HomeMy WebLinkAboutRES 192 Draft 01 2016-2018 COUNTY OF HAWAII : �" /=•' STATE OF HAWAII
RESOLUTION NO. 192 17
A RESOLUTION TO AWARD A PUBLIC ACCESS, OPEN SPACE, AND NATURAL
RESOURCES PRESERVATION MAINTENANCE STEWARDSHIP GRANT TO
HAWAII WILDLIFE FUND.
WHEREAS, Section 10-16 of the Hawai`i County Charter(2016)provides for a Public
Access, Open Space, and Natural Resources Preservation Maintenance Fund; and
WHEREAS, Section 10-16, subsection (a)provides in part that the purpose of this fund
is "to preserve the land, promote public safety, and maintain a healthy stewardship"; and
WHEREAS, Section 10-16, subsection (h) provides for a stewardship grant program,
which allows 501(c)(3) nonprofit corporations to apply for funding for grant-in-aid projects that
will be utilized for public safety maintenance and preservation of lands acquired using Public
Access, Open Space, and Natural Resource Preservation Funds; and
WHEREAS, Communication No. 53, as issued by the Director of the Department of
Parks and Recreation on December 28, 2016, submitted for the Council's consideration five
applicants for stewardship grants for various properties that have been acquired by the County
using Public Access, Open Space, and Natural Resources Preservation Funds; and
WHEREAS, Hawai`i Wildlife Fund submitted an application to provide land
stewardship and cultural education for the Kawa properties (TMK: (3) 9-5-016:006 & 025; and
9-5-017:005 & 007); and
WHEREAS, the Council finds that awarding a stewardship grant to Hawai`i Wildlife
Fund will allow it to continue its management efforts, which have provided the following
benefits: (1) restoring the estuary and fishpond located at the southern end of Kawa,
(2) removing harmful invasive species from various bodies of water located on the property, and
(3) collaboration with Kuleana `ohana and community groups from the Ka`u and Puna districts
to achieve these goals, which enhances and solidifies the community component of this project;
and
WHEREAS, the Council further finds that awarding a stewardship grant to Hawai`i
Wildlife Fund will benefit the community-at-large by demonstrating that maintenance fund
monies can be utilized to "preserve the land,promote public safety, and maintain a healthy
stewardship" of those properties that have been acquired using Public Access, Open Space, and
Natural Resources Preservation funding; now, therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE COUNTY OF HAWAII that,
pursuant to Section 10-16 of the Hawai`i County Charter (2016), the Council hereby approves a
Public Access, Open Space, and Natural Resources Preservation Maintenance Stewardship Grant
in the amount of$13,200 to be awarded to Hawai`i Wildlife Fund for the purpose of protecting,
preserving, and restoring the Kawa properties (TMK: (3) 9-5-016:006 & 025; and 9-5-017:005 &
007).
BE IT FINALLY RESOLVED that the County Clerk shall transmit a copy of this
resolution to the Director of the Department of Parks and Recreation and the Director of Finance.
Dated at Hilo , Hawai`i, this 7th day of June , 2017 .
INTRODUCED BY:
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COUNCIL EMB , •UNTY OF HAWAII
COUNTY COUNCIL ROLL CALL VOTE
County of Hawai`i AYES NOES ABS EX
Hilo, Hawai`i CHUNG X
DAVID X
I hereby certify that the foregoing RESOLUTION was by EOFF X
the vote indicated to the right hereof adopted by the COUNCIL of the
County of Hawai`i on June 7, 2017 KANUHA X
LEE LOY X
O'HARA X
ATTEST:
POINDEXTER X
RICHARDS X
RUGGLES X
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COUNTY CLERK CHAIRPERSON&PRESIDING OFFICER RESOLUTION NO. 192 17
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