HomeMy WebLinkAbout2018-12-4 PONC property purchase suggestion forms sought from the public -- press release
Wil Okabe
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 4, 2018
Open Space 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 are due by
4:30 p.m. on February 28, 2019.
To obtain a form to suggest properties, click on PONC 2019 Suggestion Form-Fillable, or mail
your request for a form at County Property Management Division, 25 Aupuni Street, Suite 1101,
Hilo, HI 96720.
Past open space purchases total 4,450.8655 acres. Properties acquired were: Waipi‘o Lookout in
Hāmākua; Kahua Olohu in Nā‘ālehu; Kahuku Coastal and Kāwā oceanfront parcels in Ka‘ū;
Hale O Kaili, Hāwī Banyan Trees, Kaiholena, Pa‘o‘o properties in North Kohala; Kīpapa Park,
‘O‘oma, White Sands Mauka, in North Kona; Pohoiki Bay in Puna.
The PONC funds are derived from 2% of Hawai‘i County’s annual real property tax revenues.
The Commission meets every other month at the Hilo County Building or the West Hawai’i
Civic Center, and public testimony is welcome. For information on the property selection
process, click on this link: Process for Property Acquisition with Funds from the PONC Fund .
For further information, please contact Maxine Cutler, Property Management Division, at (808)
961-8069 or click on this link: County of Hawaii, PONC Public Website .
County of Hawai‘i is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer.