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RESOLUTION NO. 235
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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 HO`OLA VETERAN
SERVICES FOR ITS HAWAII FARM-TO-CAR PROGRAM.
WHEREAS, Ho`61a Veteran Services (dba Ho`61a Farms) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit
organization whose mission is to provide veterans, caregivers, and their families the opportunity
to reconnect with themselves, each other, and the earth by providing agricultural training, hands-
on educational opportunities, and therapy options; and
WHEREAS, the COVID-19 pandemic has created obstacles and barriers for local
farmers to deliver and sell produce to customers; and
WHEREAS, Ho`ola Veteran Services has taken over the Hilo County Farm Bureau's
Hawaii Farm-to-Car program to help farmers and local residents stay safe by providing an
online farmers market with a weekly, curbside pickup at Puna Hongwanji Mission; and
WHEREAS,the Hawaii Farm-to-Car program is free for farmers and producers to join,
and Ho`ola Veteran Services provides assistance to new vendors who may need help with
applying for their General Excise Tax Liscense; and
WHEREAS, Ho`ola Veteran Services is requesting funds for facility fees, signs,
printing, bags, and other miscellaneous expenses for its Hawaii Farm-to-Car program; and
WHEREAS, the Department of Research and Development supports the development of
a local economy that is 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 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 4 will be appropriated to the Department of
Research and Development to provide a grant to Ho`61a Veteran Services for its Hawaii Farm-
to-Car program.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Council of the County of Hawaii hereby
transfers/appropriates the following amount as set forth below:
FUND: General
AMOUNT OF
APPROPRIATION: $5,500
OUT AND FROM:
010.101.5101.91 Clerk-Council SVC-Contingency Relief $5,500
CREDITED TO:
010.161.5163.20 Department of Research and Development $5,500
Business Development R&D
115 Misc. Contract Services
(Ho`ola Veteran Services-Hawai`i Farm-to-Car
Program)
BE IT FINALLY RESOLVED that the CountyClerk shall transmit a copyof this
resolution to the Director of Research and Development and Director of Finance, and that the
Director of Finance is hereby authorized to make the necessary transfers in accordance with the
terms of this resolution.
Dated at Kona , Hawai`i, this 20th day of October , 20 21 .
INT' N UC D BY:
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COUNCIL ME R, COUNTY OF HAWAII
COUNTY COUNCIL ROLL CALL VOTE
County of Hawai`i AYES NOES ABS EX
Hilo, Hawai`i CHUNG X
DAVID X
I hereby certify that the foregoing RESOLUTION was by INABA X
the vote indicated to the right hereof adopted by the COUNCIL of the KANEALI`I-KLEINFELDER X
County of Hawai`i on October 20, 2021
KIERKIEWICZ X
KIMBALL X
ATTEST: LEE LOY X
RICHARDS X
VILLEGAS X
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* � , Reference:
C-434/Council
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