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Of COUNTY OF HAWAII STATE OF HAWAII RESOLUTION NO. 31G 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 MALAMA 0 PUNA TO SUPPORT FOOD SUSTAINABILITY INITIATIVES IN THE BLACK SANDS BEACH COMMUNITY GARDEN. WHEREAS, Malama 0 Puna is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, volunteer service organization whose mission is to provide community resources to maintain a safe and healthy community through environmental education, hands-on projects, advocacy, watchdogging, and land trusting; and WHEREAS, Malama 0 Puna continues to serve as fiscal sponsor for the Keiki Garden Project by the Black Sands Beach Community Garden, an exclusively community -driven and maintained gardening initiative designed to increase awareness and agency around food security and sustainability in Puna; and WHEREAS, the garden project provides food insecure residents with fresh, nutritious foods at low or no cost and cultivates gardening skills in Puna keiki, serving as a living, edible laboratory that fosters healthy eating habits and environmental stewardship; and WHEREAS, the Keiki Garden Project is geared towards providing youth with education and hands-on experience related to gardening techniques and ongoing maintenance, thus imparting values of patience, discipline, hard work, and sharing as well as caring for 'ohana and community; and WHEREAS, Malama 0 Puna is requesting funds to cover expenses relating to garden expansion efforts including the procurement of catchment tanks, cinder, fruit trees, mulch, pesticides, transportation costs for garden participants, and materials and supplies for the Keiki Garden Project; and WHEREAS, one of the goals of the Department of Research and Development is to support sustainable agricultural practices by promoting educational opportunities designed to build skills and capacity in the farm community; 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 Malama 0 Puna to support food sustainability initiatives in the Black Sands Beach Community Garden.