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COUNTY OF HAWAI`I •�4k.',' '/ STATE OF HAWAI'I <br /> .*4:141 <br /> • <br /> RESOLUTION NO. 486 24 <br /> A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE DIRECTOR OF FINANCE TO ENTER INTO <br /> NEGOTIATIONS FOR THE ACQUISITION OF LANDS OR A CONSERVATION <br /> EASEMENT FOR ALL OR A PORTION OF THE PROPERTY IDENTIFIED AS TAX <br /> MAP KEY (3) 7-1-003:010,ALSO KNOWN AS `ANAEHO`OMALU KAPALAOA, <br /> SITUATED IN THE AHUPUA'A OF PU`UANAHULU, DISTRICT OF KONA, <br /> UTILIZING THE PUBLIC ACCESS, OPEN SPACE,AND NATURAL RESOURCES <br /> PRESERVATION FUND. <br /> WHEREAS, Chapter 2, Article 42 of the Hawai`i County Code 1983 (2016 Edition, as <br /> amended) (hereinafter"the Code") establishes a Public Access, Open Space, and Natural <br /> Resources Preservation Fund; and <br /> WHEREAS, Section 2-214.1(c) of the Code provides that the Public Access, Open <br /> Space, and Natural Resources Preservation Fund shall be used for"acquiring lands or property <br /> entitlements in the County of Hawai`i for the following purposes: <br /> (1) Public outdoor recreation and education, including access to beaches and <br /> mountains; <br /> (2) Preservation of historic or culturally important land areas and sites; <br /> (3) Protection of natural resources, including buffer zones; <br /> (4) Preservation of forests, beaches, coastal areas, natural beauty and agricultural lands; <br /> and <br /> (5) Protection of watershed lands to preserve water quality and water supply"; and <br /> WHEREAS, Section 2-217 of the Code provides, in part, that the duties and <br /> responsibilities of the Public Access, Open Space, and Natural Resources Preservation <br /> Commission (hereinafter "the Commission") include developing and submitting to the Mayor an <br /> initial prioritized list of qualifying lands worthy of preservation and updating the list annually by <br /> December 31 of each year; and <br /> WHEREAS, `Anaeho`omalu Kapalaoa, as shown in"Exhibit A", attached hereto and <br /> incorporated herein by reference, consists of approximately 27.38 acres, and is ranked as the <br /> highest priority for acquisition in the Commission's 2023 Annual Report to the Mayor, dated <br /> November 13, 2023; and <br /> WHEREAS, on March 1, 2024, the State of Hawai`i Legacy Land Conservation <br /> Commission recommended a Legacy Land Conservation Program grant award in the amount of <br />