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�tYOFN �4. OJ �` COUNTY OF HAWAII -4' % /�•- STATE OF HAWAII •1111 •4rFOF.Nt.�l RESOLUTION NO. 654 18 A RESOLUTION TO AWARD A PUBLIC ACCESS, OPEN SPACE,AND NATURAL RESOURCES PRESERVATION MAINTENANCE STEWARDSHIP GRANT TO HO`OMALU KAT. WHEREAS, Section 10-16 of the Hawai`i County Charter (2016)provides for a Public Access, Open Space, and Natural Resources Preservation Maintenance Fund; and WHEREAS, Section 10-16, subsection (a)provides in part that the purpose of this fund is "to preserve the land,promote public safety, and maintain a healthy stewardship"; and WHEREAS, Section 10-16, subsection (h) provides for a stewardship grant program, which allows 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations to apply for funding for grant-in-aid projects that will be utilized for public safety, maintenance and preservation of lands acquired using the Public Access, Open Space, and Natural Resource Preservation Fund; and WHEREAS, Communication No. 954, issued by the Director of the Department of Parks and Recreation on May 18, 2018, submitted for the Council's consideration seven 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, Ho`omalu Ka`u submitted an application to provide land stewardship and cultural education for the Kahua Olohu, Kaunamano, Ka`u property (TMK: (3) 9-5-012:005); and WHEREAS,the Council finds that awarding a stewardship grant to Ho`omalu Ka`u will allow it to clear the 13-acre parcel,replace fencing to secure the property along the highway, and acquire tools and equipment for maintenance; and WHEREAS, this grant will also assist with the implementation of the ultimate.goal of preparing the land for cultural education, malama `aina stewardship, with a vision of Makahiki events being held at this site in the future; and WHEREAS, the Council further finds that awarding a stewardship grant to Ho`omalu Ka`u will benefit the community-at-large by demonstrating that maintenance fund monies can be utilized to "preserve the land, promote public safety, and maintain a healthy stewardship" of those properties that have been acquired using Public Access, Open Space, and Natural Resources Preservation funding; now, therefore,