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COUNTY OF HAWAI`.I. . STATE OF HAWAII RESOLUTION NO. i9 Oil RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING A MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE STATE OF HAWAI'l, DEPARTMENT OF HAWAIIAN HOME LANDS AND THE COUNTY OF HAWAI'I WITH RESPECT TO COUNTY SERVICES AND DELINQUENT REAL PROPERTY TAXES. WHEREAS, the State of Hawaii, Department of Hawaiian Home Lands ("DHHL"), and the County of Hawaii ("County") have had long-standing issues with respect to County jurisdiction on DHHL property and the types of services to be provided; and WHEREAS, the County had been faced with growing real property tax delinquencies on DHHL leased lands, but could not deal with these delinquencies in the normal manner of selling these properties by nonjudicial foreclosure sales; and WHEREAS, the DHHL and the County, recognizing the need to resolve their differences for the benefit of the parties, and ultimately the residents of the Hawaiian home lands, have met to resolve these issues; and WHEREAS, the Memorandum of Agreement between DHHL and the County, which is attached as Exhibit "A," represents the culmination of many meetings, revisions, and agreements in which the DHHL and the County have laid to rest many of the past issues of dispute, and have created an agreement which will serve the people not only on DHHL property, but the County in general; and WHEREAS, this agreement has been approved by the Director and Chairman of the Hawaiian Homes Commission, as well as by the Hawaiian Homes Commission; and WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 46-7, Hawaii Revised Statutes, this Council's consent is required to enter into this agreement. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE COUNCIL OF THE COUNTY OF HAWAI'1 does hereby consent to and authorize the Mayor, pursuant to Section 46-7, Hawaii Revised Statutes, to enter into the Memorandum of Agreement between the State of Hawaii, Department of Hawaiian Home Lands, and the County of Hawaii, attached hereto as Exhibit "A".