DLNR ANNOUNCES THE RECREATIONAL RESIDENCE LEASE AUCTION FOR KŌKE‘E AND WAIMEA CANYON STATE PARKS, KAUA‘I

DEPARTMENT OF LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCES
News Release
NEIL ABERCROMBIE
GOVERNOR
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WILLIAM J. AILA, JR.
CHAIRPERSON
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For immediate release: October 7, 2011
DLNR ANNOUNCES THE
RECREATIONAL RESIDENCE LEASE AUCTION
FOR KŌKE‘E AND WAIMEA CANYON STATE PARKS, KAUA‘I
LIHUE – The Department of Land and Natural Resources (DLNR), Division of State Parks is pleased to announce that seventeen (17) vacant recreational residence leases in Kōke„e and Waimea State Parks on the island of Kaua„i are now scheduled for public auction.
“This auction is a great opportunity for residents to bid on rustic recreational cabins and lots, in one of Hawai„i‟s most beautiful State Parks, that have not been available to the general public in decades,” said William J. Aila Jr., DLNR Chairperson. “The revenues from these leases will go to supporting improvements on public lands by restoring recreational areas in the Hawai„i State Park System,” Aila continued.
These 17 recreational residence leases will be sold by means of a three tiered public auction, as is required under Act 223 SLH 2008. The recreational lease is awarded to the highest bidder with a minimum upset price determined by appraisal.
Per the law, the first round of the auction will be offered to residents of a county in the state with a population of less than 100,000 (which includes Kaua„i County), the second round is then to be offered to statewide residents, and if there are any leases still available after this second round, a third round will be opened to non-residents. The minimum bids start as low as $2,500 per year and the lots are only for part time, recreation use only.
The deadline for applications is 4pm, November 7, 2011 and the first round of the auction will be held December 8, 2011.
For more detailed information and a Public Auction Bid Packet, visit http://www.hawaiistateparks.org/plans/index.cfm or call (808) 587-0505.
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Recreational Residence Lease Auction
for Kōke„e and Waimea Canyon State Parks
For more information, news media may contact:
Laura Stevens
Education and Outreach Coordinator
Phone: (808) 587-0320
45 second re-cap: The Department of Land and Natural Resources, Division of State Parks is pleased to announce that seventeen (17) vacant recreational residence leases in Kōke„e and Waimea State Parks on the island of Kaua„i are now scheduled for public auction. The deadline for applications is 4pm, November 7, 2011 and the first round of the auction will be held December 8, 2011.
For more detailed information and a Public Auction Bid Packet, visit http://www.hawaiistateparks.org/plans/index.cfm or call (808) 587-0505.