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Home My WebLink AboutCOM 0728.010 2022-2024Mitchell D. Roth Mayor Deanna S. Sakc Managing Director West Hawaii Office 74-5044 Ane Keohokalole Hwy Kailua-Kona, Hawaii 96740 Phone (808) 323-4770 Fax (808) 327-3563 February 27, 2024 Council Chair Kimball, Zendo Kern Director Jeffrey W. Darrow Deputy Director East Hawaii Office 101 Pauahi Street, Suite 3 Hilo, Hawaii 96720 Phone (808) 961-8288 Fax (808) 961-8742 At the February 20, 2024, Finance Committee meeting Councilmember Inaba asked for a listing of the projects being recommended for funding awards through Resolution 438-24 that categorizes the purpose of the projects by eligible project types in the code. We have prepared the attached listing of projects in response to Councilmember Inaba's request. This can also be shared with all members of the Council, as appropriate. Please let me know if you need any additional information here. 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Date Kilauea Recovery Grant Program 2 February 2024 Both Disaster Grant Project Name Disaster Long -Term Recovery and Recovery Resilience Long -Term Resilience Kealoha Estates Road Restoration x Ho'oulu Lahui Noho Pa'a for Kua 0 Ka Ld x Arts and Sciences Center Campus Planning and Development x Pdhaku Pelemaka Natural and Cultural Preservation x Synergistic Hawaii Agriculture Council Floriculture Apprenticeship x Malama Homesteads Road Recovery x Puna Flower Power x Holo Lio Road Recovery x Men of Pa'a Workforce Development Project x Hawai'i's Volcano Circus SPACE Restoration x Purple Mai'a Workforce Development Project x Na Maka Hdloa o Waipi'o 116'a'd i Kanalani x Nui Lani Farm x `0 Maku'u Ke Kahua Mala Ho'oulu 'Ike Education Program x Hawaiian Volcano Education & Resilience Institute Through Social Media, Al, and x Volcano Education Hawai'i Animal Kuleana Alliance Disaster Preparedness Training x Total Numbers 4 9 3 Total in Dollars $450,400.00 $1,546,000.00 $1,297,000.00 COUNTY OF HAWAM STATE OF HAWAM RESOLUTION NO. 438 24 W W WHEREAS, Chapter 2, Article 25, Section 2-139(a)(3)(A) of the Hawaii County Code (2016 Edition as amended) states, Grant awards in excess of $25,000 to nonprofit organizations shall specifically identify the organization receiving the grant funds and the purpose for which the grant funds shall be used in an ordinance or resolution; and WHEREAS, Chapter 2, Article 25, Section 2-136(5) of the Hawaii County Code states, "nonprofit organization" means an organization organized for other than profit -making purposes and which has a current 501 (c)3 tax -exemption from the Internal Revenue Code; and WHEREAS, the organizations specified in "Exhibit A", which correspondingly qualify as nonprofit organizations as defined above, will provide relief, recovery, mitigation, and long-term resilience for disaster damages, losses, and suffering caused by the 2018 Kilauea eruption; and WHEREAS, the Planning Department wishes to provide a total of $3,293,400 to these organizations as outlined in "Exhibit A"; now, therefore accordance with Chapter 2, Article 25, Section 2-139(a)(3)(A) of the Hawaii County Code, the Planning Department is authorized to provide grants totaling of $3,293,400 to various nonprofit organizations as specified in "Exhibit A" to provide relief, recovery, mitigation, and long-term resilience for disaster damages, losses, and suffering caused by the 2018 Kilauea eruption. BE IT FINALLY RESOLVED that the County Clerk of the County of Hawaii shall transmit copies of this resolution to the Office of the Mayor, the Finance Department, and the Planning Department. #ated at , Hawai'i, this day of 0 COUNTY COUNCIL County of Hawaii Hilo, Hawai'i I hereby certify that the foregoing RESOLUTION was by the vote indicated to the right hereof adopted by the COUNCIL of the County of Hawaii on ATTEST: COUNTY CLERK CHAIRPERSON & PRESIDING OFFICER v� , COUI$TY OF HAWAII ROLL CALL VOTE I I AYES I NOES I ABS I EX I EVANS GALIMBA INABA KAGIWADA KANEALI'l-KI-EINFELDER KIERKIEWICZ KIMBALL LEE LOY VILLEGAS Reference: C-728/FC RESOLUTION NO. 438 24 EXHIBIT A [K'Illauea Recovery Grant Program Year 2 January 2024 Organization & Project Project Description Amount Granted The disaster relief funds will provide the down $500,000.00 Ho'oulu L5hui payment for the purchase of 5 acres of the Nani Mau Gardens, current home to Kua 0 Ka Noho Pa'a (Kua 0 Ka L5) L5 Public Charter School. The additional funding for the purchase has been committed in legally binding documents. Kua 0 Ka LA will be expanding to include high school. This will enable the school to have a permanent home. HawaiTs Volcano Circus Restoration of infrastructure damage to the $497,000.00 Seaview Performing Arts Center. Roof SPACE Restoration Replacement and repair for main building, re- install shade structure over playground, rubuild greenhouse, and restore solar and water systems. Arts & Sciences Center Grant funds will support the planning, $336,000.00 engineering, and designs related to connecting ASC Campus Planning & a new water line, wastewater treatment, and Development engineering of flood mitigation on the Hawaii Arts and Sciences Center Public Charter School. SHAC Foundation Project to complete Phase One of the Puna $300,000.00 Flower Power greenhouse and packing facility, Puna Flower Power built to replace infrastructure lost in the eruption. To regrow Puna's orchid industry, train nursery people, provide employment. Men of Pa'a Men of Pa'a will offer comprehensive job $220,000.00 training and skill development to men re - Men of Pa'a Workforce entering society from the justice system. The Development Project program will include their families and youth. Includes financial literacy, resume building, interview preparation and job readiness . EXHIBIT A FKTIauea Recovery Grant Program Year-2 January 2024 SHAC Foundation In collaboration with the floriculture industry $200,000.00 and Hawaii Community College, SHAC Foundation will recruit and train apprentices. Floriculture Graduates will be qualified to manage or own Apprenticeship an orchid growing enterprise. Creating a template for ongoing training programs. Purple Mai'a Foundation A workforce development project to provide job $175,000.00 training and career development, through a Purple Maia Workforce digital creators workforce development Development pathway. An 11 week intensive program on digital marketing, design, includes paid internships. Food Security Hawaii A project to install beds in the new greenhouse, $150,000.00 add a 20,000 gallon catchment tank, and run Nui Lani Farm 2 irrigation, Restore 2 damaged greenhouses, provide employment. `0 Maku'u Ke Kahua This project will deliver economic, educational, $150,000.00 Community Center cultural, and public safety resources for farmers, families, youth, and the Puna MAla Ho'oulu'lke community through educational programs, Educational Program further infrastructure, and marketing promotion. Na Maka H§Ioa o Waipi'o Project to create and conduct community $140,000.00 workshops, an ethnobotanical garden, increase H6'a'5 i Kanalani community's knowledge of Hawaiian history, culture, traditional land and plant use. Malama 0 Puna Project to restore road access to valuable $125,400.00 agricultural land, connect to Pohoiki Road. Kealoha Estate Ag Roads Provides access for 10+ TMKs totalling 724 acres of agricultural land. EXHIBIT A Kilauea Recovery Grant Program Year 2 January 2024 Pahoa Lava Zone Museum A project to re -open access from Highway 132 $125,000.00 to 22 TMKs totalling 460 acres of agricultural Holo Lio Road Restoration land. Restore approximately 2 miles of road, permitting, grading, gravel. Hawaii Animal Kuleana Federal regulations PETS Act, PKEMRA, & $125,000.00 Alliance NRF mandate state and local plans for animal disaster preparedness and rescue plans. This Disaster Preparedness project will fund their Emergency Rescue and Training Disaster Preparedness programs by training, equiping, and certifying animal rescue volunteers. Hawaiian Volcano The program will train moderators for up to 6 $100,000.00 Education & Resilience virtual -hubs using social media to keep the Institute (HVERI) public informed and sustain its ongoing volcano education program. Furthering the disaster Community Resilience preparedness and education. Through Social Media, and Volcano Risk Education P6haku Pelemaka Create an 'Ohana Stewardship & Adaptive $100,000.00 Management plan for Ka'akepa. Strengthen Natural & Cultural relationships with DLNR, DORAW, DOCARE, Preservation CoH Parks and Recreation, nonprofit organizations, and private landowners. Work with these partners on projects at Isaac Kepo'okalani Hale Beach Park and Kahu'Aina Hawaii Stewardship Program. Pahoa Lava Zone Museum Project to complete road and infrastructure $50,000.00 restoration for road to access more than 16 Malama Homesteads TMKs in the Malama Ki area totalling 275 acres Recovery of agricultural land. Total Awards $3,293,400.00