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\,4i <br /> COUNTY OF HAWAII � �"= /�•'- STATE OF HAWAII <br /> err os•N�� <br /> RESOLUTION NO. 491 14 <br /> A RESOLUTION TRANSFERRING/APPROPRIATING AN APPROPRIATION OUT <br /> AND FROM THE DESIGNATED FUND ACCOUNT AND CREDITING SAME TO A <br /> DESIGNATED FUND ACCOUNT TO PROVIDE A NEW BUS ROUTE IN HILO TO <br /> BENEFIT STUDENTS ATTENDING THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII AT HILO AND <br /> THE GENERAL PUBLIC. <br /> WHEREAS, the University of Hawai`i at Hilo (UHH) is Hawai`i County's major <br /> instititution of higher learning and academic excellence with 3,828 students enrolled in the <br /> Spring 2014 academic semester; and <br /> WHEREAS, Hawai`i residents account for approximately 68 percent (2,613 students) of <br /> the students enrolled for the Spring 2014 academic semester; and <br /> WHEREAS, the Mass Transit Agency and the Hele-On Bus provide public <br /> transportation services to residents, students, and tourists island-wide; and <br /> WHEREAS, bus service between UHH, Downtown Hilo, and the Prince Kuhio Plaza <br /> (PKP) during the academic year will promote students' health and well-being and provide <br /> economic stimulus to local businesses in Downtown Hilo and at PKP; and <br /> WHEREAS, this new bus route will commence on August 1, 2014, with the intent to <br /> continue the program if it proves successful and self-sustaining at the end of the semester; and <br /> WHEREAS, Contingency Relief funds from Council District 1 will be appropriated to <br /> the Mass Transit Agency to implement a new bus route between the University of Hawai`i at <br /> Hilo, Downtown Hilo, and the Prince Kuhio Plaza; now, therefore, <br /> BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE COUNTY OF HAWAII that the <br /> following amount is hereby transferred/appropriated as set forth below: <br />