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<br /> OOMNIC YA(JONG Plane: (80~ 961$538 <br /> ~erp Fax (808) 961$912 <br /> Ogtra.Y of Ftarrrllme <br /> HAWAYI COUNTY COUNCfL <br /> CounO' d Jteweir <br /> Hearei5 County Butldap <br /> 25 Aupuni Steel <br /> Falo, Hawei <br /> i 98720 <br /> April 16, 2007 <br /> To; Pete Hotbnann, Chairman Ard Members of the Hawaii Coumy Council <br /> 25 Auplmi Sheet <br /> Hilo, Hawaii 96720 <br /> Re: Hsmdkun Lands Ad Hoc Committer Repor <br /> Dear C'heirma Hoffma std Comtcilmember's, <br /> The Hawaii Comty Couaeil approved Resolutom 60-07 rndtled; <br /> RESOLUTION TO POSTPONE PENDING PUBLIC AUCTION OF FIAMAKUA LANDS IN PAAUILO, <br /> TAX MAP KEYS (INK'S) (3) 43-07:01; 43.09:19; 43.09:24; 42-1 I:01 AND 43-11:02, TO ENABLB <br /> THE HAWAll COUNTY COUNCIL. TO FORMULATE A PLAN OF LAND DISPOSITION TO HELP <br /> ALLEViATF. THE AFFORDABLE HOUSING CRISIS ON HAWAII ISLAND. <br /> The resolution callod for the fomtuksiom of an Ad Hoc Comunittee drat would help to formuleae s plan of lard <br /> disposition. The co~iria would be named the Hiimincua Land Ad Hoc Committer (IB,AHC), with <br /> Couailmember's Angel Pilago, Pete Hoffman, Brenda Ford and Dominic Yagong a9 manbera. <br /> The HLAHC gathered input from the oorrmmdty by Cacililefiag vrcefittgs throughout dte Himikua District. A <br /> publicly advertised meeting was also held in Keauhou-Kom. The HLAHC was ae~tive to tLe fat tltet <br /> although the leads wire lacahd is HLndkus these lands in fact belongs fo the emirs County of Flswai`i. This <br /> led to the cornvdree formulating a survey to provide an opporumity for island wick ioprt via a etu out poll. <br /> This poll ran in the Hawaii Tribune Herald and the West Hawaii Today irewapaper oo April 111° R 12a', 2007. <br /> The results of the community meetings and newspaper poll are attahed for your review. <br /> The HLAHC rocogniua tlrt the Mayor was authorize through Resolution No. 161-02 (sale by auction, Imd <br /> exchange by agwiation, and short-tern leax by auction. seal bids or ergotiation), which was approved on <br /> Jenttaty 23, 2002. The authorimtion by the council is 2002 was supported, in per, b address a possible S70 - <br /> 14 milliom dollar shortfall is the upeanriog operating budget. The HLAHC also reoogrdres tMt our fiscal <br /> situation have improved coroidentbly, as our operating budget in 2007-08 hovers at 5360 milliat versus a 5206 <br /> million budget in 2002. <br /> Conan, Nor <br /> Raf. T <br /> Raf. Uate AP <br /> EXHIBIT A <br /> <br />