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COUNTY OF HAWAI`I STATE OF HAWAI`I
RESOLUTION NO.
460 26
(DRAFT 3)
A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE PAYMENT OF FUNDS OF LATER FISCAL
YEARS TO ENTER INTO A MULTI -YEAR LEASE AGREEMENT FOR REAL
PROPERTY TO BE USED BY THE OFFICE OF THE CORPORATION COUNSEL.
WHEREAS, Section 10-11 of the Charter of the County of Hawaii (hereinafter "the
Charter") provides, in part, that "any contract, lease or other obligation requiring the payment of
funds from the appropriations of a later fiscal year or of more than one fiscal year shall be made
or approved by resolution"; and
WHEREAS, the Office of the Corporation Counsel (hereinafter "the Lessee") wishes to
enter into a multi -year lease agreement with Joy A. San Buenaventura, Trustee of the Joy A. San
Buenaventura Revocable Living Trust dated November 26, 2025 (hereinafter "the Landlord"),
with a term of three years commencing on or about April 1, 2026, and not to exceed December
31, 2029, with two options to extend the lease for an additional three years at a rate to be
negotiated at that time; and
WHEREAS, the Lessee estimates the monthly cost of this agreement to be $2,600.00,
plus an additional charge to pay the Hawaii general excise tax, which is currently 4.4386%; and
WHEREAS, services covered in the negotiated lease shall include, but are not limited to
electricity, water, trash removal for common areas, and duinpsters for tenant use; and
WHEREAS, having additional office space is necessary for added personnel filling open
position vacancies within the Office of the Corporation Counsel; and
WHEREAS, the two units to be leased under this proposed agreement are identified as
Apartment Nos. 311 and 312, each containing approximately three hundred and ten square feet
of office space and located at 101 Aupuni Street, Hilo, Hawaii 96720; now, therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE COUNTY OF HAWAIII that the
Mayor is hereby authorized to enter into a multi -year lease agreement with the Landlord for a
term of three years, with two three-year lease extension options, for the purposes hereinabove
described.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that, in accordance with Section 10- 11 of the Charter,
sufficient funds be budgeted in later fiscal years to cover the anticipated obligations of the
County under the terms of the lease agreement.
BE IT FINALLY RESOLVED that the County Clerk shall transmit a copy of this
resolution to the Honorable C. Kimo Alameda, Mayor of the County of Hawaii; Diane T.
Nakagawa, Director of Finance; Renee N. C. Schoen, Corporation Counsel; and Joy A. San
Buenaventura, Attorney at Law, A Law Corporation, HC 3 Box 13579, Kea'au, Hawaii 96749.
Dated at Hilo , Hawai'i, this 4th day of
141GYMOM
COUNTY COUNCIL
County of Hawaii
Hilo, Hawaii
I hereby certify that the foregoing RESOLUTION was by
the vote indicated to the right hereof adopted by the COUNCIL of the
County of Hawaii on March 4. 2026
ATTEST:
�C CHAIRPERSON aASIDING OFFICER
10
March _'2026.
COUN Y OF HAWAPI
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AYES
NOES
ABS
EX
GALIMBA
X
HUSTACE
X
INABA
X
KAGrWADA
X
KANEALI'I-KLEINFELDER
X
KIERKIEWICZ
X
KIMBALL
X
ONISHI
X
VILLEGAS
X
7
0
2
— 0
Reference:
RESOLUTION NO
C-719.4/FC-126