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County of Hawaii
<br />Public Access, Open Space and Natural Resources Preservation Commission
<br />2012 Annual Report to the Mayor
<br />December 28, 2012
<br />Introduction
<br />Pursuant to Section 2-217 of the Hawaii County Code, 1983, 2005 Edition (see Appendix
<br />1), the Hawaii County Public Access, Open Space, and Natural Resources Preservation
<br />Commission is submitting this 2012 Annual Report and Prioritized List to the Mayor (see Appendix
<br />2 for detailed descriptions and maps of these prioritized properties).
<br />The Commission is advisory to the Mayor and is responsible for annually developing and
<br />submitting a prioritized list of lands to be considered for acquisition. For discussion of acquisitions
<br />completed in 2012 please refer to Appendix 3, Summary of 2012 Acquisitions. The Commission
<br />has also compiled a report on the status of all properties on past prioritized lists which provides
<br />detailed information for each property (see Appendix 4) and a report that provides funding sources
<br />used for acquisition (see Appendix 5).
<br />In addition, the Commission refined the assessment form with criteria to receive and
<br />prioritize suggestions from the community for lands worthy of preservation and/or public access.
<br />All submittals from the inception of the Commission have been put into the Comprehensive List
<br />(see Appendix 6). This list attests to the informed participation of community groups and
<br />individual citizens interested in the preservation of our island's resources.
<br />Commission Members
<br />Wilma Matsumura, Chair, District 2, (Term: May 3, 2010 - December 31, 2014)
<br />Steven Hirakami, Vice -Chair, District 5, (Term: March 4, 2009 - December 31, 2013)
<br />Terri Markovich, Commissioner, District 1, (Term: April 14, 2008 - December 31, 2012)
<br />Searle Grace, Commissioner, District 3, (Term: May 19, 2010 - December 31, 2014)
<br />Sarah Moon, Commissioner, District 4, (Term: February 11, 2008 - December 31, 2012)
<br />Marilyn Nicholson, Commissioner, District 6, (Term: November 2, 2011 - December 31, 2015)
<br />Enock Freire, Commissioner, District 7, (Term: November 2, 2011 - December 31, 2015)
<br />Debbie Hecht, Commissioner, District 8, (Term: September 1, 2011 - December 31, 2015)
<br />Gail Byrne Baber, Commissioner, District 9, (Term: May 26, 2011 - December 31, 2015)
<br />Prioritized List
<br />The 2012 Prioritized List is as follows:
<br />Priority
<br />Number Property Name with Tax Man Keys
<br />1. `O`oma II (3) 7-3-09:04
<br />2. Niuli`i (3) 5-2-01:20 & 25
<br />3. Halelua (3) 5-3-07:10
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