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Project Information * 38. Project Title EXHIBIT A Native Tree Planting at Konawaena Elementary School 39. Project Start Date 12/20/2025 40. Project End Date 06/30/2026 41. Please select all areas of Hawaii Island where the project will be administered, delivered, and implemented. South Kona 42. Please select the district of the Council Member from which you would like to apply for Contingency Relief Funds. Council District 7 * 43. In 2,000 characters or less, describe the project. This project is part of an ongoing initiative that began five years ago and is a component of a comprehensive community outreach effort initiated by the Kona Soil and Water Conservation District eight years ago. The project has included planting at Konawaena Elementary, Middle, and High School. This effort focuses explicitly on planting native trees at Konawaena Elementary School. The planting area covers over 1 acre and aims to include more than 100 native plant species. Konawaena Elementary School has hired a Hawaiian cultural specialist to integrate the plantings into educational activities. Currently, 50 different species have been planted, each marked with signage. This site serves as a community demonstration and a model for learning about Hawaii's native plants. *44.501(c)(3) Mission Statement To develop and provide community service projects and activities that meet the needs of the community. *45. In 1,000 characters or less, explain how the 501(c)(3) is connected to the project. The Lions Club of Kona Community Foundation, Inc., sponsors the Konawaena High School Leo Club. For the past rive years, the Leo Club, the Lions Club, and the Kona Soil and Water Conservation District have partnered to educate the Kona community about environmental conservation, including deforestation. The organization continues to plant native trees on the Konawaena Elementary School campus and aims to complete the planting of 100 native species, with signage. *46. Please upload a completed CRF Grant Budget Form. CRF Budget Form.xlsx Public Purpose of Requested Funds Per §2-138 of the HawaN County Code 1983 (2016 Edition, as amended), the County may grant an award only if the proposed program or service provides direct public benefits and fulfills a public purpose within the County. 47. According to §2-136, "public purpose" is defined as a benefit to, improvement of, or promotion of the interests in the following areas. Please select all the public benefits to be derived from your County fund request: Culture and the arts Educational concerns Public health and welfare of the people and the environment