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COUNTY OF HAWAII ‘�' STATE OF HAWAII
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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.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Council of the County of Hawai`i hereby
transfers/appropriates the following amount as set forth below:
FUND: General
AMOUNT OF
APPROPRIATION: $2,500
OUT AND FROM:
010.101.5101.91 Clerk-Council SVC—Contingency Relief $2,500
CREDITED TO:
010.161.5163.20 Department of Research and Development $2,500
Business Development R&D
115 Misc. Contract Services
(Big Island Resource Conservation and Development
Council—2019 Sakada Day Celebration)
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 Hilo , Hawai`i, this 6th day of November , 20 19 •
INTR• "UCED BY:
CO CIL MEMBER, COUNTY OF HAWAI`I
COUNTY COUNCIL ROLL CALL VOTE
County of Hawai`i AYES NOES ABS EX
Hilo, Hawai`i CHUNG X
DAVID X
I hereby certify that the foregoing RESOLUTION was by EOFF X
the vote indicated to the right hereof adopted by the COUNCIL of the
County of Hawai`i on November 6, 2019 KANEALI`I-KLEINFELDER X
KIERKIEWICZ X
LEE LOY X
ATTEST: POINDEXTER X
RICHARDS X
VILLEGAS X
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Sr, A Reference: C-537/Council
COUNTY CLE W CHAIRPERSON &PRESI G OFFICER RESOLUTION NO. 356 19
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