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<br />,,/ <br /> <br />. <br /> <br /> <br />'. <br /> <br />, ,COUNTY OF, <br /> <br />.OFHAWAII <br /> <br />RESOLUTION NO. ":279" "'98 <br /> <br />A R.ESOLUTION REQUESTING THE MAYORTO NEGOTIATE WITH SOBA Y <br />HAW AI'I, INC. FOR ACQUISITION OF CERTAIN BEACHFRONTPROPERTY AT <br />WAI'AHABAY, NORTH KONA, HAWAI'I; DESIGNATED AS TMK: (3)7-5-018:020 <br /> <br />WHEREAS, SoBay Hawai'i,'Inc. js the owner ofthebeachfront property at Wai'aha <br />Bay, North Kona, designated as TMK:(3)7.;5-018:020, and is'planning to develop a 2 I-unit <br />condominium consisting of 4-stories and an underground parking garage thereon; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, this property and the adjoining public lands are rich in natufalbeauty' ' <br />and resources and contain one of the few white, sand beaches in Kona; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, these lands and Wai'ahaBay itself, alsolmown as Honl's, are used daily <br />by many residents and visitors alike for traditional and,customary activities such as surfing, <br />gathering, fishing, and recreation; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, SoBay Hawai'iproposes to.rebuild and/or repair a seawall located on <br />the beach, which action may alter the natural shoreline processes and contribute to further <br />shoreline hardening and beach loss; arid <br /> <br />WHEREAS, in accordance with 'Section 4(F) of the Hawai'i County General Plan, the <br />, ' <br />County shall protect, preserve ~nd enhance the quality of areas endowed with natural beauty, <br />including the quality of coastal scenic resources;, and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, Section 4( G) of this plan establishes a County policy that the shoreline <br />ofHawai'i shall be maintained for recreational, educational, and/or scientific uses in a, <br />manner that 'is protective of resources and of maximum benefit to the general public; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, Section 4(K) of this plan also mandates thatthe County adopt art , <br />ongoing program of identification, designation and acquisition of areas with recreational <br />resources, such as land with sandy beaches and other prime areas'for shoreline recreation; <br />and' ' <br /> <br />~EREAS, many island residents have expressed a strong desire to protect this <br />, beach and perpetuate the traditional and customary activities conducted in conjunction with <br />it; and <br /> <br />. ' <br />, ' <br />. - . . - , ; <br />WHEREAS, the Council recognizes that both public and private ownership rights <br />must be considered and respected in any acquisition; and .' <br /> <br />~, <br />