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..,•,,,.!..?"-TL,i *, . <br /> COUNTY OF HAWAI`I -•E ‘ ..'' /l•`- STATE OF HAWAI`I <br /> ..*17;:;"0/: <br /> RESOLUTION NO. 408 24 <br /> A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE DIRECTOR OF FINANCE TO ENTER INTO <br /> NEGOTIATIONS FOR THE ACQUISITION OF LANDS AND/OR CONSERVATION <br /> EASEMENTS FOR ALL OR A PORTION OF THE PROPERTY IDENTIFIED AS TAX <br /> MAP KEY(3) 2-5-001:011, SITUATED IN THE AHUPUA'A OF PUNAHOA, DISTRICT <br /> OF SOUTH HILO, UTILIZING THE PUBLIC ACCESS, OPEN SPACE, AND <br /> NATURAL RESOURCES PRESERVATION FUND. <br /> WHEREAS, in 2005,the Public Access, Open Space, and Natural Resources <br /> Preservation Fund was established by Ordinance No. 05-85, as codified in Chapter 2, Article 42, <br /> of the Hawai`i Couty Code 1983 (2016 Edition, as amended) (hereinafter"the Code"); and <br /> WHEREAS, Section 2-214.1(c) of the Code provides that the Public Access, Open <br /> Space, and Natural Resources Preservation Fund shall be used for acquiring lands or property <br /> entitlements in the County of Hawai`i for the following purposes: <br /> "(1) Public outdoor recreation and education, including access to beaches and <br /> mountains; <br /> (2) Preservation of historic or culturally important land areas and sites; <br /> (3) Protection of natural resources including buffer zones; <br /> (4) Preservation of forests, beaches, coastal areas, natural beauty and agricultural <br /> lands; and <br /> (5) Protection of watershed lands to preserve water quality and water supply"; <br /> and <br /> WHEREAS, Section 2-217 of the Code provides, in part, that a duty and responsibility <br /> of the Public Access, Open Space, and Natural Resources Preservation Commission(hereinafter <br /> "the Commission") is to develop and submit to the Mayor an initial list of qualifying lands <br /> worthy of preservation and to update the list at any time, but at least annually by December 31 of <br /> each year; and <br />