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RESOLUTION No. I
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A RESOLUTION TRANSFERRING AN APPROPRIATION OUT AND FROM A
DESIGNATED FUND ACCOUNT AND CREDITING SAME TO A DESIGNATED
FUND ACCOUNT TO PROVIDE A GRANT TO HAWAII ENVIRONMENTAL
RESTORATION FOR EXPENSES RELATED TO THE CONSERVATION AND
PRESERVATION OF KEAU`OHANA STATE FOREST RESERVE.
WHEREAS, Hawaii Environmental Restoration(HER) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit
organization whose mission is to help restore the natural integrity of Hawai`i's environment; and
WHEREAS, HER's primary focus is on the restoration and preservation of Keau`ohana
State Forest Reserve to protect our precious, rare, and endemic species such as the uluhe fern,
ahi`a, `ohe, and ha`iwale; and,
WHEREAS, the Keau`ohana State Forest Reserve in Puna is the largest and most intact
lowland rainforest remaining below 1,000 feet in the State of Hawaii; and
WHEREAS, the Hawaiian Island ecosystems continue to be lost to development,
agriculture and invasive species, and there is an urgent need for conservation planning and
implementation; and
WHEREAS, HER is requesting funds for expenses related to conservation and
preservation programming and equipment to steward the Keau`ohana State Forest Reserve; 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 Hawaii Environmental Restoration for
expenses relating to the conservation and preservation programming and equipment to steward
the Keau`ohana State Forest Reserve.
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: $5,000
OUT AND FROM:
010.101.5101.91 Clerk-Council SVC-Contingency Relief $5,000
CREDITED TO:
010.161.5161.22 Department of Research and Development $5,000
Agriculture R&D OCE
115 Misc. Contract Services
(HER-Equipment for Conservation and
Preservation)
BE IT FINALLY RESOLVED that the County Clerk shall transmit a copy of 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 Hilo , Hawai`i, this 8th day of December , 2021 •
INT' D I BY:
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CO CIL MEMB , 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 X
County of Hawai`i on December 8, 2021
KIERKIEWICZ X
KIMBALL X
ATTEST: LEE LOY X
RICHARDS X
r VILLEGAS X
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