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RESOLUTION NO. 338 23
A RESOLUTION TO AWARD A PUBLIC ACCESS, OPEN SPACE,AND NATURAL
RESOURCES PRESERVATION MAINTENANCE FUND STEWARDSHIP GRANT TO
POHAHA I KA LANI.
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 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 stewardship projects; and
WHEREAS, Pohaha I Ka Lani is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization whose mission is to
revitalize and advance indigenous Hawaiian culture; and
WHEREAS, Pohaha I Ka Lani submitted a Maintenance Fund stewardship grant
application to continue providing land stewardship and cultural education for the Waipi`o Valley
Lookout, which is situated in the Hamakua District (TMK: (3) 4-8-004:006), and was acquired
via the Public Access, Open Space, and Natural Resources Preservation Fund after adoption of
Resolution No. 427-06; 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, the Director of Finance in Communication No. 336.1 recommends that
Pohaha I Ka Lani 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, the Council finds that awarding a stewardship grant to Pohaha I Ka Lani
will allow the nonprofit to continue improving the safety and access of the Waipi`o Valley
Lookout, particularly for designated locations of the ethnobotanical gardens, by: a) reducing the
hazard of bamboo growth, b)maintaining gardens and grass, c) repairing and maintaining
fencing and gates as needed, and d) hosting volunteers and malama `aina events to cultivate and
preserve the ethnobotanical gardens, along with educating participants of the environmental,
cultural and social significance of said protected lands; and
WHEREAS, the Council further finds that awarding a stewardship grant to Pohaha I Ka
Lani 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 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 Pohaha I Ka Lani in the amount of$56,100.
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 improvements,preservation of the Waipi`o Valley Lookout in
Hamakua, and to facilitate educational land stewardship activities on the site acquired through
the Public Access, Open Space, and Natural Resources Preservation Fund, identified as tax map
key (3) 4-8-004:006.
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 December , 2023 .
INTRODUCED BY:
COUNCIL MEMBER, COUNTY OF HAWAI`I
COUNTY COUNCIL ROLL CALL VOTE
County of Hawai`i 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
KANEALII-KLEINFELDER X
KIERKIEWICZ X
ATTEST: KIMBALL X
LEE LOY X
VILLEGAS X
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Reference: C-570/LAAC-42
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