HomeMy WebLinkAboutRES 638 Draft 01 2016-2018 Hawaii County Council-45 July 25,2018
Res. 638-18: EXPANDS ALLOWABLE EXPENDITURES AUTHORIZED IN A
PREVIOUSLY APPROVED CONTINGENCY RELIEF FUND TRANSFER
FROM COUNCIL DISTRICT 4 TO THE DEPARTMENT OF RESEARCH
AND DEVELOPMENT, WHICH AWARDED A $2,600 GRANT TO
MALAMA 0 PUNA FOR A FERAL PIG TRAPPING PROGRAM
Expands the use of funds authorized under Resolution 566-18 to include the
purchase of fencing materials to mitigate crop damage and protect new papaya
crops from feral pigs.
Reference: Comm. 982
Intr. by: Ms. O'Hara
WITHDRAWN BY INTRODUCER
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COUNTY OF HAWAII `_4 ='';= / STATE OF HAWAII
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RESOLUTION NO. 638 18
A RESOLUTION TO EXPAND ALLOWABLE EXPENDITURES AUTHORIZED IN A
PREVIOUSLY APPROVED CONTINGENCY RELIEF FUND TRANSFER FROM
COUNCIL DISTRICT 4 TO THE DEPARTMENT OF RESEARCH AND
DEVELOPMENT,WHICH AWARDED A $2,600 GRANT TO MALAMA 0 PUNA FOR
A FERAL PIG TRAPPING PROGRAM.
WHEREAS, Malama 0 Puna is a 501(c)(3) environmental nonprofit organization that
supports efforts to eradicate or manage invasive species and promote agricultural sustainability
in Puna; and
WHEREAS, on April 25, 2018, the Council adopted Resolution No. 566-18, which
transferred Contingency Relief funds from Council District 4 to the Department of Research and
Development to provide a$2,600 grant to Malama 0 Puna to assist the Hawai`i Papaya Industry
Association(HPIA) with its feral pig trapping program; and
WHEREAS, since May 3, 2018, thousands of acres of papaya fields have been inundated
by lava or rendered inaccessible due to road closures, crippling the papaya industry on Hawai`i
Island; and
WHEREAS, HPIA members are working to relocate, plant, and protect new seed crops
to rebuild the papaya industry; and
WHEREAS, Malama 0 Puna, on behalf of HPIA, is requesting that previously •
transferred Contingency Relief funds from Council District 4, which is to be used for pig
trapping, also be used to purchase fencing materials to mitigate crop damage and protect new
papaya crops from feral pigs; now, therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE COUNTY OF HAWAII that
Contingency Relief funds from Council District 4, previously transferred via Resolution
No. 566-18, be used to purchase materials for both pig trapping and fencing to mitigate the
destruction and damage of papaya crops caused by feral pigs.
BE IT FINALLY RESOLVED that the County Clerk shall transmit.a copy of this
resolution to the Director of Research and Development, and that the Director of Research and
Development is hereby authorized to allow the expenditures in accordance with the terms of this
resolution.
Dated at , Hawai`i, this day of , 20 .
INTRODUCED BY:
SA44 S.f.a,
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COUNCIL MEMBER, COUNTY OF HAWAII
COUNTY COUNCIL ROLL CALL VOTE
County of Hawai`i AYES NOES ABS EX
Hilo, Hawai`i CHUNG
DAVID
I hereby certify that the foregoing RESOLUTION was by EOFF
the vote indicated to the right hereof adopted by the COUNCIL of the KANCIHA
County of Hawai`i on
LEE LOY
O'HARA
ATTEST: POINDEXTER
RICHARDS
RUGGLES
Reference: C-982/Council
COUNTY CLERK CHAIRPERSON&PRESIDING OFFICER RESOLUTION NO. 638 18
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