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COUNTY OF HAWAII 4O •'�� J�i '�>E CF•MAd� RESOLUTION NO. STATE OF HAWAII 582 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 KOHALA CENTER FOR THE SCHOOL GARDEN PROGRAMS IN NORTH AND SOUTH KOHALA. WHEREAS, The Kohala Center, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, is an independent, community-based center that supports and perpetuates energy self-reliance, food self-reliance, ecosystem health, research, conservation, and education; and WHEREAS, the School Garden Programs cultivate the relationship between students and the land through growing and sharing nourishing food in an outdoor living classroom, as well as incorporating core curriculum subjects such as math and science; and WHEREAS, the School Garden Programs also teach about the culture and history of Hawaii Island and agricultural self-sufficiency and sustainability; and WHEREAS, the School Garden Programs include Waimea Elementary and Middle Schools, Waikoloa Elementary and Middle Schools, and Kohala Elementary, Middle, and High Schools; and WHEREAS, both the North and South Kohala Community Development Plans provide for stewardship of the environment; and WHEREAS, according to the Hawaii County Food Self -Sufficiency Baseline 2012, the County will continue to support community-based initiatives that build local food system capacity; 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 Kohala Center for the School Garden Programs in North and South Kohala; 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: