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COMMITTEE ON FINANCE
DATE: April 20, 2021 Re: Comm.No. 188/Res.No. 82-21
PLACE: Council Chambers
Kailua-Kona, Hawai`i
TIME: 10:30 a.m.
Council Chair and Members
Hawai`i County Council
Hilo, Hawai`i 96720
Your Committee on Finance, to which was referred Resolution No. 82-21,reports as follows:
Resolution No. 82-21, transmitted byCouncil Member Rebecca Ville as via Communication No. 188
Villegas
March 24, 2021, authorizes the Director of Finance to enter into negotiations for the acquisition of
tax map key 7-7-008:120 and 124, situated in the District of North Kona, also known as Pahoehoe of
La'aloa,utilizing the Public Access, Open Space, and Natural Resources Preservation Fund.
This resolution allows the County to enter into negotiations to acquire parcels, which consist of
approximately 29.8 acres of land,to protect sacred burial grounds,natural resources, and buffer zones,
and preserve and promote Hawaiian culture,tradition, and customary practices. The parcel is listed as
priority number fourteen for purchase in the 2020 Annual Report of the Public Access, Open Space, and
Natural Resources Preservation Commission.
Council Member Ashley Kierkiewicz asked Mr. Ventura if it is possible to work with the University of
Hawai`i to document the stories and history of these places so it can be accessible to the public.
Mr. Ventura said that they have gone digital, and the information is online in the Finance Department's
Property Management section in the Public Documents.
Pursuant to Hawai`i County Code Section 2-218(a),the Council shall by resolution select land or lands
to be preserved through acquisition from the fund, as recommended by the Mayor in a list developed by
the commission.
Your Committee on Finance is in accord with -
the purpose and intent of Resolution No. 82-21, and
recommends its adoption.
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AYES NOES ABS EX
Respectfully submitted,
CHUNG X
DAVID X COMMITTEE ON FINANCE
INABA X
KANEALI`I-KLEINFELDER X
KIERKIEWICZ X
KIMBALL X MATT KANEALI`I-KL ' ELDER, CHAIR
LEE LOY X
RICHARDS X FC REPORT NO.: 33
VILLEGAS X ADOPTED: MAY 0 5 2021