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� JNty of N� COUNTY OF HAWAII STATE OF HAWAII •.off= �.•. ,rE Of Hf' RESOLUTION NO. JA 20 A RESOLUTION TRANSFERRING/APPROPRIATING AN APPROPRIATION OUT AND FROM A DESIGNATED FUND ACCOUNT AND CREDITING SAME TO A DESIGNATED FUND ACCOUNT TO PROVIDE A GRANT TO HAWAII RISE FOUNDATION TO ASSIST HAWAII COMMUNITY COLLEGE WITH ITS MOBILE GREENHOUSE TRAINING PROGRAM. WHEREAS, Hawaii Rise Foundation, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, was founded by local business and community leaders seeking to use their expertise and resources to create opportunities for those in need to grow and thrive through its support and educational services and programs; and WHEREAS, Hawaii Rise Foundation is collaborating with Hawaii Community College (HCC) to establish a mobile greenhouse that uses Controlled Environment Agriculture, which is a technology-based approach for food production using techniques such as hydroponics, aeroponics, aquaculture, or aquaponics inside a controlled environment structure; and WHEREAS, HCC's Mobile Greenhouse Training program will provide courses and training to agriculture and electronics technicians to teach skills that are in high demand in existing and emerging diversified agriculture industries and essential to Hawai `i Island's efforts to become more resilient in terms of local food production; and WHEREAS, Hawai `i Rise Foundation is requesting funds to purchase a container to be used as a mobile greenhouse for HCC; and WHEREAS, one of the program objectives of the Department of Research and Development is to support the expansion of agricultural industries and methodology, such as hydroponics, through farmer training programs; and WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 2-139(a)(2)(A) of the Hawaii County Code, Contingency Relief funds shall be transferred to an accepting County department/agency via resolution identifying the nonprofit organization and the specific program, project, event, activity, service, equipment, materials, or supplies for which the grant shall be used; now, therefore, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE COUNTY OF HAWAII that Contingency Relief funds from Council District 4 will be appropriated to the Department of Research and Development to provide a grant to Hawaii Rise Foundation to assist Hawaii Community College with its Mobile Greenhouse Training program. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Council of the County of Hawaii hereby transfers/appropriates the following amount as set forth below: