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COUNTY OF HAWAIII STATE OF HAWAIII RESOLUTION NO. 463 22 A RESOLUTION TO AWARD A PUBLIC ACCESS, OPEN SPACE,AND NATURAL RESOURCES PRESERVATION MAINTENANCE FUND STEWARDSHIP GRANT TO POHAHA I KA LAI. 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, P6hdhd I Ka Lani is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization whose mission is to revitalize and advance indigenous Hawaiian culture; and WHEREAS, Pbhdba I Ka Lani submitted a Maintenance Fund stewardship grant application to continue providing land stewardship and cultural education for the Waipi'o Valley Lookout; and WHEREAS, during its September 9, 2019, 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 P6hdhd I Ka Lani to the Director of Parks and Recreation; and WHEREAS, Communication No. 844, as 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, after reviewing the list of applicants the Director of the Department of Parks and Recreation became aware of that they inadvertently omitted P6hdhd I Ka Lani then issued Communication No. 884.1 to the Council on June 27, 2022,recommending that P6hdhd I Ka Lani 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 P6hdhd I Ka Lam to allow it to reduce invasive species,propagate native plants, educate users about the area's history and culture, and create a"Hawaiian Preservation Buffer and Learning Zone"will provide the benefits as described in Section 10-16 and further will benefit the community at large by demonstrating that maintenance fund monies can be utilized to "preserve that land, promote public safety, and maintain a healthy stewardship" of those properties that have been acquired using Public Access, Open Space, and Natural Resources Preservation funding; and