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YY O~ 1. ~ COUNTY OF HAWAII STATE OF HAWAII ••••Y~Oi N,,M RESOLUTION NO. 288 0'7 A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE DIRECTOR OF FINANCE TO ENTER INTO NEGOTIATIONS FOR THE ACQUISITION OF CAPE KUMUKAHI IN THE DISTRICT OF PUNA, PURSUANT TO CHAPTER 2, ARTICLE 42, HAWAII COUNTY CODE 1983 (2005 EDITION, AS AMENDED). WHEREAS, chapter 2, article 42, Hawaii County Code, established the Public Access, Open Space, and Natural Resources Preservation Commission (Commission); and WHEREAS, section 2-214, Hawaii County Code, established the Public Access, Open Space, and Nataral Resources Preservation Fund; and WHEREAS, section 2-217, Hawaii County Code, provides, in pertinent pdrt, that the Commission's first duty and responsibility is, "To develop and submit to the Mayor an initial island-wide prioritized list of qualifying lands worthy of preservation..." and for the priorities to be "...listed on an island-wide rather than district basis"; and WHEREAS, the Commission did forward its initial list to the Mayor on April 5, 2006, establishing the purchase of Cape Kumukahi as a priority for purchase, noting the need both for recreational opportunities and for a regional coastal park in Puna; and WHEREAS, the Commission forwarded its updated list to the Mayor on December 27, 2006, establishing the purchase of Cape Kumukahi as the number-six priority, assigning it an 83 per cent criteria score; and WHEREAS, Cape Kumukahi is mentioned in the 2005 Hawaii County General Plan as an important site for protection; and WHEREAS, the Commission also noted the need to protect the threatened turtles at Cape Kumukahi, along with its value as being one of the few sand beaches in the region with shade; and WHEREAS, section 2-218(a) states, in pertinent part, "Where there are multiple lands under consideration at any one time, priority shall be given to coastal lands and lands where matching funding is available to leverage the County contribution"; and WHEREAS, section 2-217(4) states, "The Commission shall give emphasis to land acquisitions where the County's contribution can be leveraged to obtain State, Federal and/or private funds"; and