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REPORT OF THE <br /> LEGISLATIVE APPROVALS AND ACQUISITIONS COMMITTEE <br /> DATE: May 14, 2024 Re: Comm. No. 874/Res.No. 517-24 <br /> PLACE: Council Chambers <br /> Hilo, Hawai`i <br /> TIME: 10:47 a.m. <br /> Council Chair and Members <br /> Hawai`i County Council <br /> Hilo, Hawai`i 96720 <br /> Your Committee on Legislative Approvals and Acquisitions, to which was referred Resolution <br /> No. 517-24, reports as follows: <br /> Resolution No. 517-24, transmitted by Finance Director Diane Nakagawa, via Communication <br /> No. 874, dated April 26, 2024, authorizes the acquisition of private property by eminent domain of <br /> Tax Map Key: 8-6-008:011, situated at Waiea, District of South Kona, County and State of Hawai`i, <br /> for continued use of the Waiea Convenience Center by the Solid Waste Division of the Department of <br /> Environmental Management <br /> The County seeks to acquire approximately 2.282 acres of land to continue to operate the Waiea <br /> Convenience Center, also known as the Waiea Recycling and Transfer Station. <br /> Deputy Corporation Counsel Diana Mellon-Lacey and Deputy Director of Environmental Management, <br /> Brenda Iokepa-Moses was available for questions. The purpose of this resolution is to allow the <br /> County to purchase this transfer station property which has been operating from this location for over <br /> thirty years. Ms. Mellon-Lacey explained that there is a defect in title and an owner was not <br /> comfortable going forward with a quitclaim deed, and the County would not consider it. She further <br /> stated that a decision was made to seek condemnation to address the title issue so the County could <br /> obtain clear title. <br /> This resolution was amended with the contents of Communication No. 874.1, which was submitted by <br /> the Department of Environmental Management. <br /> Your Committee on Legislative Approvals and Acquisitions is in accord with the purpose and intent of <br /> Resolution No. 517-24, as amended to Draft 2, and recommends its adoption. <br /> wpb <br /> AYES NOES ABS EX Respectfully submitted, <br /> EVANS X <br /> GALIMBA x COMMITTEE ON LEGISLATIVE <br /> INABA x APPROVALS AND ACQUISITIONS <br /> KAGIWADA X <br /> KANEALI`I-KLEINFELDER X <br /> KIERKIEWICZ X OLEKA GORO INABA, CHAIR <br /> KIMBALL X <br /> LEE LOY X LAAC REPORT NO.: 58 <br /> VILLEGAS X ADOPTED: JUN 0 5 2024 <br />