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COUNTY OF IIAWAI`I STATE OF IIAWAI`I
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RESOLUTION �d
(DRAn 2)
A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING 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: (3) 6-8-041:020 AT A SET LEASE RENTAL
AMOUNT OF $0.00 PER YEAR.
WHEREAS,the County of Hawaii ("County") owns approximately 235 acres of
undeveloped property in Waik6loa Village identified as Tax Map Key No.: (3) 6-8-041:002, 003,
004, 005, 006, 007, 008, 009, 010, 011, 012, 013, 014, 015, 016, 019, 020, 021, and 022 for the
purposes of providing affordable housing and related purposes at the Kamakoa Nui Subdivision;
and
WHEREAS,the County intends to develop approximately 1,250 homes within these
parcels including land set-aside for the future development and construction of a school and a
public library; and
WHEREAS,the Waik6loa Village is currently home to over 7,793 residents and 2,810
households who have utilized a bookmobile operated by the non-profit Friends of the Library—
Waik6loa Region to promote literacy and community; and
WHEREAS,the Friends of the Library—Waik6loa Region has advocated for the
development and construction of the Waik6loa Regional Library to serve this growing
community for over ten years and the State of Hawaii Public Library System desires to develop
and construct, and operate a public library in Waik6loa Village; and
WHEREAS,the State of Hawaii,through its Hawaii State Public Library System,
desires to lease for gratis TMK No.: (3) 6-8-041:020 containing an area of 2.567 acres, more or
less, for a term of sixty-five (65) years within the County's Kamakoa Nui subdivision for the
purposes of developing, bulding and operating a public library; and
WHEREAS, on August 12, 2022,the Board of Land and Natural Resources authorized
the Department of Land and Natural Resources to enter into a ground lease with the County of
Hawaii on behalf of the Hawaii State Public Library System for a public library in Waik6loa,
South Kohala, Island of Hawaii.
WHEREAS,pursuant to Hawaii County Code Article 19, Section 2-120(a)(2), the
Hawaii County Council may, by resolution approved by a majority of members, direct the
Finance Director to negotiate the disposition of real property by leasing it to governments,
governmental agencies, nonprofit organizations, or affordable housing developers. at such rentals
and on such terms and conditions as deemed proper; and
WHEREAS, Hawai`i County Code Article 19, section 2-120(b)provides such lease of
real property to governments, governmental agencies, nonprofit organizations, or affordable
housing developers may be made without the notice or appraisal required in this article; now
therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE COUNTY OF HAWAII, that
pursuant to Hawai`i County Code Chapter 2, Article 9, Section 2-120(a)(2) and Hawai`i County
Code Article 19, section 2-120(b), the Director of Finance is hereby authorized to negotiate a
I sixty-five year lease with the State of Hawai`i for a 2.567 acre parcel on Tax Map Key: (3) 6-8-
041:020 to in Waikoloa Village, County and State of Hawai`i at a set lease fee of gratis per the
entire term.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED,that the Mayor of the County of Hawaii is hereby
authorized to execute said lease on behalf of the County of Hawai`i following its approval by the
Council as noted herein.
BE IT FINALLY RESOLVED that the County Clerk shall transmit a copy of this
resolution to the Office of the Mayor,the Department of Finance, the Office of Housing and
Community Development, and the Hawai`i State Public Library System.
Dated at _ Kona , Hawai`i,this 22nd day of February , 2023.
INTRODUCED BY:
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COUNCIL MEMBER, COUNTY OF HAWAII
COUNTY COUNCIL ROLL CALL VOTE
County of Hawai`i AYES NOES ABS EX
Hilo, Hawai`i EVANS X
GALIMBA X
I hereby certify that the foregoing RESOLUTION was by INABA X
the vote indicated to the right hereof adopted by the COUNCIL of the •
KAGIWADA X
County of Hawaii on February 22, 2023
KANEALI`I-KLEINFELDER X
KIERKIEWICZ X
ATTEST: KIMBALL X
LEE LOY X
VILLEGAS X
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I► ir/f.L127Reference: C-90; 7/LAAC-10
.'1TY CLE' •IRPERSON PRESIDING OFFICER RESOLUTION NO. S 23
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