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IOF COUNTY OF HAWAII STATE OF HAWAII tea.: art OF.M'..I RESOLUTION NO. 312 i_4 A RESOLUTION TRANSFERRING/APPROPRIATING AN APPROPRIATION OUT AND FROM THE DESIGNATED FUND ACCOUNT AND CREDITING SAME TO A DESIGNATED FUND ACCOUNT FOR THE PROMOTION OF AGRIBUSINESS AND AGRITOURISM IN PUNA. WHEREAS, the Department of Research and Development provides support, information and educational opportunities for the community which, sustain, promote and encourage Hawai`i County's growth, diversification and self-sufficiency; and WHEREAS, one of the goals of the Department of Research and Development is to assist agricultural development which, includes but is not limited to, continuing education, agribusiness, agritourism, and expansion of locally sourced edibles and non-edibles; and WHEREAS, according to the 2012 Baseline Study for Food Self-Sufficiency in Hawai`i County, the Puna district has an extensive 8,880 acres of crop lands, with "relatively inexpensive land prices," which have made Puna one of the fastest growing districts in the state; and WHEREAS, the Department of Research and Development also partners with community resources to provide grant and research opportunities, educational workshops and small business development; and WHEREAS, Kalani Honua Inc., is a non-profit 501(c)(3), that specializes in eco- tourism, agritourism, community workshops and events, and continuing education; and WHEREAS, the Department of Research and Development will award Kalani Honua Inc., $5,000 for marketing support; and WHEREAS, Contingency Relief funds from Council District 4 will be appropriated to the Department of Research and Development to disburse to Kalani Honua Inc., for a year-long series of permaculture workshops; now, therefore, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE COUNTY OF HAWAII that the following amount is hereby transferred/appropriated as set forth below: FUND: GENERAL AMOUNT OF APPROPRIATION: $10,000