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COUNTY OF HAWAII -•� �'; '/ •- STATE OF HAWAII . 4>i OF•MF,� . RESOLUTION NO. 267 12 A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE DIRECTOR OF FINANCE TO ENTER INTO NEGOTIATIONS FOR THE ACQUISITION OF A PARCEL (TMK: 8-1-009: 051) IN THE AHUPUA'A OF KA`AWALOA, SOUTH KONA. WHEREAS,the first responsibility of government is to provide for public safety and secondarily, to provide those services that the public cannot provide of itself; and WHEREAS, the major road through South Kona is the Mamalahoa Highway which is a two-lane road with heavy traffic from Puna, Ka`u, South Kona, and North Kona; and WHEREAS,to reduce the amount of traffic on the Mamalahoa Highway involves mass transportation of workers and students; and WHEREAS, a bus stop near Napo`opo`o Road increases public transportation availability, reduces cost of living and combustion emissions by removing more vehicles from roadways; and increases access to other businesses and services in the Kona area; and WHEREAS,the County Council of Hawai`i wants to create a bus stop with park& ride capabilities near Napo`opo`o Road to allow more people to ride the bus to and from the job and educational centers in West Hawai`i and safely park their vehicles off the highway saving the residents the increased expense of gasoline, reducing emissions, and increasing ridership. This bus stop could also be used for "short-distance" bus runs serving the mauka area of South Kona; and WHEREAS, a parcel of land (TMK: 8-1-009:051) owned by Alexander Davis Smith and Mae Sonoda Smith comprised of 1.716 acres of land could be used for a Park & Ride Bus Stop at the Napo`opo`o Road intersection. This parcel is located on the makai side of the Mamalahoa Highway; and WHEREAS,this parcel currently has a market value of less than $210,000, and its acquisition is urgent to allow for the slight redesign of the Mamalahoa Highway to occur before the construction phase begins at the Mamalahoa Highway and the Napo`opo`o Road intersection; and WHEREAS, land acquisition can begin immediately, but the construction of the bus stop must be simultaneous with the Mamalahoa Highway and Napo`opo`o Road reconstruction.