HomeMy WebLinkAboutRES 707 Draft 01 2016-2018COUNTY OF HAWAII
STATE OF HAWAII
RESOLUTION NO. 707 IS
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 THE HILO HAMAKUA
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION FOR THE SAKADA DAY
CELEBRATION 2018.
WHEREAS, the Hilo Hamakua Community Development Corporation (HHCDC) is a
501(c)(3) nonprofit organization whose :mission is to assist in creating opportunities that preserve
our environment, sustain our families, and improve the quality of life; and
WHEREAS, on April 9, 2015, the Honorable Governor David Ige signed into law
HB604 dedicating December 20th as Sakada Day, providing a long-awaited formal recognition of
this very import part of the Filipino community; and
WHEREAS, the fourth annual Sakada Day Celebration will be hosted by Pepe`eke6
town on December 16, 2018, to honor, showcase, and commemorate the legacy of 125,000 sugar
and pineapple plantation workers (sakadas) recruited from the Philippines between 1906-1946 by
the Hawaii Sugar Planters Association; and
WHEREAS, HHCDC is requesting funds for cost of printing programs, posters, souvenir
booklets, materials, and supplies for activities and demonstrations for the Sakada Day
Celebration 2018; and
WHEREAS, one of the goals of the Department of Research and Development is to
support sustainable agricultural practices by promoting educational opportunities designed to
build skills and capacity in the farming community and to support local, national, and
international promotion of locally produced agricultural products; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 2-139(a)(2)(A) of the Hawaii 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
Contigency Relief funds from Council District 6 will be appropriated to the Department of
Research and Development to provide a grant to Hilo Hamakua Community Development
Corporation to assist with the Sakada Day Celebration 2018.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Council of the County of Hawaii hereby
transfer/appropriates the following amount as set forth below:
FUND: General
AMOUNT OF
APPROPRIATION: $1,500
OUT AND FROM:
010.101.5101.91 Clerk -Council SVC - Contingency Relief $1,500
CREDITED TO:
010.161.5162.98 Department of Research and Development
HI Cty Resource Center
115 Misc. Contract Services
(HHCDC - Sakada Day Celebration 2018)
$1,500
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 Hawaii, this 17th day of October , 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 October 17,2018-_—__.___
ATTEST:
INTRODUCED BY:
COUNCIL MF,MBET;�, COUNTY OF HAWAII
COUNTY CLERK CHAIRPERSON & PRESIDING OFFICER
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ROLL CALL VOTE
Reference: C-1104/Council
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Reference: C-1104/Council
RESOLU FION NO. 707 is