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>IT� COUNTY OF HAWAII --� �' '/�• STATE OF HAWAII •TB OF. RESOLUTION NO. 659 18 A RESOLUTION TO AWARD A PUBLIC ACCESS, OPEN SPACE,AND NATURAL RESOURCES PRESERVATION MAINTENANCE STEWARDSHIP GRANT TO MALAMA KOHALA KAHAKAI FOR PAO`O. 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 p 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, Malama Kohala Kahakai submitted an application to provide land stewardship and cultural education for Pao`o,North Kohala(TMK—(3) 5-7-001:005); and WHEREAS, Communication 954, as 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,the Council finds that awarding a stewardship grant to Malama Kohala Kahakai will allow it to begin the work of maintaining the many historic and pre-contact sites on the property and to mitigate the wildfire danger,thereby preventing erosion impacts on the land and offshore waters; and WHEREAS, this grant will also help evaluate and establish a cultural site monitoring plan, while maintaining a safe and secure access to the property, thus satisfying the provisions contained in Section 10-16; and WHEREAS,the Council further finds that awarding a stewardship grant to Malama Kohala Kahakai 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,