HomeMy WebLinkAboutRES 725 Draft 01 2024-2026A RESOLUTION ACCEPTING A DONATION OF REFRIGERATED STORAGE CONTAINERS FOR THE CIVIL DEFENSE AGENCY.
WHEREAS, Article XIII, Section 13-12, of the Charter of the County of Hawai‘i (hereinafter “the Charter”) provides that the Council, “on behalf of the county, may accept gifts of donations
of money, securities or other personal property or of real estate or any interest in real estate”; and
WHEREAS, Chapter 2, Article 30, Section 2-162(a), of the Hawai‘i County Code 1983 (2016 Edition, as amended) (hereinafter “the Code”) provides, in part, that “gifts or donations of money,
securities, or personal property which fall within the capitalization procedures of the department of finance may be accepted by resolution approved by the council”; and
WHEREAS, Matson, Inc. has donated two forty-feet-long refrigerated storage containers, which have an estimated combined value of approximately $20,000, to support the Nā‘ālehu Cemetery
Recovery Project; and
WHEREAS, these refrigerated storage containers are being used to properly store cemetery remains that were recovered from Hurricane Lala; and
WHEREAS, the Civil Defense Agency is grateful for this donation and recommends its acceptance by the Council; now, therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE COUNTY OF HAWAI‘I that, pursuant to Section 13-12 of the Charter and Section 2-162 of the Code, the donation from Matson hereinabove described is
hereby accepted.
BE IT FINALLY RESOLVED that the County Clerk shall transmit a copy of this resolution to William V. Brilhante, Jr., Managing Director; Darryl Oliveira, Acting Civil Defense Administrator;
and Matson, Inc., 1411 Sand Island Parkway, Honolulu, HI 96819
Dated at _____________, Hawai‘i, this ______ day of ___________________, 20___.
INTRODUCED BY:
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MATTHEW KĀNEALIʻI-KLEINFELDER
Council Member
BY REQUEST OF THE:
Civil Defense Administrator