2010-12-27 (2010 PONC Annual Report to the Mayor)

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APPENDIX 3 COUNTY OF HAWAII PUBLIC ACCESS, OPEN SPACE AND NATURAL RESOURCES PRESERVATION COMMISSION (PONC) SUMMARY OF 2010 ACQUISITIONS I,LXIHOLENA (north parcels), North Kohala District On January 29, 2010, the County of Hawaii completed its third pur chase a tilizing funds from t he P ublic A ccess, Open S pace a nd Natural R esources P reservation Fund (PONC F UND). The pur chase pr ice w as $6,541,680.00 and consisted of four pa rcels ( Tax M ap Keys: (3) 5 -8- 01:11, 19, 20 & 24) totaling 151 acres. ._ These properties contain some of the most intact historic and cu ltural s ites a nd traditionally a sed accesses t o the shoreline used by the public for subsistence fishing and shoreline g athering. I n addition it's also identified in the County General P Ian and North Kohala Community Development Plan as an important area for protection. The County is currently pursuing the acquisition of the remaining south parcels (Tax Map Keys: (3) 5 -8- 01:21, 22 , 23 & 25) a t K aiholena a nd w as r ecently r anked #1 by t he S tate of H awai`i, Department o f Land and N atural R esources (DLNR), L egacy Land Conservation C ommission t o receive $1,650,000.00 upon approval by the B oard of Land and Natural Resources. T his amount would go towards the purchase of parcels 21, 22 and 25. PA`O`O, North Kohala District On November 15, 2010, the a cquisition o f P a`o`o w as the C ounty o f Hawai`i's s econd P ONC pur chase t his year, fourth o verall. The purchase pr ice w as $1,890,000. 00 for 10.61 acr es ( Tax M ap Key: (3) 5 -7- 01:05) of coastal land. The pur chase w as pa rtially f unded by a $945, 000.00 gr ant f rom t he DLNR L egacy L and Conservation Program w ith the balance o f $945,000.00 funded through the PONC FUND. As with the purchase of K awa, this is a nother gr eat e xample o f how important i t is t o leverage funds with State and /or Federal sources in the purchase and preservation of open space. A tremendous amount o f gratitude goes o ut t o t he Trust for P ublic Lands for a ssisting the C ounty o f Hawaii with o btaining gr ant m onies from t he S tate a nd t he overall a cquisition o f t his property. T hese lands co ntain a hi gh co ncentration o f cu ltural a nd historic sites along with one of the few accessible surfing sites in North Kohala.