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COUNTY OF HAWAII •_• '• STATE OF HAWAII
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RESOLUTION NO. 541 14
A RESOLUTION TRANSFERRING /APPROPRIATING AN APPROPRIATION OUT
AND FROM THE DESIGNATED FUND ACCOUNT AND CREDITING SAME TO A
DESIGNATED FUND ACCOUNT TO PROVIDE A GRANT TO THE NORTH
KOHALA COMMUNITY RESOURCE CENTER FOR THE KOHALA COQUI
COALITION.
WHEREAS, the North Kohala Community Resource Center ( NKCRC), a 501(c)3 non-
profit organization, will coordinate with the Kohala Coqui Coalition to keep Kohala coqui frog
free through education, eradication, and prevention; and
WHEREAS, the coqui frogs has no natural enemies in Hawaii; competes with
Hawai`i's native bird species; consumes up to 50,000 insects per night; can live between six to
seven years; frog's callings are measured between 80 to 90 decibels which is as loud as a
lawnmower; and the female coqui frogs continually lays between 30 to 60 eggs per month of
which over 90% hatch; and
WHEREAS, the impact to Hawai`i's economy is threatened with export bans to the
neighbor islands, mainland and Guam; and
WHEREAS, property values decline as much as 30% in affected areas; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 2- 139(a)(2)(A) of the Hawaii County Code,
Contingency Relief funds shall be transferred to an accepting County department /agency via
resolution identifying the nonprofit organization and the specific program, project, event,
activity, service, equipment, materials, or supplies for which the grant shall be used; and
WHEREAS, Contingency Relief funds from Council District 9 will be appropriated to
the Department of Research and Development to provide a grant to the NKCRC to help eradicate
and keep Kohala coqui frog free; 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: $2,000
OUT AND FROM:
010.101.5101.91 Clerk- Council SVC — Contingency Relief $2,000
CREDITED TO:
010.161.5161.22 Department of Research & Development $2,000
Agriculture R&D OCE
115 Misc. Contract Services
(North Kohala Community Resource Center)
BE IT FINALLY RESOLVED that the County Clerk shall transmit 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 , Hawai`i, this 15th day of October , 2014.
INTRODUCED BY:
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COUNTY OF HAWA I
ROLL CALL VOTE
County of Hawai`i AYES NOES ABS EX
Hilo, Hawaii 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 Hawaii on October 15� 2014 X
KERN X
ONISHI X
ATTEST: POINDEXTER X
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WILLS X
YOSHIMOTO X
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Reference: C-1067/Waived FC
COUNTY CLERK CHAIRPERSON & PRESIDING OFFICER RESOLUTION NO. 541 14
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