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COUNTY OF HAWAI`I STATE OF HAWAI`I
RESOLUTION NO. 720 24
A RESOLUTION AWARDING A PUBLIC ACCESS, OPEN SPACE, AND NATURAL
RESOURCES PRESERVATION MAINTENANCE FUND STEWARDSHIP GRANT TO
ALA KAHAKAI TRAIL ASSOCIATION.
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, Ala Kahakai Trail Association is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization whose
mission is to support and guide a community -managed trail that honors those who came before
and perpetuates for those to follow with protocols and respect for Hawai`i's past, present, and
fixture; and
WHEREAS, Ala Kahakai Trail Association applied for a Maintenance Fund stewardship
grant to maintain a healthy stewardship of the land identified by Tax Map Key Nos. (3) 9-4-
001;008, 009, 016, 017, and 023, also known as Kiolaka`a, which is situated in the district of
Karr and for which a conservation easement was acquired using the Preservation Fund as
authorized by Resolution No. 161-21; 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 develop a
community resource managemant plan for the conservation, preservation, and protection of
Kiolaka`a, as required by the conservation easement agreement between Ala Kahakai Trail
Assocation and the County; now, therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE COUNTY OF HAWAI`I that, in
accordance with Section 10-16(h) of the Charter, a stewardship grant is hereby awarded to Ala
Kahakai Trail Association in the amount of $173,500 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 , 20 24 .
INTRODUCED BY:
CIL 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-1167/Waived LAAC
TY CLERK IRPERSON&PRESIDING OFFICER RESOLUTION NO. 720 24
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