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RESOLUTION NO. 358 23
A RESOLUTION TO AWARD A PUBLIC ACCESS, OPEN SPACE, AND NATURAL
RESOURCES PRESERVATION MAINTENANCE FUND STEWARDSHIP GRANT TO
NA MAMO 0 KAWA.
WHEREAS, Section 10-15 of the Hawai`i County Charter provides for a Public Access,
Open Space, and Natural Resources Preservation Fund to acquire lands and easements in the
County of Hawai`i for public outdoor recreation, education, and preservation of forests and
coastal areas; and
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 these lands, promote public safety, education, 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 funding for stewardship projects; and
WHEREAS,Na Mamo 0 Kawa is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization whose mission is to
rehabilitate, curate, and steward the natural and cultural resources of Kawa to honor the past,
benefit the present, and preserve for the future generations of Ka`u, the Island of Hawai`i and all
humankind; and
WHEREAS,Na Mamo 0 Kawa has submitted a Maintenance Fund stewardship grant
application to continue providing land stewardship and cultural education for the properties
situated in Kawa, Hilea Nui, and Ka'alaiki, District of Ka`u (TMK: (3) 9-5-016:006, 025 and (3)
9-5-017:005, 007), which were acquired via the Public Access, Open Space, and Natural
Resources Preservation Fund after adoption of Resolution No. 296-07; and
WHEREAS, during its September 12, 2022, meeting, and pursuant to Section 2-217 of
the Hawai`i 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 way of 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 Na Mamo 0 Kawa 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 Na Mamo 0 Kawa
will allow it to continue its ongoing efforts to rehabilitate coastal ecosystems, implement cultural
and wildlife monitioring plans, maintain safe access and security of the project area, and execute
Kawa spring preservation plan; and
WHEREAS, the Council further finds that awarding a stewardship grant to Na Mamo 0
Kawa 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 HAWAI`I that,
pursuant to Section 10-16(h) of the Hawai`i County Charter, a Maintenance Fund stewardship
grant shall be awarded to Na Mamo 0 Kawa in the amount of$123,788.00.
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 Kawa, Hilea Nui, and Ka`alaiki properties,
identified as tax map keys (3) 9-5-016:006, 025 and (3) 9-5-017:005, 007.
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 Kona , Hawai`i, this 20th day of December , 20 23 .
INTRODUCED BY:
CO CI MBER, COUNTY OF HAWAII
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 20, 2023
KANEALI`I-KLEINFELDER X
KIERKIEWICZ X
ATTEST: KIMBALL X
LEE LOY X
VILLEGAS X
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Reference: C-592/LAAC-44
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