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Board delays cancellation of Waimanalo agricultural lease after lessee requests time to remedy defaults
Summary
The Board of Agriculture deferred action on a proposed cancellation of general lease S-3109 in Waimanalo after the lessee, Milton Coleman, asked for at least three months to address rent arrears and present a repayment plan; staff reported roughly $134,000 in unpaid rent and recommended cancellation if the lessee cannot cure defaults.
The State of Hawaii Board of Agriculture and Biosecurity on Jan. 27 deferred action on a proposed cancellation of general lease S-3109 in Waimanalo after the lessee requested extra time to cure multiple defaults.
Kevin Moore, agricultural land program manager for the department’s Agricultural Resource Management Division, told the board the 1.4-acre lease was issued in 2014 and has a long history of delinquencies. Moore said staff issued a notice of default after repeated failed contacts and recorded a rent arrearage “in the 134,000 to 136,000 range” and additional past-due real property taxes. He said the lease had been previously considered by the board multiple times and that staff recommended terminating the lease, issuing a…
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