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COUNTY OF HAWAII + ---.S�'�/ STATE OF HAWAII
RESOLUTION NO. 375 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 HUA 0 LAHUI FOR
EXPENSES RELATED TO CREATING A REPLICA OF A CANOE GIFTED TO THE
SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION BY QUEEN KAPI`OLANI IN 1887.
WHEREAS, Hua 0 Lahui is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that is dedicated to the
betterment of Native Hawaiians and our island community through education, culture, economic
opportunities, and healthy lifestyles; and
WHEREAS, a wa`a, or canoe, carved from a single log was gifted to the Smithsonian
Institution by Queen Kapi`olani in 1887, and Hua 0 Lahui is supporting the efforts to educate
future generations of this master skill and Hawaiian history through the creation of a replica
canoe and hands-on participation; and
WHEREAS, Hua 0 Lahui has secured the opportunity for its carving demonstration and
public participation during the 2020 Merrie Monarch Festival in Hilo and at the 2020 Festival of
Pacific Arts and Culture (the Olympics of culture and arts) on O`ahu; and
WHEREAS, Hua 0 Lahui has requested financial assistance for this carving project,
including expenses for advertisements and shipping the canoe and tools to and from Oahu; and
WHEREAS, the Department of Research and Development supports this project as it
increases the economic contribution of our visitor industry to Hawaii Island, promotes quality
experiences for visitors, and enriches the quality of life for Hawai`i residents; 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 9 will be appropriated to the Department of
Research and Development to provide a grant to Hua 0 Lahui for expenses related to creating a
replica of a canoe gifted to the Smithsonian Institution by Queen Kapi`olani in 1887.
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: $1,000
OUT AND FROM:
010.101.5101.91 Clerk-Council SVC-Contingency Relief $1,000
CREDITED TO:
010.161.5161.60 Department of Research and Development $1,000
Tourism Promotion
115 Misc. Contract Services
(Hua 0 Lahui-Canoe Carving Project)
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 , 2019 .
INTRODUCED BY:
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COUNCIL MEMBER, COUNTY OF HA :I`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 KANEALI`I-KLEINFELDER X
County of Hawaii on NovemhPr 6, 2019
KIERKIEWICZ X
LEE LOY X
ATTEST: POINDEXTER X
RICHARDS X
VILLEGAS X
9 0 0 0
Ahimmtak,
Reference: C-572/Council
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