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Council authorizes negotiations on 2024 PONC priority list after contested amendment fails
Summary
Hawaii County Council adopted Resolution 120 to authorize the finance director to begin negotiations for the purchase or conservation easement of any or all of the 10 properties on the PONC 2024 prioritized list.
The Hawaii County Council voted to adopt Resolution 120 on May 7, authorizing the director of finance to initiate negotiations for the acquisition of any or all of the 10 properties on the 2024 Public Access, Open Space and Natural Resources Preservation Commission (PONC) prioritized list.
Council debate focused on two strains of concern: administrative capacity to pursue an expanding list of potential purchases and a proposed amendment that would limit automatic administration negotiation to only those properties scoring at least 70% in PONC’s ranking.
Deputy Finance Director Malia Kikai told the council that three properties were already in active negotiation and…
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