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• <br /> COUNTY OF HAWAII .E4v, STATE OF HAWAII <br /> .•Qj iMi M�ii•'\\ <br /> RESOLUTION NO. 448 22 <br /> A RESOLUTION TO AWARD A PUBLIC ACCESS, OPEN SPACE, AND NATURAL <br /> RESOURCES PRESERVATION MAINTENANCE FUND STEWARDSHIP GRANT TO <br /> HO`OMALU KAT. <br /> WHEREAS, Section 10-16 of the Hawai`i County Charter establishes a Public Access, <br /> Open Space, and Natural Resources Preservation Maintenance Fund (hereinafter"Maintenance <br /> Fund") "to preserve the land,promote public safety, and maintain a healthy stewardship"; and <br /> WHEREAS, Section 10-16(h) of the Charter provides that the Maintenance Fund may be <br /> used for a stewardship grant program, which allows 501(c)3 nonprofit organizations to apply for <br /> grant-in-aid project funding; and <br /> WHEREAS, Ho`omalu Ka`u is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization with a stated mission of <br /> its project committee, Kahua `Olohu, "to support and guide a community-managed wahi pana of <br /> Ka`u based on the cultural, spiritual and educational practices and protocols of our ancestors"; <br /> and <br /> WHEREAS, Ho`omalu Ka`u submitted a Maintenance Fund stewardship grant <br /> application to continue providing land stewardship and cultural education for the Kahua `Olohu, <br /> Kaunamano, Ka`u property; and <br /> WHEREAS, during its September 13, 2021, meeting and pursuant to Section 2-217 of <br /> the Hawai`i County Code 1983 (2016 Edition, as amended),the Public Access, Open Space, and <br /> Natural Resources Preservation Commission forwarded a positive recommendation of the project <br /> applied for by Ho`omalu Ka`u to the Director of Parks and Recreation; and <br /> WHEREAS,the project proposed by Ho`omalu Ka`u was one of nine Maintenance Fund <br /> stewardship grant applications that the Department of Parks and Recreation Director evaluated in <br /> Communication No. 844, submitted to the Council on June 3, 2022; and <br /> WHEREAS, this grant will also assist Ho`omalu Ka`u with its implementation of an <br /> ultimate goal to prepare the land for cultural education and malama `aina stewardship towards a <br /> vision of annual Makahiki events being held at this site; and <br /> WHEREAS, the project proposed by Ho`omalu Ka`u in its Maintenance Fund <br /> stewardship grant application benefits the community-at-large and leverages partnerships to <br /> maintain healthy stewardship of properties acquired through the Public Access, Open Space, and <br /> Natural Resources Preservation Fund; now,therefore, <br />