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A RESOLUTION TO AWARD A PUBLIC ACCESS, OPEN SPACE, AND NATURAL RESOURCES PRESERVATION MAINTENANCE FUND STEWARDSHIP GRANT TO
NORTH KOHALA COMMUNITY RESOURCE CENTER.
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 Hawai‘i County Charter provides that the Maintenance Fund may be used for a stewardship grant program for properties purchased with the Public Access,
Open Space, and Natural Resources Preservation Fund, which allows 501(c)3 nonprofit organizations to apply for grant-in-aid funding for stewardship projects; and
WHEREAS, North Kohala Community Resource Center is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization whose mission is to increase the number of successful community projects that benefit North Kohala
through education, training, and bridges to funding, and it has currently supported over 75 community projects; and
WHEREAS, Kohala Lihikai is under the umbrella of North Kohala Community Resource Center and has submitted a Maintenance Fund stewardship grant application to provide land stewardship
and cultural education for the Hapu‘u, North Kohala property identified as tax map key (3) 5-3-007:022; and
WHEREAS, during its September 13, 2021, 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 for this project to the Director of Parks and Recreation; and
WHEREAS, the project at Hapu‘u, North Kohala, proposed by North Kohala Community Resource Center and Kohala Lihikai, is one of the Maintenance Fund stewardship grant applications that
the Director of Parks and Recreation evaluated in Communication No. 844, which was submitted to the Council for its consideration on June 3, 2022; and
WHEREAS, in Communication No. 844, the Director of Parks and Recreation’s recommendation is that North Kohala Community Resource Center will be able to complete its project in accordance
with the project description submitted and in strict adherence to the conditions governing the Maintenance Fund; and
WHEREAS, awarding a stewardship grant to North Kohala Community Resource Center and Kohala Lihikai will allow it to: (1) develop and erect interpretive signs to educate the
public on the historical significance of Hapu‘u and to encourage stewardship, (2) repair the pasture fence for more effective land management, (3) restore the protective fencing around
Hale O Kā‘ili Heiau, and (4) implement safety improvements for pedestrian access through the property; and
WHEREAS, the project proposed by North Kohala Community Resource Center and Kohala Lihikai will benefit the community-at-large and leverage partnerships to maintain a healthy stewardship
of the Hapu‘u property, which was acquired in 2018 through the Public Access, Open Space, and Natural Resources Preservation Fund; now, therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE COUNTY OF HAWAI‘I that, pursuant to Section 10-16(h)(1) of the Hawai‘i County Charter, a Maintenance Fund stewardship grant shall be awarded to North
Kohala Community Resource Center in the amount of $37,690.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that, pursuant to Section 10-16(g) of the Hawai‘i County Charter, funds from the stewardship grant awarded by this resolution shall be used for public safety maintenance
and preservation of the Hapu‘u, North Kohala property acquired through the Public Access, Open Space, and Natural Resources Preservation Fund, identified as tax map key (3) 5-3-007:022.
BE IT FINALLY RESOLVED that the County Clerk shall transmit a copy of this resolution to the Director of Parks and Recreation and Director of Finance.
Dated at _____________, Hawai‘i, this ______ day of ___________________, 20___.
INTRODUCED BY:
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COUNCIL MEMBER, COUNTY OF HAWAI‘I
COUNTY COUNCIL
County of Hawai‘i
Hilo, Hawai‘i
ROLL CALL VOTE
AYES
NOES
ABS
EX
CHUNG
DAVID
I hereby certify that the foregoing RESOLUTION was by
the vote indicated to the right hereof adopted by the COUNCIL of the
County of Hawai‘i on _____________________________________.
INABA
KĀNEALI‘I-KLEINFELDER
KIERKIEWICZ
KIMBALL
ATTEST:
LEE LOY
RICHARDS
VILLEGAS
Reference:
COUNTY CLERK CHAIRPERSON & PRESIDING OFFICER
RESOLUTION NO.