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<br /> COUNTY OF HAWAII STATE OF HAWAII
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<br /> RESOLUTION NO. 451 (~6
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<br /> A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE DIRECTOR OF FINANCE TO ENTER INTO
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<br /> NEGOTIATIONS FOR THE ACQUISITION OF TAX MAP KEY PARCELS 9-5-017:007,
<br /> 9-5-017:005, 9-5-016:025, AND 9-5-016:006, COMPRISING APPROXIMATELY 785.161
<br /> ACRES OF LAND, COLLECTIVELY KNOWN AS KAWA`A AND KAWA`A BAY, IN
<br /> THE DISTRICT OF KA`U, PURSUANT TO ORDINANCE NO. OS-166.
<br /> WHEREAS, Ordinance No. OS-166, as codified in chapter 2, article 42, of the Hawaii
<br /> County Code 1983 (2005 Edition, as amended) established the Public Access, Open Space, and
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<br /> Natural Resources Preservation Commission; and
<br /> WHEREAS, Ordinance No. OS-166, as codified in chapter 2, article 42, of the Hawaii
<br /> County Code 1983 (2005 Edition, as amended) also established the Public Access, Open Space, and
<br /> Natural Resources Preservation Fund; and
<br /> WHEREAS, section 2-217(1) of the Hawaii County Code 1983 (2005 Edition, as
<br /> amended) provides that the Public Access, Open Space, and Natural Resources Preservation
<br /> Commission's first duty and responsibility is: "To develop and submit to the mayor, an initial
<br /> island-wide prioritized list of qualifying lands worthy of preservation within six months of being
<br /> confirmed to the commission by the council. Priorities shall be listed on an island-wide rather than
<br /> district basis. The list shall include the significance of each pazce? or entitlement identified, the
<br /> reason for its priority, and its anticipated use after acquisition.' ;and
<br /> WHEREAS, the Public Access, Open Space, and Natural Resources Preservation
<br /> Commission forwarded its initial list to the Mayor on Apri15, 2006, establishing the purchase of
<br /> Kawa`a/Kawa`a Bay as the number one priority, assigning it an 88 per cent criteria score; and
<br /> WHEREAS, the Kawa`a/Kawa`a Bay parcels identified for preservation are comprised of
<br /> four tax map key pazcels totaling approximately 785.161 acres of land, more specifically designated
<br /> as TMK 9-5-017:007, consisting of approximately 234.290 acres, TMK: 9-5-017:005, consisting of
<br /> approximately 363.188 acres, TMK: 9-5-016:025, consisting of approximately 106.380 acres, and
<br /> TMK: 9-5-016:006, consisting of approximately 81.303 acres, as shown on the map attached hereto
<br /> as Exhibit "A"; and
<br /> WHEREAS, the Mayor forwazded the report of the Public Access, Open Space, and Natural
<br /> Resources Preservation Commission to the Hawaii County Council on May 18, 2006, concurring
<br /> with the Commission's finding of Kawa`a/Kawa`a Bay as the number one priority for purchase,
<br /> citing the fact that it is currently on the market for sale; and
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