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~tv os H4 '~6 COUNTY OF HAWAII STATE OF HAWAII RESOLUTION NO. 337 O'7 A RESOLUTION TRANSFERRING/APPROPRIATING AN APPROPRIATION OUT AND FROM THE DESIGNATED FUND ACCOUNT(S) AND CREDITING SAME TO A DESIGNATED FUND ACCOUNT(S) WHEREAS, Hawaii imports more than 90% of the food consumed on the island and has only an eight-day supply of food in reserve in the event of an emergency; and WHEREAS, increasing the island's food security by supporting family farmers and improving locally based food systems is critically important to ensure the safety and security of the people of Hawaii; and WHEREAS, the Hawaii Island Food Summit will help to generate awareness about local food security issues and bring together the people who can help to shift the future of Hawaiian agriculture toward an ecologically sound, self-sustaining system; and WHEREAS, the Hawaii Island Food Summit will bring together leading national technical and policy experts, local policy makers, private-sector stakeholders, farmers, and citizens to discuss strategies to create a more self-sufficient local food system and create better working relationships among these groups to plan for the future; and WHEREAS, funding will be required by The Kohala Center to sponsor speakers and mount the Summit on October 5 and 6, 2007, and for printing, graphics, and publicity for The Hawaii Island Food Summit events; and WHEREAS, Contingency Relief funds from Council District 7 will be appropriated to the Department of Research and Development to provide financial support to The Kohala Center for the Hawaii Island Food Summit; now, therefore, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE COUNTY OF HAWAII that the following amount is hereby transferred/appropriated as set forth below: FUND: General AMOUNT OF APPROPRIATION: $10,000 OUT AND FROM: 010.101.5101.91 Clerk-Council SVC -Contingency Relief $10,000