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WHEREAS, Section 46 -15.1, HRS, grants to the County the same powers subject to <br /> applicable limitations as those granted to HHFDC under HRS Chapter 201H; and <br /> WHEREAS, Kamakana Villages will promote the goals contained in Sections 201H -38 and <br /> 201H -44, HRS, and in Chapter 2, Article 13, of the Hawai'i County Code; and <br /> WHEREAS, the County Council is empowered to and authorized to approve Kamakana <br /> Villages, to include exemptions from all statutes, ordinances, charter provisions, and rules of any <br /> government agency relating to planning, zoning, construction standards for subdivisions, <br /> development and improvement of land, and the construction of dwelling units thereon pursuant to <br /> Sections 46 -15.1, 201H -38 and 201H -44, HRS, and Hawaii County Code Section 11 -16; and <br /> WHEREAS, the County Council has reviewed the preliminary plans and specifications for <br /> Kamakana Villages (Plans & Figures), submitted to the Council by OHCD and attached hereto as <br /> Exhibit A, and the exemptions attached hereto as Exhibit B; and <br /> WHEREAS, the granting of the exemptions is necessary for the timely and successful <br /> implementation of Kamakana Villages; and <br /> WHEREAS, the exemptions for Kamakana Villages described herein meet the minimum <br /> requirements of health and safety. <br /> NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE COUNTY OF <br /> HAWAII, that it approves Kamakana Villages, which approval includes the preliminary plans and <br /> specifications as set forth in Exhibit A, and the exemptions from certain requirements for Kamakana <br /> Villages, as set forth in Exhibit B; and <br /> BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that pursuant to provisions of Section 201H-38(a)(3)(C), <br /> HRS, in consultation with OHCD, that the Planning Director of the County of Hawai'i and /or its <br /> duly authorized representative shall be the responsible County official who shall certify maps and <br /> plans of lands connected with Kamakana Villages as having complied with applicable laws and <br /> ordinances relating to the zoning, consolidation and subdivision of lands, and the maps and plans <br /> shall be accepted for registration or recordation by the land court and registrar; and <br /> BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Planning Director of the County of Hawaii and /or <br /> its duly authorized representative is hereby authorized to execute other documents required to <br /> develop Kamakana Villages; and <br /> BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that as used in this Resolution, references to specific <br /> statutes, ordinances or regulations shall be deemed to include any respective successor statutes, <br /> ordinances or regulations; and <br /> BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that this Resolution shall be void unless substantial <br /> construction, meaning the actual start of construction of infrastructure under a bona fide contract, or <br /> multiple contracts, totaling not less than five million dollars ($5,000,000.00), of Kamakana Villages <br /> has commenced within five (5) years from the approval of this Resolution; and <br /> BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the exemptions granted for Kamakana Villages are not <br /> transferable to any other real property; and <br />