Koholalele Hamakua EA PBR Final TMK No. 4-2-005:001

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HAMAKUA LAND SALE: KOHOLALELE FINAL ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT 1.0 INTRODUCTION 1.1 PROPOSING AGENCY AND ACCEPTING AUTHORITY The proposed action is the sale of County land. Any use of State or County land triggers an environmental review pursuant to Section 343- 5(a)(1), Hawai `i Revised Statutes (HRS), unless it is an exempt action. Since the sale of County lands is not an exempt action, the Department of Finance, as the agency that handles the disposition of County land, is the proposing agency for this environmental assessment. Whenever a county agency proposes an action, the accepting authority is the Mayor or authorized representative'. The mailing address and primary contact person is listed below: Ms. Nancy Crawford, Director County of Hawaii Department of Finance 25 Aupuni Street, Suite 2103 Hilo, Hawai `i 96720 -4252 1.2 PROPERTY LOCATION The County land proposed for sale is located in the ahupua`a of Koholalele in the Hamakua District, on the northeast side of the Island and County of Hawaii ( "Site "). The Site consists of two parcels: TMK (3) 4 -2- 005 -001 (approximately 900 acres) ( "Parcel 1 ") and TMK 4- 2 -005- 005 (approximately 140 acres) ( "Parcel 5 "), totaling approximately 1,040 acres. The Site is located on the south (mauka) side of Mamalahoa Highway, east of Pa`auilo, at about the 35 mile marker (Figure 1). 1 Hawaii Revised Statutes §343- 5(b)(2)(B).