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tPJ COUNTY OF HAWAII : ..,�� " : • : STATE OF HAWAII RESOLUTION NO. 82 11 RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO ENTER INTO AN AGREEMENT TO SUBGRANT WITH THE STATE OF HAWAII, BOARD OF LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCES, AND TO ACCEPT FUNDS FOR THE ACQUISITION OF KAWA, DISTRICT OF KA`U, ISLAND OF HAWAII WHEREAS, the Hawai`i County Public Access, Open Space and Natural Resources Preservation Commission cited Kawa as a site where there are "Lands or property entitlements with high public interest, imminent needs for acquisition, and largest benefit to the general public "; and WHEREAS, Resolution No. 451 -06 authorizes the Director of Finance to enter into negotiations for the acquisition of Tax Map Key parcels (3) 9 -5- 17:007, 9 -5- 17:005, 9 -5- 16:025, and 9 -5- 16:006, comprising approximately 785.161 acres of land collectively known as Kawa (aka Kawa'a and Kawa`a Bay), in the District of Ka`u, pursuant to Ordinance No. 05 -166; and WHEREAS, on August 24, 2007, the State of Hawai`i, Department of Land and Natural Resources, Division of Forestry and Wildlife, applied for funding by grant from the United States, Department of the Interior, Fish and Wildlife Service, Recovery Land Acquisition, for the "Kawa Bay Acquisition and Habitat Restoration Project "; and WHEREAS, on July 1, 2008, the United States, Department of the Interior, Fish and Wildlife Service, approved the Recovery Land Acquisition grant application and granted the amount of $1,000,000.00 for the "Kawa Bay Acquisition and Habitat Restoration Project" also referred to as Federal Assistance Award E- 17 -RL -1 for the performance period July 1, 2008 to June 30, 2011; and WHEREAS, the Board of Land and Natural Resources must encumber these funds by appropriation on or before June 30, 2011; and WHEREAS, pursuant to Hawai`i Revised Statutes ( "HRS ") Section 46 -7, the Hawai`i County Council may consent to agreements between the County and the Federal governments respecting action to be taken pursuant to the powers granted to the County by law and to furnish, expend, and receive any funds or other assistance in connection with projects to be undertaken by the County, now, therefore,