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Honorable Valerie T. Poindexter, Chair and Members of the Hawai`i County Council January 12, 2018 Page 5 STATUS OF FUNDS Public Access, Open Space and Natural Resources Preservation Fund, and Public Access, Open Space and Natural Resources Maintenance Fund For the benefit of the County Council, I have attached a summary of both funds and all monies deposited and disbursed since its establishment. MANAGEMENT AND STEWARDSHIP With the establishment of the Public Access, Open Space and Natural Resources Preservation MAINTENANCE FUND, monies can now be used for maintenance of lands and easements acquired by the FUND for specified purposes as outlined in the Hawai'i County Charter, Section 10- 16. The PONC Commission review receive applications from P&R, evaluates; recommends, and report their findings to P&R. P&R processes according to the charter and awards qualified applicants of grant monies requested. Since the establishment of the maintenance fund, P&R has successfully awarded monies to steward almost half of the PONC acquisitions. With surveys now complete for Kahuku, Ka'u, Kipapa Park, Kailua Kona, Kahua Olohu, Ka'u, and Pohiki, Puna, it is vital that qualified non-profit organizations that meet the criteria and are interested in stewardship be considered for funding. The County will continue to encourage members in the community and work with various agencies and groups to establish partnerships for overall management of these lands. RECOMMENDATIONS Finally, as my formal recommendation in connection with what has been submitted by the Public Access, Open Space and Natural Resources Preservation Commission, I would recommend that the County Council accept the list as presented by the Commission. The 2017 Prioritized List is as follows: Priority Comm. Percentage Commission Name of Site Tax Map Key(s) No. No. 17- Results Scores or Project 3rd Division 1 011 91.41 351 Waikapuna, 9-5-07:16 Kahilipali'iki and Kahilipalinui 2 005 90.89 349 Hapu'u to Kapanai'a 5-2-07:04, 27 Cultural Corridor 5-3-007:22, 23, 26, 32, 33 3 004 90.10 346 Mahukona 5-2-07:03, 11 5-3-07:02, 03, 07, 08, 10, 18 4 008 87.76 337 Lamaloloa 5-7-01:20 5 006 86.20 331 Halelua 5-3-07:10 County of Hawari is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer.