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M�VOFH,'', COUNTY OF HAWAII •��• �''�-��' /•t�• STATE OF HAWAII ....................... RESOLUTION NO. 307 22 A RESOLUTION TO AWARD A PUBLIC ACCESS, OPEN SPACE,AND NATURAL RESOURCES PRESERVATION MAINTENANCE FUND STEWARDSHIP GRANT TO HO`OMALU WHEREAS, Section 10-16 of the Hawai`i County Charter establishes a Public Access, Open Space, and Natural Resources Preservation Maintenance Fund (hereinafter"Maintenance Fund") "to preserve the land,promote public safety, and maintain a healthy stewardship"; and WHEREAS, Section 10-16(h) of the Charter provides that the Maintenance Fund may be used for a stewardship grant program, which allows 501(c)3 nonprofit organizations to apply for grant-in-aid project funding; and WHEREAS, Ho`omalu Ka`u is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization with a stated mission of its project committee, Kahua `Olohu, "to support and guide a community-managed wahi pana of Kau based on the cultural, spiritual and educationalpractices and protocols of our ancestors"; p and WHEREAS, Ho`omalu Ka`u submitted a Maintenance Fund stewardship grant application to continue providing land stewardship and cultural education for the Kahua `Olohu, Kaunamano, Ka`u property; and WHEREAS, during its September 9, 2019 meeting and pursuant to Section 2-217 of the Hawai`i County Code 1983 (2016 Edition, as amended),the Public Access, Open Space, and Natural Resources Preservation Commission forwarded a positive recommendation of the project applied for by Ho`omalu Ka`u to the Director of Parks and Recreation; and WHEREAS, the project proposed by Ho`omalu Ka`u was one of five Maintenance Fund stewardship grant applications that the Department of Parks and Recreation Director evaluated in Communication No. 267, submitted to the Council on May 7, 2021; and WHEREAS, after requesting and receiving an amended budget plan from Ho`omalu Ka`u,the Department of Parks and Recreation Director then issued Communication 267.2 to the Council on December 15, 2021, recommending that the organization has the ability to complete the proposed project in compliance with the Charter, as planned for in its application; and WHEREAS, awarding a stewardship grant to Ho`omalu Ka`u will allow it to clear the 13-acre parcel and acquire equipment for long-term maintenance; and WHEREAS, this grant will also assist Ho`omalu Ka`u with its implementation of an ultimate goal to prepare the land for cultural education and malama `aina stewardship towards a vision of future Makahiki events being held at this site; and