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RESOLUTION NO. 337 23
A RESOLUTION TO AWARD A PUBLIC ACCESS, OPEN SPACE, AND NATURAL
RESOURCES PRESERVATION MAINTENANCE FUND STEWARDSHIP GRANT TO
THE FRIENDS OF AMY H.H. GREENWELL ETHNOHOTANICAL GARDEN.
WHEREAS, Section 10-15 of the I-lawai'i County Charter provides for a Public Access,
Open Space, and Natural Resources Preservation Fund to acquire lands and easements in the
County of Hawaii for public outdoor recreation, education, and preservation of coastal areas;
and
WHEREAS, Section 10-I6 of the Hawaii County Charter establishes a Public Access,
Open Space, and Natural Resources Preservation Maintenance Fund (hereinafter "Maintenance
Fund") to preserve these lands, promote public safety, and maintain a healthy stewardship; and
WHEREAS, Section 10-16(h) of the Ilawai'i 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(c)3
nonprofit organizations to apply for grant-in-aid project funding for steward projects; and
WHEREAS, the Friends of the Amy B. II. Greenwell Ethnobotanical Garden is a
501(e)3 nonprofit organization whose mission is to support Hawaiian cultural traditions of land
use and plants and conserving the plant resources of traditional Hawaiian cultural activities as
well as to ensure the continuance of this national treasure as an ethnobotanical garden: and
WHEREAS, the Friends of Amy B.I-l. Greenwell Gthnobotanical Garden has submitted a
Maintenance Fund stewardship grant application to continue providing land stewardship and
cultural education for the properties situated in Kealakekua. District of South Kona (TMK: (3)
8-2-013:001003, 014; 8-2-014:043 and 8-2-015:059), which were acquired via the Public
Access, Open Space, and Natural Resources Preservation Fund after adoption of Resolution No.
155-19: and
WHEREAS, during its September 12, 2022, 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 for this
project to the Director of Finance; and
WHEREAS, Communication No. 336. 1, issued by the Director of Finance on September
19, 2023, submitted for the Council's consideration four 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, in Communication No. 336. 1, the Director of Finance's recommendation is
that the Friends of Amy B.H. Greenwell Etlmobotanical Garden 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 the Friends of Amy
B.H. Greenwell Ethnobotanical Garden will allow it to continue its ongoing plant preservation,
restoration of various sites and buildings as well as to create a community-based stewardship
curriculum and creation of ADA pathways thoroughout the garden; and
WHEREAS,the Council further finds that awarding a stewardship grant to the Friends
of Amy B.H. Greenwell Ethnobotanical Garden 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
Public Access, Open Space, and Natural Resources Preservation funding; now, therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CONCIL OF THE COUNTY OF HAWAI`I,that
pursuant to Section 10-16(h) of the Hawai`i County Charter, a Maintenance Fund stewardship
grant shall be awarded to the Friends of Amy B.H. Greenwell Ethnobotanical Garden in the
amount of$171,370.00.
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 Amy B.H. Greenwell Ethnobotanical Garden
properties, identified as tax map keys (3) 8-2-013:002, 003, 014; 8-2-014:43; and 8-2-015:059.
BE IT FINALLY RESOLVED that the County Clerk shall transmit a copy of this
resolution to the Director of Finance and the Department of Finance, Property Management
Division.
Dated at Hilo , Hawai`i,this 6th day of December , 20 23 .
INTRODUCED BY:
COUN EMBER, 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 December 6, 2023
KANEALI`I-KLEINFELDER X
KIERKIEWICZ X
ATTEST: KIMBALL X
LEE LOY X
VILLEGAS X
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Reference: C-569/LAAE,41
CO CLERK RPERSON& RESIDING OFFICER RESOLUTION NO. 337 23
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