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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 Hawai‘i (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 future; 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 Kaunāmano, Waikapuna, and Kiolaka‘a, which are all
situated in the district of Ka‘ū and for which conservation easements were acquired using the Preservation Fund as respectively authorized by Resolution Nos. 351-14, Draft 2, 650-18,
and 161-21; and
WHEREAS, 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, 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 _____________, Hawai‘i, this ______ day of ___________________, 20___.
INTRODUCED BY:
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COUNCIL MEMBER, COUNTY OF HAWAI‘I
COUNTY COUNCIL
County of Hawai‘i
Hilo, Hawai‘i
ROLL CALL VOTE
AYES
NOES
ABS
EX
EVANS
GALIMBA
I hereby certify that the foregoing RESOLUTION was by
the vote indicated to the right hereof adopted by the COUNCIL of the
County of Hawai‘i on _____________________________________.
INABA
KAGIWADA
KĀNEALI‘I-KLEINFELDER
KIERKIEWICZ
ATTEST:
KIMBALL
LEE LOY
VILLEGAS
Reference:
COUNTY CLERK CHAIRPERSON & PRESIDING OFFICER
RESOLUTION NO.