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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 O PUNA TO
SUPPORT THE BLACK SANDS BEACH COMMUNITY GARDEN’S KEIKI RESILIENCE PROJECT.
WHEREAS, Malama O 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 O Puna serves as the fiscal sponsor for the Black Sands Beach Community Garden, an entirely community-driven initiative that increases awareness and action around food
security and sustainability in Lower Puna; and
WHEREAS, Black Sands Beach Community Garden provides a safe and nurturing environment for Lower Puna youth, fostering holistic well-being, self-sufficiency, and a sense of responsibility
toward the future through hands-on projects and resilience initiatives; and
WHEREAS, the Keiki Resilience Project is a staple resource for low-income families in the Black Sands Beach community, providing fresh, nutritious food to those facing food insecurity,
fostering sustainable gardening knowledge and skills among local youth, ensuring access to essential personal health items, and offering education on managing invasive species and restoring
native trees impacted by the 2018 volcanic eruption; and
WHEREAS, Malama O Puna has requested funds for feminine hygiene products, diapers, oral health items, formulas, nutritional supplements or vitamins, healthy snacks, juices, and teas;
and gardening supplies such as fertilizer, insect control, black cinders, gloves, cups, wheelbarrow, paint, printer ink, tape, ʻōhiʻa tree seedlings, and a 10x20 shaded house to support
the Black Sands Community Garden and Keiki Resilience Project; and
WHEREAS, the Department of Research and Development supports sustainable agricultural practices and community well-being by promoting educational opportunities designed to build skills
and capacity in the community; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 2-139(a)(2)(C) of the Hawai‘i 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 O Puna to support the Black Sands Beach Community Garden’s Keiki Resilience Project.
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:
$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
Agriculture R&D OCE
115 Misc. Contract Services
(Malama O Puna – Keiki Resilience Project)
$10,000
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 _____________, Hawai‘i, this ______ day of ___________________, 20___.
INTRODUCED BY:
_______________________________________
COUNCIL MEMBER, COUNTY OF HAWAI‘I
COUNTY COUNCIL
County of Hawai‘i
Hilo, Hawai‘i
ROLL CALL VOTE
AYES
NOES
ABS
EX
EVANS
GALIMBA
I hereby certify that the foregoing RESOLUTION was by
the vote indicated to the right hereof adopted by the COUNCIL of the
County of Hawai‘i on _____________________________________.
INABA
KAGIWADA
KĀNEALI‘I-KLEINFELDER
KIERKIEWICZ
ATTEST:
KIMBALL
LEE LOY
VILLEGAS
Reference:
COUNTY CLERK CHAIRPERSON & PRESIDING OFFICER
RESOLUTION NO.