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LEGISLATIVE APPROVALS AND ACQUISITIONS COMMITTEE
DATE: April 30, 2024 Re: Comm. No. 814/Res. No. 486-24
PLACE: Council Chambers
Kailua-Kona, Hawai`i
TIME: 9:01 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. 486-24, reports as follows:
Resolution No. 486-24, transmitted by Council Member Cindy Evans, via Communication No. 814,
dated April 2, 2024, authorizes the Director of Finance to enter into negotiations for the acquisition
of lands or a conservation easement for all or a portion of the property identified as Tax Map
Key: 7-1-003:010, also known as `Anaeho`omalu Kapalaoa, situated in the Ahupua'a of
Pu'uanahulu, District of Kona, utilizing the Public Access, Open Space, and Natural Resources
Preservation fund.
The County seeks to acquire approximately 27.38 acres of land to protect and preserve cultural and
natural resources and open certain areas of the property for education, gathering, and cultural
practices. The parcel is listed as priority number one in the 2023 Annual Report of the Public Access,
Open Space, and Natural Resources Preservation Commission.
Finance Property Manager Hamana Ventura provided an overview of this project and asked that we
move forward with this acquisition. Reyna Ramolete Hayashi, Aloha `Aina Project Manager at the
Trust for Public Land's Office also provided information,background,photos of the area, and
commented on the projected timeline.
Committee Chair Holeka Inaba clarified that the property is purchased by the Trust, is transferred to
the nonprofit, and that the County is purchasing the conservation easement for the property with
Public Access, Open Space, and Natural Resources Preservation funds. Several council members
commented in favor.
Your Committee on Legislative Approvals and Acquisitions is in accord with the purpose and intent
of Resolution No. 486-24, 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 ACQU SITIONS
KAGIWADA X
KANEALI`I-KLEINFELDER X _
KIERKIEWICZ X HOLEKA GORO INABA, CHAIR
KIMBALL X
LEE LOY X LAAC REPORT NO.: 53
VILLEGAS X ADOPTED: MAY 1' 5 2024