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JMt-4 Oi 14 ��• • ice- �4 COUNTY OF HAWAII •_ STATE OF HAWAII r•��1 two'; �•�� OF RESOLUTION NO. 653 24 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 ALANUI `O KA`U FOR ITS RARE AND ENDANGERED NATIVE PLANT EDUCATION PROJECT. WHEREAS, Alanui `O Ka`u is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that serves Hawaii Island by fostering an appreciation of the history of Ka`u, improving the economic vitality through community -based projects, planning and education, and serving the needs of the community through enrichment programs and projects that promote well-being, health, safety, art, and culture; and WHEREAS, according to the Department of Land and Natural Resources (DLNR), nearly 90 percent of Hawai`i's native plants are found nowhere else in the world, and Hawaii is often referred to as the "endangered species capital of the world" with 366 of the Hawaiian plant taxa listed by Federal and State agencies as endangered or threatened and another 48 species proposed as endangered; and WHEREAS, Ka`u is home to an amazing variety of native plants, and Alanui `O Ka`u actively works in partnership with DLNR to help prevent the extinction of native plants and provide for their recovery through integrated, on -site propagation at the Na`ohulelua Historical Garden in Na`alehu; and WHEREAS, Alanui `O Ka`u would like to conduct classes and tours at the Na`ohulelua Historical Garden to provide education and information to the community about rare, endangered, and endemic Hawaiian plants; and WHEREAS, Alanui `O Ka`u is requesting funds to assist with expenses for creating and printing class materials, rental of grading and compacting equipment, and to purchase meals for volunteers, soil, plants, mulch, and other garden supplies for this project; and WHEREAS, the Department of Research and Development supports the development of a robust, diversified agricultural sector to achieve sustainability; and WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 2-139(a)(2)(C) 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 HAWAI`I that Contingency Relief funds from Council District 6 will be appropriated to the Department of Research and Development to provide a grant to Alanui `O Ka`u for its Rare and Endangered Native Plant Education Project.