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<br />. <br /> <br />t <br /> <br />l!~ ....- ",'.. <br /> <br />. .~. <br />. ~- -',- <br />COUNTY OF HAW~ <br /> <br />... ,."-' .:':', . <br />. '..', 'd" ' <br />::.:',::.-: \<:,. ., <br />, -,- ." <br /> <br />i'S1"ATEOF HAWAII <br /> <br />RESOLUTION NO. <br /> <br />280 98. <br /> <br />. . <br />. RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE COUNTY OF HAW AIl TO ACTIVELY SUPPORT <br />THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE PACIFIC AQUACULTURE AND COASTAL RESOURCES <br />CENTER AT THE SITE OF THE FORMER W ASTEW ATER TREATMENT PLANT IN <br />KEAUKAHA. <br /> <br />WHEREAS, the County of Hawaii has authorized and appropriated funding for the <br />decommissioning of the old Hilo Wastewater Treatment PlantonKalanianaole Avenue in. <br />Keaukaha; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, Keaukaha pos~e~ses a unique combination of aquatic resources including <br />warm seawater, cold seawater, freshwater, tide pools, an estuary, coridreefs, rocky shorelines <br />and nearby deep ocean waters; and <br /> <br />. -, <br />WHEREAS, these resources make it possible to commercially cultivate and conduct <br />research upon most types offish, shellfish and algae i~c1uding both tropical and cold-water <br />species throughout the year; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, the University of Hawaii at Hilo (University) and the University of Hawaii <br />Sea Grant College Program have proposed the. development of the Pacific Aquaculture and <br />Coastal Resources Center (PACRC); and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, the P ACRC will provide the basic infrastructure for. the development of. <br />world-class aquaculture and marine science programs at the University; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, the P ACRC will serve as a focus for the sustainable development of coastal <br />resources in Keaukaha; and <br /> <br />..WHEREAS, such developments have the potential to significantly enhance local <br />economic activity; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, the P ACRC is supported by the local community represented by the <br />Keaukaha Hawaiian Homelands Community Association; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, the old Hilo.Wastewater Treatment Plant could be easily modified into the <br />core of the P ACRC by utilizing the funds already appropriated for decommissioning of the plant <br /> <br />. . <br />NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE COUNTY OF <br />HAW All that the Honorable Stephen K. Yamashiro, Mayor, and the Department of Public <br />Works are hereby authorized to modify the project to decommission the old wastewater. <br /> <br />..",-(,., . <br />