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74 (Stewardship Grant Application). Please contact Maxine Cutler for assistance with the program. 75 More information can be found at: www.hawaiicountV.gov/departments/finance. 76 The presentation can be found at the following link for Communication No. 2021-02 PONC 77 Presentation: http://records.hawaiicounty.gov/Weblink/1/doc/112082/Pagel.aspx 78 Question &Answer Session: 79 Q: Can you apply for a County or State parcel? 80 A: The County cannot use these funds to purchase a County or State-owned parcel. 81 3. County of Hawai'i Climate Action Plan: Michelle Agbigay, Sustainable Development Specialist 82 with County of Hawai'i Research & Development, presented a brief overview of the Climate 83 Action Plan (CAP). The CAP addresses causes and impacts of climate change in certain areas, 84 and creates a framework for identifying and then reducing greenhouse gas emissions. Ms. 85 Agbigay explained the components of CAP, its timeline, and their team—consisting of R&D 86 staff, Planning Department staff, and a community working group. Ms. Agbigay described the 87 development of the working group and urged members to contact 88 sustainability@hawaiicounty.gov if they have suggestions for who to include in this 89 conversation. More information can be found online at: www.rd.hawaiicountV.gov/economic- 90 development/climate-change-action. 91 The presentation can be found at the following link for Communication No. 2021-03 Climate 92 Action Brief: http://records.hawaiicountV.gov/Weblink/1/doc/112083/Pagel.aspx. 93 Question &Answer Session: 94 Q: Does part of the stakeholder group currently include those from the business sector and 95 looking at how economics will be impacted by this CAP? 96 A: The current groups involved are Carbon Buddy, Coral Reef Alliance, Hawai'i Community 97 College, Arizona State University, University of Hawaii at Hilo, Big Island Electric Vehicle 98 Association, The Kohala Center, Symbrosia, Hawaii Energy, Hawaiian Electric, members of the 99 County Council, County of Hawaii Environmental Management, Office of the Mayor, R&D, and 100 Planning. 101 4. Implementation Updates from Action Committee Members: 102 a. Nanawale Food Security Project-Susie Osborne, Puna AC 103 Susie Osborne, Co-founder of Kua 0 Ka La Public Charter School and its supporting nonprofit, 104 Ho'oulu Lahui, spoke about the Nanawale Food Security Project, which received a 10-acre 105 parcel from Malama 0 Puna. Its goal is to support local schools and the larger community with 106 an agriculturally-focused, resilience hub that encompasses food production/distribution, farm 107 to table, and cultural education through place-based and project-based activities. The project, 108 in its early planning stages, will have an integrated design process that is driven by community 109 input to articulate its strategic plan, project budget, and vision of the community resilience 110 hub. Ms. Osborne stated there will be opportunities for individuals to contribute and support 111 this project island wide. 112 b. Emergency Access Routes and Connectivity- Brad Kurokawa, Hamakua AC 113 Brad Kurokawa, Chair of the Hamakua AC, shared his support for grassroots, community 114 resilience efforts, including access routes between communities. Chair Kurokawa shared an 115 example from Hakalau where bridges remain out of commission, partly due to Huricane Lane as 116 well as deferred maintenance, resulting in detours and restricted access for portions of the 117 community. Chair Kurokawa wanted to raise this issue island wide to identify emergency access https.llwww.plannin,-.hawaiicountv.,-ov/home kona(Whawaiicounty.Qov Page 3