PUBLIC AUCTION SALE OF STATE OF HAWAII LAND LICENSES
ON THE ISLAND OF KAUAI

The Department of Land and Natural Resources (DLNR), Division of Forestry and Wildlife (DOFAW) will be conducting a public auction sale of Land Licenses for State lands at the following date and location:

ISLAND OF KAUAI

DATE & TIME: Monday, July 6, 2009 at 10:00 a.m.

PLACE: State Office Building, 3060 Eiwa Street, Room 209A-C, Lihue, Kauai 96766.

Note: Any person who has failed to submit an Application and all required attachments by by 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday, June 17, 2009 will not be allowed to bid.

The licenses intended to be auctioned on the above date and the subject parcels are as follows:

ITEM 1:

LOCATION: Parcel 4, Mana, Waimea, Kauai, as shown and described on Government Survey Map Job: K-165(95); TAX MAP KEY: (4) 1-2-02:portion 1; AREA: 18.995 acres, more or less; SPECIFIC USE: License for excavation and removal of sand for commercial purposes; TERM: 2 years; MINIMUM UPSET ROYALTY RATE: $39.41 per cubic yard; EFFECTIVE ROYALTY: The successful bid at auction applied to the amount of sand to be removed; DEPOSIT: $20,000 or 2% of the Effective Royalty, whichever is less, payable within 24 hours of the close of bidding; SPECIAL CONDITION: Licensee shall not under any condition, remove more than 23,211 cubic yards of material from Parcel 4.

ITEM 2:

LOCATION: Parcel 5, Mana, Waimea, Kauai, as shown and described on Government Survey Map Job: K-165(95); TAX MAP KEY: (4) 1-2-02:portion 1; AREA: 18.995 acres, more or less; SPECIFIC USE: License for excavation and removal of sand for commercial purposes; TERM: 2 years; MINIMUM UPSET ROYALTY RATE: $39.41 per cubic yard; EFFECTIVE ROYALTY: The successful bid at auction applied to the amount of sand to be removed; DEPOSIT: $20,000 or 2% of the Effective Royalty, whichever is less, payable within 24 hours of the close of bidding; SPECIAL CONDITION: Licensee shall not under any condition, remove more than 23,600 cubic yards of material from Parcel 5.

Applications by prospective bidders for the above listed items must be received by the DLNR no later than 4:00 p.m., on June 17, 2009 at the DOFAW Administrative Office listed below. Any person who has failed to submit an Application and all required attachments 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 his/her eligibility to bid at the public auction. See Public Auction Bid Packet for further instructions.

Any person wishing to bid and purchase a land license for any of the items listed 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.

The Public Auction Bid Packet describing the auction sale procedures, qualification requirements and other requirements, the draft land license document describing the terms and conditions of the license, survey maps, and descriptions of the items listed above may be examined and obtained at the DOFAW Offices listed below.

Kauai Branch DOFAW Office Tel. 274-3433
3060 Eiwa Street, Room 306
Lihue, Kauai 96766

Hawaii Branch DOFAW Office Tel. 974-4221
19 E. Kawaili Street
Hilo, Hawaii 96720

You may also visit our website to download and review the draft land license document and the Public Auction Bid Packet, which includes the general pre-qualifying and qualifying criteria at:

http://www.dofaw.net/

Prospective bidders are responsible to thoroughly read and understand the covenants, terms, reservations, and conditions contained in the Public Auction Bid Packet and draft land license document. Furthermore, prospective bidders are responsible to inspect premises of items to be bid on (Parcels 4 and/or 5 as described above, Mana, Waimea District, Kauai).

All bidders or authorized representatives must be present in person at the auction. The DLNR reserves the right to cancel or postpone the public auction, to reject any and all Applications 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.

Alternate award clause if highest bidder fails to provide required deposit within 24 hours – DLNR reserves the right to award Land License to the next highest bidder.

Any persons requiring a special accommodation (e.g. large print materials, sign language interpreters, etc.) are to contact Thomas Kaiakapu at 808-274-3440.

DONE at the office of the Department of Land and Natural Resources, State of Hawaii this 29th day of May, 2009.

BOARD OF LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCES

By:________________________________