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<br /> RESOLUTION NO. 494 22
<br /> A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE DIRECTOR OF FINANCE TO INVITE
<br /> PROPOSALS FOR LONG-TERM LEASE BY NEGOTIATION OF APPROXIMATELY
<br /> 1,000 ACRES OF COUNTY-OWNED,AGRICULTURAL-ZONED_ _ LANDS, BEING TAX
<br /> MAP KEYS: 4-2-005:001 AND 4-2-005:005,KOHOLALELE, HAMAI�UA, HAWAII,
<br /> PURSUANT TO CHAPTER 2, ARTICLE 19, SECTIONS 2-114, 2-116,AND 2-120, OF
<br /> THE HAWAII COUNTY CODE 1983 (2016 EDITION,AS AMENDED).
<br /> WHEREAS, the County of Hawaii is the owner of certain agricultural-zoned lands
<br /> located in Koholalele, Hamakua, Hawaii, identified as Tax Map Keys: 4-2-005:001 and 4-2-
<br /> 005:005, comprising a total of approximately 1,000 leasable acres; and
<br /> WHEREAS,in 1994, the Council of the County of Hawaii agreed to accept these lands
<br /> via Resolution No. 232-94 and by Commissioner's Quitclaim Deed as a settlement agreement
<br /> with Western Farm Credit Bank for retroactive real property taxes owed for lands used by
<br /> Hamakua Sugar Company, Inc.; and
<br /> WHEREAS, Koholalele is a wahi pana(storied place)with abundant `aina(land, earth)
<br /> that historically provided sustenance and functioned as a safe place of refuge and learning for the
<br /> community of Hamakua; and
<br /> WHEREAS, Koholalele,today, provides a unique opportunity for keiki,through kupuna,
<br /> to engage in `aina stewardship, cultural practices, and land restoration within the various
<br /> environmental zones of the traditional ahupua`a(land division usually extending from the
<br /> uplands to the sea)boundaries of Koholalele, using Native Hawaiian ancestral practices and data
<br /> sciences; and
<br /> WHEREAS, the 2018 Hamakua Community Development Plan prioritizes the protection
<br /> and restoration of natural and cultural resources in the Hamakua region, such as watershed
<br /> systems and agricultural lands, and encourages community-based collaborative management to
<br /> address current and future needs relating to climate change resiliency, food security, ecosystem
<br /> restoration, and community-led economic development; and
<br /> WHEREAS, Chapter 2, Article 19, Section 2-114(c), of the Hawaii County Code 1983
<br /> (2016 Edition, as amended),provides in pertinent part that real property may be sold or leased
<br /> through negotiation upon a finding by the Council that the public interest demands it, and also
<br /> upon approval of the minimum conditions and selection criteria of the Council; and
<br /> WHEREAS, Chapter 2, Article 19, Section 2-120(a)(2), of the Hawaii County Code
<br /> 1983 (2016 Edition, as amended),provides in pertinent part that the Council may, by resolution
<br /> approved by a majority of its members, direct the Director of Finance to negotiate the disposition
<br /> of real property by leasing it to a nonprofit organization, at such rentals and on such terms and
<br /> conditions as deemed proper; and
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