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RESOLUTION NO.
A RESOLUTION TO AWARD A PUBLIC ACCESS, OPEN SPACE,AND NATURAL
RESOURCES PRESERVATION MAINTENANCE FUND STEWARDSHIP GRANT TO
NA MAKA HALOA O WAIPI`O.
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)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 projects funding; and
WHEREAS,Na Maka Hdloa O Waipi`o is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization whose
purpose is to preserve and restore indigenous Hawaiian culture, farming traditions, fishing
practices, and hula; and
WHEREAS,Na Maka Hdloa O Waipi`o submitted a Maintenance Fund stewardship
grant application to continue providing land stewardship and cultural education for the Pohoiki
property ((3) 1-3-008:097), which was acquired via the Public Access, Open Space, and Natural
Resources Preservation Fund on November 17, 2015; and
WHEREAS, during its September 14, 2020, 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 Nd Maka Hdloa O Waipi`o to the Director of Parks and Recreation; and
WHEREAS, Communication No. 844, as 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 Nd Maka Hdloa O Waipi`o 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 Maka Haloa 0
Waipi`o to allow it to reduce invasive species, propagate native plants, educate users about the
area's history and culture, and perpetuate Native Hawaiian cultural practices will provide the
benefits as described in Section 10-16 and further will benefit the community at large by
demonstrating that maintenance fund monies can be utilized to "preserve that 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 Maka Haloa 0 Waipi`o in the amount of$119,900 to protecting, preserving, and restoring
the Pohoiki property.
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 Pohoiki property acquired through the Public Access, Open Space, and
Natural Resources Preservation Fund, identified as tax map key (3) 1-3-008:097.
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 Finance.
Dated at Hilo , Hawai`i, this 7th day of September , 2022 .
INT' UCED BY.
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•UNCIL MEMBER, COUNTY 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 by the COUNCIL of the KANEALI`I-KLEINFELDER X
County of Hawai`i on September 7, 2022
KIERKIEWICZ X
KIMBALL X `
ATTEST: LEE LOY X
RICHARDS X
VILLEGAS X
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