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JNtY'.®i N�dy COUNTY OF HAWAII STATE OF HAWAII ,r�•6P°NPJ RESOLUTION Z A RESOLUTION TO AWARD A PUBLIC ACCESS, OPEN SPACE, AND NATURAL SOURCES PRESERVATION MAINTENANCE FUND STEWARDSHIP GT T KOHANAIKI `OHANA. WHEREAS, Section 10-16 of the Hawaii 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, Kohanaiki `Ohana is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization whose mission is to enrich the social understanding and appreciation of Hawai`i's native culture and environments and to protect the natural and cultural resources and historic treasures along the Kohanaiki and `O`oma coastline on the west coast of Hawaii Island; and WHEREAS, Kohanaiki `Ohana submitted a Maintenance Fund stewardship grant application to continue providing land stewardship and cultural education for the `O`oma shoreline; and WHEREAS, during its September 13, 2021,meeting and pursuant to Section 2-217 of the Hawaii 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 Kohanaiki `Ohana to the Director of Parks and Recreation; and WHEREAS, Communication No. 844, issued by the Director of the Department of Parks and Recreation on June 3, 2022, submitted for the Council's consideration nine applicants for stewardship grants for various properties that have been acquired by the County using the Public Access, Open Space, and Natural Resources Preservation Fund; and