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• COUNTY OF HAWAII1.i• ''�=��/ # STATE OF HAWAII i'..4.:4-Wi.';'--; RESOLUTION NO. 276 19 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 GOING HOME HAWAII FOR THE PU'UHONUA WELLNESS CAREER, TECHNOLOGY, AND EDUCATION PATHWAY NETWORK PROGRAM. WHEREAS, Going Home Hawai`i is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization whose mission is to assist justice-involved Hawai`i Island men, women, and youth with reintegration into community life through employment, education, training, and appropriate services; and WHEREAS, Going Home Hawai`i's Pu'uhonua Wellness Career, Technology, and Education Pathway Network is an educational partnership with Blueprint for Change and Hawai`i Community College offering free long-distance learning certified courses for formerly incarcerated native and non-native Hawaiian persons and their at-risk family members 15 years of age and older; and WHEREAS, year-long courses such as Practical Farm and Ranch Skills, Greenhouse Technologies, and Business Basics for the Beginner Farmer are offered free of charge and certificates are given to students who complete the courses; and WHEREAS, Going Home Hawai`i is requesting funding assistance to cover the costs associated with the learning site and incidentals that may arise during the course session; and WHEREAS, one of the goals of the Office of the Prosecuting Attorney is to support programs that improve the criminal justice system by identifying areas of need and working collaboratively with other criminal justice agencies and the community by employing early intervention initiatives to improve the quality of life on the Big Island; and WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 2-139(a)(2)(A) of the Hawaii County 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 5 will be appropriated to the Office of the Prosecuting Attorney to provide a grant to Going Home Hawai'i for its Pu'uhonua Wellness Career, Technology, and Education Pathway Network program. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Council of the County of Hawai`i hereby transfers/appropriates the following amount as set forth below: