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COUNTY OF HAWAII i. 4\ -' !:tSTATE OF HAWAII
RESOLUTION NO. 433 17
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•GOING HOME
HAWAII FOR ITS PU`UHONUA 0 HILO PILOT PROJECT.
WHEREAS, Going Home Hawai`i is a 501(c) (3) nonprofit organization whose purpose
is to reintegrate former offenders into the community and the workplace; and
WHEREAS, Going Home Hawai`i is creating its Pu'uhonua 0 Hilo pilot program to
bring Native Hawaiian concepts of a place of peace, safety, and healing into social services for
offenders; and
WHEREAS,this Pu'uhonua 0 Hilo pilot program is designed to address the issue of
Native Hawaiians being overrepresented at every stage of the criminal justice system; and
WHEREAS, this project will reduce recidivism for this target population by utilizing
Hawaiian traditional concepts to help today's pa`ahao (prisoners), including Ho`oponopono (to
make right) and E Ho`okanaka(be a person of worth); and
WHEREAS, Going Home Hawai`i is requested funds for defraying the housing costs,
utilities, and supplies that are part of the expenses for this pilot program; and
WHEREAS, one of the goals of the Office of the Prosecuting Attorney is to support
programs that improve the criminal justice system by identifying areas of need and working
collaboratively with other criminal justice agencies and the community by employing early
intervention initiatives to improve the quality of life on the Big Island; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 2-139(a)(2)(A) of the Hawai`i 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; now,
therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE COUNTY OF HAWAII that
Contingency Relief funds from Council District 5 will be appropriated to the Office of the
Prosecuting Attorney to provide a grant to Going Home Hawai`i for its Pu'uhonua 0 Hilo pilot
project.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Council of the County of Hawai`i hereby
transfers/appropriates the following amount 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 Attorney OCE
115 Misc. Contract Services
(Going Home Hawai`i- Pu'uhonua 0 Hilo Project)
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.
Dated at Kona , Hawai`i, this 20th day of December , 2017 .
INTRODUCED BY:
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CO I MEMBER, COUNTY OF HAWAI I
COUNTY COUNCIL ROLL CALL VOTE
County of Hawaii AYES NOES ABS EX
Hilo, Hawai`i CHUNG X
DAVID X
I hereby certify that the foregoing RESOLUTION was by EOFF' X
the vote indicated to the right hereof adopted by the COUNCIL of the
County of Hawai`i on December 20, 2017 KANUHA X
LEE LOY X
O'HARA — X
ATTEST: POINDEXTER X
RICHARDS X
RUGGLES X
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Reference: C-631/Council
COUNTY CLERK CHAIRPERSON&PRESIDING OFFICER RESOLUTION NO. 433 17
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