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RESOLUTION NO. 210 25
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 CHANGEMAKERS
COMMUNITY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION TO SUPPORT
LOKAHI COWORKS EMPOWERING RURAL SMALL BUSINESSES PROGRAM.
WHEREAS, ChangeMakers Community Economic Development Corporation, DBA
ChangeMarkers Hawai`i is a 501(c)(3)nonprofit organization whose mission is to champion
economic equity and justice by promoting economic development that engages communities,
creates access to financial resources, and supports passionate professionals; and
WHEREAS, ChangeMakers Hawai`i offers programs that help empower people to
create economic stability and build generational wealth, create and nurture businesses through
workforce development programs, and partner with local,national, and international
organizations to address community needs; and
WHEREAS, ChangeMakers Hawai`i is partnering with Lokahi CoWorks for its
Empowering Rural Small Businesses Program; and
WHEREAS,Lokahi CoWorks is hosting a 6-month program to support 30 rural small
business owners across Puna and its surrounding rural communities; and
WHEREAS, ChangeMakers Hawai`i is requesting funds to defray the cost of contracted
services,workshop services, guest speaker fees, and administration services; and
WHEREAS,the Department of Research and Development supports the development of
a local economy that is diverse, stable, and in balance with Hawai`i's ecology, community
character, and cultural heritage; 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 HAWAII that
Contingency Relief funds from Council District 5 will be appropriated to the Department of
Research and Development to provide a grant to ChangeMakers Hawai`i to support Lokahi
CoWorks Empowering Rural Small Businesses Program.
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: $25,000
OUT AND FROM:
010.101.5101.91 Clerk-Council SVC-Contingency Relief $25,000
CREDITED TO:
010.161.5163.20 Department of Research and Development $25,000
Business Development-R&D
115 Misc. Contract Services
(ChangeMaker Hawai`i - Empowering Rural
Small Businesses)
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 Hilo , Hawai`i, this 4th day of June , 20 25
INTRODUCED BY: _ _ _
COUNCIL M BER, COUNT OF HAWAI`I
COUNTY COUNCIL ROLL CALL VOTE
County of Hawai`i AYES NOES ABS EX
Hilo, Hawaii GALIMBA X
HUSTACE 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 June 4, 2025
KANEALI`I-KLEINFELDER X
KIERKIEWICZ X
ATTEST: KIMBALL X
ONISHI X
VILLEGAS X
7 0 2 0
Reference: C-328/Council
Y C ERK HAIRPERSON&PRESIDING OFFICER RESOLUTION NO. 21.0 2,5
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