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PA`AUILO LANDS <br /> FINAL ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT <br /> 1.5 SURROUNDING LAND USES <br /> Surrounding land uses include private homes, ranches, farms, a dairy, the University of Hawaii <br /> College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources (CTAHR) Hamakua Research Station, <br /> and open land. The project site is bounded on all sides, in part, by open land. To the north and <br /> west it is bounded by land owned by Kamehameha Schools and a portion of Mameme Road. On <br /> the south it is bounded by the CTAHR research station. On the southeast lies the John Paul <br /> Mitchell Systems `Awapuhi Farm, a portion of Antone DeLuz Road, and a portion of the paved, <br /> private,plantation road that accesses the lands (Figures 6 and 7). <br /> 1.6 BACKGROUND <br /> The DOF acquired the subject property from the Hamakua Sugar Company in 1994 as a result of <br /> a real property tax settlement. Prior to the DOF's acquisition, the property had been in active <br /> sugar cane production for decades. DOF will be selling these lands in accordance with prior <br /> County Council action in January and June of 2002, authorizing the sale of these lands. <br /> The sale will allow these lands to be put back into productive agricultural use while the proceeds <br /> from the sale will provide additional funding for County programs. The revenues from the sale <br /> may also provide the County greater flexibility in budgeting additional funding for the <br /> acquisition of lands identified by the Public Access, Open Space and Natural Resource <br /> Preservation Commission. <br /> 10 <br />