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RESOLUTIONNO.. 49S M
A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT TO AWARD
FUNDS FOR THE KILAUEA RECOVERY GRANT PROGRAM.
WHEREAS, Chapter 2, Article 25, Section 2-139(a)(3)(A) of the Hawaii County Code
1983 (2016 Edition, as amended) (hereinafter "the Code”) provides that grants awarded "in
excess of $25,000 to nonprofit organizations shall specifically identify the organization receiving
the grant funds and the purpose for which the grant funds shall be used in a resolution"; and
WHEREAS, Chapter 2, Article 25, Section 2-136 of the Code defines "nonprofit
organization' as "an organization that is registered and in good standing in the State of Hawaii
as a nonprofit organization and maintains a 501(c)(3) charitable designation from the Internal
Revenue Service"; and
WHEREAS, the organizations specified in "Exhibit A", attached hereto and incorporated
herein by reference, which correspondingly qualify as nonprofit organizations as defined above, will
provide relief, recovery, mitigation, and long-term resilience for disaster damages, losses, and
suffering caused by the 2018 Kilauea eruption; and
WHEREAS, the Planning Department wishes to provide a total of $501,100.00 to these
organizations as outlined in "Exhibit A'; now, therefore,
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BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE COUNTY OF HAWAII that, in
accordance with Section 2-139 of the Code,the grant awards as identified in Exhibit A are
hereby approved.
BE IT FINALLY RESOLVED that the County Clerk shall transmit a copy of this resolution
to the Honorable C. Kimo Alameda, Mayor of the County of Hawai`i; Diane T.Nakagawa, Director
of Finance; and Jeffrey W. Darrow, Planning Director.
Dated at Kona , Hawai`i, this 22nd day of April , 2026 .
INTRODUCED BY:
CO IL MEMBER, COUNTY OF HAWAI`I
COUNTY COUNCIL ROLL CALL VOTE
County of Hawai`i AYES NOES ABS EX
Hilo, Hawai`i 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 Hawai`i on April 22, 2026
KANEALI`I-KLEINFELDER X
KIERKIEWICZ X
ATTEST: KIMBALL X
ONISHI X
VILLEGAS X
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EXHIBIT A
Kilauea Recovery Grant Program Year 3
March 2026
CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS
Organization and Project
Project Description
Grant
Amount
Communities Restoring Ea
Project will restore and protect a sacred lava-
$151,100.00
and 'Aina Through Education
tube site in Waikahekahe Nui, Puna,
(CREATE)
containing iwi kfipuna and living cultural
practice. Grant funds support fencing, safety
Ku'ialu,aopuna — Ho'61a i ka
infrastructure, permitting, and 'dina
Wahi Kapu Restoration and
restoration to ensure secure access,
Stewardship
environmental stability, and long-term
cultural stewardship under NAGPRA and
Hawaii law.
Sub -Total of Awards for Capital Improvements
$151,100.00
ECONOMIC REVITALIZATION
Organization and Project
Project Description
Grant
Amount
Men of PA'A
Project will establish the 'Aina K71puka
$100,000.00
Native Hawaiian Plant Garden on half an
`Aina K-1puka Project
acre in Nandwale Estates, supporting
recovery in Lower Puna. It will grow and
share Native Hawaiian healing plants, expand
education and partnerships, and build
essential infrastructure for agriculture,
gathering, and cultural stewardship.
Sub -Total of Awards for Economic Revitalization
$100,000.00
ADDITIONAL RECOVERY AND RESILIENCE NEEDS
Organization and Project
Project Description
Grant
Amount
Hale Mua Cultural Group
Project will strengthen Puna's food security
$150,000.00
and resilience through culturally grounded
`Ai Me Ka I'a
agriculture education. It will host 10 free
hands-on workshops and a two -week
Hawaiian cultural immersion program for
youth, teaching food cultivation,
preservation, and mdlama 'dina practices at
historic Kaimi! and Mokuhulu sites.
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Kilauea Recovery Grant Program Year 3
March 2026
Conservation Council for
Project will implement an 18-month, three-
$100,000.00
Hawaii
phase program restoring the Keahialaka
46vae 'ula pond after the 2018 Kilauea
Kapukini 'Ohana -'Opae
eruption, combining ecological assessment,
`Ula Restoration
physical restoration, site protection, and long-
term cultural stewardship.
Sub -Total of Awards for Additional Recovery and Resilience Needs
$250,00.00
SUMMARY OF GRANTS
Capital Improvements
Economic Revitalization
Additional Recovery and Resilience Needs
Total Grant Awards
$501,100.00
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