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tYOFM4,' COUNTY OF HAWAII •� =%�'�/.. STATE OF HAWAII **F.* RESOLUTION NO. 569 18 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 HILO HAMAKUA COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION FOR THE PEPE`EKEO SUGARCANE FESTIVAL. WHEREAS, the Hilo Hamakua Community Development Corporation (HHCDC) is a 501(c)(3)nonprofit organization whose mission is to assist in creating opportunities that preserve our environment, sustain our families, and improve the quality of life; and WHEREAS, HHCDC is collaborating with the Pepe`ekeo Community Association to organize the first Pepeekeo Sugarcane Festival on Saturday, July 15, 2018, from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., at the Kula`imano Community Center; and WHEREAS, the festival will honor the sugarcane plant and the plantation lifestyle, bringing residents together to celebrate the health of their community by reminiscing on the past, sharing in the present, and envisioning the future; and WHEREAS, the Pepeekeo Sugarcane Festival will include entertainment, inflatable keiki rides, food, sugarcane juice sampling, and a variety of informational tables hosted by educational, environmental, and healthcare organizations; and WHEREAS, HHCDC is requesting funds to help with advertising, entertainment (music and inflatables), equipment and supplies (tent, popcorn machine, and a shave ice machine), food, drinks, paper goods, and other miscellaneous expenses associated with the event; and WHEREAS, the Department of Parks and Recreation supports community outreach as it falls within its Culture and Education program to promote, perpetuate, and encourage activities and programs in culture, art,history, and humanities; and A pursuant to Section 2-139 a 2 A of the Hawaii County WHEREAS, Code, � � )� )( ) Contingency Relief funds shall be transferred to an accepting County department/agency via resolution identifying the nonprofit organization and the specific program, project, event, activity, service, equipment, materials, or supplies for which the grant shall be used; now, therefore, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE COUNTY OF HAWAII that Contingency Relief funds from Council District 1 will be appropriated to the Department of Parks and Recreation to provide a grant to HHCDC for expenses associated with the Pepeekeo Sugarcane Festival.