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/J/NSY OF\,1 .. <br /> COUNTY OF HAWAI`I •���:'=�� :•` STATE OF HAWAI`I <br /> art 6;*;40 <br /> RESOLUTION NO. 474 24 <br /> A RESOLUTION TRANSFERRING/APPROPRIATING AN APPROPRIATION OUT <br /> AND FROM A DESIGNATED FUND ACCOUNT AND CREDITING SAME TO A <br /> DESIGNATED FUND ACCOUNT TO PROVIDE A GRANT TO THE GRASSROOTS <br /> COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT GROUP FOR EXPENSES RELATED TO THE 2024 <br /> HILO LEI DAY FESTIVAL. <br /> WHEREAS,the Grassroots Community Development Group (GCDG) is a 501(c)(3) <br /> nonprofit organization whose mission is to strengthen our communities though the cooperative <br /> development of programs and services for East Hawai`i; and <br /> WHEREAS, GCDG, as a fiscal sponsor, is collaborating with He Mo`olelo KO ka Lei on <br /> logistics for the 2024 Hilo Lei Day Festival, which is a free event scheduled to be held on <br /> May 1, 2024, at Kalakaua Park in Hilo; and <br /> WHEREAS, the 2024 Hilo Lei Day Festival is a community event that promotes the <br /> preservation of values and building bridges for diversity through the culture of lei-making; and <br /> WHEREAS, GCDG is requesting funds to assist with the participation of five skilled lei <br /> makers,who will demonstrate and teach traditional lei making techniques, and to purchase <br /> flowers, lei needles,raffia, twine, and crochet thread for the 2024 Hilo Lei Day Festival; and <br /> WHEREAS,the Department of Parks and Recreation supports organizations and <br /> programs that meet the needs of the community while maintaining the cultural uniqueness of <br /> Hawai`i's rich heritage, diversity, and the aloha spirit; and <br /> WHEREAS,pursuant to Section 2-139(a)(2)(A) of the Hawai`i County Code, <br /> Contingency Relief funds shall be transferred to an accepting County department/agency via <br /> resolution identifying the nonprofit organization and the specific program, project, event, <br /> activity, service, equipment, materials, or supplies for which the grant shall be used; now, <br /> therefore, <br /> BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE COUNTY OF HAWAI`I that <br /> Contingency Relief funds from Council District 3 will be appropriated to the Department of <br /> Parks and Recreation to provide a grant to GCDG for expenses related to the 2024 Hilo Lei Day <br /> Festival at Kalakaua Park. <br /> BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Council of the County of Hawai`i hereby <br /> transfers/appropriates the following amount as set forth below: <br />