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RESOLUTION NO. 124 23
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 THE GRASSROOTS
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT GROUP FOR THE 2023 HILO LEI DAY FESTIVAL
AT KALAKAUA PARK.
WHEREAS, the Grassroots Community Development Group (GCDG) is a 501(c)(3)
nonprofit organization that works to strengthen communities through the cooperative
development of programs and services for East Hawai`i, especially for youth and families; and
WHEREAS, GCDG is working in partnership with He Mo`olelo KO ka Lei on logistics
for the 2023 Hilo Lei Day Festival, which is a free event scheduled to be held on May 1, 2023, at
Kalakaua Park in Hilo; and
WHEREAS, the annual Hilo Lei Day Festival provides a day of celebrating the lei and
its cultural foundation, and where residents and visitors alike participate in the authentic tradition
of lei-making based in agriculture, native plans, and medicinal lore in honor and perpetuation of
the Hawaiian culture; and
WHEREAS, GCDG is requesting funds to help defray the costs of this event, including,
but not limited to, musician fees, lei demonstrator and halau hula honoraria, and event supplies;
and
WHEREAS, one of the goals of the Department of Parks and Recreation is to provide
events and activities that celebrate and commemorate our culture, heritage, and diverse
communities; 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 Countydepartment/agency via
resolution identifying the nonprofit organizationand 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 Department of
Parks and Recreation to provide a grant to the Grassroots Community Development Group for
the 2023 Hilo Lei Day Festival.
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:
010.500.5503.02 Department of Parks and Recreation $2,000
P&R Admin OCE
115 Misc. Contract Services
(Grassroots Community Development Group-
2023 Hilo Lei Day Festival)
BE IT FINALLY RESOLVED that the County Clerk shall transmit a copy of this
resolution to the Director of Parks and Recreation 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 19th day of April , 2023 .
INTRODUCED BY:
UNCIL MEM ER, COUNTY OF HAWAII
COUNTY COUNCIL ROLL CALL VOTE
County of Hawai`i AYES NOES ABS EX
Hilo, Hawai`i EVANS X
GALIMBA X
I hereby certify that the foregoing RESOLUTION was by INABA X
the vote indicated to the right hereof ado ted b the COUNCIL of the KAGIWADA X
County of Hawaii on April 19, 2y023
KANEALI`I-KLEINFELDER X
KIERKIEWICZ X
ATTEST: KIMBALL X
LEE LOY X
VILLEGAS X
8 0 1 0
Reference: C-222/Council
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