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RESOLUTION NO. 459 18
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 HAWAIIAN
SANCTUARY INC. FOR ITS PLANT ALOHA PROJECT.
WHEREAS, Hawaiian Sanctuary Inc. is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that provides
Hawaiian cultural and agricultural education programs to the Puna community; and
WHEREAS, Hawaiian Sanctuary Inc.'s Plant Aloha project provides a year-long series
of free classes on sustainable farming systems, including permaculture, Korean Natural Farming,
Jadam Organic Farming, and traditional Native Hawaiian cultural planting methods; and
WHEREAS, the objective of this project is to promote and nurture the philosophies and
practices of sustainable farming to increase local food production and provide greater food
security in Hawai`i; and
WHEREAS, Hawaiian Sanctuary Inc. will host free sustainable farming classes once a
week(50 classes) and once a month(12 classes), depending on the subject matter; and
WHEREAS, Hawaiian Sanctuary Inc. is requesting financial assistance for advertising,
printed materials, and experiential learning supplies for the Plant Aloha sustainable farming
classes; and
WHEREAS, the Plant Aloha project falls within the Department of Research and
Development's mission to facilitate leadership and education to communities that support and
promote agricultural sustainability; 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
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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 Department of
Research and Development to provide a grant to Hawaiian Sanctuary Inc. for its Plant Aloha
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: $5,000
OUT AND FROM:
010.101.5101.91 Clerk -Council SVC — Contingency Relief $55000
CREDITED TO:
010.161.5161.22 Department of Research and Development
Agriculture R&D OCE
115 Misc. Contract Services
(Hawaiian Sanctuary Inc.— Plant Aloha)
$5,000
BE IT FINALLY RESOLVED that the County Clerk shall transmit a copy of this
resolution to the Director of Research and Development 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 24th day of January , 2018 .
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 Januaj:_y__2_4,_2018
ATTEST:
INTRODUCED BY:
O CIL MEMBER, COUNTY OF HAWAII
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