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o�NtvIos 11 COUNTY OF HAWAII •_ STATE OF HAWAIII RESOLUTION NO. 447 22 A RESOLUTION TO AWARD A PUBLIC ACCESS, OPEN SPACE, AND NATURAL SOURCES PRESERVATION MAINTENANCE FUND STEWARDSHIP GT TO N,k MAMO O KAWA. WHEREAS, Section 10-16 of the Hawaii 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,Na Mamo O Kawa is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization whose mission is to rehabilitate, curate, and steward the natural and cultural resources of Kawa to honor the past, benefit the present, and preserve for the future generations of Ka`u, the Island of Hawaii and all humankind; and WHEREAS,Na Mama O Kawa submitted a Maintenance Fund stewardship grant application to continue providing land stewardship and cultural education for the Kawa Bay properties ((3) 9-5-016:006 & 025; and (3) 9-5-017:005 & 007), which were acquired via the Public Access, Open Space, and Natural Resources Preservation Fund after adoption of Resolution No. 296-07; and WHEREAS, during its September 13, 2021, meeting and pursuant to Section 2-217 of the Hawaii 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 Na Mamo O Kawa to the Director of Parks and Recreation; and WHEREAS, Communication No. 844, issued by the Director of the Department of Parks and Recreation on June 3, 2022, submitted for the Council's consideration nine applicants for stewardship grants for various properties that have been acquired by the County using the Public Access, Open Space, and Natural Resources Preservation Fund; and WHEREAS, the Director of the Department of Parks and Recreation in Communication No. 844 recommends that Na Mamo O Kawa will be able to complete its project in accordance with the project description submitted and in strict adherence to the conditions governing the Public Access, Open Space, and Natural Resources Preservation Maintenance Fund; and WHEREAS, the Council finds that awarding a stewardship grant to Na Mamo O Kawa will allow it to continue its ongoing restoration work on the property, implement a dry land and coastal rehabilitation plan, and preserve and protect significant cultural features, including a freshwater spring, loko i`a, heiau, and ahu; and