HomeMy WebLinkAboutRES 726 Draft 01 2016-2018COUNTY OF HAWAII
STATE OF HAWAII
RESOLUTION NO. 726 18
A RESOLUTION TO AWARD A PUBLIC ACCESS, OPEN SPACE, AND NATURAL
RESOURCES PRESERVATION MAINTENANCE STEWARDSHIP GRANT TO
NA MAMO O KAWA.
WHEREAS, Section 10-16 of the Hawaii 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 organizations to apply for funding for grant-in-aid projects that
will be utilized for public safety, maintenance and preservation of lands acquired using the
Public Access, Open Space, and Natural Resource Preservation Fund; and
WHEREAS, Communication No. 954, as issued by the Director of the Department of
Parks and Recreation, submitted for the Council's consideration seven applicants for stewardship
grants for various properties that have been acquired by way of the Public Access, Open Space,
and Natural Resources Preservation Fund; and
WHEREAS, Na Mamo O 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 O Kawa
will allow it to continue its ongoing restoration work on the property, implement a dry land and
coastal rehabilitation plan, and preserve and protect significant cultural features, including a
freshwater spring, loko i`a, heiau, and ahu; and
WHEREAS, this grant will also assist Na Mamo O Kawa to work in partnership with
biological and archaeological professionals to implement a native revegetation plan and a
cultural site monitoring plan, while maintaining 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 O
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 Hawaii County Charter (2016), the Council hereby approves a
Public Access, Open Space, and Natural Resources Preservation Maintenance Stewardship Grant
in the amount of $62,658 to be awarded to Na Mamo O Kawa for the purpose of protecting,
preserving, and restoring the Kawa 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 Hilo , Hawai`i, this 2nd day of
II'NoIt 0�fflowl �7C�•�
November .2018.
COUNTY COUNCIL
County of Hawai `i
Hilo, Hawaii
I hereby certify that the foregoing RESOLUTION was by
the vote indicated to the right hereof adopted by the COUNCIL of the
County of Hawaii on November _fit__2-018_____
ATTEST:
COUNTY CLERK CHAIRPERSON & PRESIDING OFFICER
2
ROLL CALL VOTE
Reference:
C-1123/FC -149
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AYES NOES
ABS EX
CHUNG
X
DAVID
X
EOFF
X
KANUHA
X
LEE LOY
O'HARA
POINDEXTER
X
X
X
RICHARDS
X
RUGGLES
6 0
X
3 0
Reference:
C-1123/FC -149
RESOLUTION NO. 7Z6 I8