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County of Hawaii-State of Hawaii
Resolution No. 40
EXPRESSING THE CONCERN OF THE COUNCIL OF THE COUNTY OF HAWAII
TO PRESIDENT NIXON'S HALT ON APPROVING NEW COMMITMENTS OF
FEDERAL SUBSIDIES TO THE OFFICE OF ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES
DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM.
WHEREAS, President Richard M. Nixon ordered a halt on
approval of new commitments of federal subsidies to the Office
of Economic Opportunities Development Programs; and
WHEREAS, the people of the County of Hawaii have a
continuing need for economic development programs; and
WHEREAS, thousands of citizens in the County of Hawaii
have benefited from human service programs designed to provide
new opportunities for those who have been left out.:of the
mainstream of our society; and
WHEREAS, such programs have offered positive returns to
all the people by helping more and more.of the disadvantaged
to become productive taxpayers; and
WHEREAS, many such programs now under the aegis of the
County of Hawaii are faced with serious cutbacks and possible
elimination as a result of federal budget changes, including
but not limited to:
1. Community Action Programs which have acted as a focal
point for a variety of programs addressing the needs of low-income
people;
2. Manpower training programs such as the Neighborhood
Youth Corps and Operation Mainstream which have helped hundreds
of our citizens be trained for productive employment and
have assisted in successful job placement;
3. Housing programs which have been utilized by the County
to successfully relocate citizens from areas affected by public
action in decent, safe and sanitary housing;
4. Water, sewer and open space projects and public
facilities development;
5. Special health and education projects affecting a
great variety of people;
6. Senior citizen programs which have found new outlets
for many of the County's elderly residents and provided new
hope for those who have previously been too often shunted aside;
7. And many other programs for our County which have
been maintained in part. by federal funds and which are now
threatened with severe cutbacks or total elimination; and
WHEREAS, neither the State nor local governments in
Hawaii command the necessary funds from their own resources
to substantially ease the situation,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE
COUNTY OF HAWAII that it does hereby request the elected
congressional delegation for the State of Hawaii to do every-
thing within its power to insure that funds for the programs
in jeopardy are maintained at a level which will allow for a
sustained, progressive development vital to the County's social
wellbeing.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Clerk of the County of
Hawaii be and is hereby directed to transmit a true copy of
this resolution to each elected congressional delegate for the
State of Hawaii. J
Dated at Hilo, Hawaii, this 4th day of April
1973.
INTRODUCED BY:
CO NCILMA COUNTY HAWAII
COUNTY COUNCIL ROLL CALL VOTE
County of Hawaii AYES NOES A/E
Hilo, Hawaii Carpenter x
De Luz
I hereby certify that the foregoing RESOLUTION was by the vote indicated to Farias x
the right hereof adopted by the COUNCIL of the County of Hawaii on. Fuji, x
Hisaoka x
April 4, 1973 Kawahara x
Matayoshi x
ATTEST: Yadao x
Chr. Yamada x
• Referent PRDC-6
Robert M. Ya tda e
Tadashi Suzuki
COUNTY CLERK CHAIRMAN & POFFICER
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