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011 os ;' N . COUNTY OF HAWAII ••� =�'' *- � �=-•�/= STATE OF HAWAII ---------------- RESOLUTION RESOLUTION NO. 399 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 HAWAII ALLIANCE FOR COMMUNITY-BASED ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT TO ASSIST WITH VIBRANT HAWAII ISLAND. WHEREAS, Hawai`i Alliance for Community-Based Economic Development (HACBED) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that works to build the capacity of families and communities so that they have choice and control to achieve social, economic, and environmental justice; and WHEREAS, Vibrant Hawai`i Island is a collective impact movement of multi-sector stakeholders working to achieve social change on Hawai`i Island in response to data from The United Way that identifies not only the state, but Hawai`i County in particular, with a disproportionate number of households living below federal poverty levels or identified as Asset Limited, Income Constrained, Employed (ALICE), at 61% of the population in 2016; and WHEREAS, Vibrant Hawai`i Island has partnered with HACBED to bring a structured, collaborative, and data-driven approach to identifying barriers and negative impacts, while finding solutions to empower and improve the lives of Hawai`i Island residents, who experience poverty or wages insufficient to provide for the basic costs of living; and WHEREAS, HACBED requires funds to reimburse costs expended for the work of Vibrant Hawaii Island, including convening summits and community engagements, an awareness campaign with print and non-print media and logo items, and stipends for individuals from households identified as ALICE or below the federal poverty level, to enable them to engage with the Vibrant Hawai`i Island initiative; and WHEREAS, the Department of Liquor Control supports alcohol-free and drug-free events and initiatives that enrich the quality of life for Hawai`i Island residents and communities; and WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 2-139(a)(2)(A) of the Hawai`i 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 4 will be appropriated to the Department of Liquor Control to provide a grant to Hawai`i Alliance for Community-Based Economic Development to assist with the work of Vibrant Hawai`i Island.