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REPORT OF THE LEGISLATIVE APPROVALS AND ACQUISITIONS COMMITTEE DATE: January 23, 2024 Re: Comm. No. 684/Res. No. 410-24 PLACE: Council Chambers Kailua-Kona, Hawai`i TIME: 10:40 a.m. Council Chair and Members Hawai`i County Council Hilo, Hawai`i 96720 Your Committee on Legislative Approvals and Acquisitions, to which was referred Resolution No. 410-24, reports as follows: Resolution No. 410-24, transmitted by Michelle Galimba, via Communication No. 684, dated January 3, 2024, authorizes the Director of Finance to enter into negotiations for the acquisition of land or a conservation easement for all or a portion of the property identified as Tax Map Key: 8-7-11:002, situated in the District of South Kona, also known as `Io Lani Kea, utilizing the Public Access, Open Space, and Natural Resources Preservation Fund. The County seeks to acquire approximately 46.27 acres of land to protect cultural and natural resources and preserve portions of the ala loa or Ala Kahakai National Historic Trail. The parcel is listed as priority number twelve in the 2018 Annual Report of the Public Access, Open Space, and Natural Resources Preservation Commission. Finance Property Manager Hamana Ventura and Keoni Fox, President of the Ala Kahakai Trail Association, were available in chambers. Mr. Fox provided information and background on the property, as well as photos of the area. Your Committee on Legislative Approvals and Acquisitions is in accord with the purpose and intent of Resolution No. 410-24, and recommends its adoption. wpb AYES NOES ABS EX Respectfully submitted, EVANS. X GALIMBA X COMMITTEE ON LEGISLATIVE INABA X APPROVALS AND ACQUISITIONS KANEALI`I-KLEINFELDER X KIERKIEWICZ X HOLEKA GORO INABA, CHAIR KIMBALL X LEE LOY X LAAC REPORT NO.: 50 VILLEGAS X ADOPTED: FEB 0 7 2024