HomeMy WebLinkAbout2019-12-16 Public Invited to Submit Suggestion Forms on 2020 PONC Acquisitions -- press release
Roy Takemoto
Managing Director
Harry Kim
Mayor
Barbara J. Kossow
Deputy Managing Director
County of Hawai‘i
Office of the Mayor
25 Aupuni Street, Suite 2603 Hilo, Hawai‘i 96720 (808) 961-8211 Fax (808) 961-6553
KONA: 74-5044 Ane Keohokalole Hwy., Bldg. C Kailua-Kona, Hawai‘i 96740
(808) 323-4444 Fax (808) 323-4440
NEWS RELEASE
December 16, 2019
Public Access, Open Space, and Natural Resource Preservation Commission
Seeks Suggestions for Lands to be Permanently Preserved
Do you know of a special property in Hawai‘i County that should be permanently
preserved? The County of Hawai‘i Public Access, Open Space, and Natural Resources
Preservation Commission (PONC) is seeking suggestions from the public regarding
lands that should be preserved because of cultural or historic significance.
Properties might qualify for preservation because they offer opportunities for education,
public access to beaches or mountains, and outdoor recreation. Such nominations for
preservation could be beaches, coastal areas, forests, places of natural beauty or
involve the protection of natural resources lands and watersheds for general benefits to
the public. Suggestion forms mailed or email must be received by Friday, February 28,
2020 at 4:30 p.m.
To obtain a form to suggest properties, copy the address shown at the end of this notice
in your web browser or mail your request for a form at County of Hawai‘i Property
Management Division, 25 Aupuni Street, Suite 1101, Hilo, HI 96720.
The PONC funds are derived from 2% of Hawai‘i County’s annual real property tax
revenues. Our most recent acquisition is a Conservation Easement of 2,289.105 acres
in Waikapuna, Ka’u, Hawai’i. The property contains numerous archaeological and
cultural features and is home to many endangered and rare species. It encompasses
2.3 miles of coastline that includes the ancient Alaloa footpath, and is currently used by
local fishers; Native Hawaiian descendants and gatherers of natural and marine
resources for subsistence; recreational and cultural purposes.
The Commission meets every other month at the Hilo County Building or the West
Hawai’i Civic Center, where public testimony is welcome. For further information, please
contact Maxine Cutler, Property Management Division, at (808) 961-8069.
http://records.hawaiicounty.gov/weblink/Browse.aspx?dbid=1&startid=13770&cr=1
County of Hawai‘i is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer.