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DENNIS "FRESH" ONISHI .)?�'�C 'b PHONE: (808) 961-8396
Council Member FAX: (808)961-8912
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HAWAII COUNTY COUNCIL
Count of Hawaii
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MEMORANDUM c
DATE: November 16, 2015 w
TO: Dru Mamo Kanuha, Council Chair a =
and Members of the Hawaii County Council
FROM: Dennis "Fresh" Onishi, Council Member
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SUBJECT: Proposed Amendments to Resolution No. 341-15; A Resolution
Transferring/Appropriating an Appropriation Out and From a Designated Fund
Account and Crediting Same to a Designated Fund Account to Provide a Grant to
the Hawaii National Guard Volunteer Support Organization, Inc., to Assist With
Transportation for the Hawaii Island STARBASE Program During the 2015-
2016 School Year
Please see below proposed amendments to Resolution No. 341-15. The amendments are
illustrated below in Ramseyer format with respect to the contents of Resolution No. 341-15
(material to be deleted is bracketed and stricken through; material to be added is underscored).
The title is amended to read as follows:
"A RESOLUTION TRANSFERRING/APPROPRIATING AN APPROPRIATION OUT
AND FROM A DESIGNATED FUND ACCOUNT AND CREDITING SAME TO A
DESIGNATED FUND ACCOUNT TO PROVIDE A GRANT TO THE HAWAII
NATIONAL GUARD [VOLUNTEER SUPPORT ORG0 Z s T,ON, Dw-d YOUTH
CHALLENGE ACADEMY FOUNDATION TO ASSIST WITH TRANSPORTATION
FOR THE HAWAII ISLAND STARBASE PROGRAM DURING THE 2015-2016
SCHOOL YEAR."
A draft copy of Resolution No. 341-15, Draft 2, is attached with the proposed amendments
incorporated.
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Hawaii County is an Equal Opportunity Proider and Ewploper.
A RESOLUTION TRANSFERRING/APPROPRIATING AN APPROPRIATION OUT
AND FROM A DESIGNATED FUND ACCOUNT AND CREDITING SAME TO A
DESIGNATED FUND ACCOUNT TO PROVIDE A GRANT TO THE HAWAII
NATIONAL GUARD YOUTH CHALLENGE ACADEMY FOUNDATION TO ASSIST
WITH TRANSPORTATION FOR THE HAWAII ISLAND STARBASE PROGRAM
DURING THE 2015-2016 SCHOOL YEAR.
WHEREAS, the Hawaii National Guard Youth Challenge Academy Foundation is a
501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that provides educational, leadership, and technical training to
soldiers, airmen, and retirees of the Hawaii National Guard and their families; and
WHEREAS, the propose of the STARBASE program is to bring science, technology,
engineering and math (STEM) enrichment to the classrooms of at -risk youth in rural areas; and
WHEREAS, the Hawaii Island STARBASE program primarily serves fifth -grade
students in public school classrooms in Ka`u, Kea`aa, and Pahoa; and
WHEREAS, since its inception in late 2008, Hawai`i's STARBASE program has served
over 4,200 students including 487 on Hawaii Island; and
WHEREAS, Hawaii Island is now the only STARBASE site in the State of Hawaii
after the program located at Pearl Harbor closed its doors in June 2013 as a result of
sequestration; and
WHEREAS, budget shortfalls have caused transportation challenges for students
participating in the current STARBASE program; 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 3 will be appropriated to
the Office of the Prosecuting Attorney to provide a grant to the Hawaii National Guard Youth
Challenge Academy Foundation, to assist the Hawaii Island STARBASE program with
expenses related to transportation for the 2015-2016 school year; 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:
010.271.5271.02 Office of the Prosecuting Attorney $2,000
Prosecuting Arty OCE
115 Misc. Contract Services
(Hawai`i National Guard Youth Challenge
Academy Foundation— STARBASE Program)
BE IT FINALLY RESOLVED that the County Clerk shall transmit a copy of this
resolution to the Prosecuting Attorney and 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.