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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
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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
WHEREAS,the project proposed by Na Mamo 0 Kawa in its Maintenance Fund
stewardship grant application benefits the community-at-large and leverages partnerships to
maintain healthy stewardship of properties acquired through the Public Access, Open Space, and
Natural Resources Preservation Fund; now,therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE COUNTY OF HAWAII that,
pursuant to Section 10-16(h)(1) of the Hawai`i County Charter,the Council hereby approves a
Public Access, Open Space, and Natural Resources Preservation Maintenance Stewardship Grant
be awarded to Na Mamo 0 Kawa in the amount of$117,577.48.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that,pursuant to Section 10-16(g) of the Charter, funds
from the grant awarded by this resolution shall be used for public safety maintenance and
preservation of the Kawa properties acquired through the Public Access, Open Space, and
Natural Resources Preservation Fund, identified as tax map keys (3) 9-5-016:006, (3) 9-5-
016:025, (3) 9-5-017:005, and (3)9-5-017:007.
BE IT FINALLY RESOLVED that the County Clerk shall transmit a copy of this
resolution to the Director of the Department of Parks and Recreation and the Director of the
Department of Finance.
Dated at Kona , Hawai`i, this 23rd day of February , 2022. .
INTRODUCED BY:
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COUNCIL ` '�' _' !! _ OF HAWAII
COUNTY COUNCIL ROLL CALL VOTE
County of Hawaii AYES NOES ABS EX
Hilo, Hawai`i CHUNG X
DAVID X
I hereby certify that the foregoing RESOLUTION was by INABA X
the vote indicated to the right hereof adopted by the COUNCIL of the KANEALI`I-KLEINFELDER X
County of Hawaii on February 23, 2022
KIERKIEWICZ X
KIMBALL X
ATTEST: LEE LOY •X
RICHARDS X
VILLEGAS X
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