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WHEREAS, section 2-218(a), Hawai`i County Code, states, in pertinent part, "Where there are multiple lands under consideration at any one time, priority shall be given to coastal lands and lands where matching funding is available to leverage the County contribution." Matching funds will be solicited; and WHEREAS,the Hawai`i County General Plan (February 2005 Edition) states, in pertinent part, Environmental Quality, 4.3 Policies: (g) "Participate in watershed management projects to improve stream and coastal water quality and encourage local communities to develop such projects"; and WHEREAS,the Hawai`i County General Plan (February 2005 Edition) states, in pertinent part, 5.0 Flooding and Other Natural Hazards, 5.2 Goals: "(A) Protect human life. (d) Prevent damage from inundation. (e) Reduce surface water and sediment runoff. (f) Maximize soil and water conservation"; and WHEREAS, the Hawai`i County General Plan(February 2005 Edition) states, in pertinent part, 5.3 Policies: "(n) Develop drainage master plans from a watershed perspective that considers non- structural alternatives, minimizes channelization, protects wetlands that serve drainage functions, coordinates the regulation of construction and agricultural operation, and encourages the establishment of floodplains as public green ways", and this area needs to have its watershed protected for aquifer recharging and prevention and reduction of flooding; and in 5.5.8.2 Courses of Action: "(b)Establish and maintain appropriate vegetative cover in high rainfall, sediment and debris producing areas, (c) Encourage the use of natural drainageways as greenways in the development of the region, (d) Maintain and re-establish forest cover in mauka areas to improve the capacity of the ground to absorb heavy rainfall"; and 5