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COUNTY OF HAWAII •_ STATE OF HAWAIII
RESOLUTION NO. 447 22
A RESOLUTION TO AWARD A PUBLIC ACCESS, OPEN SPACE, AND NATURAL
SOURCES PRESERVATION MAINTENANCE FUND STEWARDSHIP GT TO
N,k MAMO O KAWA.
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,Na Mamo O Kawa is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization whose mission is to
rehabilitate, curate, and steward the natural and cultural resources of Kawa to honor the past,
benefit the present, and preserve for the future generations of Ka`u, the Island of Hawaii and all
humankind; and
WHEREAS,Na Mama O Kawa submitted a Maintenance Fund stewardship grant
application to continue providing land stewardship and cultural education for the Kawa Bay
properties ((3) 9-5-016:006 & 025; and (3) 9-5-017:005 & 007), which were acquired via the
Public Access, Open Space, and Natural Resources Preservation Fund after adoption of
Resolution No. 296-07; 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 Na Mamo O Kawa 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
WHEREAS, the Director of the Department of Parks and Recreation in Communication
No. 844 recommends that Na Mamo O Kawa will be able to complete its project in accordance
with the project description submitted and in strict adherence to the conditions governing the
Public Access, Open Space, and Natural Resources Preservation Maintenance Fund; and
WHEREAS, the Council finds that awarding a stewardship grant to Na Mamo O Kawa
will allow it to continue its ongoing restoration work on the property, implement a dry land 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 the property, thus satisfying the provisions contained in Section 10-16; and
WHEREAS, the Council further finds that awarding a stewardship grant to Na Mamo 0
Kawa will benefit the community-at-large by demonstrating that maintenance fund monies can
be utilized to preserve the land,promote public safety, and maintain a healthy stewardship of
those properties that have been acquired using Public Access, Open Space, and Natural
Resources Preservation funding; now,therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE COUNTY OF HAWAII that,
pursuant to Section 10-16(h) of the Hawai`i County Charter,the Council hereby approves a
Public Access, Open Space, and Natural Resources Preservation Maintenance Stewardship Grant
to Na Mamo 0 Kawa in the amount of$123,500 to protect, preserve, and restore Kawa Bay
properties.
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 Hilo , Hawai`i, this 3rd day of August , 2022 .
INTRODUCED BY:
COUNCIL MEMBER, COINTY-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
County of Hawai`i on August 3, 2022 KANEALI`I-KLEINFELDER X
KIERKIEWICZ X
KIMBALL X
ATTEST: LEE LOY X
RICHARDS X
VILLEGAS X
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l rirf Reference: C-854/FC-167
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