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RESOLUTION NO. 743 20
RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT TO
AWARD FUNDS TO VARIOUS NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS
THROUGH THE KILAUEA RECOVERY GRANT PROGRAM
WHEREAS, Chapter 2, Article 25, Section 2-139(a)(3)(A) of the Hawaii
County Code (2005 Edition as amended) states, Grant awards in excess of$25,000
to nonprofit organizations shall specifically identify the organization receiving the
grant funds and the purpose for which the grant funds shall be used in an ordinance
or resolution; and
WHEREAS, Chapter 2, Article 25, Section 2-136(5) of the Hawaii County
Code states, "nonprofit organization" means an organization organized for other than
profit-making purposes and which has a current 501(c)3 tax-exemption from the
Internal Revenue Code; and
WHEREAS, the organizations specified in "Exhibit A", which correspondingly
qualify as a nonprofit organizations as defined above, will provide disaster relief,
recovery, mitigation or remediation assistance for physical damages or losses
suffered by the 2018 Kilauea eruption; and
WHEREAS, the Planning Department wishes to provide a total of$3,624,374
to these organizations as outlined in "Exhibit A"; now, therefore
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE COUNTY OF HAWAII, in
accordance with Chapter 2, Article 25, Section 2-139(a)(3)(A) of the Hawaii County
Code, the Planning Department is authorized to provide grants totaling of$3,624,374
to various nonprofit organizations as specified in "Exhibit A" to provide disaster relief,
recovery, mitigation or remediation assistance for physical damages or losses suffered
by the 2018 Kilauea eruption.
BE IT FINALLY RESOLVED that the County Clerk of the County of Hawaii
shall transmit copies of this resolution to the Office of the Mayor, the Finance
Department, and the Planning Department.
Dated at Hilo , Hawai`i, this 7th day of October , 2020.
INTRODUCED BY:
COUNCIL MEMBER, COUNTY OF HAWAII
COUNTY COUNCIL ROLL CALL VOTE
County of Hawai`i AYES NOES ABS EX
Hilo, Hawai`i CHUNG X
DAVID X
I hereby certify that the foregoing RESOLUTION was by EOFF X
the vote indicated to the right hereof adopted by the COUNCIL of the KANEALI`I-KLEINFELDER X
County of Hawaii on October 7, 2020
KIERKIEWICZ X
LEE LOY X
ATTEST: POINDEXTER X
RICHARDS X
VILLEGAS X
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EXHIBIT A
Kilauea Recovery Grant Program
Organization&Project Project Description Amount Granted
Big Island Resource Puna Flower Power plans to rebuild $500,000.00
Conservation and nursery greenhouses destroyed by lava.
Development Council, Seeks to re-establish 2MIL export
Infrastructure Development industry over 5yrs,employ 20
for Orchid Growers Displaced persons/apprentices.
by Lava
Habitat of Humanity Hawaii HFHHI proposes to build 5 new $500,000.00
Island,Puna Recovery Builds affordable homes for families who lost
their homes in the 2018 Kilauea
eruption.Each home is projected to be
finished for under$100,000.
Hooulu-Lahui, KOKL plans to bring their leased $500,000.00
Stabilizing Kua 0 Ka La by property(Nani Mau Facility)into CoH
renovating facilities for code compliance for use as a school;
County Code Use Compliance including ADA,building,fire, and
occupancy permits.
Malama 0 Puna, Malama 0 Puna and Leilani Community $375,000.00
Leilani Estates Kilauea Association.plan to repair roads
Recovery Project damaged by the eruption.Repair
sections of Kahukai,Moku,Malama,
Kupono,and Nohea streets.
Food Security Hawaii, Seeks to rebuild farm lost by Nui Lath $350,000.00
Nui Lath Farm Kilauea Farms by rebuilding greenhouses and
Disaster Recovery replanting orchards.
Fellowship for Perpetual Seeks to rebuild farm cooperative by $280,000.00
Growth, reestablishing farming and orchards
Kin Domains LLC Recovery through the purchase of trees, soil,tools,
and equipment,also fencing to control
pigs.
Grassroots Church, Plans for job creation, sustainable $275,000.00
Kuleana Project agriculture, and community
engagement.
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EXHIBIT A
Kilauea Recovery Grant Program
Hawaii Rise Foundation, To survey and develop preliminary $250,000.00
Vacationland Hawaii design on the Association's private road
Community Association network to develop cost estimates and
facilitate permitting.
Pahoa Lava Zone Museum, ' Landowners plan to restore driving $175,124.00
Malama Homesteads Road access to 16 TMKs cut off by lava on
Recovery Malama Homestead Road.Access will
be restored through an easement on
adjacent property.
0 Maku'u Ke Kahua Assist Hawaiian families to move from $154,000.00
Community Center subsistence to commercial farming,
strengthen weekly farmer's market,and
address safety and security issues.
Ono Seeds, Seeks to rebuild farm lost by Fruits of $120,000.00
Fruit of the Forest Farm the Forest,owned by Tisha Montoya.
KAPONO Red Road, KAPONO plans to provide relief, $104,500.00
Preserve History,Conserve recovery and mitigation to Puna
Place and Rebuild to Recover residents to rebuild their sense of place
through community-based conservation.
Self Discovery Through Art, Program plans to train mental health $40,750.00
Recovery,Resilience,Re- workers in a Recovery,Resilience,
Creation(RRR)Facilitator ReCreation(RRR)program focused on
Training Program developing community resilience to
disaster and facilitate recovery.
Sub-total for Awards Requiring Approval by Resolution $3,624,374.00
Sub-total for Awards under$25,000 $83,084.00
Total Awards $3,707,458.00
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