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Home My WebLink AboutRES 105 Draft 01 2014-2016OFFICE INFORMATION ONLY Meeting: Governmental Relations and Economic Development Committee— March 17, 2015 Action: Postponed to the call of the Chair; never taken up again Re: Res 105-15; Comm. 169 (2014-2016 term) COUNTY OF HAWAII RESOLUTION NO. STATE OF HAWAII 105 15 A RESOLUTION TO NOMINATE ENTERPRISE ZONES FOR CONSIDERATION AND DESIGNATION BY THE GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF HAWAII. WHEREAS, the County of Hawaii encourages sound economic development on the Island of Hawaii; and WHEREAS, the designation of Enterprise Zones in Hawaii County provides approved businesses within such zones with tax incentives to foster economic development and generate employment; and WHEREAS, the State of Hawaii, through Chapter 209E, Hawaii Revised Statutes and Chapter 6 of Title 15, Hawaii Administrative Rules, has established procedures for designating Enterprise Zones for the purpose of stimulating business and industrial growth; and WHEREAS, the County of Hawaii through Ordinance 94-08 enabled the establishment of, and codified as Chapter 31 in the Hawaii County Code, an Enterprise Zone Program; and WHEREAS, Hawaii County Enterprise Zones are nominated by the County of Hawaii and formally designated by the Governor; and WHEREAS, a designated Enterprise Zone retains such Enterprise Zone status for a twenty-year period; and WHEREAS, the twenty-year period for the designated zones of Hamakua, Hilo -Puna, and North Kona expired on October 1, 2014; and WHEREAS, the twenty-year period for the designated zone of Ka`u will expire on May 1, 2015; and WHEREAS, the twenty-year period for the designated zone of South Kona will expire on April 1, 2016; and WHEREAS, the County of Hawaii resolves to terminate the South Kona Enterprise Zone designation and incorporate the area encompassed within this Zone into a new Kona Enterprise Zone; and WHEREAS, in addition to this new Kona Enterprise Zone, to continue the opportunity for job creation and to support agricultural businesses, the County of Hawaii wishes to nominate three additional new Enterprise Zones; and WHEREAS, the following attached exhibits provide information about these four proposed new Enterprise Zones: (1) Map that shows proposed Enterprise Zones as well as current North Kohala Enterprise Zone — (Exhibit A) (2) Map that shows proposed zone boundaries relative to the boundaries of census tracts that will be fully or partially included in the zones and publicly held lands within the proposed zones — (Exhibit B) (3) Map that shows State land use classifications within the proposed zones — (Exhibit C) (4) Map that shows County general plan designations for areas within the proposed zones — (Exhibit D); and WHEREAS, all four of the proposed new Enterprise Zones satisfy the eligibility requirements for areas to be nominated for Enterprise Zone status; and WHEREAS, the Hawaii County Council is empowered to request that the Governor designate the four new zones as Hawaii County Enterprise Zones; now, therefore, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE COUNTY OF HAWAII that the following Enterprise Zones be established in Hawaii County according to the attached exhibits that include maps and corresponding descriptions of each proposed zone's boundaries: (1) Hamakua — (Exhibit E) on the date of the Governor's designation; (2) Hilo -Puna — (Exhibit F) on the date of the Governor's designation; (3) Kona — (Exhibit G) on the date of the Governor's designation, provided that, at midnight of the day before the governor's designation the South Kona designated District shall be terminated; and (4) Ka`u — (Exhibit H) on May 2, 2015. BE IT FINALLY RESOLVED that the Clerk of the County of Hawaii shall transmit copies of this resolution to the Honorable David Ige, Governor of the State of Hawaii_ to the Honorable William Kenoi, Mayor of the County of I-Iawai`i; and to Mr. Luis Salto, end, Director of the Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism. Dated at , Hawai`i, this ...... day of , 20 . COUNTY COUNCIL County of Hawai'i Hilo, Hawaii I hereby cat f, that the foregoutg RESOLD I IONwes h} I )t d t d t the ight hereof adopted b the COUNCIL of the C nunh of Haoai i on A I FEST: INTRODUCF;D BY: COUNCIL MEMBER, COUNTY OF HAWAI'1 Avec Nots nHs _-- cI UNG r.x ,' WIT IIAGAN -� KANUIIA ONISHI _ ' PALLKA POINDP,XTER WILLS Reference: C-169/GREDC COUN'L Y CLERK CHAIRPERSON & PRESIDING OFFICER RESOLUTION NO. 105 15 NORTH KOHALA Boundary OlMW T(adt Boundary HAMAKUA f Conservavw� Boundary / / Reserve oundary Dstrict / gpy 1 i / Reserve Boundary il Reserve Boundary Rase Boundary KONA Census Tract Boundary 1 / Censu'S / Tract ReserveL Reserve Bountlary Boundary Reserve Boundary Boundary HILO-PUNA Reserve Bound KAU Census Tract Boundary e 015 30 I r r I Miles Proposed Enterprise Zones & Current N. Kohal Hawaii County Proposed Enterprise Zones _._M..Y Current Enterprise Zones Th' ap cproduced by the Office of Planning (OP) for Wanting purposes It should not be used for boundary miter. & phat.b.n.other spatial analysis beyond the limitations of the data, Information regarding comglation dates and accuracy of HAWAII the data presented can be obtained from OP. Map No.: 20140909 -OI -DK STATEWIDEMap Data 09/09/14 $OVfOee'. G' Census Trecb. 2010 Ceneus. US Ceneue PROGRAM Reerrya. DOFAW, DLNR, 2014. NAWAa SATE C—Nation District. State Land Use '. OFFICE OF PLAN"N'G Comm'rsaion, 2014. ne Mibit Proposed Zone Boundat Relative to the Boundari Census Tracts and Publi Held Lands Hawaii County LLIProposed Enterprise Zone IL____; Census Tracts Government Lands State - State DHHL - County Federal This map b produced by the m l- Planning (OP)for planning purposes. It should nototbe used for lroundary ry Inter- pretalions or other spatial analysis beyond the limitations of the data. Informabon regarding compilation dates and accuracy of HAWAII the data presented can be obtained from OP STATEWIDE Map Dale�0910&1402-DK G' S Sources �..i Census Tracts'. 2010 Census, US Census PROGRAM Bureau. -----—"-_"—' _"- Reserves: DOFAW, DLNR, 2014. HAWAII STATE Gm,ernmenl Lands'. Various Counties . 2012-2013. OFFlCE OF STj,, iNG State Land Use Classific Hawaii County ® Proposed Enterprise Zone 1, _ _ _ _; Census Tracts State Land Use Districts Agricultural Conservation - Rural Urban This map was produced by the Ofhce of Planning (OP) for planning purposes. It should not be used for boundary Inter- preta6one or other ` spatial `*y s beyond the limitations of the data. Information regHAWAII the data ng comma can be and accurac.dfromy of the data presented can 6e obtained from OP. Map No. 20140808 -01 -DK STATEWIDE Map Date 08/08/14 G 1 S Cann Censues e Tracts'. 2010 Census, US Census PROGRAM Reaervas OOFAW, DLNR, 2014, HAWAII STATE Conservation District. State Land Use OFFICE OF PLANNING Commiesh-, 2014_ County General Plan Des Hawaii County ® Proposed Enterprise Zone LUPAG (County General Plan) - Conservation Extensive Agriculture - High Density Urban Important Ag. Lands ® Industrial Low Density Urban M Medium Density Urban - Open Area Orchards Resort Node Resort ® Rural Urban Expansion M University Use TMs map was produced by the 011ica of Planning (OP) for planning purposes. It should not be used far boundary Thou- . pretations or other spatial analysis beyond the limitations of the data. Information regarding compilation dates and accuracy of HAWAII the data presented can be obtained from OP Map No.'. 20140908 -08 -DK STATEWIDE Map Date OB/08/14 G 1 S Sources Census T-ts: 2010 Census. US Census PROGRAM Sesaes RDOFAW,D NR, 2014. HAWAII STATE County General Plan, LUPAG'. Hawaii County, OFFICE OF PLANNING 2012 - I Census Tract Reserve Boundary H0 r�Man, ✓oR d This map was produced by the Office of Planning (OP) for planning purposes It should not be used for boundary 'nter- pretatl or other spatal analysis beyond the limitations of the data Informal on HAWAII ,a data compilation be ates nined from of th dal presented can be obtained from OP Map No.'. 20140828 -03 -DK STATEWIDE Map Date 08/28/14 G 1 S Census o n o k a a Census Timis 2010 Census. 4. Census PROGRAM Reurrrves DOFAW, DLNR 2014. RAW" STATE Conservation District: State Land Use ki OFFKE Of PLANNING Commission, 2014. Reserve Boundary " t . Proposed Hamakua FS: Beginning at the coastline on the northeastern corner of the Kohala Forest Reserve. It follows southeasterly along the coastline to the southeastern boundary of Census Tract 202.02, where K follows li M1 I � westward until it meets the Hilo Forest Reserve. it follows northerly along this reserve boundary until it meetsthe Census Tract 202.02 boundary where it follows westerly until it meets the Hakalau Forest National W ldlife Refuge boundary, where it follows northerly until R meetsthe Hilo Forest Reserve Boundary. It follows thisforest reserve boundary almost entirely until it meets the Hakalau Fore st :} ` National Wildlife Refuge boundary and follows northerly, It then meets with the Hilo Forest Reserve � ✓" " boundary where it follows northeasterly until it meetswith the Laupahoehee Natural Area Reserve boundary, then to the Hilo Forest Reserve boundary. It then follows southerly along several reserve boundaries until it meets with the Kipuka Ainahou Nene Sanctuary where R follows westerly to the " Maury Loa Forest Reserve, then north alorg the Pohakuloa Training Area Reservation. It then follows the State Conservation District Boundary northerly until R meets the Mauna Kea Forest Reserve boundary. It then follows westerly until it meets with the boundary of Census Tract No. 220 where it follows northerly until it meets with the boundary of Census Tract No. 219.02 where it follows until It meets with the Koha la Forest Rese roe boundary and follows northerly to the coastline. r Reserve Boundary Hamakua Hawaii County Proposed Enterprise Zone e 0 5 10 I I 1 I I Miles AMNLLaupahoeho NA.. "PO- ?'6 �atY Hamakua Enterprise Zone ' Hilo �amehameh:, i'Ave g. Z Census Tract Bound ,+dam) � 0 s Kamehame a Aver' Reserve Bounda 7 CT 207.02 is not in the Enterprise Zone `Keaau Reserve Boundary 1 1 Tt Census Tract Boundary a `a` VoiCan0' Proposed Hilo -Puna E2: Beginning at the intersection of Census Tracts 203 and 202.02 at the coastline, the boundary follows Census clockwise southerly along the coastline until it meets the southern boundary of Census Tract 211.06, Boundary then follows along the Hawaii Volcanoes National Park boundary, Kahaualea Natural Area Reserve boundary, and Wao Kele 0 Puna Forest Reserve, where it meets the boundary of Census Tract 210.10. It follows southwesterly to the boundary of Census Tract 210.11 and 221.02 to the State Conservation District boundary where it follows northerly to the Kipuka Ainahou Nene Sanctuary boundary, then counter -clockwise around several Reserves boundaries until it meets with the Hilo Forest Reserve boundary. It then follows easterly along Census Tract 202.02 to the coastline of Hilo Bay. Census Tract 207.02 (bounded by W. Kawailani St., Iwalani St., Kupulau Rd., and Haihai St.) is not included in the Hilo Puna Enterprise Zone. Hilo -Puna Hawaii County Proposed Enterprise Zone e 05 10 I I i I I Miles Hawaii County ax. Map Area spa �r; Ka�otlo Rd Rahoa 7f. c m ea 6 Qoro r ora _ae Hilo -Puna Enterprise a Zone izeserve— BDun(fgry This map was produced by the Office of Planning (OP) for planning purposes. . It should not be used for boundary inter- pretations or other spatial analysis beyond HAWAII l AA YY /'1 \Al A' f the limitations ofthe data. Information H regarding compilation dates and accuracy of STATEWIDE the data presented can be obtained from OP. Map No.: 20150205 -01 -DK G I Map Date 02/05/15 PROGRAM_ sources. HAWAII STATE Proposed Enterprise Zones: County of Hawaii, 2014. OFFICE OF p NNIN Kona Proposed Kona EZ: Hawaii County a ✓' a1,;aa D Beginning at the intersection of Census Tracts 217.04 and 215.07 at the western coastline ofthe Big ar, Island, the boundary follows southerly along the Kona Coast where it meets the southern boundary of Proposed Enterprise Zone ea Census Tract 213, where it follows northeasterly until it meets the Hawaii Volcanoes National Park boundary. It then follows several Reserves boundaries until it meets the State Conservation District boundary where it follows northerly until it meets the Hawaii Volcanoes National Park boundary. R then follows several Reserves boundaries northwesterly until it meets with the Puu Anahulu Game e Management Area boundary, where it follows northerly until it meets the boundary of Census Tract 215.07, then follows westerly to the coastline. .r - Reserve Boundary t Miles Hawaii County Map Area Thi' map -11111-11 by the Office of PI ,.,hg (OP) to planning purposes It hould not be used for boundary inter- pretations nter-p tatiom or otherspatial analysis beyond the limitations of the data Information regarding complation dates and accuracy of th:B ryto 20 40828-01 OK obtained om OP. HAWAII M11, STATEWIDE Map Cale Oaall/14 G 1 S �0WOe6 Canes' TrecW. 2010 Census, US Ceneue PROGRAM Reseeseeau. rves: DOFAw CWR. 2014. XAWAS STATE Conservation District: Slate Land Use OFF'CCE OF LAN"M Commission, 2014. #„ \ yin r Conservation District Boundary - yr. Reserve Bound r° Punaluu a Naalehu Kona Enterprise Zone Exhibit G 0 Reserve Boundary , e Hawa 'Belt Rd r Marnalahoa NwY) I Ka`u Enterprise Zone Reserve Boundary unaluu Naalehu Kau Hawaii County Proposed Enterprise Zone 0 5 10 I I Miles 1 County 1 Map Area 'Proposed Kau EZ: Beginning at the southeastern point of the Manuka Natural Area Reserve, the boundary follows counter- Thio map was produced by the Office of Planning (OP) for planning purposes. It should not be used for boundary Mter- clockwise alongthe southern coastline of the Big Island until it meets the Hawaii Volcanoes National pretations or other spatlal analysie beyond the 1 -hitch of the data. Inf—aeon Park boundary where it follows northerly to the KapapalaCooperative Game Management AreaHAWAII regarding compilation date. and accuracy of Me data presented can be obtained from OP. boundary,then to the Kau Forest Reserve boundary. R follows southwester) until it meets the Hawaii Y• Y STATEWIDE Map No,. 20140627A1 -DK Map Date 0627/14 Volcanoes National Park boundary, then to the Ma nuka Natural Area Reserve where it follows southerly 5 Sources. Cereus Tracts: 2010 Censua, US Census to the coastline. PROGRAM Rsemes DOFAW. DLNR, 2014, HAWAI STATE OW"OP PLANNING Core .b- District'. State Land Use Cc_ ... h, 2D14. Exhibit