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J��rlus.. COUNTY OF HAWAII -.(4\';. /..: STATE OF HAWAII RESOLUTION NO. 201 13 A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE DIRECTOR OF FINANCE TO ENTER INTO NEGOTIATIONS FOR THE ACQUISITION OF TAX MAP KEY NOS. (3) 1-4-002:022 AND 051, VACATIONLAND LAND TRUST IN THE DISTRICT OF PUNA, PURSUANT TO CHAPTER 2, ARTICLE 42, HAWAII COUNTY CODE 1983 (2005 EDITION, AS AMENDED). WHEREAS, Chapter 2, Article 42, Hawai`i County Code 1983 (2005 Edition, as amended) (hereinafter "the Code"), established the Public Access, Open Space, and Natural Resources Preservation Commission (hereinafter "the Commission"); and WHEREAS, Section 2-214 of the Code established the Public Access, Open Space, and Natural Resources Preservation Fund; and WHEREAS, Section 2-217 of the Code provides, in pertinent part, that the Commission's first duty and responsibility is, "To develop and submit to the mayor, an initial island-wide prioritized list of qualifying lands worthy of preservation..."; and WHEREAS, the Commission forwarded its list to the Mayor on December 28, 2012, establishing the purchase of Vacationland Land Trust as a priority, noting the need for conservation of our coastal lands, recreational opportunities, and protection of the Wai `Opae Tidepools Marine Life Conservation District (MLCD); and WHEREAS, the Commission ranked Vacationland Land Trust property's 322 acres as the seventh priority for purchase, and the Mayor by way of Communication No. 168, dated February 21, 2013, recommended that the Council accept the prioritized list as presented by the Commission; and WHEREAS, the Hawai`i County General Plan, Section 12.5.1.2. (f) and (g), Courses of Action, state: "(f) Develop the Kapoho Tidepools as a marine park. (g) Establish a small scenic park overlooking Kapoho and provide minimum facilities."; and