NOTICE OF SALE
PUBLIC AUCTION SALE OF A STATE OF HAWAII LEASE
ON THE ISLAND OF HAWAII
The Department of Land and Natural Resources (DLNR), Land Division, Hawaii District Branch, will be conducting a public auction sale of one (1) lease for State lands at the following date and location:
Date & Time: March 27, 2008; 10:00 a.m.*
Place: West Lanai of the State Office Building
75 Aupuni Street, Hilo, Hawaii 96720
*Note: The date, time and/or place of auction are subject to change by DLNR.
The lease to be auctioned covers the following parcel, which is located along Akoni Pule Highway, Kawaihae 1st, South Kohala, Island and County of Hawaii:
Portion of Government lands situated at Kawaihae 1st, South Kohala, Island of
Hawaii, as shown and described on Government Survey Map CFS. No. 23,816
dated July 14, 2004
Tax Map Key No: (3) 6-1-3: 15
Total Area: 1.32 acres, more or less
The lease to be auctioned includes the following terms and conditions.
Permitted Uses: Commercial purposes as allowed under the County of Hawaii
(County) zoning ordinance for the MCX-1a zoning district,
but excluding those uses prohibited under County Ordinance
05-153
Lease Term: 65 years
Minimum
Upset Annual Rent: $69,000.00 per annum, payable semi-annually in advance
Stepups in Base Rent: Fixed for the first 10 yrs. Minimum base rent for years
11 through 15 shall be equal to the first years base rent
multiplied by 1.150. Minimum base rent for years 16 through
20 shall be equal to the first years base rent multiplied
by 1.225
Percentage Rent: 3.5% of annual gross revenues from any of the following uses
conducted on the property, including uses conducted by
any sublessee: catering establishments, convenience
stores, restaurants, bars, nightclubs, self-storage facilities,
theaters, home improvement centers, or any other retail
establishments permitted on the property under the County
of Hawaii zoning code, as such zoning code may be amended
from time to time. Percentage rent shall apply to the extent
it exceeds the annual minimum base rent
Rental Reopenings: At the end of the 20th, 30th, 40th, and 50th years of
the lease term
Rent Waiver: Lease rent for the first twelve (12) months after the
commencement date of the lease shall be waived
Performance Bond: Twice the amount of the annual minimum base rent
Special Management The subject property is located within the County of
Area Permit: Hawaii Special Management Area (SMA). The successful
bidder at the auction shall comply with all applicable
SMA laws, ordinances, rules and regulations, and shall
obtain any special management area permit required by
the County
Minimum Improvements Lessee to construct improvements with a cost of at
least $3,000,000.00 within the first three years of the
lease term
Encumbrances: Refer to the draft lease document, exhibits to the lease,
and County of Hawaii Ordinance No. 05-153 (Appendix D
of the Public Auction Bid Packet) for encumbrances to
the lease. Applicants may, at their own cost, order a title
report for the property
APPLICATION AND BIDDING INFORMATION:
Any person wishing to bid and purchase the lease described above must first qualify to bid under the general qualifying criteria and the pre-qualifying criteria as described in the Public Auction Bid Packet. Eligibility to bid shall be determined by the information supplied by prospective bidders in the Application and Qualification Questionnaire form (Application) provided as Appendix A of the Public Auction Bid Packet.
Applications by prospective bidders for the above listed items must be received by DLNR no later than 4:00 p.m. on Friday, February 1, 2008 at any one of the District Land Offices listed below. Applicants shall submit one (1) original and five (5) copies of the Application (including copies of all required attachments). Any person who has failed to submit the completed Application and all required attachments (and required copies) by this date and time will not be allowed to Bid. Each applicant shall be informed in writing in advance of the auction date as to the applicant\u2019s eligibility to bid at the public auction. See Public Auction Bid Packet for further instructions.
The Public Auction Bid Packet (which describes the auction sale procedures, bidder qualification requirements and other requirements, and contains the Application form, memorandum of lease, and other relevant information) and a draft of the lease document (which contains a survey map and description of the subject property) may be obtained from any of the District Land Offices listed below or downloaded from the DLNR website at www.hawaii.gov/dlnr/land/publicnotices.
Oahu District Land Office, 1151 Punchbowl Street, Room 220, Honolulu, Oahu 96813
Hawaii District Land Office, 75 Aupuni Street, Room 204, Hilo, Hawaii 96720
Maui District Land Office, 54 S. High Street, Room 101, Wailuku, Maui 96793
Kauai District Land Office, 3060 Eiwa Street, Room 306, Lihue, Kauai 96766
Prospective bidders are responsible to thoroughly read and understand the covenants, terms, reservations and conditions contained in the Public Auction Bid Packet and draft lease document. The property is to be leased in an as is condition, and prospective bidders are responsible to inspect the property and complete their due diligence prior to submitting an application.
All bidders or authorized representatives must be present in person at the auction. DLNR reserves the right to cancel the public auction, to postpone or change the date of the public auction or any other deadlines, to reject any and all Applications or request the submittal of additional information, and to waive any defects when, in the opinion of the Chairperson of the Board of Land and Natural Resources, such action will be in the best interest of the State.
DONE at the office of the Department of Land and Natural Resources, State of Hawaii this 14th day of November, 2007.
BOARD OF LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCES
Laura H. Thielen, Chairperson
(SB05532921 11/25/07)
