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RESOLUTION NO. y4 07
A RESOLUTION TRANSFERRING/APPROPRIATING AN APPROPRIATION OUT
AND FROM THE DESIGNATED FUND ACCOUNT(S) AND CREDITING SAME TO A
DESIGNATED FUND ACCOUNT(S)
WHEREAS, the Institute for a Sustainable Future, a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization,
through collaborative efforts with organizations in West Hawaii and volunteer citizens of the
community, presents the 2007 Kona Earth Festival, to commence April 21, 2007 through
May 13, 2007; and
WHEREAS, the purpose and goal of the Kona Earth Festival is to raise awareness of and
respect for the environment through activities and events that promote practical and ethical
solutions for sustainability, while ensuring culturally appropriate context; and
WHEREAS, the Kona Earth Festival events include: Coral Reef Awareness Day,
Malama `Aina Clean Up Day, Recycled Art and Fashion Show, Art of Recycling School
Competition Reception, West Hawaii Veterans' Cemetery Dryland Reforestation Project,
Beyond Oil Film Series, Tropical Reforestation & Ecosystems Education (TREE) Hawaii -
Community Tree Planting in O`oma State Forest, Ocean Fair; NELHA Tour & Solar Workshop,
Kuleana Green Business Conference & Trade Show, Sustainable Home Food Production & Farm
Tour of Organic Mini-Farm, Earth Mother's Day, Urinetown, the Musical and Dan
McSweeney's Whale Watching Adventures; and
WHEREAS, the Kona Earth Festival activities will educate visitors and citizens of West
Hawaii and provide opportunities to experience sensitive and ethical stewardship skills that
promote protection of Hawai`i's natural and cultural resources; and
WHEREAS, discretionary funds from Council District 9 will be appropriated to the
Department of Research and Development to be used as a grant towards the Kona Earth Day
Festival to defray the costs to provide this educational and valuable community service; now,
therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE COUNTY OF HAWAII that the
following amount is hereby transferred and appropriated as set forth below:
FUND: General
AMOUNT OF
APPROPRIATION: $4,000
OUT AND FROM:
010.101.5101.91 Clerk-Council SVC -Contingency Relief $4,000
CREDITED TO:
010.161.5161.60 Department of Research and Development $4,000
Tourism Promotion, Misc. Contract Services
(Kona Earth Festival)
BE IT FINALLY RESOLVED that the County Clerk shall forward a copy of this
resolution to the Director of Research and Development and the 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 Kona ,Hawaii, this 4th day of April , 2007.
INTRODUCED BY:
COUNCIL BER, TY F HAWA
COUNTY COUNCIL ROLL CALL VOTE
County of Hawaii AvES NOES ABS Ex
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HIGA R
I hereby certify that the foregoing RESOLUTION was by HOFFMANN R
the vote indicated to the right hereof adopted by the COUNCIL of the IKEDA
County of Hawaii on April 4 , 2007 R
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ATTEST: PILAGO X
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