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•�Vt41? N 14 COUNTY OF HAWAII + ��' !... STATE OF HAWAII .. G Nth'``•• RESOLUTION NO. 466 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 LALAKEA FOUNDATION TO ASSIST WITH GROUND TRANSPORTATION EXPENSES DURING KA 'AHA HULA 0 HALAUAOLA 2018. WHEREAS, Lalakea Foundation is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization comprising rid kumu hula and hula practitioners that seeks to perpetuate native Hawaiian arts and traditional cultural and spiritual practices; and WHEREAS, beginning in 2001 and continuing every four to five years thereafter, Lalakea Foundation has organized an international hula conference known as Ka `Aha Hula 0 Halauaola; and WHEREAS, the next Ka `Aha Hula 0 Halauaola will be held in Hilo from June 14 to June 23, 2018, with an estimated 1,200 participants; and WHEREAS, registered Ka `Aha Hula 0 Halauaola participants will have workshops around Hilo,take na huaka`i (excursions) around Hawai`i Island, and offer five evenings of hula and music performances to the public at the Edith Kanaka`ole Multi-Purpose Stadium; and WHEREAS, Lalakea Foundation is seeking assistance with the cost of ground transportation between Edith Kanaka`ole Multi-Purpose Stadium and other workshop venues, including Hawai`i Community College, the University of Hawai`i at Hilo main campus, and Ka Haka 'Ula 0 Ke'elikOlani College of Hawaiian Language; and WHEREAS, the Department of Parks and Recreation promotes, perpetuates, and encourages activities and programs in culture, art, history, and the humanities; 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 Department of Parks and Recreation to provide a grant to Lalakea Foundation to assist with the cost of providing ground transportation during Ka `Aha Hula 0 Halauaola 2018.