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Home My WebLink About2021 Annual Stewardship Grant Progress Report_Pohaha I Ka Lani6WHZDUGVKLS*UDQW3URJUHVV5HSRUWPage 1 of 10 County of Hawai‘i Department of Finance Property Management Division 25 Aupuni Street, Suite 1101 Hilo, HI 96720 Telephone: (808) 961-8069 STEWARDSHIP GRANT PROGRESS REPORT PLEASE CHECK TYPE OF PROGRESS REPORT: SEMI-ANNUAL ANNUAL ENTER INFORMATION IN THE FIELDS PROVIDED. 1. NAME AND ADDRESS OF ORGANIZATION: 2. PERSON TO CONTACT: 3. CONTRACT NO.: 4. CONTRACT AWARD AMOUNT: 5. PROJECT NAME (same name used on contract): 6: PROJECT PERIOD: 7: PROGRESS REPORT PERIOD: 8: PROJECT LOCATION (list all TMKs from the contract): 9: CERTIFICATION: The Applicant certifies that the information contained in this report is true and correct to the best of his/her knowledge. NAME OF AUTHORIZEDOFFICIAL: TITLE OF AUTHORIZED OFFICIAL: SIGNED: DATE: OFFICIAL USE ONLY: Vendor # _ _____ Rcv’d: ______________ Approved for payment: ____________________ Dated: ______________ Rcv d: ________ Apppppprppovvvvvvvvvvvedeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee for pa ______________ Dated: Confirmed by email this is the final annual report for 2021. 61200 PO No. _C.0___10327______ 10/14/2022 10/20/22 ✔ Pohaha I Ka Lani, PO Box 412 Kurtistown, HI 96760 Kulia K. Tolentino-Potter $ 92,300.00 Waipi'o Valley Lookout Stewardship Program January 1, 2021 - June 30, 2022 January 1, 2022 - June 30, 2022 (12 month Report for January 1, 2021 - December 31, 2021 Submitted Prior) 4-8-04:06 Kulia K. Tolentino-Potter President 10/01/2022 6WHZDUGVKLS*UDQW3URJUHVV5HSRUWPage 2 of 10 A. PROJECT OVERVIEW B. PROJECT ACCOMPLISHMENTS C. PROJECT CHALLENGES D. FUTURE PLANS RELATING TO THE PROJECT E. PHOTOGRAPHS, MAPS, AND OTHER EXHIBITS (Use additional sheets and be sure to label every exhibit with sufficient information. See Instructions.) Pohaha I Ka Lani’s has been volunteering to malama Waipi'o Valley Lookout PONC parcel since 2016. We continued to ensure the area to be a safe environment where malama 'aina opportunities, cultural and educational programs was offered to the public. As in previous years, we heavily received local and visiting youth groups who played a large role in caring for this 'aina. We were able to host local and visiting youth groups who were able to learn: 1.traditional farming techniques; 2. farming according to the moon phases; 3.how to do lashing to make bamboo fencing; 4. learned chants/hula that focused on the area; 5. learned about la'au lapa'au, plant identification and uses; 6. learned how to do airlayers and how to grow certain plants by cuttings; and 7. the importance of taking one learns about malama 'aina and implement those lessons to where individuals come from. All of these lessons benefited both the participant and the 'aina. Theft has been a big issue on the island and at the Waipi'o Valley Lookout PONC site, we are constantly dealing with theft. Prior, we were not allowed to have any type of structure to place our tools, tents, tables and chairs in. With this, we would place items in different areas on the property only to come back and find items were stolen. Because the parcel is viewed as a public space, the produce that local school children have planted were also stolen. When we ask people why they are stealing the items from the parcel, one of the responses we received was, it is their tax paying money covering the costs for our group to get paid. People are under the impression that we are getting paid for all the work we are doing to care for the parcel. They have a hard time understanding that according to County of Hawai'i's rule, we can't get paid for the labor we are doing. The hours of hard, physical labor is long, in the hot sun, without no water to wash up with and needing to cover a bulk of the expenses. We are working on our 7th year of educating thousands while caring for the land as volunteers. We will contine teaming up with schools such as Honoka'a High School, HAAS PCS, UHH, HCC, HPU to offer on-going opportunities for students to come and learn while helping to tend to the 'aina. We will continue to host residents from different parts of the island and visitors to offer opportunities to hear mo'olelo, history, learn, and help with our malama 'aina efforts. We plan to put up small sections with fencing to help better protect plants from pigs. Please see attachment. 6WHZDUGVKLS*UDQW3URJUHVV5HSRUWPage 3 of 10 F. PROJECT ACTIVITIES (Use the table format below for details on your project’s progress. See example in Instructions.) Type of Activity Completion Date and/or % Complete Contractors/Collaborators Fencing100%Pila and Kawehi Young, Traven Apiki, Kealoha Benz-Marrs, Mika Galardo,Yard & Fence Line Maintenance100% Alohi Chamber, Mana Akiyama, Micah StephensonNative Garden Maintenance & On-site Education Presense100%Kupu, Reece Villaverde, Nana Ueno, Tanney Keys, Yuri Zhuraw, Mariah Ha'o, MikaGalardoSite work for container100%Home Depot (Rentals), Deluz Trucking, Marcos Lopez, Pono ChristensonAir layering ulu trees / Growing plants by cuttings100%Allie Atkins, Kuku'ena Halau Hula, Kealoha Benz-MarrsPreparing Bananas from transplanting100% Ka'iena RunnelsFood, Native Plants100% Kohala CenterGardening100% Hamakua HarvestMele/Oli/Hula Plants100% Ryan McCarmack & his Halau Hula StudentsHei (traditional string games) included in malama 'aina100% Drew Kapp, UHH, HCCFood Distribution (local families received donations of produce boxes and bags of food)100%Vibrant Hawai'i, Kohala Center, OHA, Native Voices, HPFHula/Mo'olelo100%Local and Visiting schools learned hula and mo'olelo associate with land in andabove Waipi'o Valley.Malama 'Aina100%Kamehameha Schools, Kealakehe School Teachers, Pa'auilo School Teachers, UHH,HCC, Kupu, Halau Hula members, GIVEVolunteers, Putney Student Travel, HAAS, HPALa'au Lapa'au100%Each group coming to the site learned how to identify plants and how certain plantsare utilized in healing. 6WHZDUGVKLS*UDQW3URJUHVV5HSRUWPage 4 of 10 G. BUDGET DETAILS FOR CONTRACT NO. (Use the table formats below for details on your project’s budget. See example in Instructions.) Date Parcel TMK(s) Project Activity Grant Amount Requested Grant Amount Encumbered and/or Spent TOTAL FOR REPORTING PERIOD 06/07/20224-8-04:06Yard & Fence Line Maintenance (18 months/$300 per month)$ 3,600.00$ 5,400.0006/29/20224-8-04:06Native Garden Maintenance & On-site Education Presence (18 months)$ 24,000.00$ 34,500.0006/28/20224-8-04:06 Site work for container$ 10,000.00$ 9,000.0006/29/20224-8-04:06 On-going malama 'aina hosting, Food for participants$ 4,000.00$ 6,000.0006/29/20224-8-04:06Office Expenses, Insurance, Accounting, Website, Repair, Maintenance$ 9,200.00$ 9,200.0006/29/20224-8-04:06 Small Tools$ 1,000.00$ 2,519.3006/29/20224-8-04:06 PPE$ 1,500.00$ 2,796.704-8-04:06 Land steward Supplies$ 1,500.00$ 6,515.604-8-04:06 Fuel$ 2,000.00$ 4,869.654-8-04:06 Storage Shipping Container$ 7,500.00$ 9,319.37$ 64,300.00$ 90,120.62 6WHZDUGVKLS*UDQW3URJUHVV5HSRUWPage 5 of 10 G. BUDGET DETAILS FOR CONTRACT NO. (continued) (Use the table formats below for details on your project’s budget. See example in Instructions.) Date Parcel TMK(s) Project Activity Grant Amount Requested Grant Amount Encumbered and/or Spent TOTAL FOR REPORTING PERIOD GRAND TOTAL 2)*5$17$028175(48(67('(if two tables are used): *5$1'727$/2)*5$17$02817(1&80%(5('63(17LIWZRWDEOHVDUHXVHG$ 0.00 $ 0.0064,300.0090,120.62 6WHZDUGVKLS*UDQW3URJUHVV5HSRUWPage 6 of 10 H. PROJECT RECEIPTS (GRANT FUNDS ONLY) (Please be prepared to provide documentation upon request to the Dept. of Finance) Date of Payment Type of Expense Vendor Receipt No. Amount TOTAL FOR REPORTING PERIOD $0.00 6WHZDUGVKLS*UDQW3URJUHVV5HSRUWPage 7 of 10 H. PROJECT RECEIPTS (GRANT FUNDS ONLY) (continued) (Please be prepared to provide documentation upon request to the Dept. of Finance) Date of Payment Type of Expense Vendor Receipt No. Amount TOTAL FOR REPORTING PERIOD GRAND TOTAL2)352-(&75(&(,376 (if two tables are used): $0.00 $0.00 6WHZDUGVKLS*UDQW3URJUHVV5HSRUWPage 8 of 10 I. EQUIPMENT INVENTORY (GRANT FUNDS ONLY) (Attach copy of any warranty documents.) Item Description Cost Purchase Date Model/Serial No. Location TOTAL COST Shipping Container $ 9,319.37 06/28/2022 Waipi'o Valley Rimlands $ 9,319.37 6WHZDUGVKLS*UDQW3URJUHVV5HSRUWPage 9 of 10 J. IN-KIND SERVICES AND OTHER RESOURCES(See Instructions.) Date Activity Person/Organization # of Participants Calculation of In-Kind Value Other Resources TOTAL OF IN-KIND VALUES 27+(55(6285&(601/11/2021WeedingKawehi Lopez, Pila Young & Friends6 $45001/11/2021StewardshipPohaha I Ka Lani (18 Months)7 $32,40001/30/2021WeedingNick Abarcar, Haley Jarczynski, Kulana & Friends8 $80002/06/2021Tending to the gardensNick Abarcar, Haley Jarczynski, Kiren & Friends8 $80002/13/2021Tending to the gardensNick Abarcar, Haley Jarczynski, Kiren & Friends8 $80002/20/2021Harvesting sugarcane, weedingMary Moody, Krystal Miesel & Friends6 $60002/21/2021Cutting invasive treesGreg & Betsy Wittman + 'Ohana7 $70003/05/2021Removing Guinea Grass ClumpsVisitors (split in groups of 10)36 $162003/17/2021Air layering ulu treesDrew Kapp & Halau Hula Members12 $90003/19/2021Canoe Plant WorkshopKaiana Runnels, Kohala Center12 $90003/28/2021Garden workHub Captains from different parts of the island15 $112504/02/2021Tending to GardensHalau Hula Members from Hilo12 $900$ 41,995.00 6WHZDUGVKLS*UDQW3URJUHVV5HSRUWPage 10 of 10 J. IN-KIND SERVICES AND OTHER RESOURCES (continued)(See Instructions.) Date Activity Person/Organization # of Participants Calculation of In-Kind Value Other Resources TOTAL OF IN-KIND VALUES AND OTHER RESOURCES Mahalo! Should you have any questions, please contact: Maxine Cutler at Phone: (808) 961- 8069 or Email: Maxine.Cutler@hawaiicounty.gov 04/23/2021WeedingFriends and Family Members15 $11254/27/2021WeedingVisitors (split in groups of 10)32 $24004/28/2021Tending to the gardensVisitors (split in groups of 10)16 $80005/04/2021Tending to the gardensVisitors (split in groups of 10)30 $225005/08/2021Tending to the gardensVisitors (split in groups of 10)30 $225005/13/2021Tending to the gardensVisitors (split in groups of 10)30 $225005/17/2021Tending to the gardensVisitors (split in groups of 10)30 $225005/22/2021Tending to the gardensVisitors (split in groups of 10)30 $225005/26/2021Tending to the gardensVisitors (split in groups of 10)30 $225005/31/2021Tending to the gardensVisitors (split in groups of 10)30 $2250$ 20,075.00