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From Page 7 of Application: I. APPLICANT INFORMATION: 1.13rief history of the applicant organization. Include the date of incorporation as a non-profit organization: P6hah5 I Ka Lani's mission is to revitalize and advance indigenous Hawaiian culture. Established in 2001, and incorporated as a nonprofit in 2009, P6hah5 I Ka Lani conducts place - based land stewardship, cultural education, and community engagement at sacred places surrounding Waipi'o Valley (Hamakua District) and 'Ola`a (Puna District) on Hawai'i Island. We offer the community meaningful, enriching opportunities to malama 'aina and understand the significance of Waipi'o Valley as a wahi papa. P6haha I Ka Lani has a longstanding commitment to malama 'aina through physical stewardship of land and collaboration with communities, government, and private agencies to preserve the Waipi'o Valley area. Board members and personnel include expert Hawaiian educators, natural resource managers, cultural practitioners, science educators, and agricultural leaders with extensive land stewardship experience. Members have impressive academic and cultural backgrounds including in depth knowledge of Waipi'o, Hamakua history, land stewardship, and traditional practices, including local songs, hula, and chants. The Project Manager for the proposed project will be Jesse Keone Potter, who has been volunteering as Project Manager for Koa'ekea since January 2016 through our PONC stewardship. Jesse has over 10 years of experience managing and implementing projects for previous and similar P6haha I Ka Lani projects. He will be responsible for project management and completion of all objectives. Mr. Potter has extensive experience designing and delivering, overseeing and managing land stewardship programs, developing cultural and land based curriculum in Hawai'i, possesses deep knowledge of natural resources relative to the project, and effectively works with youth and adults from diverse communities. We plan to contract individuals to help with garden maintenance. Individuals contracted to help with garden maintenance will assist Project Manager in caring for garden areas in between hosting of malama `aina days. There are established gardens at Koa`ekea that needs to be cared for. There is still room to expand and develop other gardens. Individuals will help with administrative support in scheduling, coordinating, and implementing tasks, while also be able to conduct field work such as facilitation of group hosting and land stewardship tasks. We plan to hire companies and contract individuals to assist with tree services in which they would be pruning or felling hazardous trees to ensure safety of our participants and staff. Board members and Project Manager will work together to ensure the success of this program.