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A RESOLUTION TO AWARD A PUBLIC ACCESS, OPEN SPACE, AND NATURAL
SOURCES PRESERVATION MAINTENANCE FUND STEWARDSHIP GRANT TO
ALA KAHAKAI TRAIL ASSOCIATION.
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 Hawaii County Charter provides that the
Maintenance Fund may be used for a stewardship grant program for properties purchased via the
Public Access, Open Space, and Natural Resources Preservation Fund, which allows 501(e)3
nonprofit organizations to apply for grant-in-aid funding for stewardship projects; and
WHEREAS, Ala Kahakai Trail Association is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization with a
stated mission to support and guide a community-managed trail that honors those who came
before and perpetuates for those to follow, with protocols and respect for Hawai`i's past, present,
and future; and
WHEREAS, Ala Kahakai Trail Association submitted a Maintenance Fund stewardship
grant application for $87,000 for a Waikapuna-Kaunamano Heritage Preserve Ranger Program
that will consist of(1) hiring four contractors to assist with public safety, maintenance, and
preservation as outlined in the Community Resource Management Plans, (2)providing waste
services, sanitation, and disposal, and (3) procuring an off-road or all-terrain vehicle for
conservation duties; and
WHEREAS, situated in the district of Ka`u, the Waikapuna property, identified as tax
map key (3) 9-5-007:016, and the Kaunamano property, identified as tax map keys (3) 9-5-
011:001, 004, 005, 006 and (3) 9-5-012:001, were acquired with the Public Access, Open Space,
and Natural Resources Preservation Fund as authorized by Resolution Nos. 650-18 and 351-14,
Draft 2, respectively; and
WHEREAS, 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 for this project to the Director of Finance during its
meeting on September 12, 2022; and
WHEREAS, on June 13, 2023, the Director of Finance, via Communication No. 336,
submitted for the Council's consideration a list of applicants for six stewardship grants for the
grant year 2023, beginning July 1, 2023, through June 30, 2024, 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 Finance, in Communication No. 336, recommends the
stewardship grant be awarded to Ala Kahakai Trail Association and for it to complete its project
in accordance with the project description submitted and in strict adherence to the conditions
governing the Maintenance Fund; and
WHEREAS, the Council finds that awarding a stewardship grant to Ala Kahakai Trail
Association 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 the Public Access, Open Space,
and Natural Resources Preservation Fund; 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, a Maintenance Fund stewardship
grant shall be awarded to Ala Kahakai Trail Association in the amount of$87,000 for its
Waikapuna-Kaunamano Heritage Preserve Ranger Program.
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 the
maintenance, protection, and preservation of the Waikapuna and Kaunamano properties that were
acquired through the Public Access, Open Space, and Natural Resources Preservation Fund,
identified as tax map keys (3) 9-5-007:016, (3) 9-5-011:001, 004, 005, 006, and (3) 9-5-012:001.
BE IT FINALLY RESOLVED that the County Clerk shall transmit a copy of this
resolution to the Director of Finance.
Dated at Hilo , Hawai`i, this 6th day of September , 20 23 •
INTRODUCED BY:
COUNCIL MEMBER, COUNTY OF HAWAI`I
COUNTY COUNCIL ROLL CALL VOTE
County of Hawaii AYES NOES ABS EX
Hilo, Hawai`i EVANS X
GALIMBA 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 KAGIWADA X
County of Hawai`i on September 6, 2023
KANEALI`I-KLEINFELDER X
KIERKIEWICZ X
ATTEST: KIMBALL X
LEE LOY X
VILLEGAS X
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Reference: C-392/LAAC -29
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