Hawaii § 237-17 - Persons with impaired sight, hearing, or who are totally disabled.
Full text of Hawaii Hawaii Revised Statutes § 237-17 — Persons with impaired sight, hearing, or who are totally disabled., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 237-17. Persons with impaired sight, hearing, or who are totally disabled.
Anything in section 237-13 to the contrary notwithstanding, the privilege tax levied, assessed, and collected on account of the business or other activities of individuals who are blind, deaf, or totally disabled, corporations all of whose outstanding shares are owned by individuals who are blind, deaf, or totally disabled, general, limited, or limited liability partnerships, all of whose partners are blind, deaf, or totally disabled, or limited liability companies, all of whose members are blind, deaf, or totally disabled, shall not exceed one-half of one per cent of the proceeds, sales, income, or other receipts subject to tax. For the purpose of this chapter "blind", "deaf", or "totally disabled" is defined as in section 235-1. The impairment of sight or hearing, or the disability, shall be certified to as provided in section 235-1. [L 1947, c 213, §8; am L 1953, c 139, §4; RL 1955, §117-15; am L 1959, c 246, §12; am L Sp 1959 2d, c 1, §19; am L 1960, c 4, §5; am L 1961, c 177, §2; am L 1966, c 28, §7; HRS §237-17; am L 1973, c 91, §2; am L 1988, c 81, §2; am L 2002, c 110, §2] Previous Vol04_Ch0201-0257 Next
Source: official Hawaii text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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What does Hawaii Revised Statutes § 237-17 cover?
Section 237-17 ("Persons with impaired sight, hearing, or who are totally disabled.") is part of the Hawaii Revised Statutes, the codified statutory law of Hawaii. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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