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Notice #: 0001315026-01
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NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETING The County of Hawai’i, through its Department of Finance, will be conducting community outreach for the Kahuku Coastal (also known as Road to the Sea) Resources Management Plan. The purpose of the outreach is to 1) gather input on important cultural and natural resources to preserve and protect in this area, 2) create a shared vision for the Road to the Sea property, and 3) identify opportunities to best steward these lands and resources. The County acquired this 3,000+ acre coastal property, located in the Ka’u District, in 2016 with funds from the County’s Public Access, Open Space and Natural Resources Preservation Commission (PONC) Program, along with funding from the State’s Department of Land and Natural Resources Legacy Land Conservation Program and the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Recovery Lands Acquisition Grant. Due to public health concerns relating to COVID-19, several small group talk stories will be held in lieu of one general public meeting. Four 1-hour sessions will be held at the: Ocean View Community Association Community Center (92-8924 Leilani Circle, Ocean View, HI 96737) on Saturday, March 20th between 9:00am to 2:15pm. Each session will be limited to the number of people as permitted by State and County regulations. Participants must sign-up in advance of the meeting to reserve a space. To sign up for a talk story, please contact Gabrielle Sham, Townscape, Inc., via email at gabrielle@townscapeinc.com or call (808) 550-3894. An online survey is also available at https://forms.gle/byxPDEvoaLMfRKmA7 for participants to provide comments. For more information, please contact Maxine Cutler, County of Hawai’i, Department of Finance, Property Management Division at (808) 961-8069 or Gabrielle Sham, Townscape, Inc. at (808) 550-3894. Duly Submitted: FINANCE DEPARTMENT By: Deanna Sako Director Hawai’i County is an equal opportunity provider and employer (WHT/HTH1315026 2/21, 2/28, 3/7/21)