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WHEREAS, Section 2-218(a) of the Code provides, in pertinent part, that: "The Council shall, by resolution, select the land or lands to be preserved..." and "[w]here there are multiple lands under consideration at any one time, priority shall be given to coastal lands..."; and WHEREAS, tax map key (3) 7-3-003:010, also known as Lot 4 of Haleohiu Homesteads, is shown on a map depicting it's location and attached hereto by reference as Exhibit "A", is included on the prioritized list of lands to be considered for acquisition as priority number 10, as submitted by the Commission in its 2016 Annual Report to the Mayor dated December 28, 2016; and WHEREAS, Lot 4 of Haleohiu Homesteads, located in the district of North Kona, is approximately 8.20 acres and is significant to the County of Hawai`i for the following reasons: (1) Acquisition would fulfill the purpose of preserving of historic or culturally important land and sites that promote preservation and perpetuation of our native Hawai`i culture, tradition, and customary practices; and (2) Acquisition would fulfill the purpose of protecting natural resources and buffer zones; and (3) Acquisition would preserve and teach the "living history" of this parcel which currently remains untouched and intact and therefore depicts how native Hawaiians lived and farmed in their natural surroundings. WHEREAS, the owner of the subject property is willing to sell the parcel to the County of Hawai`i; now, therefore, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE COUNTY OF HAWAII that pursuant to Chapter 2, Article 42 of the Hawai`i County Code, the Director of Finance is hereby authorized to enter into negotiations for the acquisition of tax map key (3) 7-3-003:010 situated in the district of North Kona, also known as Lot 4 of Haleohiu Homesteads, utilizing the Public Access, Open Space, and Natural Resources Preservation Fund. 2