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3KyV OF I, COUNTY OF HAWAII -_ STATE OF HAWAIII �rF of SOLU'T'ION NO. i6l 21 • 1: i . 1 Mi !0.111,0 1 1 . 1+. 1 1 i i• i i 1 . !0 Is • 1 i EASEMENTS FOR ALL OR A PORTIONOF PROPERTIES IDENTIFIED AS TAX •' 9-4-001:008,009,016,017, ! 023, SITUATED IN THE THE PUBLIC ACCESS, OPEN SPACE,AND NATURAL PRESERVATION ;. WHEREAS, the Hawaii County Charter, Section 10-15, and Chapter 2, Article 42 of the Hawaii County Code 1983 (2016 Edition, as amended) (hereinafter "the Code"), establishes a Public Access, Open Space, and Natural Resources Preservation Fund; and WHEREAS, the Hawaii County Charter, Article X, Financial Procedures, Section 10-15(c) provides as follows: "(c) Monies in this fund shall be used solely to: (1) Purchase or otherwise acquire lands and easements in the County of Hawaii for public outdoor recreation and education, including: (A) Access to beaches and mountains; (B) Preservation of historic or culturally important land areas and sites; (C) Protection of natural resources, significant habitat or eco -systems, including buffer zones; (D) Preservation of forests, beaches, coastal areas, natural beauty and agricultural lands; and (E) Protection of watershed lands to preserve water quality and water supply."; and WHEREAS, Section 2-217 of the Code provides, in part, that the duties and responsibilities of the Public Access, Open Space, and Natural Resources Preservation Commission (hereinafter "the Commission") include developing and submitting to the Mayor an initial prioritized list of qualifying lands worthy of preservation and updating the list annually by December 31 of each year; and WHEREAS, the Kiolaka`a Property, consisting of approximately 1,841 acres, is ranked the second highest priority for acquisition in the Commission's 2020 Annual Report to the Mayor dated December 16, 2020 (see "Exhibit A", attached hereto); and