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COUNTY OF HAWAVI STATE OF HAWAIJ
RESOLUTION NO. 719 24
A RESOLUTION AWARDING A PUBLIC ACCESS, OPEN SPACE, AND NATURAL
RESOURCES PRESERVATION MAINTENANCE FUND STEWARDSHIP GRANT TO
KOHANAIKI'OHANA.
WHEREAS, Section 10-15 of the Charter of the County of Hawaii (hereinafter
"Charter") provides for a Public Access, Open Space, and Natural Resources Preservation Fund
(hereinafter "Preservation Fund") to acquire lands and easements within the County for public
outdoor recreation, education, the preservation of land and coastal areas, and the protection of
natural resources; and
WHEREAS, Section 10- 16 of the Charter establishes a Public Access, Open Space, and
Natural Resources Preservation Maintenance Fund (hereinafter "Maintenance Fund") to be used
in part for a stewardship grant program, in which 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations can apply for
and receive grant-in-aid funding for stewardship projects directly related to public safety
maintenance and preservation of lands and easements acquired using the Preservation Fund; and
WHEREAS, Kohanaiki 'Ohana is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization whose mission is to
enrich the social understanding and appreciation of Hawai'i's native culture and environments
and to protect the natural and cultural resources and historic treasures along the Kohanaiki and
`O'oma coastline on the west coast of Hawaii Island; and
WHEREAS, Kohanaiki 'Ohana applied for a Maintenance Fund stewardship grant to
maintain a healthy stewardship of the land identified by Tax Map Key No. (3) 7-3-009:004, also
known as 'O'oma Beach, which is situated in the district of North Kona and was acquired using
the Preservation Fund as authorized by Resolution No. 276-12; and
WHEREAS, 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,
during its meeting on September 11, 2023, recommended that this stewardship grant be awarded;
and
WHEREAS, funds awarded by this stewardship grant will be used to remove invasive
plant species, re-establish native host plants and strand vegetation, and support coastal
maintenance activities, including beach clean-ups; now, therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE COUNTY OF HAWAIII that, in
accordance with Section 10-16(h) of the Charter, a stewardship grant is hereby awarded to
Kohanaiki 'Ohana in the amount of $41,400 out of and from the Public Access, Open Space, and
Natural Resources Preservation Maintenance Fund and for the purposes hereinabove described.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Director of Finance is hereby authorized and
directed to make necessary payments or expenditures in accordance with the terms of this
resolution.
BE IT FINALLY RESOLVED that the County Clerk shall transmit a copy of this
resolution to the Director of Finance.
Dated at Kona , Hawai`i,this 20th day of November , 2024
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 Hawaii on November 20, 2024
KANEALI`I-KLEINFELDER X
KIERKIEWICZ X
ATTEST: KIMBALL X
LEE LOY
VILLEGAS X
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Reference: C-1166/Waived LAAC
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