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„tY Oi COUNTY OF HAWAI`I ; • STATE OF HAWAI`I T0l M i RESOLUTION NO. -9:13 26 A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE DIRECTOR OF FINANCE TO ENTER INTO NEGOTIATIONS FOR THE ACQUISITION OF CONSERVATION EASEMENTS FOR ALL OR A PORTION OF THE PROPERTIES IDENTIFIED BY TAX MAP KEY NOS. (3) 5-2-009:025 AND 026, ALSO KNOWN AS THE KEALOHA FAMILY LO`I, SITUATED IN THE AHUPUA`A OF NIULI°I, DISTRICT OF NORTH KOHALA, UTILIZING THE PUBLIC ACCESS, OPEN SPACE, AND NATURAL RESOURCES PRESERVATION FUND. WHEREAS, Chapter 2, Article 42 of the Hawaii County Code 1983 (2016 Edition, as amended) (hereinafter "the Code"), establishes a Public Access, Open Space, and Natural Resources Preservation Fund; and WHEREAS, Section 2-214.1(c) of the Code provides that the Public Access, Open Space and Natural Resources Preservation Fund shall be used for "acquiring lands or property entitlements in the County of Hawaii for the following purposes: (1) Public outdoor recreation and education, including access to beaches and mountains; (2) Preservation of historic or culturally important land areas and sites; (3) Protection of natural resources, including buffer zones; (4) Preservation of forests, beaches, coastal areas, natural beauty and agricultural lands; and (5) Protection of watershed lands to preserve water quality and water supply”; and WHEREAS, Section 2-217 of the Code provides, in part, that the duties and responsibilities of the Public Access, Open Space, and Natural Resources Preservation Commission (hereinafter "the Commission") include developing and submitting to the Mayor an initial prioritized list of qualifying lands worthy of preservation and updating the list annually by December 31 of each year; and WHEREAS, Section 2-218(a) of the Code provides, in pertinent part, that: "[tlhe council shall, by resolution, select the land or lands to be preserved..."; and "[w]here there are multiple lands under consideration at any one time, priority shall be given to... lands where matching funding is available to leverage the County contribution."; and WHEREAS, the Kealoha Family Lo`i, shown and described in Exhibit A, attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference, consists of approximately 2.39 acres, and is ranked the second highest priority for acquisition in the Commission's 2025 Annual Report to the Mayor, dated December 31, 2025; and WHEREAS, Beldon K. Kealoha Trust owns and stewards the lands and lo`i systems that make up the Kealoha Family Lo`i situated in the ahupua`a of Niuli`i in the district of North Kohala; and