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COUNTY OF HAWAI`I STATE OF HAWAI`I RESOLUTION NO. 425 25 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 THE BIG ISLAND RESOURCE CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL TO ASSIST WITH EXPENSES RELATED TO THE 2026 KA`U COFFEE FESTIVAL. WHEREAS, the Big Island Resource Conservation and Development Council (BIRCDC), a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, supports the economic, cultural, and natural environment of Hawaii Island through its sponsorship of festivals, programs, and special events unique to this island; and WHEREAS, BIRCDC is working in partnership with the Ka`n Coffee Growers Cooperative to coordinate the 2026 Ka`d Coffee Festival, a signature annual event that brings local farmers, artisans, educators, and cultural practitioners together to showcase Ka`n-grown coffee through tastings, workshops, farm tours, and performances, and to celebrate the culture, heritage, and natural beauty of Ka`n, which will be held in Pahala from June 14-20, 2026; and WHEREAS, the Department of Research and Development supports this event as it is in alignment with its goals and objectives of the department to increase consumption of local agricultural and value-added products at local, national, or international levels; and WHEREAS, BIRCDC is requesting funds to cover the rental and set up fees of a public seating event tent, stage, sound and lighting equipment, and administrative fees for the festival, which will serve a public purpose by benefiting, improving, or promoting the interests of culture and the arts of our island; now, therefore, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE COUNTY OF HAWAIJ that, in accordance with section 2-139(a)(2)(C) of the Hawaii County Code 1983 (2016 Edition, as amended), Contingency Relief funds from Council District 6 are hereby transferred to the Department of Research and Development to provide a grant to the Big Island Resource Conservation and Development Council for the expenses and purposes identified in "Exhibit A," a copy of which is attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference, in the following amount as set forth below: BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Council of the County of Hawaii hereby transfers/appropriates the following amount as set forth below: