HomeMy WebLinkAboutREP LAAC 050 2024-01-23 2022-2024 REPORT OF THE
LEGISLATIVE APPROVALS AND ACQUISITIONS COMMITTEE
DATE: January 23, 2024 Re: Comm. No. 684/Res. No. 410-24
PLACE: Council Chambers
Kailua-Kona, Hawai`i
TIME: 10:40 a.m.
Council Chair and Members
Hawai`i County Council
Hilo, Hawai`i 96720
Your Committee on Legislative Approvals and Acquisitions, to which was referred Resolution
No. 410-24, reports as follows:
Resolution No. 410-24, transmitted by Michelle Galimba, via Communication No. 684, dated
January 3, 2024, authorizes the Director of Finance to enter into negotiations for the acquisition of land
or a conservation easement for all or a portion of the property identified as Tax Map Key: 8-7-11:002,
situated in the District of South Kona, also known as `Io Lani Kea, utilizing the Public Access, Open
Space, and Natural Resources Preservation Fund.
The County seeks to acquire approximately 46.27 acres of land to protect cultural and natural
resources and preserve portions of the ala loa or Ala Kahakai National Historic Trail. The parcel is
listed as priority number twelve in the 2018 Annual Report of the Public Access, Open Space, and
Natural Resources Preservation Commission.
Finance Property Manager Hamana Ventura and Keoni Fox, President of the Ala Kahakai Trail
Association, were available in chambers. Mr. Fox provided information and background on the
property, as well as photos of the area.
Your Committee on Legislative Approvals and Acquisitions is in accord with the purpose and intent of
Resolution No. 410-24, and recommends its adoption.
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AYES NOES ABS EX Respectfully submitted,
EVANS. X
GALIMBA X COMMITTEE ON LEGISLATIVE
INABA X APPROVALS AND ACQUISITIONS
KANEALI`I-KLEINFELDER X
KIERKIEWICZ X HOLEKA GORO INABA, CHAIR
KIMBALL X
LEE LOY X LAAC REPORT NO.: 50
VILLEGAS X ADOPTED: FEB 0 7 2024