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Contract Horticulturist: In supporting the need for a sophisticated mapping system like GIS, the Friends propose to contract with a part-time horticulturist (two days/wk) who would assist with Garden maintenance as well as plant mapping, and with integrating the old data records with the new ones; with compiling the thirty plus years of information that has not been computerized; with monitoring of out-plantings; tracking endangered/threatened species; finding what plants have gone missing after four years of closure; and working to replace missing plants while conserving the collection and assisting with Nursery support. Amount Requested for Contract Horticulturist: $22,464 Equipment and Supplies: Even before the Garden closed in 2016, the equipment required to maintain the plants, the nursery, the sprinkler systems, the greenhouses, and the landscaping was in poor repair. Since the Museum had the Garden listed for sale, it was struggling financially and the equipment was not in good repair. Thus, there is now an urgent need for supplies, such as fuel, fertilizer, irrigation parts, landscape equipment including weed eaters, tractors, and mowing equipment. Supplies that are needed include fuel, fertilizer, irrigation parts, office supplies, weed eater (the one they use now is over ten years old and doesn't work well), insecticide, potting soil, and small garden tools. The used tractor and mower were purchased new in 2002 and are still in use. The tractor still works but needs constant repair. The rear-mounted mower is long past its useful life. The manufacturer no longer makes parts for it so when it breaks down (frequently!), it requires loading the mower and taking it to a welder— a time frame of a week or more lost when the grass needed mowing. The longer the wait, the higher the grass grows, so mowing is that much more difficult. A new mower is over $13,000, so leasing a mower when needed would be an appropriate expenditure and save money and time. Small equipment and Supplies: $ 4.573 Annual amount needed to repair tractor: $ 1,920 Annual lease of zero turn 48" mower: $ 6,292 Applicant Share and Other Resources: Section IV.A.1 details the Friends' Volunteers, a tropical agricultural professor (University of Hawai'i) volunteer and Garden Manager (Bishop Museum) value of match for work in this section. TOTAL AMOUNT REQUESTED: $35,249 16