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RESOLUTION NO. 214 17
A RESOLUTION TO AWARD A PUBLIC ACCESS, OPEN SPACE,AND NATURAL
RESOURCES PRESERVATION MAINTENANCE STEWARDSHIP GRANT TO
NA MAMO 0 KAWA.
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 Fund; and
WHEREAS, Communication No. 53, as issued by the Director of the.Department of
Parks and Recreation, submitted for the Council's consideration five applicants for stewardship
grants for various properties that have been acquired by way of the Public Access, Open Space,
and Natural Resources Preservation Funds; and
WHEREAS,Na Mamo 0 Kawa submitted an application to provide land stewardship
and cultural education for the Kawa properties (TMK: 9-5-016:006 & 025; and 9-5-017:005 &
007); and
WHEREAS, the Council finds that awarding a stewardship grant to Na Mamo 0 Kawa
will allow it to continue its ongoing work restoring the property and its significant features,
including a freshwater spring, loko i`a,heiau, and ahu; and
WHEREAS, this grant will also assist with the implementation of a native revegetation
plan and a cultural site monitoring plan, while maintaining a safe and secure access to the
property, thus satisfying the provisions contained in Section 10-16; and
WHEREAS, the Council further finds that awarding a stewardship grant to Na Mamo 0
Kawa 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$48,850 to be awarded to Na Mamo 0 Kawa for the purpose of protecting,
preserving, and restoring the Kama properties (TMK: 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 Kona , Hawai`i, this 23rd day of June , 2017 .
INTRODUCED : •
/yam,
COUNCIL MEMBER, COUNTY 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 bythe COUNCIL of the
County of Hawai`i on June 23, 2017 KANUHA X
LEE LOY X
O'HARA X
ATTEST: POINDEXTER X
RICHARDS X
RUGGLES X
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Reference: C-294/FC-20
COUNTY CLERK CHAIRPERSON& PRESIDING OFFICER RESOLUTION NO. 214 17
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