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COUNTY OF HAWAII : =. `• ,\` ,., , # STATE OF HAWAII
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RESOLUTION NO.
51'7 20
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 KAHUA PA'A MUA,
INC., FOR EXPENSES RELATING TO PROJECT REACH OUT,A SUICIDE
PREVENTION INITIATIVE.
WHEREAS, Kahua Pa'a Mua, Inc., (KPM) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization
dedicated to enhancing communities through economic development, conservation/preservation,
and social and educational programs for youth and adults; and
WHEREAS, according to the Hawai`i State Department of Health, suicide is the leading
cause of injury-related deaths in the State, especially among teens and young adults; and
WHEREAS, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, every state,
with the exception of Nevada, has seen an increase in suicide rates, including Hawai`i where it
has increased by 18.3 percent from 1999 to 2016; and
WHEREAS, KPM, in conjunction with Kaiao Ola Integrative Healing, LLC, has
organized a multi-school, suicide prevention project entitled Project Reach Out, which is
designed to inspire and foster hope and strength in our youth by building pathways, providing
educational and informational resources, and bringing motivational speakers and entertainers to
empower our youth to make healthy choices and learn how to reach out when in need; and
WHEREAS, KPM is requesting financial assistance to cover necessary expenses,
including, but not limited to, accommodations, entertainer fees, audio-visual and sound
equipment rentals, refreshments, and supplies; and
WHEREAS, the Office of the Prosecuting Attorney supports this project as suicide is
sometimes the result of domestic violence and/or substance abuse, and this project fits within the
department's objectives to support the community's efforts to prevent domestic violence and
substance abuse and improve the quality of life for our island residents; 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
Contingency Relief funds from Council District 9 will be appropriated to the Office of the
Prosecuting Attorney to provide a grant to Kahua Pa'a Mua, Inc., to assist with expenses relating
to Project Reach Out.
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: $5,000
OUT AND FROM:
010.101.5101.91 Clerk-Council SVC -Contingency Relief $5,000
CREDITED TO:
010.271.5271.02 Office of the Prosecuting Attorney $5,000
Prosecuting Atty OCE
115 Misc. Contract Services
(Kahua Pa'a Mua, Inc. -Project Reach Out)
BE IT FINALLY RESOLVED that the County Clerk shall transmit a copy of this
resolution to the Prosecuting Attorney 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 11th day of March , 20 20.
INTRODUCED BY:
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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 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 March 11, 2020 KANEALI`I-KLEINFELDER X
KIERKIEWICZ X
LEE LOY X
ATTEST: POINDEXTER X
RICHARDS X
VILLEGAS X
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Reference: 0-785/Council
-C CLERK IRPERSON& PRESIDING OF ICER RESOLUTION NO. 517 20
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