Comm No 0021.003 - Testimony - CA-7 - PONC fund and Maintenance fund

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Old Coast Guard Road and the parking lot at the bottom. The Hawaiian Island Land Trust lists it as an Iconic Land for preservation. Talks are underway with the owner. It was recently nominated to the County priority list. Puakea Trail - The State was granted a trail corridor along the cliff top by the State Land Board as a result of action brought by Kohala residents. The trail is administered by the Na Ala Hele trail program. - Because of outstanding historic sites and recreational use, this ,d out by the North Kohala Community Development Plan (NKCDP) :ion. It has been on the County Open Space Priority List for ;ht times since 2007. :he land was once listed on the County Priority List, the 17 d in 2011 with State Legacy Land Preservation Funds (LLPF) and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) grant with the Public Lands. It is now part of Lapakahi State Historical Park. Mahukona - The NKCDP also calls for public purchase of the 435 acres, which has also been on the County Open Space Priority List for nine years - number three priority for the past 2 years. Preliminary talks have been held with representatives of the owner, Mahukona LLC, which took over after foreclosure proceedings in 2012. It is Kohala's primary ocean recreation area and home to hundreds of historic sites. 3r surf site and many historic sites, the Focus of several legal battles to prevent )tion homes. It was finally purchased in 2010 i the County Open Space Fund and the State tle. Lamaloloa - This 35 -acre parcel has appeared on the County Open Space Priority List for five years. Surrounded by State land, it was once slated for resort development. Kohala groups have been talking with the owners about public purchase. /0 parcels, totaling 77 acres, were Is of the price coming from the State ty Open Space Fund. The County holds Kaiholena North - In the 1980s the land division of Kaiholena was rezoned for resort and golf course. In 2000 it was subdivided into six parcels. All parcels were named for public purchase in the NKCDP and listed annually on the County Open Space Priority List for many years. The first three lots totaling 151 acres were purchased outright by the County Open Space Fund in 2010. The land is culturally and historically highly significant. Kaiholena South - The last 35 -acre parcel was purchased in 2015 with funds primarily from the State LLPF. The rest was raised by the Ala Kahakai Trail Association, a locally controlled non-profit that works with the Ala Kahakai National Historic Trail and the Kohala groups. Several private donors were joined by the Hawaiian Island Land Trust (HILT), which holds a conservation easement on the land as well. tion efforts on this 64 -acre parcel only started in 2016 T h., I n , i r h U i i T