HomeMy WebLinkAboutREP LAAC 029 2023/08/15 2022-2024 REPORT OF THE
LEGISLATIVE APPROVALS AND ACQUISITIONS COMMITTEE
DATE: August 15, 2023 Re: Comm. No. 392/Res. No. 221-23
PLACE: Council Chambers
Kailua-Kona, Hawai`i
TIME: 1:30 p.m.
Council Chair and Members
Hawai`i County Council
Hilo, Hawai`i 96720
Your Committee on Legislative Approvals and Acquisitions, to which was referred Resolution
No. 221-23, reports as follows:
Resolution No. 221-23, transmitted by Council Member Michelle Galimba,via Communication
No. 392, dated July 27, 2023, awards a Public Access, Open Space, and Natural Resources Preservation
Maintenance Fund Stewardship Grant to Ala Kahakai Trail Association.
This resolution would approve a grant of$87,000 to Ala Kahakai Trail Association, a 501(c)(3)
nonprofit organization for its Waikapuna-Kaunamano Heritage Preserve Ranger Program for the
maintenance, protection, and preservation of the Waikapuna and Kaunamano Properties in Ka`u, (Tax
Map Keys: 9-5-007:016, 9-5-011:001, 004, 005, 006 and 9-5-012:001), pursuant to Section 10-16(h) of
the Hawai`i County Charter.
Council Member Galimba disclosed that her cattle ranch leases a portion of this property and she would
be recusing herself from voting on this matter.
Pursuant to Sections 10-16(g) and (h) of the Hawai`i County Charter, maintenance fund stewardship
grants may be awarded by resolution for the public safety maintenance and preservation of properties
acquired through the Public Access, Open Space, and Natural Resources Preservation Fund.
Your Committee on Legislative Approvals and Acquisitions is in accord with the purpose and intent of
Resolution No. 221-23, and recommends its adoption.
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AYES NOES ABS EX Respectfully submitted,
EVANS X
GALIMBA X COMMITTEE ON LEGISLATIVE
INABA x APPROVALS AND ACQUISITIONS
KAGIWADA X
KANEALI`I-KLEINFELDER X
KIERKIEWICZ x HOLEKA GORO INABA, CHAIR
KIMBALL X
LEE LOY X LAAC REPORT NO.: 29
VILLEGAS X ADOPTED: SEP 0 6 2023