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<br />COUNTY OF HAWAI'I <br /> <br /> <br />STATE OF HAWAI'I <br /> <br />RESOLUTION NO. <br /> <br />2jl6 09 <br /> <br />RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE SALE OF CERTAIN FORMER <br />HAMAKUA SUGAR COMPANY, INC. LANDS NOW UNDER COUNTY <br />OWNERSHIP <br /> <br />BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE COUNTY OF HAWAII: <br /> <br />WHEREAS, in 1994, the Council of the County of Hawai'i agreed to accept <br />approximately 4,400 acres of land by Commissioner's Quitclaim Deed as a settlement for <br />retroactive real property taxes among Western Farm Credit Bank, the County of Hawai'i <br />and Hamakua Sugar Company, Inc.; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, the Council of the County of Hawai'i, pursuant to Resolution No. 196- <br />97, adopted on January 16, 1998, requested that the Mayor develop a disposition plan <br />for the former Hamakua Sugar Company, Inc. lands now under County ownership; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, on May 1,1998, the Council approved Resolution No. 267-98, which <br />requested the approval of a disposition plan that proposed land exchanges with private <br />landowners on a value-for-value basis in order to expand or improve the Ho'olulu Park <br />Complex, Kahalu'u Beach Park parking, Honoli'i Beach Park, and the Ahalanui Park, and <br />to construct the proposed Kalopa Sand Gulch Bypass Road, a new Kaiwiki water tank <br />and the Kaiwiki Road realignment project and other lands as they may become available <br />or may be necessary; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, the Council approved Resolution No. 309-98 on August 17, 1998, <br />which requested the authorization to lease the former Hamakua Sugar Company, Inc. <br />lands now under County ownership for diversified agriculture, eco-tourism and pastoral <br />uses by negotiations; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, written and oral public testimony received by the Council supported <br />an array of disposition methods, including sale of the County parcels, lease of County <br />lands for a variety of purposes, exchange of County parcels for purposes proposed in <br />Resolution No. 267-98, and sublease to the State of Hawaii for agricultural purposes; <br />and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, the Council of the County of Hawaii, by Resolution No. 333-98 (Draft <br />2), as amended, which was adopted on October 7,1998, requested that the Mayor <br />reformulate a partial or total disposition plan in accordance with the provisions of Chapter <br />2, Article 19, Hawaii County Code, for the former Hamakua Sugar Company, Inc. lands <br />now under County ownership. Said plan to include but is not limited to the following: <br />1. To lease or sublease a portion of the important agricultural lands for <br />diversified agriculture, eco-tourism, and pastoral uses. <br />2. To exchange a portion of these lands on a value-for-value basis for <br />purposes of expanding existing County-priority parks, roads, water <br />projects or other infrastructural systems or facilities. <br />3. To sell a portion of these lands. <br />