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Mr. Robinson: <br />Mr. Saito: <br />Mr. Robinson: <br />Mr. Yoshimoto: <br />Mr. Wiseman: <br />The Blue Planet. Then we have Google with their flying thing <br />with Parker Ranch. <br />Right. <br />And then we have Ulupono and everything that they're doing to try <br />to recreate alternative energy. So it's a good movement. Any <br />further discussion? <br />So Board members...what we're looking at...or considering is <br />Hawai`i County Code Section 2-91.4. That language...I just want <br />to make sure that the Board members and satisfied that the <br />questions related to whether this gift is...let me read the whole <br />section. No officer or employee shall solicit, accept or receive, <br />directly or indirectly, any gift, whether in the form of money, <br />service, loan, travel, entertainment, hospitality, thing, or promise or <br />in any other form, under circumstances in which it can reasonably <br />be inferred that the gift is intended to influence the officer or <br />employee in the performance of the officer's or employee's official <br />duties or is intended as a reward for any official action on the <br />officer's or employee's part. That's, I believe the applicable code <br />provision, I think there's a similar provision in the Charter. I think <br />it's 14-2. <br />But you know we are talking about a grant here. They're paying <br />out cash. It's a grant to the organization. I don't think those <br />statutes applicable. <br />Mr. Yoshimoto: The grant does not...as far as a gift to the... <br />Mr. Wiseman: It's a form of grant. The County can get federal grant...they can <br />get other... <br />Ms. Sumner -Mack: <br />The check is made out to the County. So it's you <br />know...presumably if we didn't approve...then the County would <br />have to come up with money to pay that. So I'm ready to make a <br />motion that we okay this. I think they've done a good job of <br />explaining the purpose and the advantage to the public and so on <br />and... <br />Mr. Heintz: I see no conflict and no problem. I would second your motion. <br />Mr. Robinson: <br />That's a second okay. Okay, it's been moved and seconded that <br />we approve the acceptance of the $1,500 check from Ulupono <br />Initiative in this petition. Any further discussion? If not, all those <br />in favor say aye. Contrary minded okay. <br />14 <br />