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REPORT OF THE <br />LEGISLATIVE APPROVALS AND ACQUISITIONS COMMITTEE <br />DATE: May 4, 2026 <br />PLACE: Council Chambers <br />Kailua-Kona, Hawaii <br />TIME: 12:12 p.m. <br />Council Chair and Members <br />Hawaii County Council <br />Hilo, Hawaii 96720 <br />Re: Comm. No. 865/Res. No. 552-26 <br />Your Committee on Legislative Approvals and Acquisitions, to which was referred Resolution <br />No. 552-26, reports as follows: <br />Resolution No. 552-26, transmitted by Council Member Michelle M. Galimba, via Communication <br />No. 865, dated April 16, 2026, authorizes the Director of Finance to enter into negotiations for the <br />acquisition of lands or conservation easements for all or a portion of the properties identified as Tax <br />Map Keys: 8-1-009:007 and 008, also known as K6kua Kealakekua, situated in the Ahupua`a of <br />Ka`awaloa, District of South Kona, utilizing the Public Access, Open Space, and Natural Resources <br />Preservation Fund. <br />The County seeks to acquire approximately 1.26 acres of land listed as the highest priority in the <br />2025 Annual Report of the Public, Access, Open Space, and Natural Resources Preservation <br />Commission. <br />Council Members Galimba, Rebecca Villegas, and Holeka Goro Inaba shared their gratefulness for <br />the testifiers and supporters for their efforts to protect `aina through multiple community -led <br />government supported processes to make our island home a better place for generations to come. <br />Your Committee on Legislative Approvals and Acquisitions is in accord with the purpose and <br />intent of Resolution No. 552-26, and recommends its adoption. <br />2 <br />AYES <br />NOES <br />ABS <br />EX <br />GALIMBA <br />X <br />HUSTACE <br />X <br />INABA <br />X <br />KAGIWADA <br />X <br />KANEALPI-KLEINFELDER <br />X <br />KIERKIEWICZ <br />X <br />KIMBALL <br />X <br />ONISHI <br />X <br />VILLEGAS <br />X <br />Respectfully submitted, <br />COMMITTEE ON LEGISLATIVE <br />APPROVALS AND ACQUISITIONS <br />FATHER L. KIMBALL, CHAIR <br />LAAC REPORT NO.: 41 <br />ADOPTED: MAY 2 0 2026 <br />