HomeMy WebLinkAboutRES 722 Draft 01 2022-2024COUNTY OF HAWAI`I
STATE OF HAWAI`I
RESOLUTION NO. 722 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 casements 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 giant -in -aid funding for stewardship projects directly related to public safety
maintenance and preservation of lands and eascments 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 lands identified by Tax Map Key Nos. (3) 9-5-
011:001, 004, 005, 006, and 9-5-012:001; No. (3) 9-5-007:016; and Nos. (3) 9-4-001:008, 009,
016, 017, and 023, also known respectively as Kaunanlano, Waikapuna, and Kiolaka`a, which
are all situated in the district of Ka`u and for which conservation easements were acquired using
the Preservation Fund as respectively authorized by Resolution Nos. 351-14, Draft 2, 650-19,
and 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 hire contractors
and a community intern to assist with public safety, maintenance, and preservation efforts in
alignment with the community resource management plan, provide waste disposal and sanitation
services, and procure and install a storage container and fencing to securely store equipment used
for conservation activities; 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$132,500 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 , 2024 .
INTRODUCED BY:
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UNCIL ME BER, 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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