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COUNTY OF HAWAVI STATE OF HAWAVI
RESOLUTION NO. 712 24
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 ITS FOOD SECURITY PROGRAM.
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's Food Security Program is a successful collaboration with
various homeowner and community associations in Lower Puna that have established backyard
gardens, fruit orchards, and community gardens; and
WHEREAS, Malama 0 Puna plans to refurbish a mobile military kitchen to cook and
freeze-dry fresh produce that are grown and harvested through these collaborations, extending
the shelf life and enhancing household food security; and
WHEREAS, Malama 0 Puna is seeking funds for a project coordinator to renovate the
mobile kitchen for certification, the purchase of cooking utensils, lighting, a freeze dryer, bag
sealer, and food processing equipment, as well as auxiliary energy costs to operate a donated
fridge and freezer; and
WHEREAS, the Department of Research and Development supports sustainable
agricultural practices that increase consumption of local agricultural and value-added products
by expanding marketing and education at the local, national, or international levels; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 2-139(a)(2)(C) 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 HAWAI'I 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 its Food Security
Program.
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: $10,000
OUT AND FROM:
010.101.5101.91 Clerk-Council SVC—Contingency Relief $10,000
CREDITED TO:
010.161.5161.22 Department of Research and Development $10,000
Agriculture R&D OCE
115 Misc. Contract Services
(Malama 0 Puna—Food Security Program)
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 20th day of November , 2024 .
INTRODUCED BY:
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COUNCIL MEMBER, COUNTY OF HAWAI`I
COUNTY COUNCIL ROLL CALL VOTE
County of Hawai`i AYES NOES ABS EX
Hilo, Hawaii 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 November 20, 2024
KANEALI`I-KLEINFELDER X
KIERKIEWICZ X
ATTEST: KIMBALL X
LEE LOY
VILLEGAS X
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Reference: C-1157/Council
CLERI HAIRPERSO &PRESIDING OFFICER RESOLUTION NO. 71.2 24
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