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COUNTY OF HAWAII STATE OF HAWAII RESOLUTION NO. 337 23 A RESOLUTION TO AWARD A PUBLIC ACCESS, OPEN SPACE, AND NATURAL RESOURCES PRESERVATION MAINTENANCE FUND STEWARDSHIP GRANT TO THE FRIENDS OF AMY H.H. GREENWELL ETHNOHOTANICAL GARDEN. WHEREAS, Section 10-15 of the I-lawai'i County Charter provides for a Public Access, Open Space, and Natural Resources Preservation Fund to acquire lands and easements in the County of Hawaii for public outdoor recreation, education, and preservation of coastal areas; and WHEREAS, Section 10-I6 of the Hawaii County Charter establishes a Public Access, Open Space, and Natural Resources Preservation Maintenance Fund (hereinafter "Maintenance Fund") to preserve these lands, promote public safety, and maintain a healthy stewardship; and WHEREAS, Section 10-16(h) of the Ilawai'i County Charter provides that the Maintenance Fund may be used for a stewardship grant program for properties purchased via the Public Access, Open Space, and Natural Resources Preservation Fund, which allows 501(c)3 nonprofit organizations to apply for grant-in-aid project funding for steward projects; and WHEREAS, the Friends of the Amy B. II. Greenwell Ethnobotanical Garden is a 501(e)3 nonprofit organization whose mission is to support Hawaiian cultural traditions of land use and plants and conserving the plant resources of traditional Hawaiian cultural activities as well as to ensure the continuance of this national treasure as an ethnobotanical garden: and WHEREAS, the Friends of Amy B.I-l. Greenwell Gthnobotanical Garden has submitted a Maintenance Fund stewardship grant application to continue providing land stewardship and cultural education for the properties situated in Kealakekua. District of South Kona (TMK: (3) 8-2-013:001003, 014; 8-2-014:043 and 8-2-015:059), which were acquired via the Public Access, Open Space, and Natural Resources Preservation Fund after adoption of Resolution No. 155-19: and WHEREAS, during its September 12, 2022, 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 for this project to the Director of Finance; and WHEREAS, Communication No. 336. 1, issued by the Director of Finance on September 19, 2023, submitted for the Council's consideration four 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, in Communication No. 336. 1, the Director of Finance's recommendation is that the Friends of Amy B.H. Greenwell Etlmobotanical Garden 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