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A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE DIRECTOR OF FINANCE TO NEGOTIATE A
<br /> LONG-TERM LEASE OF APPROXIMATELY 1,000 ACRES OF COUNTY-OWNED,
<br /> AGRICULTURAL-ZONED LANDS,BEING TAX MAP KEYS: 4-2-005:001 AND 4-2-
<br /> 005:005, KOHOLALELE, HA AKUA, HAWAII,WITH HUI MALAMA I KE ALA
<br /> `ULILI,PURSUANT TO CHAPTER 2, ARTICLE 19, SECTIONS 2-114 AND 2-120, OF
<br /> THE HAWAII COUNTY CODE 1983 (2016 EDITION,AS AMENDED).
<br /> WHEREAS, the County of Hawaii is the owner of certain agricultural-zoned lands
<br /> located in Koholalele, Hdmakua, Hawaii, identified as Tax Map Keys: 4-2-005:001 and 4-2-
<br /> 005:005, comprising a total of approximately 1,000 leasable acres; and
<br /> WHEREAS, in 1994, the Council of the County of Hawaii agreed to accept these lands
<br /> via Resolution No. 232-94 and by Commissioner's Quitclaim Deed as a settlement agreement
<br /> with Western Farm Credit Bank for retroactive real property taxes owed for lands used by
<br /> Hamdkua Sugar Company, Inc.; and
<br /> WHEREAS, Koholalele is a wahi pana(storied place)with abundant `diva(land, earth)
<br /> that historically provided sustenance and functioned as a safe place of refuge and learning for the
<br /> community of Hamdkua; and
<br /> WHEREAS, Koholalele, today,provides a unique opportunity for keiki, through kupuna,
<br /> to engage in `aina stewardship, cultural practices, and land restoration within the various
<br /> environmental zones of the traditional ahupua`a(land division usually extending from the
<br /> uplands to the sea)boundaries of Koholdlele, using Native Hawaiian ancestral practices and data
<br /> sciences; and
<br /> WHEREAS, the 2018 Hamdkua Community Development Plan prioritizes the protection
<br /> and restoration of natural and cultural resources in the Hdmakua region, such as watershed
<br /> systems and agricultural lands, and encourages community-based collaborative management to
<br /> address current and future needs relating to climate change resiliency, food security, ecosystem
<br /> restoration, and community-led economic development; and
<br /> WHEREAS, Hui Malama i ke Ala `Ulili is a community-based 501(c)(3) charitable
<br /> organization founded in 2015 whose mission is to reestablish the ecosystems that sustain the
<br /> community through place-based educational initiatives and `aina-centered practices that cultivate
<br /> abundance, regenerate responsibilities, and promote collective health and well-being; and
<br /> WHEREAS, Chapter 2, Article 19, Section 2-114(c), of the Hawaii County Code 1983
<br /> (2016 Edition, as amended), provides in pertinent part that real property may be sold or leased
<br /> through negotiation upon a finding by the Council that the public interest demands it, and also
<br /> upon approval of the minimum conditions and selection criteria of the Council; and
<br /> WHEREAS, Chapter 2, Article 19, Section 2-120(x)(2), of the Hawaii County Code
<br /> 1983 (2016 Edition, as amended),provides in pertinent part that the Council may, by resolution
<br /> approved by a majority of its members, direct the Director of Finance to negotiate the disposition
<br /> of real property by leasing it to a nonprofit organization, at such rentals and on such terms and
<br /> conditions as deemed proper; and
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