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.41--if:;;;;.. COUNTY OF HAWAII ‘�' STATE OF HAWAII * �`�'��"�� :# � RESOLUTION NO. 356 19 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 BIG ISLAND RESOURCE CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL FOR HAWAII ISLAND'S 2019 SAKADA DAY CELEBRATION. WHEREAS, Big Island Resource Conservation and Development Council (BIRCDC) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that conserves, enhances, and promotes the economic, cultural, and natural environment of Hawai`i by assisting residents with achieving sustainable development, broadened economic opportunities, enriched communities, and better lives; and WHEREAS, the Sakadas were Filipino contract workers who immigrated to Hawai`i between 1906 and 1946, and for a period of time became the largest ethnic workforce to execute the grueling and strenuous labor of Hawai`i's sugar and pineapple plantations; and WHEREAS, the Sakadas, who were often forced to endure discriminatory and exploitative practices by their plantation employers, played a lead role in the fight for labor equality across Hawai`i; and WHEREAS, in April 2015, Governor David Ige signed HB604 to establish December 20th of every year as "Sakada Day,"to formally commemorate and honor the sacrifices and courageous contributions of the Sakadas in shaping Hawai`i's history, economy, and culture; and WHEREAS, BIRCDC is requesting funds to host Hawai`i Island's annual Sakada Day Celebration in Pahoa on December 21, 2019, a free community event that will include a ceremony to recognize surviving Sakadas and Sakada legacies, along with cultural exhibits, presentations, demonstrations, food, and entertainment; and WHEREAS, the Department of Research and Development enhances the quality of life and sustainability of Hawai`i Island through programs related to community development, tourism, economic development, and agriculture; 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 BIRCDC for Hawai`i Island's 2019 Sakada Day Celebration.