STU.25-02 Pohaha I Ka Lani - Koaekea

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2�'u 0") 3. Please provide up to three examples of successfully completed projects or related experiences. 1. IHo'ola is Koaekea: We have been stewarding IKoaekea through, the Pub,llic Access, Open Space, and Natural (Resources Preservation Maintenance Grant with the County of HawaiI since January 2016. Through our stewardship, we, along with many local and visiting individuals vollunteeredl many hours to clean up and care for Koa'ekea. We focused on removing items that had been dumped in the area prior to our stewardship. Volunteer work included removing 13 abandoned vehicles, removing over 70 loads of trash, utilizing our personal) trucks. We established many gardens after removing invasive trees and (plants. Volunteered to cut large Norfolk trees that were leaning towards the neighbor's home. Volunteered to cut over 10 IMaingo trees that were growing too close together and constantly dropping branches. Volunteered to cut a lunch wagon in sections that was left on the PCN C parcel for many years and a large Banyan Tree growing out of it. Utilized a 5 foot blade attached to our saw to cut through a large tree that had uprooted itself many years ago and landed on a Toyota Tacoma. We constantly needed to dig trash out of the ground since the trash was previously dumped and buried (prior to our stewardship'). 2. IKahiuli, Feeding program,, land stewardship progirami. Through, this prograim we were able to assist families by providing produce boxes, Iprepalred meals, assistance with la'au Ilapaau, home essential items and opportunities for people to assist with growing food and medicine. We continued to help faimilies throughout Hawai'i until this day. We also assisted families on Maui with providing traditional la'au lapa'aui, school clotlhingi for kids, clothing for adults, food, back packs for kids, bags of taro was also shipped through air cargo. We also assisted with providing items for babies which included cloth diapers, clothing and other essential items. 3. Likol No Ka Lama: Stewardship of'aina in which we provided mo'olello, teaching) people place names of Waipi'o Valley and surrounding area, traditional farming practices, food prep, la'au lapa'au, hang no'eau such as making poi boards, poi (pounders, lei making,, hula, chanting and) mele. I Please initial below that the applicant understands the following documents, shall be required if awarded stewardship grant funds. Initial Documents KTP Ceilificale of insufarree with Courity of Ilawal'i named as additional insured. Semi and aramal reports, which shall include acconiplishinents, financial statements explaining KTP expenditures, qjects in Eocess, conuillillity involvement, and overall overall status of projects. Organization shall inurrediately contact the Department of Finance, Property Management KTP Division, upoji dissolution of the orgarrizati011or changes ill the orgawntion that n-lay affect the Stewardship Grant Application or Agreentents, Organization i.nay be required to pro�vide other docunienis as, requested by the County of KTP Hawair, Department of Finance. Nlahalo! Should you have any questions,please contact the Property Management Division at (80�8) 961-8069 or by Email- FINAL 20�25 Stewardship GrantApplication,Page 13 of 113