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HAMAKUA LAND SALE: KOHOLALELE <br />FINAL ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT <br />SUMMARY <br />Project Name: Hamakua Land Sale: Koholalele <br />Location: Koholalele, Hamakua District, Island and County of Hawaii, <br />TMK: (3) 4 -2- 005:001, approximately 1,040 acres <br />Landowner: County of Hawaii <br />Proposing Agency: County of Hawai `i, Department of Finance <br />Accepting Authority: Mayor or designee, County of Hawaii <br />Proposed Action: Sale of County lands <br />Existing Use: Fallow former sugarcane land overgrown with Guinea grass, <br />ironwood trees, and other invasive weeds <br />Land Use Designations: <br />State Land Use District: Agriculture <br />Hawaii County Zoning: A -40a <br />County General Plan: Important Agricultural Lands <br />Alternatives Considered: Hawaii County has considered four alternatives: no action, selling, <br />exchanging, or leasing. To meet the objective of encouraging <br />productive agricultural use of the Site, the alternatives of selling, <br />exchanging, or leasing are viable alternatives. However, leasing for <br />agricultural purposes would require some infrastructure costs and <br />increased resources for property management. With the plans to <br />offer agricultural leases for the Kapulena County lands, there may <br />not be the leasing demand for the Site to justify the cost, time, and <br />added expense to lease the Site. Exchanging is totally dependent <br />on finding a suitable exchange site and willing owner. To meet the <br />objective of maximizing revenues, the sales alternative is the most <br />viable in terms of the sales proceeds and ongoing property tax <br />revenues since the land would be privately owned. Therefore, <br />unless an exchange becomes an option, selling the Site best meets <br />the objectives of encouraging agricultural productivity and <br />generating revenues. <br />Summary of Major Impacts and Mitigation Measures: <br />There are no sensitive resources on the Site (e.g., threatened or <br />endangered species, native habitats, significant archaeological <br />sites) that require special protection through continued government <br />ownership or special deed restrictive covenants. Based on soil <br />