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JI,tY• OFH,/+' COUNTY OF HAWAII •� �'- �/_• STATE OF HAWAII TEa. OF•Aka' RESOLUTION NO. 592 18 A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO ENTER INTO A MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING WITH THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR NATIONAL PARK SERVICE,AND THE STATE OF HAWAII, FOR THE MANAGEMENT OF THE ALA KAHAKAI NATIONAL HISTORIC TRAIL. WHEREAS, the Department of the Interior National Park Service, the State Department of Land and Natural Resources, and the County of Hawai`i desire to enter into a Memorandum of Understanding to manage the Ala Kahakai National Historic Trail ("Trail"), attached as Exhibit A; and WHEREAS, language in the National Trails System Act of 1968, as amended, describes The Ala Kahakai National Historic Trail (the Trail by the Sea), as a 175 mile long trail extending from `Upolu Point on the north tip of Hawai`i Island down the west coast of the Island around Ka Lae to the east boundary of Hawai`i Volcanoes National Park at the ancient shoreline temple known as "Waha`ula"; and WHEREAS, the National Trails System Act of 1968, as amended, established the Trail and placed responsibility for administering the Trail with the Department of the Interior National Park Service; and WHEREAS, the Trail traverses over federal, state, county, and private land; and contains sensitive Hawaiian cultural and natural resources; and WHEREAS, only federal lands are to be administered as initial protection components of the Trail; but the National Trails System Act of 1968, as amended, (16 USC 1244 (a) (22)) authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to encourage and assist state, local, and private entities to manage and protect those segments of the Trail and associated resources that cross non federally- owned lands; and WHEREAS, establishing the alignment(s) and effectuating the management, maintenance, and regulation of activities along the Trail is a complicated long-term project; and WHEREAS, the Department of the Interior National Park Service, the Department of Land and Natural Resources, and the County have determined that it is necessary to establish a documented working relationship; and WHEREAS, the County continues to receive applications for land use changes from private landowners that may affect the Trail; and WHEREAS, it is essential to coordinate and clarify the jurisdictional, regulatory and management actions, and fiduciary responsibilities between the federal, state, and county governments in relation to the management of the Trail; and