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RESOLUTION NO.0 IS
A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO ENTER INTO A REVOCABLE
NON-EXCLUSIVE RIGHT .OF ENTRY AGREEMENT WITH THE STATE OF HAWAII,
COMPTROLLER, DEPARTMENT OF ACCOUNTING AND GENERAL SERVICES,
FOR THE MAINTENANCE OF THE KING KAMEHAMEHA THE GREAT STATUTE
LOCATED IN KAPAAU, NORTH KOHALA, ISLAND OF HAWAII.
WHEREAS, Hawaii Revised Statutes Section 46-7 requires that County departments
obtain the consent of the Council to enter into agreements with the federal or state governments
respecting action to -be taken pursuant to any of the powers granted by law to furnish, expend,
and receive any funds or other assistance in connection with projects being or to be undertaken
pursuant to those powers; and
WHEREAS, in I878, the Legislature of the Kingdom of Hawaii commissioned a
sculpture of King Kamehameha the. Great in the form of a statute ("the statute") which is located
in Kapa` au, North Kohala, on the Island of Hawaii, the birthplace of King Kamehameha ; and
WHEREAS, the property upon which the statue is located was once owned by the State
of Hawaii ("State"), but is currently owned by the County of Hawaii ("County"); and
WHEREAS, it is. unclear whether the ownership of the statue transferred to the County
and, as a result, the responsibility for maintenance of the statue is in dispute; and
WHEREAS, the statue has been maintained in the past by community efforts and not by
County or the State; and
WHEREAS, such maintenance, which included repainting the statue every seven to ten
years, is becoming more costly, making it increasingly difficult for .the community to continue
maintaining the statue; and
WHEREAS, the State is willing to assume the maintenance responsibilities of the statue,
provided that County is willing to grant the State access for such maintenance activities; now
therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE COUNTY OF HAWAII that in
accordance with Hawaii Revised Statutes Section 46-7, the Mayor of the County of Hawaii is
authorized to execute, on behalf of the County, an intergovernmental agreement with the State,
by its Comptroller, Department of Accounting and General Services, to grant a revocable non-
exclusive right of entry agreement for the purpose of maintaining the statute.
BE IT FINALLY RESOLVED that the County Clerk shall transmit a copy of this
resolution to Parks and Recreation Director Roxcie Waltjen, Mayor Harry Kim, and the
Comptroller, Department of Accounting and General Services.
Dated at , Hawai`:i, this day of 520
INTRODUCED BY:
'COUNCIL
COUNTY COUNCIL
County of Hawaii
Hilo, Hawaii
I hereby certify that the foregoing- RESOLUTION was, by
the vote indicated to the right hereof adopted by the COUNCIL of the
County of Hawaii on
ATTEST:
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AYES NOES ABS EX
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DAVID
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KANUHA
LEE LOY
O'HARA
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Reference: C-9.08/FC
COUNTY CLERK CHAIRPERSON & PRESIDING OFFICER RESOLUTION NO. 60:1 IS
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