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40J�`• �OF \11,,•,, • COUNTY OF HAWAII •� �' !�•- STATE OF HAWAII F,,,N . RESOLUTION NO. 655 18 A RESOLUTION TO AWARD A PUBLIC ACCESS, OPEN SPACE, AND NATURAL RESOURCES PRESERVATION MAINTENANCE STEWARDSHIP GRANT TO KOHANAIKI `OHANA. 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, Kohanaiki `Ghana submitted an application to provide land stewardship and cultural education for `O`oma Beach in North Kona(TMK: (3) 7-3-009:004); and WHEREAS, the Council finds that awarding a stewardship grant to Kohanaiki `Ghana will allow it to continue its management efforts, which have provided the following benefits: (1) monitoring and protecting native flora and fauna; (2) restoration of an ancient historical trail; (3) coastal maintenance; (4)propagation and out-planting of native coastal plants; and (5) collaboration with the community to achieve the above goals to enhance and solidify the community component of this project; and WHEREAS, the Council further finds that awarding a stewardship grant to Kohanaiki `Ohana 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, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE COUNTY OF HAWAII that, pursuant to Section 10-16 of the Hawai`i County Charter (2016), the Council hereby approves a Public Access, Open Space, and Natural Resources Preservation Maintenance Stewardship Grant in the amount of$25,480 to be awarded to Kohanaiki `Ohana for the purpose of protecting, and `O`oma Beach in North Kona(TMK: (3) 7-3-009:004 . preserving, restoring )