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•;�tYosy,-'J, COUNTY OF HAWAII %.. - STATE OF HAWAII RESOLUTION NO. 566 8 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 MALAMA 0 PUNA TO ASSIST THE HAWAII PAPAYA INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION WITH ITS FERAL PIG TRAPPING PROGRAM. WHEREAS, Malama 0 Puna is a 501(c)(3) local environmental nonprofit whose purpose is to assure critical habitat for native species and open space for future generations; and WHEREAS,the Hawai`i Papaya Industry Association (HPIA), whose members are papaya producers, exists to promote the improvement of business conditions in the State of Hawai`i for the papaya industry; and WHEREAS, Malama 0 Puna, a founding member of Big Island Invasive Species Committee, supports efforts to eradicate invasive species and promote agricultural sustainability in Puna and will be working with HPIA on purchasing materials and assembling pig traps; and WHEREAS, HPIA is dedicated to growing delicious, nutritious, high-quality, papayas for consumers around the world; striving to improve business conditions for the papaya industry in Hawai`i, including those related to the cultivation, distribution, sales, and use of papayas; and developing and improving the papaya industry through research, education, and cooperation on a non-partisan basis; and WHEREAS, many HPIA members are experiencing crop loss and field damage caused by invasive feral pigs, which substantially impacts their ability to remain economically viable; and WHEREAS, HPIA has determined that trapping is the most desirable way to address the problem, as it provides a legal, safe method to dispose of feral pigs; and WHEREAS,HPIA is requesting funds to purchase materials for feral pig traps to assist with its feral pig trapping program; 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 4 will be appropriated to the Department of Research and Development to provide a grant to Malama 0 Puna to assist with the Hawai`i Papaya Industry Association feral pig trapping program.