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-4 0!. COUNTY OF HAWAVI STATE OF HAWAVI RESOLUTION NO. 4, 1 A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING AND DIRECTING THE DIRECTOR OF FINANCE TO EXCHANGE REAL PROPERTY IDENTIFIED AS PORTIONS OF TAX MAP KEY NO. (3) 2-8-010:999, SITUATED AT HONOMV, SOUTH HILO, FOR PUBLIC ROADWAY AND PUBLIC ACCESS PURPOSES. WHEREAS, Section 2-111 of the Hawaii County Code 1983 (2016 Edition, as amended) (hereinafter, the "Code") allows the Council to direct the Director of Finance to "exchange real property for private property"; and WHEREAS, Section 2-115 of the Code provides, in part, that "[n]o exchange of real property for private property shall be made except for public purposes, including... [s]traightening of boundaries of real property" and "[s]traightening roadways or acquisition of encroachment right-of-way"; and WHEREAS, the County owns the property identified as certain portions of Tax Map Key No. (3) 2-8-010:999, containing approximately 4.571 acres of real property, situated in Honormi, South Hilo (hereinafter, "the County's Property"); and WHEREAS, the County's Property is depicted and labeled as "County of Hawaii to Stella Larsen" on Exhibit A and is more particularly described in Exhibit C, both of which are attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference; and WHEREAS, Stella May Larsen, Trustee of the Stella May Swain Trust (hereinafter, "Larsen") owns the property identified as certain other portions of Tax Map Key No. 2-8- 010:999, containing 6.203 acres of real property and a 4.578-acre public access easement, situated in Honorn-Ci, South Hilo (hereinafter, the "Larsen Property"); and WHEREAS, the Larsen Property is labeled in Exhibit A as "Stella Larsen to County of Hawaii" and more particularly described in and attached hereto as Exhibit 13, a copy of which is attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference; and WHEREAS, to align and straighten Wailele Road and ensure public access to the Hilo Forest Reserve, the County seeks to acquire the Larsen Property in exchange for the County's Property; and WHEREAS, Larsen has agreed to exchange the Larsen Property for the County's Property; and WHEREAS, the County complied with the public notice requirements set forth in Section 2-116(d) of the Code by publishing notice of the exchange in the Hawai'i Tribune - Herald for three successive weeks in December 2025; now, therefore,