LIHU'E, Kauai – County officials are reminding Kauai property owners that the second installment of real property taxes for the 2008-2009 tax year are due on Feb. 20.

Payments can be made online at www.kauai.gov/paypropertytax, by mail, in person, or at a drop box located outside the Lihu'e Civic Center, Kapule Building.

Checks should be made payable to the Director of Finance.

Real property tax bills were recently mailed to all Kauai property owners or their respective servicing agents.

Property owners who pay their real property taxes directly and have not yet received their property tax bills should immediately inquire at the Real Property Tax Collection office at the Lihu'e Civic Center, Kapule Building, 4444 Rice St., Suite 463, or call 241-6555.

Failure to pay real property taxes by the due date will result in a 10-percent penalty, as well as 12-percent interest per year.

For more information on real property taxes, please call 241-6555 or log on to www.kauaipropertytax.com.