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Os ti. ,`IeJ�, COUNTY OF HAWAII t= �'—'°= '/.t- STATE OF HAWAII • RESOLUTION NO. .463 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 GOING HOME HAWAII FOR ITS PU'UHONUA 0 HILO PILOT PROJECT. WHEREAS, Going Home Hawai`i is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that works to prevent recidivism among former offenders by successfully reintegrating them back into the community and the workplace; and WHEREAS, Going Home Hawai`i has established its Pu'uhonua 0 Hilo pilot project to bring indigenous Hawaiian concepts of a place of peace, safety, and healing into social services for offenders; and WHEREAS, the Pu'uhonua 0 Hilo pilot project is designed to address the issue of Native Hawaiians being overrepresented among inmates in the criminal justice system; and WHEREAS, this pilot project is designed to reduce recidivism among this target population by using traditional Hawaiian concepts to help today's prisoners; and WHEREAS, Going Home Hawai`i is requesting funds to defray the costs for housing, utilities, and supplies that are associated with the Pu'uhonua 0 Hilo pilot project; and WHEREAS, the Office of the Prosecuting Attorney supports projects that improve the criminal justice system by identifying areas of need and working collaboratively with other criminal justice agencies and the community to employ early intervention initiatives to improve the quality of life in Hawai`i County; 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 3 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: