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Hawai`i County Building
25 Aupuni Street
Hilo, Hawai`i, 96720
COMMITTEE ON LEGISLATIVE
APPROVALS AND ACQUISITIONS
Yd Session
ORDER OF BUSINESS
Hawaii County Building
25 Aupuni Street
Hilo, Hawaii
February 7, 2023
3:30 p.m.
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LAAC-3 February 7,2023
CALL TO ORDER—4:05 p.m. (Recessed at 5:40 p.m.; Reconvened on February 8, 2023,
at 11:16 a.m.)
ROLL CALL
STATEMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC ON AGENDA ITEMS
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COMMUNICATIONS
Comm. 66: REQUESTS FORMATION OF AN AD HOC COMMITTEE FOR THE PURPOSE
OF: (1) REVIEWING BIANNUAL PROGRESS REPORTS FOR RECIPIENTS OF
FISCAL YEAR 2022-23 NONPROFIT GRANTS-IN-AID AWARDS; AND (2)
DEVELOPING RECOMMENDATIONS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2023-24 NONPROFIT
GRANTS-IN-AID AWARDS
From Council Member Susan L. K. Lee Loy, dated January 6, 2023.
POSTPONED TO THE CALL OF THE CHAIR:
(An ad hoc was created consisting of Council Member Inaba as Chair and Council
Members Evans, Galimba, and Lee Loy as members).
Ayes: Committee Members Evans, Galimba,
Kagiwada, Kaneali`i-Kleinfelder, Kierkiewicz,
Kimball, Lee Loy, Villegas, and Chair Inaba—9.
Noes: None.
Absent: None.
Excused: None.
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LAAC-3 February 7,2023
ORDER OF RESOLUTIONS
Res. 51-23: AUTHORIZES THE DIRECTOR OF FINANCE TO NEGOTIATE A SIXTY-FIVE
YEAR LEASE WITH THE STATE OF HAWAII FOR THE PURPOSE OF THE
DEVELOPMENT AND CONSTRUCTION OF A PUBLIC LIBRARY BY THE
HAWAII STATE PUBLIC LIBRARY SYSTEM, SITUATED AT WAIKOLOA,
DISTRICT OF SOUTH KOHALA, COUNTY AND STATE OF HAWAII, AND
IDENTIFIED AS TAX MAP KEY: 6-8-041-020 AT A SET LEASE RENTAL
AMOUNT OF $0.00 PER YEAR
The property located within the County's Kamakoa Nui Subdivision is approximately
2.567 acres, and would be used for the purposes of developing, building, and operating
a public library.
Reference: Comm. 90
Intr. by: Mr. Inaba(B/R)
RECOMMENDED ADOPTION:
Ayes: Committee Members Evans, Galimba,
Kagiwada, Kaneali`i-Kleinfelder, Kierkiewicz,
Kimball, Lee Loy, Villegas, and Chair Inaba—9.
Noes: None.
Absent: None.
Excused: None.
BILLS FOR ORDINANCES
Bill 7: AMENDS ORDINANCE NO. 98-91, WHICH RECLASSIFIED LANDS FROM
AGRICULTURAL—20 ACRES (A-20a) TO AGRICULTURAL—5 ACRES
(A-5a) AT KALOKO, NORTH KONA, HAWAII, COVERED BY TAX MAP
KEY: 7-3-025:012
(Applicant: Sunshine Holding, LLQ (Area: 21.353 acres)
The Leeward Planning Commission forwards its favorable recommendation for the
applicant's request for a five-year time extension to Condition D (Final Subdivision
Approval) for the development of a four-lot subdivision. The property is located along
Kaloko Drive, approximately 720 feet southeast of its intersection with Kaloko Loa
Place, Kaloko Mauka Subdivision, North Kona.
Reference: Comm. 28
Intr. by: Mr. Inaba(B/R)
(Vote on Bill 7 is on the next page)
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LAAC-3 February 7,2023
POSTPONED TO FEBRUARY 21, 2023:
Ayes: Committee Members Evans, Galimba,
Kagiwada, Kierkiewicz, Kimball,
Lee Loy, Villegas, and Chair Inaba—8.
Noes: None.
Absent: Committee Member Kaneali`i-Kleinfelder— 1.
Excused: None.
ADJOURNMENT—11:28 a.m., on February 8, 2023
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