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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.
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: $4,500
OUT AND FROM:
010.101.5101.91 Clerk-Council SVC—Contingency Relief $4,500
CREDITED TO:
010.161.5161.22 Department of Research and Development $4,500
Agriculture R&D OCE
115 Misc. Contract Services
(Malama 0 Puna—Black Sands Beach
Community Garden)
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 Kona , Hawai`i,this 18th day of October , 2023 .
INT UCED BY:
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C CIL MEMBER, COUNTY OF HAWAI`I
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 adopted by the COUNCIL of the KAGIWADA X
County of Hawaii on October 18, 2023
KANEALI`I-KLEINFELDER X
KIERKIEWICZ X
ATTEST: KIMBALL X
LEE LOY X
VILLEGAS X
9 0 0 0
, Reference: C-541/Council
C TY CLERK AIRPERSON&PRESIDING OFFICER RESOLUTION NO. 316 23
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