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RESOLUTION NO. 307 22
A RESOLUTION TO AWARD A PUBLIC ACCESS, OPEN SPACE,AND NATURAL
RESOURCES PRESERVATION MAINTENANCE FUND STEWARDSHIP GRANT TO
HO`OMALU
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, Ho`omalu Ka`u is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization with a stated mission of
its project committee, Kahua `Olohu, "to support and guide a community-managed wahi pana of
Kau based on the cultural, spiritual and educationalpractices and protocols of our ancestors";
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and
WHEREAS, Ho`omalu Ka`u submitted a Maintenance Fund stewardship grant
application to continue providing land stewardship and cultural education for the Kahua `Olohu,
Kaunamano, Ka`u property; 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 Ho`omalu Ka`u to the Director of Parks and Recreation; and
WHEREAS, the project proposed by Ho`omalu Ka`u was one of five Maintenance Fund
stewardship grant applications that the Department of Parks and Recreation Director evaluated in
Communication No. 267, submitted to the Council on May 7, 2021; and
WHEREAS, after requesting and receiving an amended budget plan from Ho`omalu
Ka`u,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 Ho`omalu Ka`u will allow it to clear the
13-acre parcel and acquire equipment for long-term maintenance; and
WHEREAS, this grant will also assist Ho`omalu Ka`u with its implementation of an
ultimate goal to prepare the land for cultural education and malama `aina stewardship towards a
vision of future Makahiki events being held at this site; and
WHEREAS, the project proposed by Ho`omalu Ka`u 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 Ho`omalu Ka`u in the amount of$24,275.
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 Kahua `Olohu, Kaunamano, Ka`u property acquired through the Public
Access, Open Space, and Natural Resources Preservation Fund, identified as tax map key (3) 9-
5-012:005.
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 , 20 22 .
INTRODUCED BY:
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COUNCI1311,7157 ! _Ik‘ • 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 INABA X
the vote indicated to the right hereof adopted bythe COUNCIL of the KANEALI`I-KLEINFELDER X
County of Hawai`i on February 23, 2022
KIERKIEWICZ X
KIMBALL X
ATTEST: LEE LOY X
RICHARDS X
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VILLEGAS X
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