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JNtY OF h�1 COUNTY OF HAWAII STATE OF HAWAI`I rE oF•rPA RESOLUTION NO. 310 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 BIG ISLAND RESOURCE CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL FOR THE 2025 HAWAI`I ISLAND SAKADA DAY CELEBRATION. WHEREAS, on April 9, 2015, the Honorable Governor David Ige signed into law HB604, designating December 20th as Sakada Day, marking a long-awaited formal recognition of the invaluable contributions of the Filipino community across the State of Hawaii; and WHEREAS, the Big Island Resource Conservation and Development Council (BIRCDC), a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, supports the economic, cultural, and natural environment of Hawaii Island through its sponsorship of festivals, programs, and special events unique to this island; and WHEREAS, BIRCDC is collaborating with the Sakada Day Celebration to coordinate and host the Hawaii Island Sakada Day Celebration on Saturday, December 20, 2025, at the Kea`au Community Center, an event that is free and open to the public; and WHEREAS, the Hawaii Island Sakada Day Celebration will honor, showcase, and commemorate the legacy and contribution of 125,000 Sakadas — plantation workers of Filipino ancestry — who arrived in Hawaii between 1906-1946 to work on sugar and pineapple plantations, profoundly shaping the local economy, society, and culture; and WHEREAS, the Department of Research and Development supports a high quality of life for Hawaii Island residents through projects that help to balance the island's economic, social, and environmental well-being; and WHEREAS, BIRCDC is requesting funds to help defray the cost of food, beverages, serving supplies, printing, advertising, awards, display creation, and honorarium for performers and presenters for the 2025 Hawaii Island Sakada Day Celebration, which will serve a public purpose by benefiting, improving, or promoting the interests of culture and the arts of our island community; now, therefore, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE COUNTY OF HAWAI`I that, in accordance with section 2-139(a)(2)(C) of the Hawaii County Code 1983 (2016 Edition, as amended), Contingency Relief funds from Council District 6 are hereby transferred to the Department of Research and Development to provide a grant to Big Island Resource Conservation and Development Council for the expenses and purposes identified in "Exhibit A," a copy of which is attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference, in the following amount as set forth below: