Whenever any person is under a contractual obligation to pay a tax assessed against another, the person shall have the same rights of appeal to the board of review and the tax appeal court and the Hawaii Supreme Court, in such person’s own name, as if the tax were assessed against such person. The person against whom the tax is assessed shall also have a right to appear and be heard on any such application or appeal.
(Sec. 8-12.2, R.O. 1978 (1983 Ed.)) (1990 Code, Ch. 8, Art. 12, § 8-12.2)