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COUNTY OF HAWAIII STATE OF HAWAIII
OF
RESOLUTION NO. 249 Zi
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 WILDFIRE
MANAGEMENT ORGANIZATION TO SUPPORT THE COMMENCEMENT OF A
FIREWISE USA°PROGRAM IN THE HAMAKUA COMMUNITY.
WHEREAS, Hawaii Wildfire Management Organization, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit
organization, serves as a hub of wildfire prevention, mitigation, and planning activities in the
Hawaii-Pacific region through proactive, collaborative, and forward-thinking projects in order
to be wildfire-safe and wildfire-ready; and
WHEREAS, wildfires affect everything from human safety, infrastructure, drinking
water, agricultural production, cultural resources, native forests, watersheds, and coral reefs; and
WHEREAS, the national Firewise USA°program provides a collaborative framework to
help neighbors in a geographic area get organized, find direction, and take action to increase the
ignition resistance of their homes and community and to reduce wildfire risks at the local level;
and
WHEREAS, since 2015, Hawaii Wildfire Management Organization has assisted 10
communities on Hawaii Island to achieve Firewise community recognition, but none of them are
located in the Hamdkua district; and
WHEREAS, Hawaii Wildfire Management Organization is requesting funds for a
consultant to provide support and guidance on starting a Firewise USA°program in the
Hamdkua community; and
WHEREAS, the Hawaii Fire Department supports community initiatives to mitigate
fire-related incidents; 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 1 will be appropriated to the Hawaii Fire
Department to provide a grant to Hawaii Wildfire Management Organization for the
commencement of a Firewise USA®program in the Hamdkua community.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Council of the County of Hawai`i hereby
transfers/appropriates the following amount as set forth below:
FUND: General
AMOUNT OF
APPROPRIATION: $2,000
OUT AND FROM:
010.101.5101.91 Clerk-Council SVC—Contingency Relief $2,000
CREDITED TO:
010.221.5221.02 Hawai`i Fire Department $2,000
. Fire Protection OCE
115 Misc. Contract Services
(Hawai`i Wildfire Management Organization—
Firewise USA®Program in Hamakua)
BE IT FINALLY RESOLVED that the County Clerk shall transmit a copy of this
resolution to the Fire Chief 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 Hilo Hawai`i this 3rd day of November 2021
INTRODUCED BY:
COUNCIL MEMBER, COUNTY OF HAWAII
COUNTY COUNCIL ROLL CALL VOTE
County of Hawaii 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
County of Hawai`i on November 3, 2021 X
KIERKIEWICZ X
KIMBALL X
ATTEST: LEE LOY X
RICHARDS X
VILLEGAS X
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