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COUNTY OF HAWAII STATE OF HAWAII
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RESOLUTION NO. 444 14
(DRAFT 2)
A RESOLUTION URGING THE HAWAII INVASIVE SPECIES COUNCIL TO
AWARD A $403,476 GRANT TO THE HAWAII COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF PARKS
AND RECREATION TO CONTINUE EFFORTS TO CONTROL THE SPREAD OF
THE LITTLE FIRE ANT.
WHEREAS, the Hawai`i County Department of Parks and Recreation has applied for a
grant from the Hawai`i Invasive Species Council to control the spread of the little fire ant; and
WHEREAS, the Department of Parks and Recreation and the Hawai`i Ant Lab have
been working on a pilot project to identify the most effective and safest insecticides, and
methods of application to treat infestations of the little fire ant at county beaches and parks; and
WHEREAS, this grant will provide the necessary funding for labor, supplies and
equipment to expand this program to other beaches and parks across Hawai`i Island; and
WHEREAS, the information from this program will allow state agencies, Honolulu City
and County, Kaua`i County and Maui County, private citizens and businesses to learn how to
address the threat of the fire ant to preserve Hawai`i's remaining native ecosystem; now,
therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE COUNTY OF HAWAII that the
Hawai`i Invasive Species Council is urged to award a $403,476 grant to the Hawai`i County
Department of Parks and Recreation for fiscal year 2015 to control the spread of the little fire
ant.
BE IT FINALLY RESOLVED that the County Clerk shall transmit a copy of this
resolution to the voting members of the Hawai`i Invasive Species Council: William J. Aila Jr.,
chair of the Board of Land and Natural Resources; Scott Enright, chair of the Department of
Agriculture; Gary Gill, deputy director of the Department of Health; Richard Lim, director of the
Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism; David Rodriguez, special
assistant to the director of the Department of Transportation; and Dr. Maria Gallo, dean of the
University of Hawai`i College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources.
Dated at Hilo , Hawai`i, this 4th day of June , 2014.
INTRODUCED BY:
COUNCIL MEMBER, COUNTY OF HAWAI`I
COUNTY COUNCIL ROLL CALL VOTE
County of Hawai`i AYES NOES ABS EX
Hilo, Hawai`i EOFF X
FORD X
I hereby certify that the foregoing RESOLUTION was by ILAGAN X
the vote indicated to the right hereof adopted by the COUNCIL of the KANUHA
County of Hawai`i on .htnp 4, 2014 X
KERN X
ONISHI X
ATTEST: POINDEX FER X
WILLE X
YOSHIMOTO X
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` Reference: C-907.3/Waived GREDC
COUNTY CLERK CHAIRPERSON&PRESIDING OFFICER RESOLUTION NO. 444 14
(DRAFT 2)
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