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Home My WebLink AboutRES 190 Draft 01 2024-2026 y . COUNTY OF HAWAI`I •� = �• STATE OF HAWAI`I . 'ATE OF•NF,�_. RESOLUTION NO. 190 25 A RESOLUTION AWARDING THE COUNTY OF HAWAI`I "WAIWAI" NONPROFIT GRANTS-IN-AID FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 2025-2026. WHEREAS, Section 2-139(a)(1)(A) of the Hawai`i County Code states that the Director of Finance shall establish a sum of at least$2,500,000 to be available for funding requests by nonprofit organizations through the County of Hawai`i"Waiwai" grants-in-aid program; and WHEREAS,pursuant to Sections 2-136 and 2-137 of the Hawaii County Code, nonprofit organizations to receive grant funding shall yield direct benefits to the public and accomplish public purposes within the County through programs that benefit, improve, or promote the interests of educational concerns, culture and the arts, needs of the poor,youth,the aged,those with physical or emotional disabilities,victims of crimes, victims of health or social crises, or public health and welfare of the people and the environment; and WHEREAS, on February 4, 2025,the Council's Committee on Legislative Approvals and Acquisitions (LAAC) formed an Ad Hoc Committee for the purpose of reviewing nonprofit applications and making award recommendations; and WHEREAS, at a meeting of the LAAC on May 20,2025,the Ad Hoc Committee submitted its recommendations via Communication No. 100.3 to award"Waiwai"grants-in-aid to 66 eligible programs for a total of$2,520,000; and WHEREAS, a list of the recommended nonprofit organizations to receive funding is attached hereto and incorporated herein as Exhibit A; now,therefore, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE COUNTY OF HAWAI`I that pursuant to Section 2-139 of the Hawai`i County Code, "Waiwai" grants-in-aid totaling $2,520,000 shall be awarded to the nonprofit organizations as set forth in Exhibit A. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that pursuant to Section 2-139 of the Hawai`i County Code,the Director of Finance shall notify the nonprofit organizations of their funding or lack thereof by August 31, 2025. BE IT FINALLY RESOLVED that the County Clerk shall transmit a copy of this resolution to the Director of Finance. Dated at Hilo , Hawai`i,this 4th day of June , 2025 . INTRODUCED BY: UNCIL ME ER, COUNTY OF HAWAI`I COUNTY COUNCIL ROLL CALL VOTE County of Hawai`i AYES NOES ABS EX Hilo, Hawai`1 GALIMBA X HUSTACE 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 -L, June 4, 2025 KANEALI`I-KLEINFELDER X KIERKIEWICZ X ATTEST: KIMBALL X ONISHI X VILLEGAS X 7 0 2 0 Reference: C-306/Waived LAAC • TY CLE HAIRPERSON&PRESIDING OFFICER RESOLUTION NO. 190 25 2 ORGANIZATION NAME PROGRAM NAM E AWARD Aloha I1io Rescue Aloha Ilio Rescue Spay Neuter and 50,000 Medical Care Big Island Mediation, Inc. DBA West Community Mediation 30,000 Hawaii Mediation Center Big Island Resource Conservation and Establishing A Medicinal Plant 30,000 Development Council Garden as a Repository of Medicinal Plants and an Important Part of Sustainable Gardens Big Island Resource Conservation and Food Trees Education and Planting 15,000 Development Council for Sustainable Communities Big Island Substance Abuse Council Hawaii Island Health and Wellness 50,000 Center Bridge House, Inc. Clean& Sober Living Transitional 50,000 Program Ceeds of Peace Community School Coordinator at 50,000 Na'alehu Elementary Child and Family Service Domestic Abuse Shelters (DAS) 50,000 Community First,Inc. Know Your Numbers Campaign 50,000 Community First, Inc. Pharmacy Vaccination Equity and 50,000 Access Program East Hawaii Cultural Council EHCC Exhibitions with Education 50,000 Outreach Equality HI Mentorship to Resiliency 50,000 EWALU INC. Workforce Advancement Initiative 20,000 (WAI) Family Support Services of West Healthy Keiki 20,000 Hawaii Feed Hawaii Cultivating Kohala's Food System: 50,000 Market Expansion& Producer Development Friends of Hakalau Forest National Avian malaria early warning project 50,000 Wildlife Refuge Friends of the Children's Justice Center Special Needs, Enhancements, 30,000 of East Hawaii, Inc Support, Education and Training Program EXHIBIT A Friends of the Palace Theater A Century of Performance- 50,000 Celebrating 100 Years for Arts and Music Gary and Apolonia Stice Ohana Ku Haweo FCIL 50,000 Goodwill Industries of Hawaii, Inc. Ho'olana Education and Arts Program 50,000 Hawaiian Volcano Education and Community Resilience Through 50,000 Resilience Institute Volcano Education Hawai`i's Volcano Circus After School Program 20,000 Healthy Mothers Healthy Babies Mana Mama Mobile Health 50,000 Coalition of Hawaii Hilo Community Players Annual Musical Theatre Program 45,000 Hilo Education Arts Repertory Theatre HEART—"3 Show Season" 35,000 (HEART) Ho'ola Na Pua Prevention Education and Trauma- 25,000 Responsive Resiliency Holualoa Foundation for Arts & Exhibitions &Related Programming 40,000 Culture dba Donkey Mill Art Center Honokaa Hongwanji Mission Feeding Our Keiki and Kupuna 15,000 Housing and Land Enterprise of Affordable Homeownership 30,000 Hawaii County Education Hua o Lahui the Healing Canoe 10,000 Hui Pono Holoholona Low Cost Spay/Neuter Clinics 45,000 Humanity Hale Humanity Hale's Abuse Prevention& 50,000 Diversity Training Program Innovations Public Charter School Na Kalai Ola-Life Navigators- 10,000 Foundation Wellness Program Inquiring Systems Inc. Zero Waste Hawai`i Island-Hilo 45,000 Reusable Foodware System Island of Hawaii YMCA Family Visitation Center Program 50,000 Ka `Ohana 0 Honu'apo Honu'apo Loko I`a Restoration and 15,000 Community Enrichment Kahaluu Kuahewa Ka Umeke Ai 50,000 Kamuela Philharmonic Orchestra Free Community Concerts 35,000 Society Kelii William loane Legacy Kuu Home Stewardship 50,000 Foundation Kuikahi Mediation Center Inc Community Mediation&Facilitation 20,000 Services 2 L2020 Mohala Youth Culinary50,000 LA I OPUA 2020 Program Laupahoehoe Train Museum Building Community Resilience 25,000 through Agriculture and Education Mala`ai HISGN:Networking for Native Plants 45,000 Malama Kai Foundation Hawaii Wai Ola(HWO) 50,000 Malama 0 Puna Food Security Program 40,000 Malama 0 Puna Puna Rising: Entrepreneur Hub 50,000 North Hawai`i Heritage Foundation 2025 HAMAKUA SUGAR DAYS 15,000 FESTIVAL North Kohala Community Resource Kohala Oral History Project 15,000 Center North Kohala Community Resource Kohala Resilience Hub 10,000 Center North Kohala Community Resource North Kohala Student Cultural 40,000 Center Enrichment Program PAHOA LAVA ZONE MUSEUM Hale Halawai 0 Puna 50,000 PATH-People for Active PATH Keiki Bike Education Program 5,000 Transportation Hawaii PETFIX Spay and Neuter Spay and Neuter Clinics 50,000 Prince Dance Company Youth Performing Arts Education and 35,000 Performance Project Vision Hawaii Hawaii Island Healthcare Outreach 50,000 PUA FOUNDATION Planting Seeds of Hope-Punahoa 50,000 Heritage Forest Umikumalua Re-use Hawai`i Resource Recovery through 50,000 Deconstruction Root& Rise Hawaii Nature &Art as Therapy 50,000 Teach For America Teach For America Hawai`i—Hawai`i 50,000 Island Programming The Children's Law Project of Hawaii Multidisciplinary Team Advocacy and 25,000 Support for Children,Parents and Families Involved with Child Welfare Services The Food Basket Inc. Kokua Harvest 50,000 The Food Basket Inc. The Emergency Food Program 50,000 VASH Hawai`i Island VAP=Visitor Assistance Program 25,000 Vibrant Hawai`i Na`alehu Resilience Hub 50,000 3 Fr- West Hawaii Dance Theatre West Hawaii Dance Theatre Outreach 5,000 Performance Project Expansion YWCA of Hawaii Island Developmental Preschool Food 50,000 Program TOTAL $2,520,000 4