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t+,or <br /> .•.4 <br /> <br /> COUNTY OF HAWAII STATE OF HAWAII <br /> ••h~Oi~N~Y <br /> RESOLUTION NO. 286 0"7 <br /> A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE DIRECTOR OF FINANCE TO ENTER INTO <br /> NEGOTIATIONS FOR THE ACQUISITION OF WAI`ELE IN THE DISTRICT OF <br /> PUNA, PURSUANT TO CHAPTER 2, ARTICLE 42, HAWAII COUNTY CODE, 1983 <br /> (2005 EDITION, AS AMENDED). <br /> WHEREAS, chapter 2, article 42, Hawaii County Code, established the Public Access, <br /> Open Space, and Natural Resources Preservation Commission (Commission); and <br /> WHEREAS, section 2-214, Hawaii County Code, established the Public Access, Open <br /> Space, and Natural Resources Preservation Fund; and <br /> WHEREAS, section 2-217, Hawaii County Code, provides in pertinent part that the <br /> Commission's first duty and responsibility is, "To develop and submit to the Mayor an initial <br /> island-wide prioritized list of qualifying lands worthy of preservation..." and for the priorities to <br /> be "...listed on an island-wide rather than district basis"; and <br /> WHEREAS, the Commission did forward its initial list to the Mayor on Apri15, 2006 <br /> and then its updated list to the Mayor on December 27, 2006; and <br /> WHEREAS, on the Commission's updated list, Wai`ele is listed as the number-seven <br /> priority and assigned an 80 per cent criteria score; and <br /> WHEREAS, the Commission identified the significance of Wai`ele's cultural and <br /> historical sites, that it holds one of the last hala groves in this azea, that it is adjacent to Kahuwai, <br /> a site with existing educational programs, and that it is adjacent to the Nanawale Forest Reserve; <br /> and <br /> WHEREAS, the Commission anticipated Wai`ele being utilized for swimming, <br /> snorkeling, picnicking, fishing, camping, and for traditional gathering practices, namely for <br /> lauhala and la`au lapa`au; and <br /> WHEREAS, the Commission deemed Wai`ele a priority for purchase as there is a <br /> groundswell of community support for its acquisition and because it is currently on the market <br /> for sale; and <br /> WHEREAS, section 2-218(a), Hawaii County Code, in pertinent part, states, "Where <br /> there are multiple lands under consideration at any one time, priority shall be given to coastal <br /> lands and lands where matching funding is available to leverage the County contribution"; and <br /> <br />