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............. COUNTY OF HAWAII ' STATE OF HAWAII .4N4...................... RESOLUTION NO. 436 20 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 KEAUKAHA ONE YOUTH DEVELOPMENT FOR REIMBURSEMENT OF EXPENSES INCURRED DURING THE DOWNTOWN IMPROVEMENT ASSOCIATION'S 2019 BLACK& WHITE NIGHT. WHEREAS, Activate Hilo is a community revitalization project designed to provide a platform for people to connect, collaborate and share, to empower, uplift, strengthen and activate communities to thrive; and WHEREAS, Activate Hilo and Keaukaha One Youth Development partnered together during the Downtown Improvement Association's (DIA) 2019 Black& White Night to provide activities and entertainment for youth and other attendees of the event, which was held in downtown Hilo on November 1, 2019; and WHEREAS, their activities took place in the East Hawai`i Cultural Center and at Kalakaua Park, and included art exhibits, hands-on activities, live music and refreshments for the attendees and staff; and WHEREAS, Keaukaha One Youth Development is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization whose mission is to help Native Hawaiian and other underprivileged youth in the Hilo community to reveal their individual strengths and passions to build leadership skills, self-esteem, motivation, and to gain positive relationships for future career and academic success; and WHEREAS, Keaukaha One Youth Development is requesting reimbursement of expenses incurred during the DIA's 2019 Black & White Night held in downtown Hilo on November 1, 2019; and WHEREAS, the Department of Research and Development supports public programs that are diverse, stable, and in balance with Hawai`i's ecology, community character, and cultural heritage; 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 2 will be appropriated to the Department of Research and Development to provide a grant to Keaukaha One Youth Development for reimbursement of expenses related to activities conducted by Activate Hilo during the Downtown Improvement Association's 2019 Black and White Night event.