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COUNTY OF HAWAII STATE OF HAWAII RESOLUTION NO. 7~3 ®~ A RESOLUTION TRANSFERRING/APPROPRIATING AN APPROPRIATION OUT AND FROM THE DESIGNATED FUND ACCOUNT(S) AND CREDITING SAME TO A DESIGNATED FUND ACCOUNT(S) WHEREAS, Kahalu`u Bay is featured in every visitor's guide as one of the best snorkel spots in the Hawaiian Islands due to clear, shallow water (rarely over 8 feet deep) and abundant tropical reef fish; and WHEREAS, unfortunately, the safe and shallow nature of Kahalu`u Bay is also its biggest threat; and WHEREAS, the Kohala Center is a 501(c)3 corporation with a mission to respectfully engage the Island of Hawaii as a living laboratory for humanity; and WHEREAS, the focus of the Kohala Center program has been to develop a cadre of local volunteers to maintain "ReefI'each" and to transform the Kahalu`u Beach Park into an outdoor classroom; and WHEREAS, the Kahalu`u Advisory Group, at the request of the Council Member from District 7, has formulated a long term plan for environmental restoration of the beach and reef areas, with the overall project purpose of making Kahalu`u Bay into a destination for education about marine conservation that merges Western scientific approaches with Hawaiian cultural wisdom and resource management; and WHEREAS, creation of the master plan involves a range of marine education, resource monitoring, environmental restoration, and community engagement activities that aim to preserve and'restore the natural environment and special character of the shoreline and coral reef at Kahalu`u Bay, a portion of the Kahalu`u Beach Park Master Planning process will include studies of how to restore the beach sand to the Kahalu`u Beach Park area; and