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REPORT OF THE <br /> LEGISLATIVE APPROVALS AND ACQUISITIONS COMMITTEE <br /> DATE: August 1, 2023 Re: Comm. No. 375/Res. No. 208-23 <br /> PLACE: Council Chambers <br /> Hilo, Hawai`i <br /> TIME: 2:20 p.m. <br /> Council Chair and Members <br /> Hawai`i County Council <br /> Hilo, Hawaii 96720 <br /> Your Committee on Legislative Approvals and Acquisitions, to which was referred Resolution <br /> No. 208-23, reports as follows: <br /> Resolution No. 208-23, transmitted by Council Member Michelle Galimba, via Communication <br /> No. 375, dated July 14, 2023, awards a Public Access, Open Space, and Natural Resources Preservation <br /> Maintenance Fund Stewardship Grant to Hawai`i Wildlife Fund. <br /> This resolution would approve a grant of$15,748 to Hawai`i Wildlife Fund, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit <br /> organization for protection of native wildlife and preservation of the Kahuku Coastal Property in Ka`u, <br /> (Tax Map Key: 9-2-001:075), pursuant to Section 10-16(h) of the Hawai`i County Charter. <br /> Maxine Cutler from the Depailiuent of Finance spoke in favor of this nonprofit and stated that their <br /> work protects the hawksbill turtle. <br /> Pursuant to Sections 10-16(g) and (h) of the Hawai`i County Charter,maintenance fund stewardship <br /> grants maybe awarded by resolution for the public safety maintenance and preservation of properties <br /> acquired through the Public Access, Open Space, and Natural Resources Preservation Fund. <br /> Your Committee on Legislative Approvals and Acquisitions is in accord with the purpose and intent of <br /> Resolution No. 208-23, and recommends its adoption. <br /> wpb <br /> AYES NOES ABS EX Respectfully submitted, <br /> EVANS X <br /> GALIMBA x COMMITTEE ON LEGISLATIVE <br /> INABA x APPROVALS ND AC ISITIONS <br /> KAGIWADA X <br /> KANEALI`I-KLEINFELDER X <br /> KIERKIEWICZ X HOLEKA GORO INABA, CHAIR <br /> KIMBALL X <br /> LEE LOY X LAAC REPO WE NO.: 26 <br /> VILLEGAS X ADOPTED: AUG 1 .6 2023 <br />