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.' . . "::,",j.:',,'. ., . . COUNTY OF HAWAI( SrATE OF HAWAII RESOLUTION NO.~-{9;~,'\~.B - (Draft 2) RESOL,UTION AUTHORIZING THE CLOSlJREOF A PORTION OF KAMOKUNA STREET, AT WAlAKEA, SOUTH HILO, HAWAII, TO VEHICULAR ACCESS. _ . WHEREAS, the County of Hawaii owns Kamokuna Street, identified as Tax Map Key' No. (3)2-1-15, a portion of which extends from LaehalaStreet makai to the coastal area/as delineated on the map attached hereto as Exhibit "A"; and WHEREAS, a: portion ofthe subject roadway is not improved to county road standards and has been used as a receptacle area for trash, creating an unsanitary situation; and WHEREAS, the landowner ofthe surrounding properties, Kamehameha Schools Bernice Pauahi Bishop Estate, has agreed to allow the Edith Kanaka'ole Foundation to utilize the surrounding properties as a cultural landscape to practice and interpret the Native Hawaiian culture; and WHEREAS, the Edith Kanaka'oleFoundation, as the steward for this region, has requested that the subject property ofKamokUlla Street be closed to vel1iculartraffic, but continue to serve as a public pedestriari access to the shoreline and that vehicular traffic be restriCted for emergency purposes only; and WHEREAS, the Edith Kanaka'ole Foundation will provide an area foroff-street parking and a vehicle turnaround to relieve traffic safety concerns at the intersection of Kamokuna Street and Laehala Street; and . WHEREAS, the utilization ofthis access for pedestrian use only would greatly reduce the potential for continued dumping of trash and for further degradation of the natural resources of the area; and . . WHEREAS, pursuant to section 264-1(d), Hawaii Revised Statutes, all county road~ continue until closed by resolution oftheCouncil. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE COUNTY OF HAWAII that pursuant to section 264-1, Hawaii Revised Statutes, that portion of Kamokuna Street begirining 200 feet makai from Laehala Streefto the shoreline, shall be closed to vehicular traffic, except for emergency purposes, and be designated primarily for pedestrian access.