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From: Kekai, Malia
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Subject: FW: PONC Questions RE: Kealoha Family Lo"i Sugg. 25-05
Date: Monday,July 7,2025 1:28:49 PM
From: Shae Kamakaala <shae.kamakaala@hilt.org>
Sent: Monday,July 7, 2025 9:25 AM
To: Kekai, Malia <malia.kekai@hawaiicounty.gov>
Cc: Shae@hilt.org
Subject: Re: PONC Questions RE: Kealoha Family Lo'i Sugg. 25-05
Aloha Malia,
A. The NRCS funds are secured via a HILT contract with NRCS for their full
portion (pending CE appraisal).
B. No. Given the sweeping effects of DOGE, there have been concerns,
however the NRCS grant programs continue to operate and seems to be
more at a stasis now. Their application rounds continue to move forward
unaffected.
I likely won't be able to be physically present for the 7/14 meeting, but
will try to join virtually and our project partners will try to attend. Mahalo!
Malama pono,
Shae
Shae Kamakaala
Director of'Aina Protection l Hawai'i Land Trust
500 Kalanianaole Ave. #1 l Hilo, Hawaii 96720
Work: (808) 940-0639 l www.hilt.org
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On Wed, Jul 2, 2025 at 12:50 PM Kekai, Malia <malia.kekaiCcbhawaiicount 9ov>wrote:
Aloha Shae,
The Commission will be ranking the suggested properties at the next Commission
Comm.25-026
meeting on July 14, 2025. Please answer the following questions from the
Commission by or before July 7, 2025.
A. How secure is the NRCS funding?
B. Is there any talk on the federal level of terminating the Agricultural Conservation
Easement program?
Mahalo,
Malia
Malia Kekai
Deputy Finance Director
County of Hawaii
`O ke kahua ma mua, ma hope ke kukulu
"First set the foundation, then build."