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Home My WebLink AboutAGE LAAC 2023/10/03 (2022-2024) ACTIONS HOLEKA GORO INABA CINDY EVANS Chair and Presiding Officer JENN KAGIWADA MATT KĀNEALI‘I-KLEINFELDER ASHLEY L. KIERKIEWICZ MICHELLE M. GALIMBA HEATHER L. KIMBALL Vice Chair SUSAN L. K. LEE LOY REBECCA VILLEGAS COUNTY COUNCIL County of Hawai‘i Hawai‘i County Building 25 Aupuni Street Hilo, Hawai‘i, 96720 COMMITTEE ON LEGISLATIVE APPROVALS AND ACQUISITIONS th 17Session ORDER OF BUSINESS Hawaiʻi County Building 25 Aupuni Street Hilo, Hawaiʻi October 3, 2023 2:00 p.m. Notice is Hereby Given that the Hawai‘i County Council will be conducting this meeting via interactive conference technology (ICT) pursuant to Hawai‘i Revised Statutes §92-3.5. Council Members will be participating via ICT at the:  Kona Council Chambers, West Hawai‘i Civic Center, 74-5044 Ane Keohokālole Highway, Building A Members of the public may also attend from this location. Public Attendance via Courtesy Site is available at the following locations:  Old Kohala Courthouse, 54-3900 Akoni Pule Highway, Kapaʻau; and  Pāhoa Council Office, 15-2879 Pāhoa Village Road If a courtesy site is unavailable and/or participation is disrupted, the scheduled meeting will continue. Oral Public Testimony via Zoom: To provide oral testimony via Zoom, email councilremotetestimony@hawaiicounty.gov or call (808) 961-8255 to complete the registration process and obtain meeting login information. Please contact our office to register by 12:00 noon, Monday, October 2, 2023. Submitting Written Testimony: To ensure timely delivery to Council Members prior to the meeting, written testimony must be submitted no later than 12:00 noon on Monday, October 2, 2023, by: (1) email to counciltestimony@hawaiicounty.gov; (2) facsimile to (808) 961-8912; or (3) mail to the County Clerk’s Office in Hilo at 25 Aupuni Street, Hilo, Hawai‘i, 96720. All written testimony, regardless of time of receipt, will be made part of the permanent record. Please submit separate testimony for each item. Hawai‘i County is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer LAAC-17 October 3, 2023 CALL TO ORDER – 2:00 p.m. ROLL CALL STATEMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC ON AGENDA ITEMS Pursuant to HRS § 92-3, oral testimony may be provided entirely at the beginning of the meeting, or immediately preceding the agenda item being opened for deliberation by the committee. COMMUNICATIONS Comm. 303: FORMATION OF AN AD HOC COMMITTEE FOR THE COUNTY WAIWAI GRANTS From Legislative Approvals and Acquisitions Committee Chair Holeka Goro Inaba, dated May 4, 2023. The ad hoc committee would evaluate and review the 2023-2024 application process, discuss and provide recommendations for improvements to the 2024-2025 application process, and make recommendations on the six-month progress report and review process. Postponed: June 6, 2023 and September 19, 2023 (Note: There is a motion by Ms. Lee Loy, seconded by Ms. Galimba, to close file on Comm. 303.) ; and Comm 303.1: From Legislative Approvals and Acquisitions Committee Chair Holeka Goro Inaba, dated August 15, 2023, transmitting a request to report the ad hoc committee’s findings and recommendations. ; and Comm. 303.2: From Legislative Approvals and Acquisitions Committee Chair Holeka Goro Inaba, dated September 8, 2023, transmitting draft documents regarding the upcoming Waiwai Nonprofit Grant cycle. (Vote on Comms. 303, 303.1, and 303.2 is on the next page.) Page 2 LAAC-17 October 3, 2023 FILED AND ACCEPTED RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE AD HOC COMMITTEE FOR INCLUSION IN THE OPERATING BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 2023-2024: Ayes: Committee Members Evans, Galimba, Kagiwada, Kierkiewicz, Kimball, Lee Loy, and Chair Inaba – 7. Noes: None. Absent: Committee Members Kānealiʻi-Kleinfelder and Villegas – 2. Excused: None. Comm. 336.1: APPLICATIONS FOR THE 2023 STEWARDSHIP GRANTS FOR COUNTY LANDS ACQUIRED THROUGH THE PUBLIC ACCESS, OPEN SPACE, AND NATURAL RESOURCES PRESERVATION FUND From Finance Director Deanna S. Sako, dated September 19, 2023, presenting four additional favorable recommendations for the following qualified nonprofit organizations requesting funding to maintain certain parcels acquired through the Public Access, Open Space, and Natural Resources Preservation Fund:  Pohaha I Ka Lani (Waipio Valley Lookout) Funds requested: $56,100  Friends of Amy B. H. Greenwell Ethnobotanical Gardens Funds requested: $171,370  Nā Mamo O Kāwā (Kāwā and Kāwā Beach) Funds requested: $123,788  Na Maka Haloa O Waipio (Pohoiki) Funds requested: $48,000 FILED: Ayes: Committee Members Evans, Galimba, Kānealiʻi-Kleinfelder, Kierkiewicz, Kimball, Lee Loy, and Chair Inaba – 7. Noes: None. Absent: Committee Members Kagiwada and Villegas – 2. Excused: None. Page 3 LAAC-17 October 3, 2023 ORDER OF RESOLUTIONS Res. 263-23: AUTHORIZES THE DIRECTOR OF FINANCE TO ENTER INTO NEGOTIATIONS FOR THE ACQUISITION OF ALL OR A PORTION OF THE PROPERTY IDENTIFIED AS TAX MAP KEY: 2-8-008:100, SITUATED IN THE ‘ILI OF PEPEʻEKEO, AHUPUAʻA OF MAKAHANALOA, DISTRICT OF HILO, UTILIZING THE PUBLIC ACCESS, OPEN SPACE, AND NATURAL RESOURCES PRESERVATION FUND The County seeks to acquire approximately 38.25 acres of land to protect cultural and natural resources and freshwater springs and streams, preserve and plant native coastal plants, revive agricultural lands as agroforest, facilitate managed public access for fishing and gathering sites, and enable community-based management and stewardship. The parcel is listed as priority number eight in the 2021 Annual Report of the Public Access, Open Space, and Natural Resources Preservation Commission. Reference: Comm. 460 Intr. by: Ms. Kimball RECOMMENDED ADOPTION: Ayes: Committee Members Evans, Galimba, Kagiwada, Kierkiewicz, Kimball, Lee Loy, and Chair Inaba – 7. Noes: None. Absent: Committee Members Kānealiʻi-Kleinfelder and Villegas – 2. Excused: None. AWARDS A PUBLIC ACCESS, OPEN SPACE, AND NATURAL RESOURCES Res. 285-23: PRESERVATION MAINTENANCE FUND STEWARDSHIP GRANT TO KOHALA LIHIKAI Approves a grant of $36,651 to Kohala Lihikai, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, to provide land stewardship and cultural education for the Hālawa (Hale O Kāʻili) property, (Tax Map Key: 5-3-007:022), pursuant to Section 10-16(h) of the Hawaiʻi County Charter. Reference: Comm. 494 Intr. by: Ms. Evans RECOMMENDED ADOPTION: Ayes: Committee Members Evans, Galimba, Kānealiʻi-Kleinfelder, Kierkiewicz, Kimball, Lee Loy, and Chair Inaba – 7. Noes: None. Absent: Committee Members Kagiwada and Villegas – 2. Excused: None. Page 4 LAAC-17 October 3, 2023 Res. 286-23 AWARDS A PUBLIC ACCESS, OPEN SPACE, AND NATURAL RESOURCES PRESERVATION MAINTENANCE FUND STEWARDSHIP GRANT TO KOHALA LIHIKAI Approves a grant of $59,298 to Kohala Lihikai, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, to provide land stewardship, wildfire mitigation, and cultural education for the Kaiholena property, (Tax Map Keys: 5-8-001:011, 019, 020, 021, 022, and 023), pursuant to Section 10-16(h) of the Hawaiʻi County Charter. Reference: Comm. 495 Intr. by: Ms. Evans RECOMMENDED ADOPTION: Ayes: Committee Members Evans, Galimba, Kānealiʻi-Kleinfelder, Kierkiewicz, Kimball, Lee Loy, and Chair Inaba – 7. Noes: None. Absent: Committee Members Kagiwada and Villegas – 2. Excused: None. ADJOURNMENT – 3:13 p.m. Note: B/R, when listed next to the name of an Introducer, signifies that the Council Member has agreed to introduce legislation “By Request” on behalf of the requesting party. 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