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HomeMy WebLinkAboutRES 539 Draft 01 2012-2014COUNTY OF HAWAII RESOLUTION NO. STATE OF HAWAII 539 14 A RESOLUTION TO PROMOTE HAWAII ISLAND RESTAURANT SUSTAINABILITY BY NAMING OCTOBER AS HAWAII ISLAND EAT OUT MONTH WHEREAS, to survive and prosper, restaurants on the Island of Hawaii are largely dependent upon the visitor population; and WHEREAS, October is the generally the slowest month of the year for visitors in Hawaii; and WHEREAS, increasing the number of residents who frequent restaurants during the October slow period would collectively aid the restaurant economy and would aid the employees and contractors and farmers associated with our restaurants and related businesses; and WHEREAS, designating October as Hawaii Eat Out Month would also encourage restaurants to focus on the Hawaii Island resident population both in terms of marketing and in terms of specials that highlight produce grown here on Hawaii Island; and WHEREAS, even if there are many who, given financial limitiations, are reluctant to eat out, and are only able to eat out once during the month of October, this collective effort would have a significant positive impact on our island -wide economy; and WHEREAS, promoting collective action by residents to support the restaurant sector of the Hawaii Island economy would have a long -term economic benefit and thereby promote overall Hawaii Island restaurant sustainability; now, therefore, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE COUNTY OF HAWAII that the month of October is Hawaii Island Eat Out Month. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that residents are encouraged to eat out at Hawaii Island restaurants during the month of October. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that restaurants on the Island of Hawaii are encouraged to promote October as Hawaii Island Eat Out Month. BE IT FINALLY RESOLVED that the County Clerk shall forward copies of this resolution to the Honorable William P. Kenoi, Mayor, County of Hawaii; the County Executive of the Office of the Aging; the Director of the Civil Defense Agency; the Office of the Corporation Counsel; the Director of the Department of Environmental Management; the Director of the Department of Finance; the Chief of the Hawaii Fire Department; the Administrator of the Office of Housing and Community Development; the Director of the Department of Human Resources; the Immigration Information Specialist; the Director of the Department of Information and Technology; the Director of Department of Liquor Control, Administrator of Mass Transit Agency, Director of the Department of Parks and Recreation; the Director of the Planning Department the Chief of the Hawaii Police Department; the Prosecuting Attorney; the Director of the Department of Public Works; the Director of the Department of Research and Development; the Manager of the Department of Water Supply; the Hawaii Island Chamber of Commerce; the Kona - Kohala Chamber of Commerce; the Hawaii Tourism Authority; the South Kohala Community Development Plan Action Committee; the North Kohala Community Development Plan Action Committee; the Kona Community Development Plan Action Committee; Puna Community Development Plan Action Committee. Dated at Hilo , Hawai`i, this 1st day of October , 2014. INTRODUCED BY: l CO COUNTY COUNCIL County of Hawaii Hilo, Hawaii I hereby certify that the foregoing RESOLUTION was by the vote indicated to the right hereof adopted by the COUNCIL of the County of Hawaii on October 1, 2014 ATTEST: COUNTY CLERK h CHAIRPERSON & PRESIDING OFFICER 2 COUNTY OF ITAWAI`I ROLL CALL VOTE Reference: RESOLUTION NO. C -1065 /Waived AWESC 539 14 AYES NOES ABS EX EOFF X FORD X ILAGAN X KANUHA X KERN X ONISH[ POINDEXTER X WILLE X YOSHIMOTO X 7 0 2 0 Reference: RESOLUTION NO. C -1065 /Waived AWESC 539 14