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A RESOLUTION ACCEPTING A DONATION OF ONE MALE AND THREE FEMALE CHINESE MUNTJACS FOR THE PANA‘EWA RAINFOREST ZOO AND GARDENS ON BEHALF OF THE DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION
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, the Hawai‘i Island Zoological Society, a non-profit entity, wishes to donate one male and three female Chinese muntjacs, which have an estimated total value of approximately
$25,000, to the Department of Parks and Recreation for the Pana‘ewa Rainforest Zoo and Gardens; and
WHEREAS, these Chinese muntjacs will be a new attraction at the Pana‘ewa Rainforest Zoo; and
WHEREAS, the Department of Parks and Recreation 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 the Hawai‘i Island Zoological Society
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; Clayton S. Honma, Parks and Recreation Director;
and the Hawai‘i Island Zoological Society, P.O. Box 711592, Mountain View, HI 96771.
Dated at _____________, Hawai‘i, this ______ day of ___________________, 20___.
INTRODUCED BY:
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MATTHEW KĀNEALIʻI-KLEINFELDER
Council Member
BY REQUEST OF THE:
Parks and Recreation Director