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COMMITTEE ON FINANCE
DATE: April 20, 2021 Re: Comm.No. 189/Res.No. 83-21
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. 83-21,reports as follows:
Resolution No. 83-21,transmitted by Council Member Rebecca Villegas via Communication No. 189
dated March 2, 2021, authorizes the Director of Finance to enter into negotiations for the acquisition of
tax map key 7-6-004:003, situated in the District of North Kona, also known as Ke Ala Kakou,utilizing
the Public Access, Open Space, and Natural Resources Preservation Fund.
This resolution allows the County to enter into negotiations to acquire this 2.4888-acre parcel to mitigate
the risks of stormwater flooding damage, recharge area aquifers and preserve and promote Hawaiian
culture,tradition, and customary practices. The parcel is listed as priority number sixteen for purchase in
the 2020 Annual Report of the Public Access, Open Space, and Natural Resources Preservation
Commission(PONC).
Council Member Villegas provided background information regarding this resolution.
Council Member Maile David thanked Ms. Villegas for her foresight in submitting these historical and
cultural properties to the PONC program.
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. 83-21, 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- ' EIN, ELDER, CHAIR
LEE LOY X
RICHARDS X FC REPORT NO.: 34
VILLEGAS X ADOPTED: MAY 0 5 2021