agreement to assign the lease has been recorded at the Bureau of Conveyance, and the lessee agrees to pay all real property taxes during the term of the lease, you may qualify for the home exemption.