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COUNTY OF HAWAI I :•14� :'f • STATE OF HAWAI`I ••+r�of ii��`,. RESOLUTION NO. 586 26 A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT TO AWARD FUNDS TO POHAKU PELEMAKA THROUGH THE KILAUEA RECOVERY GRANT PROGRAM. WHEREAS, Chapter 2,Article 25, Section 2-139(a)(3)(A)of the Hawai`i County Code 1983 (2016 Edition, as amended) (hereinafter, "the Code")provides that grants awarded"in excess of$25,000 to nonprofit organizations shall specifically identify the organization receiving the grant funds and the purpose for which the grant funds shall be used in a resolution"; and WHEREAS, Chapter 2,Article 25, Section 2-136 of the Code defines"nonprofit organization"as "an organization that is registered and in good standing in the State of Hawaii as a nonprofit organization and maintains a 501(c)(3) charitable designation from the Internal Revenue Service"; and WHEREAS,the two projects (hereinafter, "the Projects") specified in"Exhibit A", attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference,were previously approved of by the Council through Resolution No. 459-26; and WHEREAS, Pohaku Pelemaka, which correspondingly qualifies as a nonprofit organization as defined above, has agreed to sponsor the Projects after the original fiscal sponsor needed to withdraw; and WHEREAS,the Planning Department wishes to provide a total of$142,000.00 to Pohaku Pelemaka, as outlined in"Exhibit A"; now,therefore, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE COUNTY OF HAWAI`I that, in accordance with Chapter 2,Article 25, Section 2-139 of the Code,the grant awards as identified in "Exhibit A" are hereby approved.