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COUNTY OF HAWAII <br />RESOLUTION NO. <br />STATE OF HAWAII <br />209 09 <br />RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO EXECUTE MEMORANDUMS OF <br />AGREEMENT WITH THE VARIOUS LANDOWNERS FOR THE ACQUISITIONS OF THE <br />RIGHTS-OF-WAY FOR THE ANE KEOHOKALOLE HIGHWAY. <br />BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE COUNTY OF HAWAII. <br />WHEREAS, the County of Hawaii has begun development of the Ane Keohokalole Highway <br />project, otherwise known as the Mid-Level Road, that is planned to extend from Palani Road/Henry <br />Street in a northerly direction to the Kealakehe Parkway and the new County of Hawaii West Hawaii <br />Civil Center Complex, and then to Hinalani Street, and eventually to Kaiminani Drive, along with the <br />expansion of Palani Road from Henry Street to Kamakaeha Avenue; and <br />WHEREAS, the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 ("ARRA"), otherwise <br />known as the "Stimulus Package," has provided the County of Hawaii with a unique opportunity to <br />fast track this roadway construction project, which will not only help to alleviate the acute traffic <br />problems in Kona, but help infusejobs and money into the local economy; and <br />WHEREAS, the Kona Community Development Plan recognizes this Mid-Level Road project <br />as a key link for traffic circulation and relieving traffic congestion on Palani Road, Mamalahoa <br />Highway, and the Queen Ka`ahumanu Highway; and <br />WHEREAS, the following landowners who adjoin the Mid-Level Road project wish to <br />participate with the County of Hawaii by providing the land for the roadway in order to make this <br />project a reality: <br />QUEEN LILI`UOKALANI TRUST <br />LANIHAU PROPERTIES, LLC <br />SCD KALOKO MAKAI, LLC <br />HAWAII HOUSING FINANCE AND DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION <br />STATE OF HAWAII, DEPARTMENT OF LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCES <br />STATE OF HAWAII, DEPARTMENT OF HAWAIIAN HOME LANDS <br />STATE OF HAWAII, DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION <br />McCLEAN HONOKOHAU PROPERTIES; <br />and <br />