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-NSY of y' gal r,; COUNTY OF HAWAII :� ''�=��/_# STATE OF HAWAII �PE'O;'Nwtl� RESOLUTION NO. 105 22 A RESOLUTION TO AWARD A PUBLIC ACCESS, OPEN SPACE,AND NATURAL RESOURCES PRESERVATION MAINTENANCE FUND STEWARDSHIP GRANT TO NA MAMO 0 KA-WA. WHEREAS, Section 10-16 of the Hawai`i County Charter establishes a Public Access, Open Space, and Natural Resources Preservation Maintenance Fund(hereinafter"Maintenance Fund") "to preserve the land,promote public safety, and maintain a healthy stewardship"; and WHEREAS, Section 10-16(h) of the Charter provides that the Maintenance Fund may be used for a stewardship grant program, which allows 501(c)3 nonprofit organizations to apply for grant-in-aid project funding; and WHEREAS,Na Mamo o Kawa is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization with a mission"to rehabilitate, curate and steward Kawa in order to honor the past, provide for the present, and preserve for the future"; and WHEREAS,Na Mamo 0 Kawa submitted a Maintenance Fund stewardship grant application describing its project to continue preserving the pristine and fragile cultural and ecological resources of Kawa; and WHEREAS, during its September 9, 2019 meeting and pursuant to Section 2-217 of the Hawai`i County Code 1983 (2016 Edition, as amended), the Public Access, Open Space, and Natural Resources Preservation Commission forwarded a positive recommendation of the project applied for by Na Mamo 0 Kawa to the Director of Parks and Recreation; and WHEREAS,the project proposed by Na Mamo 0 Kawa was one of five Maintenance Fund stewardship grant applications that the Department of Parks and Recreation Director evaluated in Communication 267, submitted to the Council on May 7, 2021; and WHEREAS, after requesting and receiving an amended budget plan from Na Mamo 0 Kawa, the Department of Parks and Recreation Director then issued Communication 267.2 to the Council on December 15, 2021, recommending that the organization has the ability to complete the proposed project in compliance with the Charter, as planned for in its application; and WHEREAS, awarding a stewardship grant to Na Mamo 0 Kawa will allow it to continue its ongoing restoration work on the property, implement a dryland and coastal rehabilitation plan, and preserve and protect significant cultural features, including a freshwater spring, loko i`a, heiau, and ahu; and • WHEREAS, this grant will also assist Na Mamo 0 Kawa to work in partnership with biological and archaeological professionals to execute dryland and coastal rehabilitation, develop wildlife monitoring protocol, and a cultural site monitoring plan, while maintaining safe and secure access to property; and